I quit my job in media while pregnant and battling an autoimmune disease. It led me to start my own company.

Alex Taylor left a leadership role in media and started a women's health supplement brand. Alex Taylor Alex Taylor worked as the editor in chief of Clique, a group that owned Who What Wear and Byrdie. Intense stress led to an autoimmune diagnosis, and she decided to quit her job to reduce stress. She went on to launch the women's health supplement brand, Perelel. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alex Taylor, the 39-year-old cofounder of women's health supplements brand ...