Meet Dorothy Mcmahon

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Dorothy Mcmahon a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Dorothy, we’re so excited for our community to get to know you and learn from your journey and the wisdom you’ve acquired over time. Let’s kick things off with a discussion on self-confidence and self-esteem. How did you develop yours?

My confidence comes from my upbringing. I had a very intense childhood when it came to judgement and teasing. I have been vegan since birth so felt labeled as the odd one out from the very start. Because of this I got very comfortable in being different. Seeing differences between people as a celebration rather than something that separates us. This way of viewing myself and others has built a lot of self worth inside me. I love being different and find confidence in being so.

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?

I am a vegan chef and yoga instructor. I have my own company called LLVG Wellness. My company supports clients in their journeys towards mind and body health. This has been my calling since I was young as I grew up surrounded by doctors and yogis. Combining these two passions has created an understanding inside me that health is not just what we eat but how we feel, what we think, and what we do.

My passion resides in helping others find their healthiest expression in all these aspects of their lives.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

Determination, failure, and curiosity.

When you are on a journey to become successful, you will fail. From this you learn that it is not the ones that fail that are failure but rather the ones who give up. Through my journey, I have come to love failure as it means I am getting better, that there is more to learn. This quality paired with determination and curiosity has shaped my business into the success that it is.

As we end our chat, is there a book you can leave people with that’s been meaningful to you and your development?

In Defense of Foods by Michael Pollan

Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.

Words to live by.

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