Op-Ed: I Built The Business, Secured The Contracts, And Earned The Respect—But I Was Losing Myself In The Process

Essence Magazine:

Sad mid adult woman in the kitchen at home By Jackie B. Grice ·Updated April 29, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

At the height of my success, I was totally depleted. 

My days started with the phone ringing before the sun came up. Either a driver had called out, or a bus was running behind schedule. By mid-morning, I was already managing problems that could not wait. That was

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