Just months before my fiftieth birthday, the life I had built in Atlanta collapsed. My partner’s betrayal left me reeling, and the work I once believed in had turned toxic beyond repair. Overnight, the ground beneath me shifted. I was suddenly single, unemployed, and terrified — staring down a blank page I hadn’t planned to write. Anxiety took hold; depression followed. For months, it was the people who refused to let me disappear:  my friends, my therapist, and my one family member who pulled me back into the light.
 

Starting over at forty-nine wasn’t just about finding a new job or a new partner. It was about learning how to exist again. I had to rebuild confidence, purpose, and the ability to trust myself. Even dating became an education. For the first time, I was learning how to meet people in a world of apps and algorithms — and, even more bravely, how to actively pursue relationships with women. Every moment felt foreign, but also full of possibility. 3.0 You got this! is the story of how I found my footing in the unknown and began to see that rebuilding isn’t just survival, it’s transformation.