ABOUT ALLISON

Allison Baggott-Rowe is an international bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and accessibility advocate whose work bridges psychology, medicine, and lived experience to transform how we understand energy-limiting disorders. Holding master's degrees from Harvard University and Xavier University, she is the author of Beyond Exhaustion and The Beyond Exhaustion Companion, published in late 2026.

In addition to her nonfiction writing, Allison has written award-winning literary fiction and contributed to multiple fiction anthologies. 2023 international bestselling anthology You Can, You Will. She also contributed the winning piece for Inked in Gray's 2022 anthology contest, We Deserve to Exist. Allison has won multiple awards for her writing on Vocal+ and received Honorable Mention for NYCMidnight's Short Story competition in 2025 among other anthology pieces.

Allison possesses a wealth of creative experiences, including performing as an aerialist for “Cirque,” defending the title of a Top 100 online USCF competitive female chess player in the United States from 2021 to 2025, and receiving national medals for excellence in Irish Music performance. In 2024, she won Harvard University's Judith Wood Prize for being a student who advocates for disability access while also graduating magna cum laude right on the heels of receiving the Swarthmore Book Award. She is an inductee to Marquis Who’s Who in America 2024.

When not writing from her favorite perch on the couch, Allison enjoys taking her dogs (Samwise and Rosie) to the park, embarking on adventures with her husband into the wilds of Ohio, and playing enchanting tabletop board games. She also has a pesky habit of diving into any body of water she finds, from the lap lane in the gym pool to the Aegean Sea.

Contact: abaggottrowe@alumni.harvard.edu