Hi, I’m Jillian
I’m here to help you reconnect with what truly lights you up, in your life, work and leadership in the world.
Joy Educator, Coach, speaker, and founder of The Academy of Joyful Living.
I'm here to help you reconnect with what matters most, make how you feel matter, and create a life you absolutely LOVE.
I'm the creator of The Joy Method™, founder of The Academy of Joyful Living, author of The Daily Joy Journals, and host of The Joy Journey Podcast.
And more than any title, I'm someone who believes that how you feel matters.
Not just when things are going well. Not just when you've accomplished everything on your list. Always.
Because your life isn't something you have to earn the right to enjoy.
And Joy isn't the reward. It's the foundation.
My Journey
My journey hasn't always been joyful.
I've known what it feels like to be disconnected from myself. To experience burnout, addiction, and the feeling that something just isn't right, even when life keeps moving around you.
My own journey of rebuilding and reconnecting taught me something that changed everything:
Joy isn't about feeling good all the time. It's about being willing to feel it all.
To honour what's here. To notice the thoughts shaping our experience. To choose what matters most, set intentions for how we want to feel, and take inspired action from that place.
To practice gratitude. Get excited about possibility. And learn to trust ourselves, the unfolding of life, and something bigger than ourselves.
Not perfectly. Not all at once.
But one choice, one moment, one day at a time.
That's the heartbeat of The Joy Method™.
And it's a practice I continue to live, learn, and use over and over again.
Joy isn’t a fleeting emotion.
It’s a daily practice. A choice. A powerful way to lead your life.
Curious to hear the whole story? Listen to My Joy Journey Here
MY APPROCH
MY APPROCH
A little psychology. A lot of creativity. And a whole lot of Joy.
My work has never fit neatly into one box. And I've come to LOVE that.
I have a degree in psychology, extensive coaching education and training, and a deep passion for human flourishing and embodied leadership.
My creative career in branding, marketing, and photography began in 2009, and I've been coaching full-time since 2018.
Along the way, I've partnered with leading brands to ignite their people, supported individuals through meaningful life changes, and trained leaders to bring more Joy into their companies, families, and communities.
My gift is seeing the whole person and the whole picture.The feelings and the vision. The heart and the bottom line. The person you are and the possibilities calling you forward.
I bring it all together with curiosity, creativity, practical insight, and a little Joy Wizardry. Because I believe you can create meaningful success, make a beautiful impact, and actually enjoy the life you're living along the way.
Make how you feel matter.
This is the invitation at the heart of everything I do.
The Joy Method™ is a way of living and leading that begins with awareness, honours all of our feelings, and helps us make intentional choices rooted in what matters most.
It's not about pretending everything is wonderful. It's about building a relationship with yourself that helps you navigate the hard things, celebrate the beautiful things, and move through life with greater clarity, courage, connection, and trust.
When we make how we feel matter, we change how we live, create, work, and lead.
And that change doesn't stop with us.
It ripples into our relationships, our families, our teams, our organizations, and our communities.
That's the kind of Joy I'm here to help expand.
There are so many ways to bring Joy into the world.
For those ready to reconnect with themselves, navigate a new chapter, lead with more Joy, or bring a meaningful vision to life.
The Academy of Joyful Living
For those ready to deepen their own Joy practice or become certified to share this work with others.
1:1 Private Joy Coaching
For those ready to reconnect with themselves, navigate a new chapter, lead with more Joy, or bring a meaningful vision to life.
Speaking & Experiences
For organizations, teams, and communities ready to ignite connection, inspire meaningful change, and make Joy part of how they live and lead.
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