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Is money controlling your life?

Money is a powerful tool, but it should never become your identity. In this personal reflection, I explore the two money traps of having too little and having too much, and how redefining my relationship with wealth helped me find something far more valuable than financial success: freedom and peace.

How To Rebuild Financially After a Major Loss?

Rebuilding financially after a major loss can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re starting over with responsibilities and uncertainty. In this personal story, I share how I rebuilt my financial life after becoming a single mother, the mistakes I made, and the five money lessons that transformed my relationship with wealth. From learning to pay myself first to understanding that financial freedom is really about having choices, these principles helped me move from survival to independence. If you’re wondering how to rebuild financially after divorce, job loss, or any life upheaval, I hope my journey offers both practical guidance and hope.

The Self-Made Person Is a Myth

We celebrate the self-made. The older I get, the less I believe in them. “I built this myself.” We celebrate these words. We put them on magazine covers, repeat them in commencement speeches, admire people who seem to have risen by sheer force of will. But the older I get, the less I believe in […]

The Garden Heals

I spent years heartbroken over the flowers I didn’t receive.

Then life fell apart, and I began planting things instead.

A plant here. A flower there. Small acts of care repeated over years.

One day, I realized:
I had become someone capable of growing an entire garden.

The garden is still growing.