Jacent Wamala is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Las Vegas. She has a private practice that focuses on working with black women on anxiety, depression, and trauma recovery. She’s the onsite mental health professional for a local charter school and teaches courses at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) in areas such as personal growth and development, multicultural issues in families, and contemporary couples and families. In three years, she paid off over $90,000 in credit card and student loan debt and saw the link between financial stress and mental health issues for her clients. Jacent recently launched a wellness podcast entitled Jacent's Gems (@jascentsgems). Her goal is to help individuals and families become aware of the limiting beliefs and fears getting in the way of their financial freedom and empower them to create a plan to reach their goals. This show follows her journey to becoming debt-free, her approach to actualizing motivation and goals, and her next steps in career advancement and growth. To connect with Jacent, please visit @jacentsgems on Instagram or www.wamalawellness.com.