I am

a middle-aged woman who had the privilege of being raised with multiple cultural influences - the only thing I’d change regarding that is the lack of pride I had as a child for looking a little different,

and being hella’ different.

I am a Detroiter, but didn’t grow up in Detroit - there is a difference. ‘Real’ Detroiters take pride in being “born and raised,” and I don’t want any problems with the establishment of my authenticity.

However, I can say that I am a born and raised Michigander - and I do love that. Michigan is a beautiful state.

Why we’re here

Like many of you reading this, I’ve been through it - mentally and emotionally, and I feel like I’ve overcome enough to help others who are dealing with similar issues.

I created this blog because I was in desperate need of a healthy outlet, and I found the lack of honest content seriously counterproductive.

So here, I present a space for sharing real-life experiences from a solution-based perspective, in an entertaining way, undiluted. Those who find this content relatable are in for a treat... or a much-needed lesson.

Someone suggested that I start blogging back in 2011, the same year I went through the divorce. But it wasn’t until we were entering the post-pandemic phase that I would get this thing going, a whole decade later.

So much had happened that I couldn’t resist the urge to write about all the drama and, later, the success that came despite the drama. The immense pain, anxiety, and instability over time turned into inspired action to reach those who find topics like self-worth, love, personal growth, and current trends within relationships interesting enough to read and talk about.

Yeah, my delivery is often unhinged, thoughtfully raw, and humorously sarcastic. Millennials and those born a little earlier may find the references a bit more relatable than those who are just entering adulthood, but that’s nothing ChatGPT or Google can’t handle.

Young adults may find that the content here serves as a sort of cheat code, if you will, something that I keep reiterating to my younger sister and family members.

“It’s in your best interest to learn from the mistakes you saw me make.”

While some of my verbiage may not quite align with a woman of class, please understand that the ultimate goal here is for us to face those hard truths that have negatively affected us due to our avoidance of them, and then course correct.

The content of this blog is intended to be entertaining and is explicitly written for adults. However, I do hope that my stories and experiences provoke deep, solution-focused discussions with people of all ages.

Lastly, understand that it is not my intention to offend anyone. As you’ll eventually read, I was a victim of bullying and manipulation for the majority of my childhood as well as in many of my adult relationships.

I would never do anything to intentionally cause any form of harm to anyone or any demographic, for that matter.

If you find the content on this website to be offensive to you specifically, in the most polite way possible, I invite you to close this tab and forget about it.

Alternatively, if you appreciate the deep truth and are ready to do the hard work when it comes to self-mastery, I invite you to dive into this sea of personal change.

Jewel Diamond

Life Update

6/26/2026

Yes, it’s been a while, a few years to be exact. While much has changed, there is still work to be done.

In 2022, I chose to square up with poverty, inadequate self-worth, and all the things that have been draining my divine energy.

Since then, I’ve transitioned from “ready for change” to “creating change”.

I’ve experienced massive improvements in my quality of life overall. But there were a lot of sacrifices made, a little more pain that was felt, and some really disappointed people, mostly guys - we’ll talk about that, and why I may be straight on the whole dating scene.

While there has been a ton of progress made, I’m still navigating quite a bit; things like isolation to protect one’s peace, trust, and efficient investment of personal time.

We’ve come a long way…

And now we enter the beginning of the next phase of

Self Work Hard Truths

Part II: Boss Mode