Jamila E. Gomez was born on January 15th, 1982 in Chicago, Ill. She is the youngest of three daughters. She attended Georgia Perimeter College, where she majored in English. It was there that she took courses geared towards creative writing and eventually developed an interest in writing poetry. She eventually earned her Bachelors of Science in Child and Family Services at Southern New Hampshire University.

In the years between her schooling, Jamila dabbled in several different entrepreneurial adventures, ultimately landing as a mindset coach and the creator/owner of Mila’s Mindset Coaching, LLC.

Besides being a sister and a daughter, Jamila is also an aunt to a niece and nephew. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, board games, and listening to music.