We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Hope Savoye. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Hope below.

Hope, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken.

Honestly, the biggest risk I’ve ever taken was starting my own business. From the outside, it may not look like a huge risk. I didn’t take out a massive loan. I didn’t quit a six-figure corporate job. But internally? It felt massive. It would be so much easier to quit. It would be easier to work for someone else — to clock in, clock out, collect a steady paycheck, and not have the weight of client results, income, growth, marketing, content creation, and credibility resting on my shoulders. It would be easier to go back to school, get another degree, gather more credentials, and feel more “official” or “hirable.” There’s a certain safety in following a clearly paved road. But that’s not the road I felt called to take.

The backstory really starts with my own health journey. Over time, what started as personal research became formal education. What started as sharing tips with friends became consultations. What started as a passion became a calling. And I don’t use that word lightly.

The Lord made it very clear on my heart that I was meant to work personally with people— to sit across from them (or Zoom across from them), hear their stories, and help them piece together the puzzle of their health from a holistic lens. Not just supplements. Not just lab work. But lifestyle, nervous system, faith, stress, sleep, nourishment— the whole picture.

But just because something is from the Lord does not mean it is easy. There are days when I question myself. Days when client bookings are slower than I’d like. Days when imposter syndrome whispers that I should go get another degree before daring to speak. Days when it feels like everyone else is further ahead. Entrepreneurship is stretching in ways I didn’t expect. It requires discipline when motivation fades. It requires consistency when results feel slow. It requires belief before there is evidence.

The risk wasn’t just financial. The risk was trusting that obedience would be worth it. The risk was choosing calling over comfort. The risk was believing that my lived experience, my education, and my heart for people were enough to start— even if I’m still growing.

I’ve had clients tell me they finally feel heard. I’ve watched people regain energy. I’ve seen anxiety decrease, cycles regulate, digestion improve. I’ve built something from nothing but faith, discipline, and a laptop. I’ve grown in confidence, skill, and resilience.

When things feel hard, I remind myself that good things take time, and I look back in gratitude at how far I’ve come already.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

Well for starters, my name is Hope Savoye, and I’m the founder of Health with Hope. I’m a holistic health and wellness coach, licensed massage therapist, and certified functional nutrition counselor. My entire life and business revolve around helping people heal– not just physically, but emotionally and spiritually as well.
My journey into this field wasn’t random, it was deeply personal.

I struggled with my own health challenges, including Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, gut dysfunction, hormone imbalance, and nervous system dysregulation to name a few. I remember what it felt like to be dismissed, to be told my labs were “normal,” and to feel exhausted, anxious, inflamed, and unheard. That season changed me. It pushed me to start asking deeper questions: Why is this happening? What’s the root cause? How can I truly heal instead of just manage symptoms for life?

That search led me into functional nutrition, nervous system regulation, holistic living, and eventually launching my own brand. Today, I help women (and some men!) who are struggling with thyroid issues, gut problems like SIBO or Candida, hormone imbalances, autoimmune, chronic fatigue, and inflammation. Many of my clients have “mystery symptoms” or feel like they’ve tried everything and nothing has worked long-term. What I do is look at the body as an interconnected system, not isolated parts.

Through one-on-one consultations, personalized nutrition and lifestyle guidance, supplement education, nervous system support strategies, and educational content online, I help clients:
• Understand their lab work
• Identify root causes instead of chasing symptoms
• Build sustainable daily routines
• Heal their gut
• Support their thyroid properly
• Regulate their stress response
• Rebuild their metabolism
• Restore energy and clarity

I also create educational content and will soon be launching more digital guides and books to make functional health more accessible and affordable.

What sets me apart is that I combine science-backed functional nutrition with lived experience and deep empathy. I don’t just “know” this material— I’ve walked it. I understand the fear, the frustration, the overwhelm, and the financial stress that can come with chronic health issues. I never approach health from a place of shame or extremes. I approach it from stewardship, grace, and sustainability.

Health with Hope isn’t just a name — it’s the mission. I want people to know that healing is possible. It may not be instant. It may not look like a TikTok transformation. But the body is designed to heal when given the right support.
I want potential clients and followers to know:
• I will never push fear-based health messaging.
• I will never sell something I don’t believe in.
• I care about education and empowerment over dependency.
• I am a forever student— always learning, growing, refining.
• My goal is to equip you to understand your own body.

At the core of everything I do is faith, integrity, and service. My deepest joy is helping others feel strong, energized, and confident in their bodies again. And if you’re someone who feels stuck, dismissed, or exhausted from trying— I see you. I was you. And there is hope.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

I’ll never forget the day I sat across from the gastrointestinal surgeon. I didn’t go in there to schedule a surgery; I went in out of curiosity. I wanted to “pick his brain.” I’m a researcher by nature, and I took everything he said with a massive grain of salt.

But even with my guard up, the atmosphere in that room was suffocating. The language he used was designed to make me feel small, scared, and stupid. He told me it wasn’t a matter of if I’d need my gallbladder removed, but when. He used words like “life-threatening” and “emergency.” He kept leaning on the crutch of my family history, telling me I simply “couldn’t outrun my genetics.”

I sat there with my dad—thank God he was there—and we were perfectly respectful. Finally, I looked the surgeon in the eye and asked a simple, logical question: “You keep saying it’s in my genetics… so what exactly about genetics causes gallbladder issues?”

The shift in the room was instant. He didn’t have a functional answer. He became visibly flustered, more so than he already was from my previous questions. It was like he couldn’t handle the fact that a 20-year-old girl was questioning his wisdom and authority. He actually stood up, walked toward the door, and said with total condescension, “Alright, now it’s your turn to become a doctor.”

He literally shooed us out. And as a final act of pettiness, he refused to prescribe the ultrasound he had promised me just minutes before. But during that meeting, he let something slip. He said, “70% of people who try to save their gallbladder fail.”

All I heard was: “So you’re telling me 30% of people succeed? I’m obviously part of that 30%.” That took my worry away and replaced it with determination. I was DETERMINED to prove him wrong. And look where we are now. It’s been 7 months now since my last gallbladder attack or doctor’s visit, and no signs of symptoms returning.

Are there any books, videos, essays or other resources that have significantly impacted your management and entrepreneurial thinking and philosophy?

Yes! Here are several books I have already read this year that I would highly recommend, and then I’ll list the books I’ve already bought to read next but can’t necessarily recommend them yet since I’ve not yet read them. Regardless, I looked into all of them and they came highly recommended to me.

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Atomic Habits by James Clear

The Mountain is You by Brianna Wiest

Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins

Boundaries by Henry Cloud & John Townsend

You Are What You Think by David A. Stoop

The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins

How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie

And the books I’ve bought and plan to read next:
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Onboarding Matters by Donna Webber

The Motive by Patrick Lencioni

How To Get Rich by Felix Dennis

Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill

Why Not How by Dan Sullivan

The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason

The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll

The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

The Body Keeps Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk

Influence by Robert B. Cialdini

The Diary of a CEO by Steven Bartlett

The 10x Rule by Grant Cardone

The Millionaire Next Door by Stanley Danko

Rich Dad’s Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki

Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing by Robert Kiyosaki

Finance Your Own Business by Garrett Sutton

Start Your Own Corporation by Garrett Sutton

Own Your Own Corporation by Garrett Sutton

Real Estate Loopholes by Garrett Sutton

The 16% Solution by Joel S. Moskowitz

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• Website: https://linktr.ee/healthwhope
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Image Credits

Parker Eberbach (took the running photo)