Iza Calzado on the Life She Never Planned with Kylie Verzosa

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In Episode 17 of Almost Honest, Kylie sits down with Iza Calzado for a deeply honest conversation about womanhood, motherhood, reinvention, and the courage to live life on your own timeline. From starting new projects in her 40s to becoming a mother later in life, Iza opens up about the pressure women face to have everything figured out early, and what it really means to grow, change, and redefine success with age. The episode explores mental health, loss, marriage, career longevity, and the realities of being a Filipina woman in the public eye. Thoughtful, grounded, and reflective, this conversation is about maturity, self-acceptance, and learning that life does not end at one chapter — sometimes it only begins there. Kylie Verzosa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kylieverzosa/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kylieverzosa2016 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verzosakylie Iza Calzado Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missizacalzado/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/izacalzado TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@izadoracalzado?lang=en 00:00:00 God Had Other Plans for Her — Watch This First 00:01:32 Welcome to Almost Honest: Iza Calzado 00:03:14 Life With Ben and Deia: Teaching a Half-Filipino Baby Tagalog 00:09:55 What Iza's Actual Day Looks Like (Hint: It Rarely Goes to Plan) 00:14:30 Her 20s: Encantadia, Barely Sleeping, and Going Out With Her Dad 00:24:12 Why She and Ben Started the 'Between Us' Podcast 00:28:44 Women and Money: She Finally Asked for What She Was Worth 00:46:00 Her 20s, 30s, and 40s: Growth, Humbling, and Midlife Awakening 00:59:27 Body Image: From 220 lbs at 15 to "I Wanna Live in Peace" 01:17:43 Why She Started Advocating for Mental Health 01:19:58 She Lost Her Mother to Suicide 01:25:22 The Grief That I Feel Is Love 01:28:09 Love and Marriage: Dapat Galing sa Puso 01:42:31 Women's Timelines: She Didn't Follow a Script 01:49:52 This or That With Iza Calzado