As a young child, I remember feeling abundant.  Despite the fact that my parents struggled to keep their heads above water, I felt like I was "good with money."

I remember how empowered I felt when I went school shopping with my grandmother in first grade and bought my own clothes.

And when I bought a plane ticket with babysitting money in 7th grade to fly out and see my best friend who had moved several states away.

But over the years, my personal money story changed.  In my head I began to parrot the beliefs that I had heard for so long from my family.

Words matter!  

The things we think become the feelings we feel to yield the experiences that we have.

My guest on this episode of the In Her Eyes podcast, began her life without the spark of abundance that I was lucky enough to experience.

Jessica Marie's path to Financial Empowerment is an inspiration.  No matter where you are on your own financial journey, there is much to be learned from her experience.  Life pressed hard.  But she has come out the other side of those challenges shining like the diamond that she is.

Jessica Marie has experienced much adversity during her lifetime and has overcome many difficult challenges. She considers herself a work in progress, but also, part of the solution. Jessica is a twice-divorced mother of 3, a survivor of domestic violence, and a recovering alcoholic. 

For decades, Jessica would not back down. When facing trauma, she picked herself up and moved forward. 

Lessons were learned, and a few years ago when she found herself deep in debt, she discovered the answer to financial empowerment and developed a program to help others in the same situation.

 Today Jessica is an author, entrepreneur, and financial empowerment coach whose passion is to inspire others with the message that they too, can thrive during tough times and to never give up!