Haley Elise Ridgel is a speaker, author, and mental health advocate whose work centers on
healing, honest storytelling, and purposeful living. She is the Co-Founder and Creative
Director of Wild Moss Marketing and Media, where she helps businesses, nonprofits, and
community organizations communicate with clarity, integrity, and heart. Through her work,
Haley Elise Ridgel is known for creating spaces where people feel seen, understood, and
encouraged to move forward with intention.
She is the creator of the Begin Again Framework, a five-step process designed to support
healing and renewal through reflection and grounded action: Breathe. Examine. Ground.
Invite. Next Step. The framework invites people to slow down, reconnect with what matters
most, and take meaningful steps forward without pressure or the need for perfection. Her
approach emphasizes progress over performance and presence over comparison.
Haley Elise Ridgel’s work is shaped by lived experience. After navigating trauma, bipolar
disorder, and the vulnerable work of rebuilding her life, she found meaning not at the finish
line, but in the middle of the journey. Rather than hiding those experiences, she chose to
lead with honesty. Her story resonates with people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or
uncertain, offering reassurance that healing does not require having everything figured out.
In addition to her writing and speaking, Haley Elise Ridgel creates videos where she speaks
openly and honestly about mental health and her experience living with bipolar disorder.
Through these conversations, she works to reduce stigma, normalize seeking help, and
remind others that they are not alone. Her transparency has helped many feel seen for the
first time and encouraged meaningful conversations within families and communities.
As a mother, Haley Elise Ridgel is deeply aware of the responsibility and hope carried into
the next generation. Motherhood has strengthened her commitment to mental health
advocacy and to creating a world where emotional well-being is met with compassion,
understanding, and support rather than silence.
Haley Elise Ridgel also serves as a Board Member for St Tammany Outreach for the
Prevention of Suicide, where she supports advocacy, education, and awareness efforts
focused on saving lives and strengthening families across the parish. Her leadership
reflects a deep commitment to service, community care, and practical action rooted in
hope.
Through her writing, speaking engagements, workshops, and community involvement,
Haley Elise Ridgel helps individuals and organizations pause, reflect, and take their next
step toward wholeness. Her work encourages grounded hope, self-awareness, and forward
movement at a sustainable pace.
At the heart of everything Haley Elise Ridgel does is a posture of gratitude and service. She
believes healing is always possible, purpose can be rediscovered, and no story is finished.
Her message is steady and life-giving: no matter where you are or what you have walked
through, you are allowed to begin again.