We recently had the chance to connect with Paola Bayron and have shared our conversation below.
Paola, so good to connect and we’re excited to share your story and insights with our audience. There’s a ton to learn from your story, but let’s start with a warm up before we get into the heart of the interview. What are you most proud of building — that nobody sees?
What I’m most proud of isn’t something that can be measured in followers, awards, or even income, it’s the internal foundation I’ve built through faith, discipline, and healing. The world sees the events, the brand, the words, but what they don’t see are the nights I spent rebuilding myself after feeling like everything was falling apart. They don’t see the prayers whispered, the tears I’ve wept, the moments of silence when I had to choose peace over chaos, or the countless times I picked myself back up when no one was watching.
I’ve spent years not just creating a business, but creating a legacy, one rooted in truth, resilience, and love. Every chapter of my story, every obstacle I’ve overcome, has become a brick in the foundation I’m building for my daughter and for the generations that will come after her. I want her to see that strength doesn’t come from perfection, but from perseverance; that our purpose is often born from our pain. What I’m truly proud of is knowing that my journey will serve as a blueprint, a reminder that healing, integrity, and faith can build an empire that lasts beyond a lifetime. I’m not just building for me; I’m building for her, for my family, and for every woman who needs proof that she can rise too.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Paola Bayron, and I’m a four-time Emmy Award–winning journalist turned healer and founder of The Inner Puzzle, a sacred space for spiritual awakening, healing, and soul remembrance. I’m also a psychic medium, intuitive healer, and certified Reiki practitioner whose work bridges spirituality, psychology, and storytelling to help people reconnect with their truth and purpose. My intuitive gifts first appeared when I was just 11 years old, when I began having psychic visions and communicating with loved ones who had crossed over. What began as a mystery has evolved into a lifelong calling to bridge the physical and spiritual realms, offering profound clarity, comfort, and transformation to people around the world.
Before stepping into my role as a healer, I spent over a decade in broadcast journalism and mastering the art of storytelling. My most meaningful story was the one I lived, rising from postpartum depression, personal loss, and deep transformation. That journey of healing became the foundation for The Inner Puzzle and all the work I do today. Through my events like The Garden of Ezer and mentorship programs such as Path to Purpose, I guide others to release pain, realign with their truth, and rise into the person they were always meant to be.
Since sharing my gift openly, I’ve supported hundreds of clients globally, from the U.S. to London, Dubai, India, and beyond. My mission is simple: to help others remember their own light and power. Whether through mediumship, energy healing, or behavioral science, my approach blends intuition with intention, compassion with clarity. At its core, The Inner Puzzle is not just a brand, it’s a movement to remind every soul that their story, no matter how broken it once felt, can become a masterpiece.
Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. What was your earliest memory of feeling powerful?
I was around seven years old, and I still remember that day vividly. My sister’s senior class had gathered in a packed auditorium filled with families, friends, and teachers. They were raffling off free yearbooks; only five names would be chosen from a large glass wheel overflowing with more than 500 slips of paper. I was playing quietly on stage when a teacher invited me to spin the wheel. On my very first try, I pulled out a name: my sister’s. The entire room gasped. Some students joked that it must have been rigged, but I just smiled because, deep down, I knew it wasn’t luck; it was connection. In that moment, I felt something powerful move through me, a knowing that energy, intention, and love are deeply intertwined. That experience was my first glimpse into the unseen forces that guide us, and the realization that sometimes, we’re simply chosen to be vessels for something greater.
When did you stop hiding your pain and start using it as power?
The shift happened when I became a mother. That experience broke me open in ways I never anticipated; it stripped away every mask I had ever worn and forced me to meet myself, raw and unfiltered. In those early days of motherhood, I was balancing sleepless nights, emotional exhaustion, and the silent weight of postpartum depression. It was one of the darkest, yet most sacred initiations of my life. I remember feeling like I had to rebuild not just my body, but my spirit. It was there, in the quiet moments holding my daughter, that I realized I wasn’t just nurturing her, I was reparenting the parts of myself that had gone unseen for years.
Motherhood became my greatest teacher. It taught me that pain can be sacred when you allow it to guide you back to love. I stopped hiding my story because I understood that my suffering wasn’t just mine, it was a mirror for others walking through their own silent battles. My healing became an act of service, a living testimony that transformation is possible. When I began sharing my journey, the grief, the exhaustion, the rebirth, women started reaching out, saying, “You put words to what I couldn’t explain.” That’s when I knew this was bigger than me.
Becoming a mother wasn’t just about bringing life into the world; it was about birthing a new version of myself. It awakened the healer, the leader, and the voice that had always been within me, waiting to rise. Now, everything I do, from The Inner Puzzle to The Garden of Ezer, is rooted in that moment of truth: that our pain can become purpose, and when we choose to heal out loud, we give others permission to do the same.
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. Is the public version of you the real you?
Absolutely. What you see is what you get: raw, honest, and real. I’ve lived enough experiences to know that pretending serves no one, especially not yourself. My public presence is simply an extension of who I am privately: a woman who’s walked through fire, learned to alchemize pain into purpose, and now uses her voice to light the way for others. I honor my battle scars and speak from them, not around them. Authenticity isn’t a brand strategy for me, it’s my way of being.
Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. What will you regret not doing?
If I ever regretted something, it would be not allowing my vision to fully bloom. I’ve built The Inner Puzzle from the ground up, while raising my daughter, navigating motherhood, and healing generational wounds, and though it’s still in its early stages, I know it’s destined to impact lives globally. I would regret silencing the voice God gave me or letting fear stop me from expanding the mission. I’ve been through enough to know that timing is divine, and every seed I’ve planted will bloom when it’s meant to. My only real regret would be not trusting that process and not staying in the making.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://theinnerpuzzle.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pbayronofficial/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paola-bayron-
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Pbayronofficial
Image Credits
Jose C. Ortega, Director of Photography
