By 2004, the emotional and financial stress
reached a breaking point. I was not only
navigating a failing marriage but trying to stay
afloat in a system that felt impossible to win at.
I remember the sleepless nights after his
suicidal threats, the anxiety that clung to me
every time the phone rang or another bill
showed up. I had to work just to convince
myself I wasn’t a failure. I worked 70 hours a
week to still have cold water at times. That
period tested me emotionally, mentally, and
spiritually. The straw that broke the camels
back was when he threatened my life. When I
finally made the decision to file for divorce, it
wasn’t with a sense of defeat—it was with a
sense of reclaiming. Even though my credit was
wrecked and my heart broken, I knew I had to
bet on myself.
I went from a financially independent young
woman to a divorcee with two bankruptcies on
her record—in just 5 years.
And yet, I knew I was doing the right thing.
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