For the first time ever, we’re welcoming a guest on the pod! Join your co-hosts Marie and Nadya for a special conversation that marks a new chapter for Can You Talk?

We kick things off in "Small Talk" with some light-hearted life updates: Marie shares birthday feels as her big day approaches, while Nadya talks about her recent cacao ceremony experience, yes, the drink that kind of tasted like soil, but the emotional clarity it brought her was anything but earthy.

Then, for "Big Talk" we dive into a deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation with our first guest, Kia Sebastian who is a Filipino-Chinese third culture kid, free diver, fitness enthusiast, photographer, and first-time mom currently living in Sweden and working in the flexible workspace industry. From chasing diplomatic dreams in Hong Kong to marine conservation in the Philippines to the health and wellness space in Hawaii, and now navigating motherhood far from home, Kia opens up about how her identity has shape shifted across continents and life chapters.

We talk about:

-Letting go of past selves and embracing reinvention

-The raw truths of postpartum and motherhood in a new country

-Raising a multicultural child far from home

-Reconciling body image and self-worth

- How interpersonal relationships like friendships, romance, and the self shift through major transitions

Kia reflects on what it means to be more than a mom... as a woman, a creative, and a global soul. Whether you're navigating new beginnings or reflecting on who you’ve become, this episode will resonate one way or another! Tune in for a conversation on change, culture, connection, and coming home to yourself.

Thanks for talking!

Follow Kia on Instagram: @kiasebastian

Check out her photography work too: @kiasebastianphoto

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