I grew up in fear of my father. Although his abuse stopped long before it could get to me, the threat of his violence to my mother and older sister remained. I remember the moment I realized that it wasn't normal to have your first memory being your father giving your sister a black eye.

When I moved back in with my parents, I knew that the sacrifices I chose to make could not go in vain. As I continued to refine the environment of The Hustle Legacy, I also began to make plans for turning my mom's cooking passion into a business. This was a large feat to undertake. Although entrepreneurial in spirit, the one thing my family lacked that kept them from starting a business in the past was a clear understanding of how businesses were built. Luckily for them, their youngest daughter had been studying entrepreneurship since the ripe age of 15.

Introducing a new series of letters written for The Unsealed community, a writing initiative that uses a collection of voices to ignite and empower individuals through the exchange of inspirational open letters.

Getting myself on YouTube has been over 10 years in the making. People have been telling me to get my a** on YouTube since my early teenage days. But, I always had an excuse why it wasn't the right time. It felt like such a commitment. I couldn't officially make the decision to grow an audience on Youtube until I had proven to myself that I had what it takes.

Imagine a world where everyone treats you as "Little Miss Perfect". Born pretty, polite, and gifted, the world treats you as if you could do no wrong. Placed on a pedestal, you're taught to look down on everyone that could never amount to all that you are.

Last year, I was possessed by Regina George. She took over my whole body and my mind. She cut my boyfriend of three years loose then drove her ass to Philadelphia to drop herself in the middle of a brand new social scene. She played musical chairs with all the guys. Was "frenemies" with all the girls. And made her grand exit by releasing her own Burn Book for the entire world's entertainment.

2022 was the cringiest year of my life. By the end of it, I was:

• unemployed

• living back at home with my parents

• having trouble with all of my relationships

• sleeping my days away

• unable to get over my break-up

• feeling like a complete waste of space and life.

It's been almost 2 years since I decided to say goodbye to our Forever. I've spent that time carving a whole new future for myself. Now, I'm a person I never thought I had the potential of becoming back when I'd spend my days crying in your arms, feeling absurdly lost.

It's a conversation that's been had since Adam & Eve. One that's inspired countless traditions across the centuries. An argument that every self-respecting woman has been forced to make and every insecure man has felt the need to rebuke. I'm of course referring to the debate on gender equality.