No Aio this week — but we called in reinforcements.

We're joined by our dear friend Bea Polumbarit: first-time mom, worship team and social media servant at Feast Makati Salcedo, AI analyst by day, writer by heart, and certified fashion girly since Grade 4 (boots and all).

In this episode, we catch up with Bea on all the big life things that have happened since we last sat down together — including becoming a first-time mom to the very fashionable baby Rue.👶 We talk about what it's really like stepping into motherhood in 2026 as a millennial woman, the anxiety that comes with it, and why having the right partner (and the right God) changes everything.

We also get into:

- Why women carry so much — and why that's actually a superpower, not a flaw

- The Pope's new encyclical on AI and why Bea is lowkey shook about where she fits in all of it

- Being a ""style siren"" on YouTube before it was cool, and what happened to that era

- Why noisy kids at Mass is actually a good sign

- The grief of losing your sense of self postpartum — and how to find it again

- Grace. The actual, biblical, you-need-it kind.

Whether you're a new mom, thinking about kids someday, or just a single girly trying to figure it all out — this one's for you.

Mentioned in this episode:

- Pope Leo XIV's encyclical on AI (Bea is still reading it so we’re sure a Part 2 with Bea is coming soon 👀)

- The feminist Netflix movie we're not recommending but also kind of described anyway

- Hey Arnold, Nickelodeon vs. Disney kids, and what that says about your personality

Subscribe so you don't miss Bea when she comes back with use here after finishing the encyclical. 👏

"Embrace the mess. God is there, holding your hand.""– Bea