Hey, I’m Haley James, and while I do a variety of things, such as interior design, run a clothing brand, create content on YouTube, host multiple podcasts, write blogs, model, act, and all things creative, my true calling is using my story, experiences, talents, and passions to make a positive impact in the lives of others.

From a young age, I have always been interested in various forms of creative expression, such as fashion, design, and storytelling, especially when I could apply a depth of meaning behind what I was doing. Although I had an interest in modeling, acting, and the art of both fields growing up, I didn’t fully commit to pursuing them until after I became sick and realized that I was suddenly in a unique position where I had a passion for something that could really help others at the same time.

Like many others living with chronic, rare, and invisible diseases, my story and road to diagnosis was a long one. For the full story, check out my YouTube page or blog (both linked at the bottom of the page). The cliff notes version is that I was perfectly healthy until one day senior year of college I began getting stomach aches after eating. It went on for a while until it hit a point where there was undeniably something really wrong. I saw doctor after doctor, specialist after specialist for FIVE years. A time when I was put in an eating disorder clinic when I didn’t have an eating disorder, told it was anxiety or stress over and over again, told there was nothing wrong, AND ALSO a time where I learned to be resilient, confident, to trust myself, to research, to survive and fight to live, until we finally found some answers.