Freelancing Freedom: Crafting Your Career While Caring for Your Health

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March 25, 2025 • 46 mins

It's not easy to manage both a career and chronic illness like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD, Crohn's disease, or ulcerative colitis). We need tools and tips in order to keep everything moving and succeed at work while caring for ourselves. I talk with Jen Hubley Luckwaldt about how freelancing can be a valid way of meeting both goals. Jen shares her journey from traditional employment to freelancing, including how it offers her flexibility in balancing work, health, and family. We talk about the importance of setting boundaries with clients, how to identify your marketable skills, and building a supportive community. Jen emphasizes the value of an abundance mindset in freelancing and offers practical tips for finding work and managing time effectively. If you've ever wondered how you can manage to work while still making it to infusions and appointments: we have a roadmap for you.

Episode highlights:

Managing a career while living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Challenges of maintaining traditional full-time employment with chronic illness
Advantages of freelancing, including flexibility and work-life balance
Importance of setting boundaries with clients
Identifying marketable skills for freelancing
The role of community and support in a freelance career
Strategies for effective communication and feedback in professional settings
Tools and resources for freelancers to enhance productivity
The concept of an abundance mindset in freelancing

Find Jen Hubley Luckwaldt and The Job Hopper at:

The Job Hopper: https://thejobhopper.substack.com
Bluesky: @jenlucky.bsky.social
Old Mom Things: https://oldmomthings.substack.com/
LinkedIn: @jen-hubley-luckwaldt

Find Amber J Tresca at:

AboutIBD.com: About IBD
Verywell: Verywell Health
Facebook: @aboutIBD
Twitter: @aboutIBD
Pinterest: @aboutibd
Instagram: @about_IBD
YouTube: @AboutIBD
Threads: @about_IBD

Find Mac Cooney (mix, sound design, and theme music) at:

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