I have been navigating health challenges from my teenage years through my 30’s. During these transformative years, I experienced many losses in life and relationships, and had to reinvent myself many times. I fought for educational accommodations to achieve my Bachelors, and eventually Masters degrees, changing career goals along the way, and taking up online entrepreneurship as a side hustle to offer more flexibility. I struggled to relate to peers, and in dating as well, from “invisible” challenges. Likewise, I also became adept in communicating with healthcare professionals to receive proper diagnoses. The societal isolation, emotional toll of self-advocacy, and taking different paths than your peers- for any reason- can be stressful.. But it can also highlight relationships rooted in empathy, encourage self-exploration, and uncover your true abilities and desires! I’d love to hear your story, and share tools I’ve learned to maintain resilience throughout mine.