Meet Judy Toney | Mom, Wife, Doctor and Entrepreneur

We had the good fortune of connecting with Judy Toney and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Judy, have there been any changes in how you think about work-life balance?
I used to let medicine take up most of my time. Between charting and after hours appointments, I could easily spend 60+ hours per week on work. I was blind-sighted when my son, 13 years old, said that he wished I could be a “stay home mom” so that I could spend more time with him. Although he did not mean to do it, this statement completely changed the way I view my work, my personal life and my family. I realized that I had let work take over everything and I was missing the most valuable part of my life—my children and my free time.
Though I love what I do, owning my own business, I have put hard and fast boundaries on how much I let it take over my life and my time.
Now, when my office hours are over, I put away undone work and I no longer schedule appointments during the time that I have reserved for myself and my family. I make sure that I am home at night to cook dinner, work on homework and attend sports practices and games and just be there for my family. I also carve out time for myself to do what I love–being outdoors and exercising.
I find that the balance this has created has given me closer relationships with my family, has made an example for my kids of work /life balance and has allowed me to enjoy everything I do inside and outside of work much more.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I have loved medicine and treating people since I was little watching my dad as a doctor. It was an easy choice for me to go to med school, learn and thrive in the medical community. What I was not happy with were the changes that happened in medicine as I was breaking into the “real world”. Managed medicine changed from something that made me and my patients better to something that became a constant battle of the insurance companies telling us what we could or could not do and rushing us through every visit to try to increase “the bottom line” aka income for the hospital and the insurance companies. Definitely NOT what I signed up for….
I was finding myself “burned out” within the first 10 years of being a doctor and I was not willing to let this persist.
I decided to break out on my own and create medicine the way that I felt it should be done. I do not work for insurance companies or a money making entity any more….I work for my clients and I am able to give them the time and energy that they need to get healthy and happy. I am a cash pay practice so that clients can choose what they need and want and I will assist them in getting to their goals. This has had one outcome…..happy people and job satisfaction.
It was not an easy road and sacrifices (mainly financial) had to be made. We lived on my husband’s income alone while I was training and getting new certifications. We tightened our belts to make sure the business would thrive and customers had the most excellent care out there. In the end it’s all come back in spades….we have happy people who continue to support us even in the tough financial times we have now.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Here in Colorado, it’s not hard to find beautiful things to do in the great outdoors. We have mountains, rivers, lakes and gorgeous scenery almost everywhere. A perfect trip would be a few days in Estes Park, the gateway to the Rocky Mountain National Park. There is abundant wildlife and gorgeous hikes to “hanging” lakes nestled up in the mountain passes. After a long day of hiking, we would take a load off and refuel at our favorite restaurant, the Dunraven, which serves incredible Italian food overlooking the Estes Park lake.
The other part of the adventure would be more of an urban flare. Walking around Pearl Street mall in Boulder and checking out the independent stores for Colorado art and clothing. We would enjoy fabulous sushi at Japango, our favorite sushi hangout right on the mall.
The next day would be a Denver day, hopefully on “first Friday” where all of the art galleries open their doors on Santa Fe street and serve spirits and hors d’oeuvres while you browse through massive collections of local artists. If time permitted, the finale would be at Meow Wolf museum. This is a venture in fantasy and eclectic artistic collections that will fascinate and delight everyone from the novice to the most seasoned art aficianado.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My husband has been the most critical part to my success in opening and maintaining my business….without him, there is no way I could have done this. He is the CFO for the business and handles almost everything financial and manages relations with the companies that work with us. He does this in addition to his full time job as a computer specialist. He helps out at the office with any “tech” issues and keeps all financial workings for the business in check.
Going through med school and residency, we were thoroughly taught how to know medicine and treat patients, but the business end of things….not so much.
He allows me to do what I am good at, treating patients and clients, and he shoulders the rest.
Without this support, I would be stuck being an employed physician at a hospital system and not doing what I really love….making people healthier, happier and more beautiful. That is essentially what my business, Ageless Health and Aesthetics, is all about.

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