You Were Never Meant to Navigate This Alone
If you’ve ever been told to “just call the billing office” or to be your own advocate with zero real guidance, you already know how broken the U.S. healthcare system is.
You’re left trying to decode surprise bills, battle insurance denials, and protect your body and bank account—while also carrying the emotional weight of feeling dismissed, overwhelmed, or outright gaslit.
The Audacious Patient exists because you should never have to do this alone.
You deserve more than vague advice and guilt trips.
You deserve tools, truth, and trauma-informed strategy.
You deserve a way out of survival mode.
Why I Do This Work
Hey, I’m Mallory—founder of The Audacious Patient. I’m a patient advocate, educator, strategist, and sacred punk auntie to the system-weary.
With nearly 12 years in patient care as an acupuncturist, 15+ years navigating chronic pain as a patient, and a lifetime obsession with system-hacking, I’ve seen healthcare from every side.
I’ve wrestled with billing nightmares, insurance denials, medical gaslighting, and the quiet shame that too many people carry when they feel like they should know how to fix it—but don’t.
I also know what happens when people are given the right tools and language:
They stop apologizing. They start advocating. They get results.
- My brain is wired for systems.
- My voice is built for bold, unfiltered truth.
- My work is rooted in emotional intelligence and liberation—not perfection.
This is more than troubleshooting. It’s transformation.
From confusion to clarity. From fear to strategy. From silence to sovereignty.
What I Believe
I don’t believe in empty empowerment or “just be confident” advice.
I believe in:
- Access over overwhelm
- Done-for-you scripts that make your next move obvious
- Systems that hold you—not shame you
- Advocacy that doesn’t require a second career in healthcare bureaucracy
This work is about more than saving money on your next bill (though yes, we’ll do that too).
It’s about reclaiming your voice and your worth in a system that profits off your silence.
Because here’s the truth:
Healthcare is a human right—not a luxury.
Power starts with clarity—not perfection.
What You’ll Find Here
Through digital toolkits, printable scripts, bite-sized guides, and weekly resources, I help people:
✅ Reduce or negotiate medical bills
✅ Understand how insurance really works
✅ Prepare for medical appointments with confidence
✅ Advocate for themselves (or loved ones) without burning out
Whether you’re managing a chronic condition, caring for someone else, or just trying to stay afloat in a system that wasn’t built for you—this space gives you the clarity, structure, and support you’ve been missing.
You don’t need to become an expert. You need a strategy that works.
A Little More About Me
When I’m not rewriting insurance scripts or dismantling healthcare myths, I’m usually:
🖤 Rewatching Buffy the Vampire Slayer
🖤 Elbow-deep in a thrift store haul
🖤 Curled up with my cat and a fantasy novel
🖤 Dreaming up better systems for all of us
This work is personal. It’s strategic. It’s sacred.
And if you’re here, I already believe in your power—even if no one else has told you it’s allowed.
Stay audacious,
Mallory