Hi, I'm Mislene — but you can call me MJ.
I was born in Haiti and have spent most of years here in the U.S., trying to chase the version of success I thought would finally make me feel settled.

I’m a do-it-yourself kind of person — not because I love the challenge, but because patience has never been my strong suit. I believe if I can dream it, I can figure it out.
(And most of the time, I do.)

For a long time, I thought starting over meant doing more — chasing more degrees, climbing higher ladders, ticking off the "right" boxes.
I earned not one, but two degrees. I landed the job I used to dream about.
From the outside, it looked like I made it.

But inside, I felt completely drained.
Corporate America had taken more than my time — it had dimmed my light, stripped my joy, and left me questioning everything I thought I wanted.

At 30 years old, sitting in an office under fluorescent lights, I felt like a failure.
The kind of tired no weekend could fix.
The kind of lost no paycheck could heal.

It took a few breakdowns, a lot of long nights, and one phone call to a friend for me to finally say the words out loud:
"I'm ready to leave. I'm ready to start over."

Now, I'm counting down the days until I pack a bag, bet on myself, and create a life that finally feels like my own — not one built on expectations, but one built on freedom.

Mislene Unfiltered is the real-time story of that leap.
The messy beginning.
The scary middle.
The beautiful unknown.

If you’re standing on the edge of your own life change — if you’re wondering whether it’s too late, too crazy, or too risky — hear this:
You’re not lost. You’re becoming.

And you’re right on time.