As we continue our collection of conversations with inspiring people from within our community, we’re hearing from people who are showing us the many different ways it’s possible to build a fulfilling life and career around a diplomatic and globally mobile life.

In this episode, we’re joined by Anna Paola Crespi-Linklater, a qualified Naturopath and Nutritional Therapist and founder of Apsara Health & Flow.

Anna Paola’s journey has taken her from working in humanitarian aid and development, particularly in public health, to building her own holistic health practice. Living and working across different countries, including alongside indigenous communities, opened her eyes to different ways of understanding health and wellbeing, and the role that food, culture and traditional healing practices play in our lives.

These experiences sparked a deeper interest in how traditional knowledge and modern nutritional science can work alongside one another. Anna Paola went on to retrain in naturopathy and nutritional therapy, bringing together her varied experiences to develop her own approach to health and wellbeing through the APSARA Method.

In this episode, we explore:

• How living and working across different countries shaped Anna Paola’s understanding of health and wellbeing
• How her career in humanitarian aid and public health led her towards naturopathy and nutritional therapy
• How Anna Paola brings together traditional perspectives and modern nutritional science in her work
• Finding a way to bring together your past experiences, interests and skills to create a career that feels meaningful to you

Anna Paola’s story is a lovely reminder that our previous experiences are rarely wasted. Sometimes, the next confident step is about recognising the connections between the things we’ve already done, the things we’ve learnt along the way and the things we feel drawn to explore next.

Her journey shows us that building a fulfilling career doesn’t always mean starting from scratch. It can mean taking the knowledge and perspectives you’ve gathered throughout your life and finding a new way to bring them together.

We hope these conversations inspire you to see your own possibilities differently and remind you that there isn’t one right way to build a career, create opportunities or make this globally mobile life work for you.

Website: www.apsarahealthflow.com | Instagram: @apsarahealthflow

Anna – Instagram: @notjustaspouse | notjustaspouse.com | anna@notjustaspouse.com

Emma – Instagram: @thezestielife | emma@zestie.org | zestie.carrd.co

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As we continue our collection of conversations with inspiring people from within our community, we’re hearing from people who are showing us the many different ways it’s possible to build a fulfilling life and career around a diplomatic and globally mobile life.

In this episode, we’re joined by Georgie, a corporate lawyer and entrepreneur who moved from London to Kenya in 2024.

After six years working in corporate law, Georgie has found a way to continue using her legal experience while living overseas, alongside building something of her own. She is currently developing Hera Conceive, a fertility companion designed to support women as they prepare to start trying to conceive.

Since moving to Kenya, Georgie has also used the diplomatic and expat network to expand her interests and find different ways to use her skills, including working as a legislative advisor on the East African Community Single Use Plastics Bill.

In this episode, we explore:

• Moving from London to Kenya and navigating a major change in both life and career
• How Georgie has continued her legal career while living overseas
• Finding opportunities to use your existing skills in a new country
• How the diplomatic and expat network has opened doors to new opportunities
• The deeply personal journey of creating Hera Conceive alongside her existing career

Georgie’s story is a great example of how a globally mobile life doesn’t have to mean choosing between the career you have built and the life you want to create. Sometimes the next confident step is about using what you already know in a new way, staying open to unexpected opportunities and giving yourself permission to build something new alongside it.

We hope these conversations inspire you to see your own possibilities differently and remind you that there isn’t one right way to build a career, create opportunities or make this globally mobile life work for you.

Hera Conceive – Instagram: @hera_conceive | Website: www.heraconceive.com

Anna – Instagram: @notjustaspouse | notjustaspouse.com | anna@notjustaspouse.com

Emma – Instagram: @thezestielife | emma@zestie.org | zestie.carrd.co

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As we continue our new collection of conversations with inspiring people from within our community, we’re hearing from people who are showing us the many different ways it’s possible to build a fulfilling life and career around a diplomatic and globally mobile life.

In this episode, we’re joined by Heather Butler, a social entrepreneur and management consultant and the founder of Zaliwa.

After moving to Kenya in 2021 for her husband’s diplomatic posting, Heather came across a beautiful bag made entirely from sweet wrappers. Struck by the waste crisis and lack of job opportunities she was seeing around her, this unexpected discovery sparked an idea that would eventually become Zaliwa.

Meaning “to be born” in Swahili, Zaliwa is about the art of rebirth. Heather brings unique, handcrafted goods made from recycled materials to the global market, building a product-based business across three different countries.

In this episode, we explore:

• Moving to Kenya with the intention of working remotely, only to discover that remote work wasn’t feasible in the way she had expected
• How Heather created her own sense of purpose when she no longer had a paid job role
• How one bag made from sweet wrappers sparked the idea for Zaliwa
• The realities of building a product-based business across borders
• How Heather has navigated sourcing, production and selling physical products while living a globally mobile life

Heather’s story is a brilliant reminder that sometimes the opportunities we create for ourselves come from simply paying attention to what is happening around us.

What started with a move to Kenya, a bag made from sweet wrappers and a growing awareness of the challenges around waste and employment has evolved into a business that Heather is building across borders and taking with her through her globally mobile life.

We hope these conversations inspire you to see your own possibilities differently and remind you that there isn’t one right way to build a career, create opportunities or make this globally mobile life work for you.

Zaliwa – Instagram & TikTok: @zaliwa.co Website: zaliwa.co.uk

Anna – Instagram: @notjustaspouse | notjustaspouse.com | anna@notjustaspouse.com

Emma – Instagram: @thezestielife | emma@zestie.org | zestie.carrd.co

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