Amanda Bourbonais
Freelance Copywriter + Community Host
Amanda Bourbonais calls herself the OG Health First Freelancer. She built a profitable six-figure freelance copywriting business so she could manage chronic illness on her own terms and live the healthy lifestyle her body and mind craves — no burnout required. Now she’s teaching other folks with chronic illness how to create a business that prioritizes their health through the Health First Freelancer community. When she's not writing copy, interacting in the HFF community, or resting like it's her job, she's probably out for a nature walk or looking for a really good gluten-free pastry.
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Oct. 2, 2025
How Freelance Writers with Chronic Illness Can Make Full-Time Income on Part-Time Hours
Think you need to work 60-hour weeks to build a successful freelance business? Amanda Bourbonais proves otherwise. After a severe chronic Lyme disease crisis forced her to leave corporate life, she built a six-figure copywriting business working just 20-25 hours per week, and she's maintained that rhythm for five years. In this episode, Amanda shares how she turned rock bottom into a business foundation, why "I started my business so I could take naps" became her guiding principle, and how sh...
Guest: Amanda Bourbonais