Like many others in the chronic illness community, I’d been experiencing unexplained symptoms for many years. I’d already begun working for myself because a traditional job felt impossible with everything I was going through. When I met Haley, she helped me navigate my chronic illness journey and taught me to fight and advocate for myself. She inspired me with her wisdom and empathy, and she showed me that I could do something that I love for a living and make a difference at the same time. Now, in addition to expanding my freelancing career, I’m building an online design studio and an art instruction business. I’m also working hard to be an advocate and a voice for people, especially young women, with hard-to-diagnose conditions like PCOS, diabetes, and dysautonomia. For the first time in a long time, I can truly feel my own growth, and I’m looking forward to the future that I have the power to create.

I had just left a full-time job in order to figure out a fully remote solution, since I could not physically keep doing 40hours a week in an office with my chronic pain. Haley was compassionate and encouraging. I saw her as a good example of resilience and self-care and it felt really good to realize I was part of a community and that it's actually a good thing to have conversations around chronic illness/pain. I am moving countries, and changing jobs soon, but I plan to keep supporting Haley, and I'm excited to see what she does! I'd like to thank Haley for her encouraging and kind words, she really has been inspirational to me!

I always looked at my mental and physical health as a non-priority, pushing myself to work longer and with no breaks even if my body was telling me to slow down. I have done this all my life and have gotten burnt out job after job because of it. When I first started working with Haley, I didn't give myself any breaks because I didn't want to disappoint her. I believe she caught onto this because she began to remind me to take breaks and to consider My health first. I have never had someone tell me this before and it honestly blew my mind. Seeing someone else care for my health flipped a switch in my head, and now I take greater care of putting my health first and resting when I need it, which I believe has even improved my productivity and efficiency. It is not everyday that you meet and work with someone who values and sees you as a person first instead of as a worker. For this, I am grateful to be working alongside her for her amazing project!

Before meeting Haley I was working full time but never really felt fulfilled by the work I was doing. I wanted to find a career and a purpose that was more meaningful, but struggled to know what I wanted and what would make me happy. At the same time, I was really overwhelmed with recent medical problems and the financial burden of seeking solutions. I have been experiencing reoccurring chest pains on a daily basis and an overall feeling of fatigue that made it hard to do anything more than the daily necessities of life. I've seen a variety of specialists that have struggled to give me and answers, and only recommended additional medication that fail to provide any relief.

Before I started working with Haley, I was about to give up on my health journey because it seemed as if I would never get answers after many failed attempts to figure out what was going on. After getting to know her and learning about her journey, it inspired me to continue to fight and not give up. She inspired me to continue to advocate for myself, and because of that, I went back in to see my doctor and request more testing. I now have a diagnosis and have been on medication to treat it. I’m grateful that Haley inspired and encouraged me to keep searching for answers, even when it gets tough, while also reminding me to show myself compassion and rest when I needed it. CONT. ➡

I am so excited about the future now after working with Haley. I’ve been doing the same job for the last few years and had begun to feel extremely burnt out. I didn’t really see a way out of it, and it was mentally and physically draining. Haley showed me that if you do what you love for work, it won’t really be work. This has shown to be so true, as I have started to work on my business, I’ve been so much happier even on days where my health isn’t the best. It has given me hope that my future looks bright and there’s a reason to keep fighting my fight. Not only has Haley given me the gift of finding my true passion in life, but she has also given me so much confidence in myself. Thank you doesn't feel like enough - I am so grateful!

Getting to know Haley and what she's been through has reminded me that there are many other people out there that are struggling with their own medical problems with no solution in sight. I truly appreciate her efforts to empower and educate others in this space! The medical field is a terrible beast to navigate, and I think the more voices and support you feel the easier it is to continue blazing through it! Her confidence and reassurance is genuine and compassionate. She has taken her own experiences and used them as a shining beacon for others that may be lost in the process (like I have been) or in the gravity of what they're going through. I have been reinvigorated to continue to pursue solutions for what I continue to experience and have already lined up and met with new specialists that are not deterred by my struggle to find answers. I am also educating myself on more holistic methods to improve my overall health. In the midst of all this, Haley also has given me the inspiration to further explore my interests and personal passions to build a career that I am excited about and has purpose! CONT.➡

She has given me the confidence for the first time in my career to consider starting my own business as a social media consultant rather than just working for corporations with small gigs on the side. Life is short and I am so inspired to work with businesses that I strongly identify with the mission and vision for and hope that by starting my own I can make that happen! Lastly, she has also reminded me that there are some incredibly strong, inspirational women out there, and they are the kind of people I want in my life! I met Haley at the perfect time in my life and her wisdom and experience has impacted me significantly as an entrepreneur, woman, and human and I KNOW she will continue to impact others in a similar way. I cannot recommend working with her enough!