Defiant Life Coaching

Simone Kolysh of Defiant Life Coaching was rock-solidly reliable during the most devastating, hence final year of my academic work life. She started as a job-search coach. But after I submitted a few portfolios, Simone advised me to think carefully about my capacity to work full-time again, given relentlessly severe workplace harassment against my autistic profile. Once I determined I could not, she became my patient advocate. Other than prompting my awareness of full-time work being beyond my propensity, Simone's most important contribution was helping me identify & sequence a set of underlying health conditions, starting with hypermobility. This was noteworthy because, despite lifelong manifestations, no provider had thought to mention it. From there, a set of other conditions made sense. Autistic folx know that medical providers do not have expertise in our metabolism, despite incessantly insisting they ARE the experts. Thanks to mistaken US medical categorization, the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual asserts that autism is a psychiatric condition when in reality, it's metabolic. Absence of support for and resistance to that metabolism leads to mental health conditions. Because the latter are not root problems, treating external perceptions of manifestations harms more than benefits us. Simone fills this gap. They're public health & sociological background, in addition to her awareness of human metabolism, make them an outstanding patient advocate. Would that my integrative provider would have accepted her input. Since they did not, my current primary provider HAS written a connective tissue diagnosis. If not for Simone, I wouldn't have known to bring my domino set of conditions to providers' attention.

Simone Kolysh is a stellar autistic coach. I worked with them on academic job search and patient advocacy. However, I fully believe they are capable of all areas they market their services in. Simone’s intake documentation is well-rounded and open to as much or as little as a person wants to provide. This then allows them to consider particular needs holistically. Simone reads hyperlexically. They are great at distilling key pieces of information from long stream-of-conscious writing. They work through challenges consistently and persistently. All their interactions are more timely than I could imagine. When they needed a few days due to circumstances, they told me so, at the time that happened so I had a sense of what to expect. Simone speaks truth to power and is a consummate advocate for 2025 US and global circumstances. Finally, Simone works very hard and accomplishes a lot for their money. I do not hesitate referring anyone who needs a PhD-level coach to Simone. Thanks for everything, Simone Kolysh of Defiant Life Coaching. As another neurodivergent coach for everyday needs says, “the proof is in the pudding”.