Alternative title: Analysing My First Two Years In Business 2021 marked 6 years since I started my business and became self-employed and started this crazy journey of trying to find a "balance" of managing my chronic illness while running an online business. It has been a very imperfect journey but I'm proud that I'm still standing in my business, life and with my health. I've learnt a lot in the 6 years of running an online business and most of that I learnt in my first 2 years! This episode covers: <ul> <li>How + why I started my business</li> <li>How I got my first client</li> <li>And I how I got my other clients too</li> <li>How I managed my business alongside my chronic illness</li> <li>How having surgery impacted my business</li> <li>The real "implosion" of my business</li> <li>What I would do differently now if I were to start again</li> </ul> Mentions: Jo: <a href="https://www.thevahandbook.co.uk">The VA Handbook</a> Follow me on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/allygracemuir">@allygracemuir</a> This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://allygracemuir.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">allygracemuir.substack.com</a>

026: What to do when your service or offering no longer lights you up

Continuously Brave is a podcast for people navigating life alongside chronic illness. Hosted by Ally Grace Muir — a chronic illness writer living with Endometriosis and Adenomyosis — this podcast offers gentle, grounded conversations about living well in an unwell body. You’ll find reflections on chronic illness, nervous system support, grief and meaning, boundaries, creativity, and what it takes to build a life (and sometimes a business) with more ease, honesty, and self-trust. This podcast isn’t about fixing yourself or pushing through. It’s about slowing down, listening to your body, and finding brave, sustainable ways to live — one conversation at a time. Take what’s helpful. Leave the rest. allygracemuir.substack.com