Harper Spero is a storyteller and community builder for people living with invisible illness. She’s lived her whole life with Hyper IgE Syndrome, a rare immunodeficiency that took a decade to get diagnosed. After keeping her illness a secret for nearly 30 years and undergoing a life-altering surgery, she decided she could no longer remain silent.

As she started writing about her invisible illness, she realized that sharing her story wasn’t just empowering individually, it helped others with invisible illnesses feel seen, while also raising visibility for those living in the shadows of their illnesess. In 2018, Harper launched the Made Visible podcast, sharing stories of invisible illness from around the world. As Made Visible grew, she began hosting writing classes, consulting with businesses, and continued her work as a business coach, advocate, and facilitator of important invisible illness conversations around the world. She’s released over 100 episodes of Made Visible podcast which has been featured in TheSkimm, Health Magazine, Self Magazine and Well+Good.