One day, as Aly Hagglund walked up her parents’ driveway, she suddenly lost all feeling in one side of her face. The diagnosis came soon after: small fiber neuropathy — a painful and rare condition that attacks the body’s nerve fibers.
But Hagglund refused to let it define her. Through sound nutrition, relentless movement, and sheer grit, she’s kept her symptoms at bay and her spirit unshaken.
A former gymnast and lifelong athlete, Hagglund found her lifeline at SoLa CrossFit in Austin, Texas: a community that shows up when it matters most. They’ve carried her through the hard days, and now, as a CrossFit Level 1 coach, she’s paying it forward, reminding others to show up, even when life knocks you down.