From the Desk of Jo
Thriving With Chronic Illness (For Real): Working Well When Your Capacity Is Tiny
Watch the video version here → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp_lx8X8s98 I’ve been living with a serious neurological disease for four years now....
When Healing Becomes Work: Why Our Health Systems and Workplaces Must Adapt to Chronic Illness
Five years ago, I walked out of the hospital after completing cancer treatment. At the time, I shared my journey the only way I could — moment by...
What Great Coaching Looks Like (From the Inside)
I love coaching people. Not in a hype-filled, “change your life in 12 weeks” way — but in the slow, grounded, deeply human way that comes from...
What’s Been Happening With The Entrepreneurial Clinician Podcast
I’ve had a few people ask me recently: “Jo… what’s happened to your podcast?” It’s a fair question. The Entrepreneurial Clinician podcast hasn’t...
Rounding Out the Year: What 2025 Taught Me About Capacity, Connection, Leadership and Being Human
By Jo Muirhead Every December, I try to sit down and make sense of the year that was. Not from a performance lens, not from a “did I hit my goals?”...
Alone at the Top: Why Health Business Owners Are Quietly Lonely
By Jo Muirhead We built our businesses to be with people—to help clients, collaborate with colleagues, and contribute to our communities. Yet for...
If You’ve Ever Said “I’m Trauma-Informed,” Watch This
Previously I published a blog called “Are You Trauma-Informed or Just Trauma-Aware?” It resonated — hard. Because let’s be honest: a lot of health...
Are You Trauma-Informed, or Just Trauma-Aware? Why the Difference Matters More Than You Think
You’ve probably seen it everywhere: “We offer trauma-informed care.” It’s on websites, in bios, on funding applications, and whispered through...
Handling Objections With Ease: Why They’re Not Rejections (And How to Respond With Confidence)
Have you ever had that sinking feeling when someone pushes back after you’ve shared your fee, explained your service, or invited them to take the...
The Book That Helped Me Name the Real Burnout
This is not another self-care book. The Capacity Code by Valerie Lynn Somerville Harris is the handbook we’ve been waiting for. At a time when so...
When You Can’t Be Consistent (But You’ve Already Created So Much)
Being consistent is hard. Being consistent when you’re living with a chronic, unpredictable neurological condition? That’s next level hard. Over the...
Burnout Isn’t the End of the Story — It’s the Beginning of a Different One
Burnout has become so common in health and allied health professions that we almost say it like it’s a badge of honour. “I’m burnt out” has become...