Empowering Lyme Warriors Through Hope & Community
Because no one should fight Lyme disease alone.
Together, we rise with faith, resilience, and hope.
Because no one should fight Lyme disease alone. Together, we rise with faith, resilience, and hope.
Our Mission and Vision
We dream of a world where no one facing Lyme feels invisible or alone.
Our Heartbeat:
At Hopeful Hearts Lyme Network, our mission is to empower patients and families with compassion, education, and community—reminding every warrior their story doesn’t end with illness.
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Michelle L. Potter
After years of battling Late-Stage Lyme disease, Babesia, Bartonella, and other infections, Michelle Potter turned her deepest pain into her life’s purpose.
Refusing to be defined by illness, she became a Traditional Naturopath, Bioenergetics Practitioner, Transformational Coach, and published author, From Hell to Rebirth and Awakening: Truth Be Told (in progress).
She is the owner of Naturally Thriving with Michelle, the founder of Hopeful Heart Lyme Network, and the creator of R.I.S.E. Coaching Collective—a unique framework that helps individuals reclaim identity, restore resilience, and rise into the fullness of who they are beyond illness.
Her heartbeat is simple yet powerful: to create spaces where people know they are not broken—they are in the in-between, and still rising. It’s from this place she declares,
Let my pain become my pulpit. Somebody out there is waiting for me to move in the spirit.
– Michelle L. Potter
Finding Support in the Journey
At Hopeful Heart Lyme Network, we recognize how overwhelming the financial burden of Lyme disease and co-infections can be.
While we hope to offer direct funding support in the future, we also guide patients toward trusted organizations already known for providing financial assistance and treatment resources.
These programs can help ease the cost of critical care while offering hope along the healing journey.
Michelle’s Journey
A Journey of Resilience
Michelle’s journey with chronic Lyme disease has been anything but easy. For years she lived in the shadows of misdiagnosis, medical dismissal, and relentless suffering, searching for answers while her body, mind, and spirit were pushed to the brink. Each setback carried its own heartbreak, yet also deepened her resilience and faith.
In 2016, her search for healing led her to Lyme Mexico, where she began treatment that gave her the first glimpse of hope. After years of ongoing battles with co-infections and complex health challenges, she returned again in 2024, continuing the fight not only for her own life but for those still unseen, unheard, and struggling.
Through it all, Michelle discovered that purpose can be born in the fire. Inspired by the words of 1 Peter 2:9, she founded Naturally Thriving with Michelle (NTWM), where she shares her lived experience through writing, teaching, and the creation of healing spaces like the Hopeful Heart Lyme Network and the R.I.S.E. Coaching Collective. Her work is not just about overcoming illness—it’s about reclaiming identity, restoring hope, and rising with resilience.
Her message is both hard-won and heartfelt:
You are not defined by your illness. You are not alone. Together we heal. Together we thrive.
– Michelle L. Potter
You Don’t Have to Walk Alone. Hopeful Hearts Hangouts, online groups, and care packages remind every warrior they belong. Together, we rise.
Our Vision
We envision a world where no one facing Lyme disease or tick-borne illness feels invisible, dismissed, or alone. A world where every patient and family is met with compassion, equipped with education, and strengthened by community and faith.
Our vision is to break the silence around Lyme, to replace isolation with connection, and to provide the resources that make healing possible. Beyond survival, we believe in a future where every person can rise into a life of identity, resilience, and hope—thriving in the fullness of who they are, not limited by illness.
Our Mission
At Hopeful Heart Lyme Network, our mission is to empower individuals and families affected by Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses by fostering a compassionate, faith-driven, and supportive community.
We exist to educate, connect, and uplift—equipping people with resources, encouragement, and the reminder that their story does not end with illness. Here, no one walks this journey alone. Together, we rise with resilience, faith, and hope.
Be the Reason Someone Finds Hope
Your time, compassion, and gifts can bring real hope to those living with Lyme disease and co-infections. When you volunteer with Hopeful Heart Lyme Network, you become part of a movement that reminds people they are not alone.
Ways to serve include:
Organizing events that bring our community together
Preparing and sending care packages filled with encouragement and support
Offering a listening ear to someone who simply needs to be heard
Sharing your time and talents to strengthen our mission
Every act of service—big or small—helps us uplift lives and create a community of hope and healing.
Small Acts, Big Hope
Living with Lyme disease can feel isolating—but no one should have to fight alone. That’s why we send personalized care packages to Lyme warriors, thoughtfully filled with wellness tools, encouraging gifts, and practical resources.
Each package is a reminder that someone cares, that their struggle is seen, and that hope still rises in the midst of the battle. These small acts of love carry a powerful message: you are not forgotten—you are supported, valued, and never alone.
Be the Reason Someone Finds Hope
Your time, compassion, and gifts can bring real hope to those living with Lyme disease and co-infections. When you volunteer with Hopeful Heart Lyme Network, you become part of a movement that reminds people they are not alone.
Ways to serve include:
Organizing events that bring our community together
Preparing and sending care packages filled with encouragement and support
Offering a listening ear to someone who simply needs to be heard
Sharing your time and talents to strengthen our mission
Every act of service—big or small—helps us uplift lives and create a community of hope and healing.
Small Acts, Big Hope
Living with Lyme disease can feel isolating—but no one should have to fight alone. That’s why we send personalized care packages to Lyme warriors, thoughtfully filled with wellness tools, encouraging gifts, and practical resources.
Each package is a reminder that someone cares, that their struggle is seen, and that hope still rises in the midst of the battle. These small acts of love carry a powerful message: you are not forgotten—you are supported, valued, and never alone.
Why Your Gift Matters
Lyme disease affects more than 476,000 people every year in the U.S. For many, the battle doesn’t end with diagnosis—chronic symptoms like fatigue, pain, and brain fog steal dreams, strain families, and create overwhelming financial burdens.
Funding treatment and therapies for patients in need
Sending care packages that remind warriors they are not forgotten
Providing educational resources to empower patients and families
Creating healing communities where no one walks alone
Tax-deductible | EIN: 99-3786897
Every gift you give plants seeds of hope. It’s more than financial support—it’s a lifeline, a reminder that healing is possible, and that no one has to fight this battle in silence.
The Faces Behind the Mission
At Hopeful Heart Lyme Network, our team is more than names on a page—we are a family and community bound by shared experience, resilience, and hope.
Michelle Potter
Founder & CEO
Steve Potter
Board Member
Brynin Potter
Board Member
Kylie Potter
Board Member
Shanna Hepler
Board Member
Each member brings their own perspective shaped by personal journeys with Lyme disease, creativity, education, and a deep commitment to making sure no one faces this illness alone.
Together, we combine lived experience with unwavering compassion to carry forward the mission of empowering, educating, and uplifting Lyme warriors and their families.
Together We Heal. Together We Thrive.
Whether you’re a patient, family, or supporter—you belong here. Join us in bringing light into the Lyme journey.
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