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Life after an unprovoked blood clot is built on small, consistent habits.
Hi, I’m Val. I help women partner with their care teams to build the habits that matter — without the overwhelm.
VTE Lifestyle Educator
Patient Advocate
Blood Clot Survivor, Unprovoked PE ×2
American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Affiliate Member
Three things that cut through the overwhelm.
Before habits, before pillars, before any of it — three conversations that change how you show up for your own health after a blood clot.
Why Lifestyle Habits Matter After a Blood Clot — And Why Nobody Told You
The gap in post-clot care is real and it’s systemic. Val explains what lifestyle actually contributes to long-term vascular health — and why the 15-minute appointment was never built to have this conversation.
Coming soon
Know Your Communication Style — It Changes Everything About Your Care
How you speak and how you listen shapes how you learn and how well you build rapport with your care team. Understanding your communication style is the first step to a partnership that actually works for you.
Coming soon
Health Literacy — How to Find, Understand, and Use Health Information to Make Choices That Are Yours
Health literacy isn’t just reading ability — it’s how well you can find, understand, discern, and use health information to make shared, individualized decisions. It’s a skill. And it’s learnable.
Coming soonSimple
habits.
Real
impact.
Pick the ONE habit you’re ready for today. Everything else follows.
Whole-Food Living
Add more plants to your plate. Small, consistent food choices support your cardiovascular and metabolic health without overhauling everything you eat.
Pick this habit →The habits that protect your heart are the same ones that support post-clot recovery and lower the risk of another event.
That’s the foundation this platform is built on.
American Heart Association · Life’s Simple 7 · REGARDS Study
Not medical advice. Val Conley is a VTE lifestyle educator and survivor, not a clinician. This site provides general information only — not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you believe you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911. Read full disclaimer →
