Coaching For Chronic Illness
You are capable of more than you know. Rediscover your strength, clarify your goals, and move forward—at your pace, in your way. Turn your aspirations into action—and your challenges into growth. Because living with chronic illness shouldn’t mean putting your dreams on hold.

Welcome!
Your goals, your growth, your time to rise.
Coaching for Chronic Illness represents a partnership with clients to help them move forward with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
Whether you’re navigating change, setting bold goals, or seeking greater balance and fulfillment, Coaching for Chronic Illness provides the support, tools, and frameworks you need to create meaningful progress.
Take our Coaching Readiness Quiz to determine what type of support is right for you at this stage of your journey.

Individual Coaching
Through individual, personalized coaching, we will work together to navigate challenges, nurture your strengths, and create meaningful progress at your own pace.

Group Coaching
The group coaching program brings together individuals with similar goals and challenges, providing a supportive and compassionate environment for personal development.

Mentor Coaching
Receive mentor coaching in either an individual or group setting towards achieving coaching credentialing.

Blog
More thoughts, tips, and tools for living with illness and navigating life in all its forms.
Navigating Chronic Illness with Heart and Hope.
Valerie Alawiye presents Navigating Chronic Illness With Heart and Hope on Grief.TV, an insightful series offering practical wisdom and heartfelt encouragement for every step of the journey.
Visit Grief.TV to see new episodes:
- Episode 1 – What Grief in Chronic Illness Really Looks Like
- Episode 2 – Embracing Who You’re Becoming
- Episode 3 – My Story: Why Did I Choose Coaching for Chronic Illness
- Episode 4 – Carrying What You Can: Grace for the Ones Who Help
- Episode 5 – A Healing Partnership: Coaching & illness Support
- HH 1 – Heart & Hope Conversations with Fertisha Hall
- Episode 7 – The Power of Small Wins: Celebrating Progress in the Face of Chronic Illness
- HH 2 – Heart & Hope Conversations with Perry Aryee
- Episode 8 – When Chronic Illness Impacts Your Career
- Episode 9 – You Are Not Alone: Building Community and Connection While Managing Illness
- Episode 10 – Navigating Seasonal Changes with Chronic Illness

Online courses
Take a Coaching Education Class

Coaching Essentials Program
Coming soon! Learn the essential skills to support clients living with chronic illness. This program blends empathy, practical tools, and real-world strategies to help you build confidence and create meaningful impact as a coach.
Duration
The Coaching for Chronic Illness Coaching Essentials Program is a 7-week program.
Availability
Enrollment for our inaugural program will open soon. Join the waitlist today!

Advanced Coaching Program
Coming soon! Take your coaching practice to the next level. This program dives into advanced techniques, case studies, and specialized frameworks for guiding clients through setbacks and long-term growth.
Duration
The Coaching for Chronic Illness Coaching Advanced Program is a 10-week program.
Availability
Applications open soon for this advanced program. Get notified!
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Why Long-Term Chronic Illness Requires More Than Endurance – by Valerie Alawiye
For those newly diagnosed with a chronic illness, the first months are often filled with shock, questions, and grief. But for those who have lived with illness for years, the challenges are different. The grief becomes layered, the adjustments ongoing, and the weight of carrying an illness long-term becomes harder to describe to others. The…
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Why Seasonal Changes Feel Harder When You Live with Chronic Illness or Care for Someone Who Does – by Valerie Alawiye
For many people, seasonal changes bring excitement. But for those living with chronic illness, and for the caregivers walking alongside them, seasonal changes often bring more than just new weather and traditions. They can stir up challenges that others may not see or understand. The Physical Layer of ChangeFor someone living with illness, seasonal shifts…
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Reclaiming Your Professional Identity After Illness-by Valerie Alawiye
Confidence isn’t built on perfection — it’s built on truth. There is a unique grief that comes when your career is interrupted by illness. It is not just the loss of income or title, it is the loss of rhythm, confidence, momentum. The you that once moved through work with clarity now second-guesses everything. Chronic…