Softly Into Finance

I never imagined that my journey into finance would look like this — part markets, part motherhood, part marriage, part migration, and part personal evolution. For years, I moved through my career quietly, doing the work behind the scenes: supporting sales teams on trading platforms, settling IPOs, navigating corporate actions, solving problems before anyone even knew they existed.

It was steady work. Important work. Work that shaped how trades flow and how markets function.

But as I grew — as a woman, a wife, a mum of three, and a migrant carving out space in a new country — I realised that my story was bigger than my job description. There were questions I was holding, lessons I was collecting, confidence I was building, and a version of myself I was slowly becoming.

That’s why I created Softly Into Finance.

A gentle approach to growth

The world often tells us that to succeed in finance, you must be intense, loud, or relentlessly sharp. But that has never been my style. I’ve learned that you can grow quietly. You can build expertise with patience. You can be soft and still be powerful.

And you can step into finance — or deeper into your own profession — with grace, curiosity, and a willingness to learn.

This blog is my space to share that journey:

• as I deepen my understanding of bonds, swaps, commodities, and derivatives
• as I strengthen my confidence in areas I once felt unsure
• as I balance ambition with marriage, motherhood, and family life
• as I navigate identity, culture, and career in a new country
• as I rediscover myself after stressful seasons, including the one that cost me my hair
• as I learn to trust my voice and my abilities

What you can expect here

You’ll find simple breakdowns of financial concepts — because I’m learning them too.
You’ll find reflections from the realities of trade operations and market processes.
You’ll find stories about work, womanhood, love, resilience, and becoming.

Most importantly, you’ll find honesty. Because this isn’t a blog about having everything figured out. It’s about growing — softly, steadily, and in my own way.

If you’re here…

Maybe you’re a working mum.
Maybe you’re building a finance career.
Maybe you’re married and juggling many worlds at once.
Maybe you’re a migrant trying to make sense of it all.
Maybe you’re learning the markets from the ground up.
Maybe you’re reinventing yourself.
Or maybe you’re simply curious about the path of another woman finding her place in the world.

Whoever you are, I’m glad you’re here.

Welcome to Softly Into Finance — the story of my becoming, one gentle step at a time.