My birthday week continues with a super special conversation with a beautiful friend, Yvette Galaviz, host of the Own Your Imperfections Podcast (listen here). I met Yvette at an event in October of 2022 and we immediately became friends. We have walked through both beautiful and challenging parts of our journeys together over the past 8 months. And since our birthdays are only a couple of weeks apart, we decided to share a conversation with you about the biggest lessons we’ve learned in the past year. In today’s episode we talk about:*the importance of taking care of our mental and emotional health *making room in our lives for the people and things we actually want in our lives *self-awareness and embracing change *how we are not responsible for anyone else’s journey *finding support Today’s episode is Part 1 of this conversation. So be sure to come back tomorrow for Part 2! **********In this conversation, we talk a lot about the event where we met in 2022 because, quite honestly, it changed both our lives. This very same event is coming back for 2023 in Denver, Colorado, September 22-24. If you would like to join us at this event, you can get your ticket at EmpowerHER Live! And be sure to use the code JOSIE to save $50 on your ticket! Listen to the EmpowerHER podcast with host, Kacia Ghetmiri! Ep. 37 of Realign With Your Purpose: GET IN THE ROOM! **********Follow me on IG: @therealjosiesmithThe 30-Day Purpose Journal: Reconnect with yourself, realign with your purpose, and reignite your dreams  Connect with Josie: *FREE Community  *Monthly Membership  *Group Coaching  *1:1 Coaching  Would you like Josie to speak at your event?! Click here to inquire!