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Author, Speaker, Parent Advocate

Is your faith-based, disability, parenting organization or business group interested in booking  Jillian Benfield to come speak?  Jillian is an inspiring speaker and tailors speeches to fit your group’s needs. In her speeches, she tackles wrestling with the unexpected, finding purpose when life goes awry, the power of empathy and more. See a short sample of her speaking work, here.

Jillian’s work has been featured on TODAY, Good Morning America, CNN’s HLN and more. References are available.

 

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June 23, 2019

Confronting Toxic Positivity in Church

Confronting Toxic Positivity. This short talk by  Jillian Benfield takes a look at Psalms and grieving well together.

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"Intense. Stunning. Needed. Jillian's words will help you discover beauty in the unexpected."

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Jillian Benfield

Author, Speaker, Parent Advocate

Hi, My name is Jillian Benfield and I am so glad you are here! A little about me and my family- we recently settled on the Space Coast of Florida after 8 years of active duty service. During my husband, Andy’s, time in the military, we lived in 5 different states due to his specialty training. It was during that time that we experienced the unexpected again and again–including a NICU stay for our second child and later an open heart surgery for him. Then, a miscarriage. And then a rare diagnosis of posterior urethral valves for our third child which required fetal intervention surgery, a NICU Stay, a Ronald McDonald House stay and a tumultuous first year or so of life. 

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The Gift of the Unexpected​

What if the unexpected is the beginning of becoming your truest self?

Jillian Benfield was living life in the spotlight as a TV journalist, but after receiving a life-altering diagnosis for her unborn son, she realized no camera-ready outfit could dress up her grief. Overcoming this unexpected circumstance wasn’t an option. She would have to undergo it instead. In doing so, she discovered who she was and who God wanted her to become.

In this riveting story filled with grit and grace, Jillian helps you break down the false constructs you’ve built around God and your identity. You won’t avoid your pain, but you’ll learn to feel it, in a healing way. And you’ll discover how your internal transformation leads to external purpose.

No matter what you’re going through, you’re invited to open this gift: The Gift of the Unexpected

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Disability Advocacy 101- A Parent’s Guide

Becoming a parent of a child with a disability can be completely overwhelming. Between a new language full of acronyms, services to navigate and school processes to learn, it can be dizzying. “Disability Advocacy 101- A Parent’s Guide” is meant to serve as parent’s pocket companion to assist you in advocating for your child through the early years

5 Spiritual Comforts for Parents of Kids with Disabilities

The “5 Spiritual Comforts for Parents of Kids with Disabilities” is encouragement for the overwhelmed. Using raw anecdotes and biblical reference, get the fuel you need to not only keep going but to keep going well. (I realize the titles are off. I have stopped using the term “special needs”. You can read about it here. I will eventually update the cover of this free ebook.)

Working Through Weariness- 6 Tools to Help You Reclaim Goodness

The “Working Through Weariness- 6 Tools to Help You Reclaim Goodness” doesn’t skip over the difficult parts of your reality but helps you find beauty within them. Get the fuel you need to not only keep going, but to keep going well. Just click the link below to download the PDF and print it out if you wish! Let me know if this E-book speaks to you and how I can encourage you in the future.