Jillian Schecher’s wake-up call to a life you love.
Jillian Schecher’s life experience is diverse – her resume includes ESL teacher, psychology assistant, brand designer, photographer, and florist. Though a self described multi-passionate individual, before developing The Joy Method, her life was encompassed by people pleasing, self sacrifice, and codependency. Schecher had unrealistic expectations of herself (sound familiar?) that left her feeling shame and guilt when she failed to achieve the impossible. Add in a few too many glasses of wine to numb the guilt/shame cycle, and over time, her life felt completely out of alignment. She realized that she no longer had the ability to say no to a drink or few, and decided it was time to change.
The Joy Method was born when she ‘released’ alcohol from her life and let herself ‘feel the feelings’ that she had been trying to numb. Schecher began to realize that her current relationships were not healthy for her or the people around her. She started setting boundaries and adopting positive practices with the goal of bringing joy back into her life, a self-development journey that eventually became The Joy Method. Schecher used her background in behavioural psychology to develop a 7-step process that includes daily homework, meditation and journaling.
The Daily Joy Journal was created specifically as a guide for her clients to set intentions and stay aligned. Schecher recognizes that the concept of ‘wellness’ is often associated with privilege, but believes that joy can be accessible to everyone regardless of means. She created a free Joy Club (anyone who signs up receives a joyful email every week) and has done complimentary online sessions during the pandemic. One dollar from the sale of each Daily Joy Journal is donated to the Bissell Centre.
Schecher used her background in behavioural psychology to develop a 7-step process that includes daily homework, meditation and journaling.
Schecher believes you can access joy by training yourself to take care of you, not those around you. She calls this the Sacred Discipline, but I like her informal definition better: learn to lovingly kick your own ass.
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