Chronic Health Navigator

Hi friend! I’m Marisa, founder of Ris Gets Well. I struggled for years with severe digestive issues and fatigue. Painful, disfiguring bloat. Reactions to nearly everything I ate. Exhaustion that no amount of rest made better. My life became smaller and smaller. Eventually, when everything revolved around my symptoms, I finally accepted the obvious: something was wrong. I deserved to feel better. And I couldn’t do it alone.

I spent years searching for answers. When treatments didn’t work, doctors just shrugged. They offered the same treatments (or nothing at all) and the same unspoken implication that maybe I was the problem. I left appointment after appointment feeling dismissed, discouraged, and no closer to understanding what was wrong or what I could do about it.

So I became my own advocate. 

I stood firmly in my conviction that something was wrong and healing was possible. I learned how to present my needs clearly and without apology, push for clarity, and ask better questions to find the care I deserved. I sought out new providers, vetted them thoroughly, and stopped accepting “your labs are normal” as the end of the conversation. Yes, it took time. But I kept going until I finally found answers.

Ris Gets Well is what I wish I had during that time. Empowering validation and practical resources grounded in experience from someone who knows firsthand just how hard this is.

This space is for you if you:

• Are searching for answers but feel overwhelmed.
• Are dealing with chronic symptoms with no clear solution.
• Are struggling to be taken seriously.
• Feel dismissed or unheard in the medical system.
• Want to feel more prepared and confident in medical appointments.

If any of that sounds like you…welcome. I’m here to help you show up differently: clear on what you deserve, confident in how you ask for it, and equipped to find the providers and resources who will take you seriously. Let’s do this together.

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