Ileana is a master of transformation and a free spirit, world traveler, and pillar of light. With her background in psychology and human resource management, she uses her many challenging life experiences to help others find fulfillment and inner peace. She is an adventurous, loving, passionate speaker, lightworker, and inspiring role model who loves nature and animals. Her greatest joy is helping women become strong, confident, and empowered individuals. Ileana has a strong value base focusing on kindness and generosity of heart, which has led her to do work to empower women. We discuss how programs such as Ileana's can help people work through difficult times, and that it is important not to go through it alone. She shares the details of her sabbaticals and how the lessons she learned from them still shape her decisions today. Lastly, we break down the importance of self-care and some powerful mental frameworks for prioritizing it in your life.

Ileana’s hype song is Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars

Website: www.empoweredwomennow.com

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