We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Dr. Chazzy Morris a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Dr. Chazzy, thank you so much for joining us today and appreciate you talking about a sensitive topic. It’s unfortunately relevant to so many in the community as layoffs have been on the rise recently, and so we’d appreciate hearing your story and how you overcame being let go?
There’s that saying – turn a bad situation into a good one. Well that’s exactly, what happened to me. Unfortunately, I was fired from my place of employment because I had picked up PRN hours at the local hospital when my husband was unemployed. It was very emotional situation, as I had no idea working else where would jeopardize my current place of work and for that reason was terminated. However, I picked up my head and kept pushing forward. As the universe works, I ran into an individual who was willing to assist me in opening my own PT practice. As a clinician for 15 years, my long term goal has been to own my practice. Well after getting fired, I was able to open my own PT practice and successfully going into my 2nd year! If I hadn’t got fired, I may not have had the drive, determination or opportunity to fulfill my dream!
Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?
Live Fit Physical Therapy is a boutique physical therapy experience. We know that your health matters and wellness is a personal to you and your are so much more than your injury. Dr. Chazzy bring a large practice experience to a boutique environment.
Live Fit Physical therapy strives in providing “that special touch” to every patient. We’re focused on helping our patients heal from the inside out, which involves hands-on techniques and personalized care.
As an added bonus, you may interact with Savannah, a therapy dog. She is a certified Emotional Support Animal (ESA) and AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) which adds that special tough to your individualized treatment sessions.
Our mission is to help people live healthier and more fulfilling lives. Our brand represents a movement of empowering individuals to be better both physically and mentally. Live your best with Live Fit Physical Therapy!
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
1. Enjoy working with people 2. Enjoy helping people
3. Good communications skills
As a clinical instructor and working with students who are interested in coming into the profession I advise them to get into the field of choice by shadowing or volunteering. There are a lot of different settings in physical therapy. Get into the field, meet people, asks questions to healthcare providers to gain as much knowledge to determine if this is the career choice for you! Healthcare is a physically demanding career but also very rewarding. There is also a good deal of school involved and being prepared financially for that aspect can also be a challenge. If you’re unable to get a volunteer gig, possibly looking to being a front office staff or tech to get an idea of profession.
All the wisdom you’ve shared today is sincerely appreciated. Before we go, can you tell us about the main challenge you are currently facing?
Funding is the biggest obstacle or challenged I’m facing. Being a small business owner, is very rewarding but there are obstacles. In the area I practice, leasing space comes at a very high cost! Unfortunately, at this time I’m only one person. While trying to keep the business running, treating patient’s it’s hard to research for grants and other funding to help your business expand. In my downtime, which is limited, I’ve been looking at connecting with small business group locally in my county as well as researching online possible grant opportunities.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.livefitforyou.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/live.fit_physical.therapy/?igsh=MWIyd3l6cmE3cDdieA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093360657994
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chazzy-morris-pt-dpt-71985931/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app
