Made Visible
in the workplace
Made Visible was born to help more people living with invisible illnesses feel more seen, heard and supported.
Harper Spero, founder of Made Visible, collaborates with companies to foster inclusivity and connection among employees facing invisible illnesses through her signature experiential keynote session on storytelling and the Made Visible Storytellers Workshop (MVSP).
Signature Experiential Keynote Session: Coming Out of Hiding to Help Others Share Their Story
The 1-hour signature experiential keynote session includes Harper sharing:
The feelings of shame and embarrassment for having a rare primary immunodeficiency since birth
Reasons why she began writing and talking about navigating life with an invisible illness
The story behind how the podcast and brand, Made Visible was born
The value of sharing her story that has empowered others to do the same
The challenges of navigating an invisible illness in the workplace
The importance of listening and seeing people for who they really are even if it’s not externally visible
Tips for sharing your story and getting vulnerable
Tips for being more supportive, accepting and understanding of colleagues with invisible illnesses
This session is perfect for:
Showing your companies commitment to team members with invisible illnesses who may have felt ashamed and silenced
Acknowledging and celebrating health awareness days/months such as Rare Disease Day (February 29th), Mental Health Awareness Month (May) and National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) (October
Launching your chronic/invisible illness Employee Resource Group
Supporting your team members who want to disclose that they have an invisible illness at work yet don’t know how to share their story
Email HARPER@HARPERSPERO.COM to book your experiential keynote session.
MADE VISIBLE STORYTELLERS PROGRAM (MVSP)
Made Visible’s 12-week program empowers companies with a powerful tool when it comes to talking about invisible illness and disability: storytelling.
The program includes sessions to learn, write, share and prioritizes the well-being of participants. Sharing your invisible illness story is vulnerable, especially for those who have never spoken about it at work before. The coaching container is a space where participants will be validated, seen, and heard as they experiment with telling their health story. In this program, participants will be provided with confidence building tools, resources, writing prompts, and exercises to get comfortable sharing their story.
The program also emphasizes education company-wide, as it’s essential for people across teams and leadership levels to understand the experience of living with an invisible illness. This helps galvanize awareness and makes all team members feel valued and seen.
The MVSP is 12-weeks for 75-minutes per week.
My experience with Harper was nothing short of amazing. Harper has a way of connecting with people in a genuine way that makes even introverts like me comfortable. I loved speaking with Harper about my journey with invisible illness – and speaking about my invisible illness is not always an easy thing to do, especially when others don’t understand what it’s like. But Harper does, and that makes all the difference in the world.
- Rachel Wilson, UBS
