Tamara

At that point, my life had turned a very definite corner, erasing the painful and wasted parts of my existence and giving birth to something entirely new. My divorce was rather speedy since there were no kids and our property was already well-separated, and given Alan's criminal charges and impending prison sentence, he was in no position to oppose it anyway.

I found an unbridled confidence that came so naturally now, and it spilled over into every area of my life. I freely engaged in debate when I disagreed with my coworkers, and surprisingly enough, my management team. Rather than backfiring and getting me demoted or terminated, they were...