Hello, I’m Nadya

Even-Keeled has been years in the making: born from a need to make sense of the contradictions we live with, the ones society insists aren’t contradictions at all.

I’m Nadya. I write from lived experience across continents and contexts, grounding personal stories in research and data, not to prove points, but to question what’s often accepted as settled. I’ve been drawn to writing since I was a kid; back then, I called it journalism, though what I really wanted was to ask hard questions and make sense of things. My neurodivergent brain makes it hard for me to leave things unexamined; curiosity often pulls me into rabbit holes, and I emerge with questions about the gap between what we claim to believe and what actually shows up in our lives and cultures. I also draw on fifteen years of high-stakes sales management experience – from Riyadh to London – to interrogate how our professional systems can better serve the people within them.

But mostly, I write to connect – to share the honest, unfinished truths that might resonate with someone else navigating their own path. Not because I have it all figured out, but because I believe honest interrogation matters more than comfortable conclusions, and because there’s power in telling our stories authentically, even while we’re still figuring them out.

Even-Keeled isn’t about having answers. It’s about staying curious, asking better questions, and exploring the systems and stories that shape how we navigate the world. The topics will evolve as I do, but the approach stays steady: thoughtful, unflinching, and always searching for what’s true beyond what’s simply accepted.

If something here resonates or challenges you – stay a while. You’re always welcome here.

And if you’d like to connect directly, I’d love to hear from you: hello@evenkeeled.co