
Jaime Simpson is a disability advocate, patient-voice educator, and founder of both Embrace Everyday and New Life Working Dogs. Jaime began sharing her lived experiences with Epilepsy, Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and various other conditions associated -- inviting honest conversation about disability, motherhood, dignity of care, and the life-saving role of task-trained service dogs. The community that grew around her story became a movement of echoed voices, reminding millions they are not alone. Jaime's advocacy has been featured by CNN, People Magazine, Yahoo, Microsoft, GoodRx, The Epoch Times, The Dodo, CBS, ABC News, Good Morning America, DogTV, and on podcasts including Now What? with the Cameron Boyce Foundation, Talk About It with Greg Grunberg, and The Dog That Asked for More. She has spoken to medical students and insurance agencies, attended national VEDS conferences through The Marfan Foundation, participated in Epilepsy Foundation events, and trained service dogs with the Jacksonville Service Dog Association and K9 Obedience Club of Jacksonville before founding New Life Working Dogs. Her forthcoming memoir, Embracing Echo, is about identity, interdependence, and the way one dog -- and one community -- reflected her courage back to her.
Speaking & interview topics
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Disability identity & interdependence (beyond “inspiration”)
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Patient-led advocacy & navigating medical bias
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Service dogs: task training, ethics, and real-world expectations
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Motherhood with chronic illness (practical systems & compassion)
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Building community online without losing yourself
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Self Expression and communication through animals
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Echo: human–animal partnership as mirror, not prop
Sample questions
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How did Echo shift your sense of strength and identity?
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What do providers most misunderstand about invisible disabilities?
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What do caregivers and parents need to hear today?
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What does “embracing the echo” mean for community?
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What changed the first time a doctor fully believed you?
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How do you balance sharing Echo publicly while maintaining respect for the serious nature of service-dog work?
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You've shared Echo’s work, but also the joyful, silly, everyday moments with all of your animals. Why is it important to you to show that disability and service dogs live in a world that includes play, laughter, and ordinary life too?
Speaking & interview topics
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Disability identity & interdependence (beyond “inspiration”)
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Patient-led advocacy & navigating medical bias
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Service dogs: task training, ethics, and real-world expectations
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Motherhood with chronic illness (practical systems & compassion)
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Building community online without losing yourself
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Self Expression and communication through animals
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Echo: human–animal partnership as mirror, not prop​​​
Jaime Simpson


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General Inquires:
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Embrace Everyday Foundation:
New Life Working Dogs:
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Socials
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Pet Talent Info
Dogs:
Echo (Blue Merle Australian Shepherd) 56 Pounds, 5 years old
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Everest (Golden Retriever) 62 Pounds, 3 years old
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Ownership
Embrace Everyday
New Life Working Dogs
EmbracingEcho
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