I created this space from lived experience, knowing how much it matters to feel seen, heard, and understood.
I’m a holistic, trauma-informed therapist, podcast host, and someone living with multiple chronic illnesses and invisible disabilities. For years, I’ve learned how to show up, keep going, and look “fine” on the outside while navigating pain, fatigue, and uncertainty behind the scenes. Those experiences have shaped not only who I am, but the kind of spaces and conversations I believe we all need more of.
Hi, I’m Hayley Kinneavy - the founder of Before You Bloom.
My therapy work is an extension of that same purpose. I support people virtually through 1:1 sessions that explore the deeper emotional, nervous system, and subconscious patterns behind anxiety, overwhelm, trauma responses, relationship challenges, and survival-based coping. At the heart of it, my work is about helping people feel safer within themselves and more connected to who they are beneath what they’ve had to endure.
Before You Bloom was born during a season where I needed reminders that healing doesn’t always look like fixing, and growth doesn’t always come with neat timelines. What has grown into a top-rating Australian health and education podcast, now ranked in the top 2% of podcasts worldwide, is a space for people to share their stories with honesty, care, and depth.
Through long-form conversations, I sit down with individuals who have faced life-altering challenges including chronic illness, cancer, disability, grief, trauma, mental health, burnout, and starting over. These are not stories wrapped in forced positivity, they are real conversations about resilience, identity, softness, and becoming, even when life hasn’t gone to plan.
As someone living with chronic conditions myself, I understand the tension between holding big dreams and navigating a body that doesn’t always cooperate. I have been diagnosed with Endometriosis, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Migraines, and an unknown nerve/neurological condition that we are still investigating. I know what it feels like to grieve former versions of yourself while still wanting more from life. That lived experience informs everything I do, from the way I hold space for clients, to the questions I ask on the podcast.
Outside of my work, I’m deeply passionate about personal development, mindset, and spirituality, not as ways to bypass pain, but as ways to meet life with more awareness, compassion, and intention. I believe healing can coexist with ambition, and that growth often begins with gentleness. Reading has always been a place of comfort and discovery for me, helping me feel less alone while also expanding how I see the world.
I’m at my best in nature, in the sun, near the sea, or spending quiet time with my dogs, Lenny & Maple. These small moments remind me that a meaningful life isn’t only built in milestones, but in presence, rest, and connection.
This is a space for those who are still becoming. For those learning to live alongside pain, uncertainty, or change.
Thank you for being here.
Let’s bloom together.
