In 2021, after eight years in the corporate world, I gathered the courage to leave my misaligned job without a backup plan. I was burned out and couldn’t find joy in anything. It was a scary and bold move, but I chose to honor myself above all else. 

But things didn’t go as planned after my formal career exit. My hiatus, or time away from work, lasted way longer than I expected or wanted it to. I initially thought to have a short, few-month sabbatical & then rejoin the workforce. Well, the universe had other plans. Instead, I went through a “dark night of the soul” and had every fear imaginable come up, begging to be healed. For once, my career and education had to take a backseat. There was a complete shattering of my reality while I was trying to figure out who I authentically was and what my interests & passions were. So much of my life up to this point revolved around work, and I made it my entire identity. I struggled to see where I fit into the world without a job. To navigate such an uncomfortable time, I turned to Spirit as a way of coping, healing, and ultimately turning my life around. While I had already started exploring my spirituality since 2018, I was still in the so-called ‘spiritual closet’. I could no longer stand to be contained there, so I began to let my true passion for it come out. I really started to lean into spiritual tools and modalities, which helped me discover who I was and deepen my relationship with myself. I also started to make new connections & foster relationships with those on similar paths.

Furthermore, I received several pieces of intuitive guidance from Spirit that urged me to explore a new career path in financial planning. Not knowing what else to do, I took that leap of faith, started on that path, and never looked back! However, as I began to embark on that new career path, I didn’t resonate with the traditional financial advisory firms that existed. Entry-level jobs in the field were hard to come by and often paired with low starting pay. However, I was frantically applying to the few opportunities that did show up, fearing running out of money. I had already exhausted my savings and was dipping into my retirement funds. This situation created fear, a lack of stability, and a lack of confidence within myself that I never felt before. Ironically, I wanted to help others with their finances, but I felt like I couldn’t help myself.