She’s Halie Rose Bloom—the girl who doesn’t take no for an answer. The one who’ll yap the cab driver’s ear off, fix her mascara in the reflection of a deli fridge, and somehow makes everyone she meets her friend. She asks the hard questions—then asks three more. Bold, blunt, and never one to stay quiet.
Halie is a licensed therapist, trauma specialist, and disability rights advocate. She’s also the unapologetic voice behind Blooming Out Loud—a raw, unfiltered podcast series about what it really means to grow, survive, and become. Diagnosed with ADHD, anxiety, and depression at 12, she became the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against the ACT at just 17. The case challenged the discriminatory practice of flagging test scores for students who used accommodations—and won, securing a landmark victory for disability rights and student privacy.
Raised in Southern California by a single mom who made magic out of nothing, Halie learned early what it means to hustle—with heart. She moved to New York City with a mission, worked multiple jobs while earning her MSW at NYU, and built a life on her own terms. Today, she’s a trauma-informed therapist helping people navigate grief, estrangement, identity, shame, anxiety, and the ache of feeling too much and not enough all at once. Her work is honest, relational, and grounded in the belief that you don’t need to be “fixed”—you just need space to bloom.
Blooming Out Loud is that space. A place to talk about money, burnout, dating, grief, boundaries, and what it means to bloom in a world that keeps trying to harden you.
She’s Halie. She’s loud. She’s real. And she’s just getting started.