Travel With Life: Toby Myles & Katie Jamieson on Traveling and Running a Business With Chronic Illness

**Check Out These Highlights:** Katie Jamieson never planned to become a travel advisor, but a difficult season of health challenges, multiple surgeries, and a rare mesothelioma diagnosis forced her to rethink what freedom, work, and success looked like. After years in nonprofit leadership, she made the decision to bet on herself and launch a consulting business before eventually building Engage Travel Co. In this episode, Katie shares how chronic illness changed the way she approaches both business and travel. Instead of following someone else's blueprint, she learned to create systems that worked with her life, not against it. That same philosophy now shapes how she helps clients plan meaningful trips around their own needs, limitations, and priorities. We also talk about the power of finding your "why," whether you're building a business, planning a vacation, or navigating a difficult chapter. Katie explains why breaking up with the "shoulds," letting go of FOMO, and focusing on what actually matters can transform how we live and work. From leading a group of 19 travelers through France during one of the hardest medical years of her life to helping clients travel confidently through grief, chronic illness, and major life transitions, Katie's story is a powerful reminder that you don't have to wait for life to be perfect before pursuing what matters most. **About Katie Jamieson:** Katie Jamieson is a nonprofit consultant, travel advisor, and founder of Engage Travel Co. She helps individuals, families, and groups create personalized travel experiences that fit their real lives, with a special passion for helping people navigate travel through chronic illness, grief, and major life transitions. **Connect with Katie:** 🌐 Website: https://katiejamieson.com/ and https://engagetravelco.com/  💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-jamieson-cae/ 💬 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katieconnects 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voyage.la.vie/ **Stalk Me Online!** About Me: https://tobymyles.com/about/ Free Gift: The Nashville Method: 5-Day Storytelling Mini-Course Subscribe to *Her Origin Story* on your favorite platform. New episodes every week with real, raw stories about the moments that started it all. ### Episode Notes Footer: *Her Origin Story* is produced by Toby Myles Copywriting, and podcast editor Ilorah Dela Cruz All content © 2026 Toby Myles. All rights reserved.