What Healing, Heartbreak, and Unemployment Taught Me About Wealth

Disappearing Isn’t the Same as Being Lost

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A lot can change in three years.

You can lose parts of yourself.

Outgrow people you thought you’d love forever.

Leave countries that once felt like home.

Get laid off from careers you spent over a decade building.

Question your confidence.

Question your purpose.

And somehow still wake up every day responsible for little humans, bills, healing, and holding it all together.

Truthfully, the last few years changed me.

And contrary to what social media may suggest, disappearing online doesn’t mean you stop growing.

While many people knew me as the face behind Make Dollars Make Cense and iTeachFinance, what most didn’t see was everything happening behind the scenes.

I was navigating heartbreak after a failed relationship. Repatriating back to the U.S. after living abroad in Ghana for over two years. Raising twins. Re-entering the workforce after being laid off from a career I had spent more than 12 years building.

At the same time, I was traveling the world while trying to protect my peace, rebuild my confidence, start a fitness journey, grow my investment portfolio, and avoid draining the savings I worked hard to build for rainy days like these.

At one point, I felt like I was carrying every version of myself at the same time: mother, provider, educator, woman, survivor, dreamer - and honestly, someone trying not to lose herself while balancing it all.

And if I’m honest, there were moments when imposter syndrome got loud.

I questioned whether I still had something valuable to say.

Whether people still cared.

Whether I needed to have every detail of my life perfectly together before showing up again.

But somewhere in the middle of all of that, life taught me something important:

Financial literacy isn’t just about investing, credit scores, or saving money.

It’s about resilience.

It’s about rebuilding.

It’s about making smart decisions while life is actively testing you.

It’s about learning how to protect your peace and your pockets at the same time.

Even though I was quiet online, I never stopped doing the work. I continued hosting workshops, educating communities, mentoring, and deepening my own understanding of wealth, discipline, and long-term security.

But now, I’m returning differently.

More grounded.

More experienced.

More confident.

And a lot less interested in pretending life is all good.

Because sometimes the strongest financial comeback starts during the messiest season of your life.

And mine definitely did.

So, if any part of this story resonated with you, especially the women rebuilding after heartbreak, burnout, layoffs, motherhood, major life transitions, or simply trying to find themselves again – I hope you’ll stay connected for this next chapter.

This next era of Make Dollars Make Cense is going to be practical, healing, profitable, and rooted in real life.

We’re talking Money.

Investing.

Rebuilding.

Confidence.

Survival mode.

Soft life goals.

And creating stability while life is actively life-ing.

No pretending.

No perfection.

Just real conversations and real growth.

If you’ve been rocking with me for years, thank you.

If you’re new here, welcome.

Either way… stay close. There’s a lot coming.

Workshops.

Conversations.

Resources.

Community.

And a safe space for people rebuilding their finances and themselves at the same time.

And if this spoke to you, share it with someone who’s quietly trying to hold it all together while rebuilding behind the scenes too.

Best revenge is your paper. -Beyoncé, “Sorry”