What Do Entrepreneurship & Endometriosis Have in Common?
My husband built a business that succeeded beyond what we imagined, he was my inspiration to become an entrepreneur. Together we’ve built a business that succeeded - our advertising agency, it’s the business that fuels our lives and business ventures. We’ve also built a business that failed, too.
We’ve sold a business and celebrated the high of what years of grit and risk-taking can create.
And we’ve closed a business that drained us financially and emotionally, walking away with lessons that cost more than we ever planned to pay.
We’ve lost life savings, questioned every decision, and still… somehow, kept showing up and moving forward.
That same resilience, the kind that grows quietly when you’re rebuilding from the ground up - it is the same muscle I’ve used to navigate a life with endometriosis, and what we’ve used through our infertility journey.
Because both have taught me the same things:
You can do everything right and still not get the result you hoped for.
Success doesn’t mean ease, and failure doesn’t mean you’re not worthy.
There’s no perfect plan - just persistence, adjustments, and refining.
Running a business has seasons: growth, setbacks, rebuilding, and so does navigating a life with chronic illness.
There are moments of momentum where everything clicks, where things feel good — and there are moments where, no matter how hard you try, you’re forced to surrender.
I used to think resilience meant pushing through. Now I know it means learning how to bend, adapt, and sometimes realizing that slowing down is needed.
Both in business and in my body, resilience has become less about chasing control and more about trusting that I can handle what comes next.
Because here’s the truth:
Resilience isn’t built in the wins. It’s built in the days you’re forced to start over, or the days you’re in too much pain to start at all.. again and again, and still find something inside you that says: You’ve got this. Keep going.
