Welcome to the glow behind the brand.

 

This isn’t just a blog—it’s a living, breathing archive of what it looks like to build something beautiful while your life depends on batteries. It’s where survival meets strategy, where fashion becomes function, and where healing shows up in headwraps, hustle, and hard-won clarity.

 

I’m SJ, founder of SolePHuel™, and this space holds the story beneath the brand.

Not the highlight reel—the real reel.

Not the “I made it”—but the “I kept showing up when everything in me said stop.”

 

My journey didn’t start with clothes or campaigns.

It started with a diagnosis, a machine, and a thousand quiet moments where I had to choose whether I would simply exist—or create something that could outlive the pain.

SolePHuel was born in that decision. This blog documents why.

 

 

 

 

Why I Write This

 

 

I created this blog as a digital refuge.

Not just for those of us living with medical devices, but for anyone navigating life in a body that moves differently—physically, emotionally, spiritually.

 

This space is for the ones balancing ambition with appointments, glow with grief, and vision with visible (or invisible) illness.

It’s for those of us designing futures from hospital beds, branding businesses in recovery rooms, and rewriting the rules while society writes us off.

 

I’ve had to rebuild from scratch more than once—and each time, I didn’t just recover.

I reimagined.

And that’s what SolePHuel is rooted in: reclamation. Of time, of truth, of power, and style.

 

 

 

 

What You’ll Find Here

 

 

 

💡 Behind the Brand

 

 

Here’s where I unpack the soulwork behind SolePHuel™—from fashion design to medical innovation. That includes how I created a luxury medical waist bag for LVAD patients that doesn’t scream “hospital,” and why accessibility and aesthetics don’t need to be opposites.

 

 

⚡ Business on Batteries

 

 

Running a brand while managing a chronic illness isn’t a sidebar—it’s the main stage. I’ll share how I structure my days, manage energy, build boundaries, and create momentum even when my body demands pause.

 

 

🖤 Style with Substance

 

 

Fashion is my language. Whether I’m layering bold prints over my pump or styling around surgical scars, I’ll show you how clothes can become armor, altar, and affirmation all at once.

 

 

🧘🏽‍♀️ Healing in Motion

 

 

I don’t do “toxic positivity.” I do truth in progress. From mindfulness and meditation to movement that honors your capacity, this blog is a space for whole-body wellness—mental, emotional, and spiritual.

 

 

🔗 Real-Life Resources

 

 

This isn’t just personal—it’s practical. Expect real tools, voice notes, video clips, and journal prompts across my content tiers that support your growth, glow, and grace.

 

 

 

 

Choose Your Glow-Up Plan

 

 

I know everyone’s on a different path.

That’s why I created three layers of access—not levels of value, but layers of intention:

 

• 🌱 Sole Circle: Come as you are. Blog access, community drops, and subtle glow guidance for those getting familiar with their flow.

• 🗂️ PHuel Files: A curated vault of resources, templates, and behind-the-scenes content designed for those building something—whether it’s a business, a brand, or a better version of themselves.

• 📘 The Blueprint: The full framework. Think elevated access: downloadable tools, exclusive audios, deep dives, and everything in the other tiers. If you’re ready to align every part of your life with purpose and precision, this tier is your home.

 

 

No pressure. Just presence.

Move how you move. I just made sure you’d have support at every phase.

 

 

 

 

From Power Cords to Purpose

 

 

I live with a mechanical heartbeat—but nothing about my life is artificial.

I run on purpose, not pity.

And every blog post, every design, every PHuel File you’ll find here is part of something bigger than me.

 

I’m not here to pretend it’s easy.

I’m here to remind you it’s possible—to build something sacred from everything you weren’t supposed to survive.

 

 

 

 

Final Words (For Now)

 

 

So, whether you’re here for the fashion, the healing, the entrepreneurial gems, or just to be reminded that you’re not alone—this space is yours, too.

 

No performance. No perfection.

Just power in process.

 

Let’s glow heavy.

Let’s stay ready.

Let’s rewrite what resilience looks like.

 

🖤

SJ

Founder, SolePHuel™

LVAD Patient. CEO. Creative. Still becoming.