Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Helen Keller. Hello and welcome to the

Taking Back Your Power podcast. I'm Isabel Palacios and I specifically created and designed this podcast

to empower, inspire, and help you cultivate a powerful mindset to build your best life and live out your

dreams. May you always remember your true beauty, your true worth, and your true power always come

from within. So get your coffee, smoothie, or wine ready, and let's get started. Welcome back to

taking back your power. Thank you so much for tuning in.

I missed you all so very much and I hope that you didn't mind my hiatus these past couple of weeks.

It was actually a very busy couple of weeks for me. I was traveling and last week was my birthday.

The big two five and I turned 25 in Tokyo last week was my birthday, the big two five, and I turned 25 in Tokyo last week on the sixth,

and I was very determined to celebrate my birthday there since I canceled my trip last year,

and I'm so grateful that I decided to go and I pushed and pushed and pushed for it to happen,

and it happened. It was honestly the best birthday ever, and I'm and pushed and pushed for it to happen. And it happened.

It was honestly the best birthday ever.

And I'm so grateful to all of you who did wish me a happy birthday

and who just sent me lovely messages of support and love.

And thank you so much.

It wouldn't have been such a wonderful birthday

if I hadn't had so many incredible people just sending me the most

positive vibes and intention. So I am honestly so excited to be 25 and I know that that probably

won't be something that a lot of people in their 20s would be rejoicing about turning 25 or

turning 30. But I really see it as a whole new chapter

in my life. And I'm very excited in the path that I'm taking from here on out. And I know that for a

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