We had the good fortune of connecting with Dr. Jillian Murphy and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Dr. Jillian, can you share a quote or affirmation with us?
My favourite quote is from Ricky Gervais and it goes something like “No one else knows what they’re doing either”. Ha! It takes all the pressure off. I used to think there was some secret club of entrepreneurs who had all the inside scoop: who knew what to do, what risks to take, how to reconcile an account, etc. This quote taught me that NO! No one has a special success blueprint or been given all the secrets. The secret is – you need to try, take risks, make mistakes and learn from them. That’s it. Since then, I’ve been a lot easier on myself and, honestly, had a lot more fun.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
I’m a naturopath who started virtual tele-medicine work before the pandemic. Everyone thought I was nuts! I got a lot of “You see people ONLINE?!” But I do disordered eating and body image work which is a lot like talk-therapy, so it worked. I was willing to go for it and then when the pandemic hit and everyone was scrambling, I was sitting pretty. That was about the only time things were easy, though. I chose naturopathic medicine over medicine which was an alternative, poorly understood choice that I was heavily advised against. And then I decided to become a Health at Every Size naturopath, which – in 2012 was an verrrry alternative, poorly understood choice. And then I decided to take my practice online which, at the time was… well you get it. I love to take the hard road and often need to learn lessons 56 times before the lesson locks in – BUT I’ve learned to trust myself and my instincts. I’ve learned that it’ll always work out, so even when things are super stressful, I stay fairly calm. What I’ve learned in my work is mirrored in how I run my business – my brand is all about getting Healthy-ish: finding the balance between working to feel good in your body AND in your life and I work to find the same balance in my biz. What’s the point in working your tail off for success if you’re burnt out, exhausted and not having any fun? I really work to live my message: prioritizing first and foremost my values and what I want my life to look like. Everything else comes after that – how I care for my body, tend to my business, and make space for the people I love. Making that (how I want to feel in my life) the ultimate metric of success has changed everything. For the better.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I want to dedicate my shoutout to my husband. Whenever people ask – how do you do all the things you do?? The answer is: my husband. Behind every successful workaholic mom is a supportive husband who does all the laundry. Or at least, I hope that’s the case.

Website: www.healthy-ish.ca

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjillianmurphynd/

Image Credits
Olivia Steuer https://oliviasteuer.com/

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