Dealing with stress as an Entrepreneurial Mom

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Stress is always amongst us, whether it’s a daily occurrence or not. The key is how we deal with that stress as it comes up. Jill Turnbull is the founder of Jill Turnbull Beauty, a plant-based, sustainable haircare, skincare, and make-up brand. Turnbull is focusing on “blue beauty" haircare, skincare, and makeup to help combat the beauty industry's negative impact on our oceans. Jill’s goal is to provide the highest quality products for consumers while minimizing their impact on the earth.

Continue reading to learn more about her story and how she balances this huge philanthropic undertaking while being a mother, focusing on her health and career.

How do you deal with stress as an entrepreneur?

What helps me reduce stress is by choosing to do something for myself at least once a day. This helps me realign, refocus, and take a breather when I’m starting to feel overwhelmed. Eating clean, drinking tons of water and meditation are all things that I do on a daily basis to eliminate any negative thoughts or energy, and it has helped me greatly over the years. 

I love your commitment to changing the beauty industry, in what ways have you been able to do this?

Growing up in eco-conscious Australia, where we were issued egg timers for showers to reduce water waste, I’ve always been very conscious of the water crisis and environmental issues. 

The beauty industry has had a tremendously negative impact on our oceans, and because of this, the blue beauty movement has always been especially important to me. As a beauty professional, it’s alarming how much the beauty industry has had a negative impact on our environment, marine life in particular. At least 350 million gallons of shampoo and its unregulated ingredients flow down the US drains annually, damaging waterways and killing marine life. Most of the plastic in the 552 million shampoo bottles that wind up in landfills yearly are not recyclable, and much will wind up in the ocean.

It’s our responsibility to work towards a bluer future, and that starts with cleaning up our oceans. At Jill Turnbull Beauty, we use vegan and ocean safe ingredients, avoid using any chemicals that are harmful to ocean life and the environment, adopt sustainable practices, recycled packaging, shipping, and marketing materials with a zero-waste policy, and offer refillable and reusable options,  and our lab is powered with 100% renewable wind energy.

How do you find time to prioritize yourself?

As a mum, entrepreneur, and creative, my life can feel very hectic at times. When life starts to feel too crazy, it can become easy for someone to make excuses to not do something. For me, in order to feel my best and be my best, I need to prioritize myself which is why I make the choice to do something for myself everyday. By incorporating certain lifestyle choices into my daily routine it has become a daily habit. No matter what your day is like, it’s so important to strive to do something for yourself everyday, even if it's only for a few minutes. Those few minutes can be very powerful in changing your entire day in a positive way. 

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Jill Turnbull is a professional hair stylist and founder of Jill Turnbull Beauty, a “blue beauty” collection of clean, all-natural, performance driven hair care, makeup and skincare. Jill Turnbull Beauty is 100% plant-based with no harsh chemicals, parabens, or synthetic fragrances that may harm or deplete the planet's natural environment, and is always cruelty-free.

With a focus on clean, ocean-safe ingredients, Jill is at the helm of each product, from its formulation to its packaging to the way it is shipped, in her effort to combat the tremendous negative impact the beauty industry has on our earth and waterways. Always innovating, Jill continues to work with private clients in the Baltimore area, developing and iterating on her current line of hair, skin and makeup products. Jill Turnbull Beauty is available at www.JillTurnbull.com and Amazon.