It has been a little over two months since I became a full-time entrepreneur and contractor, and it has been the best decision I could have made. I truly wish I had trusted myself sooner. In May, I graduated from my dream university on a full ride with multiple job offers. I chose the role that felt most aligned and moved to Chicago. Almost immediately, something felt off. I was working constantly, anxious about waking up for work, rereading every message, and living in a state of tension. That reaction was not normal. It was a response to the environment I was in. At the time, I convinced myself this was just adulthood. I started therapy, sought advice, and tried to push through. As a first-generation professional navigating corporate spaces for the first time, I did not have a blueprint. I did not know what was acceptable, what was harmful, or what options I truly had. So I got informed. I spoke to people who had been through it before. I researched. I documented. I strategized. I...