In My 50s, No 9-5 In Six Years, And Rebuilding My LIfe (Spicy Language!)

Brown Girl Self-Care

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

There is a bit of cussery in this episode, heads up.

I’m in my 50s and haven’t worked a traditional job in six years. In this episode, I’m sharing how I walked away from my job, the ways I’ve sustained myself, and what rebuilding my dream life actually looks like.

I talk about:

Why I quit my job and what led up to it
How I kept myself afloat through moving, using my 401k, podcasting, freelancing, and building Brown Girl Self-Care offerings
The mistakes and challenges I faced along the way — survival mode, giving too much away for free, buying things I didn’t need, people-pleasing, and caring too much about what others think
How I’m actively rebuilding my life now, including paying off debt, eating healthier, practicing yoga, baking bread, keeping my space calm, and prioritizing what truly matters
My vision for the future — from living on land with a sister friend, buying an RV, traveling, and building a life where I’m healthier, stronger, and freer
The hard truth about being honest with yourself and getting tired of your own mess

This is a raw and real conversation about choosing yourself, starting over, and proving that even after setbacks, you can still create a beautiful life.

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0:00.0	So can we talk about in this episode how I am now officially in my 50s? Yes, I am I'm my 50s. I'm a woman of a certain age. I have not worked a 9 to 5 in over 5 years. It's likely about 6 years. I believe it was September of 2019.
0:30.1	And, you know, right now I'm in a place where I am rebuilding my life and or starting over.
0:32.3	Hey, hey, if you are new here, my name is Bree.
0:36.5	And I am the host of the Brown Girl Self Care Podcast.
0:39.0	The Brown Girl Self Care Podcast is a platform and space of intentional healing, joy, rest, and abundance for black women. So like I said
0:44.4	before, can we talk about this? Can we have a real conversation about being older?
0:52.1	You know, maybe you're not a quote unquote spring chicken. You're no longer in
0:56.2	your 20s or your 30s. You're in your 40s, your 50s, your 60s, your 70s, okay? And, you know,
1:02.7	you are living an unconventional life according to the world's standards. And on top of that,
1:09.8	you're in a place where you're ready to or feel like you need
1:12.8	out of necessity to rebuild your life. So if you see me looking down, it's because I am
1:19.8	looking at child, I got all these little notes and stuff because I don't want to miss
1:24.1	anything, which is very hard for me, easy for me to do because I'll be talking.
1:27.8	So, first of all, let's back up a minute because I have to remember that not everybody
1:34.4	knows. I always assume like, oh, they heard this before. They know. I got to stop doing that.
1:39.9	Let me tell you why I quit my job. So I quit my job in September of 2019.
1:44.8	I had a good paying job corporate office type setup.
1:50.3	I was probably bringing in, depending on the year, anywhere from like 55 to maybe $75,000 per year that was in California, no degree, no higher education,
2:07.1	single mom, that kind of vibe, right? And so I quit my job because there was a,
2:15.0	there was a variety of reasons, but we don't have all day. But I quit my job because I was a there was a variety of reasons but we don't we don't have all day but i quit my job
2:19.0	because i was just i was tired i was burnt out i was i was just like i just knew in my mind like
2:29.4	this is not for me there is no way that i was created to live and die, like, and the only in between
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