Long COVID is a chronic condition that can occur after a SARS-CoV-2 infection and can affect one or more organ systems, with symptoms and conditions that may last months or even years.¹ Long COVID disproportionately affects women. Among U.S. adults who reported having had COVID-19, 16.5% of women reported having experienced Long COVID, compared with 10.5% of men.²

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I became one of those women at a time when my career was soaring. As a Registered Nurse with decades of healthcare experience and a Master of Science in Holistic Nutrition, I was accustomed to being a high-performing, independent professional. Long COVID changed that trajectory and suddenly placed me on the other side of the healthcare experience, navigating a complex chronic illness while confronting its impact on my health, my career, my independence, and the life I had worked so hard to build.

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That experience now drives my commitment to helping other professional women whose lives have been turned upside down by Long COVID find credible information, understand their options, and identify a practical path forward.

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Sources:
¹ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Long COVID Basics, 2026.
² Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #557, 2024.