"We are born of energy. Everything it took for the universe to explode into being, the power that fires suns and moves tides, is in us, too. To feel energetic is to be in love with life." -Lifesongs, Giving Voice to the Spirit Within
Wesley, Jillian,
Myla, Samuel
It is my intention to encourage and guide
new moms and dads toward their own inner wealth of compassion, courage,
forgiveness, acceptance and awareness needed to embrace life's rite of
passage. I am grateful to have the opportunity to be a small part of
the joyful adventure of bringing another little human being into this
world.
Before I had babies, I worked with a non-profit hospice and was passionate about educating people to the many ways hospice care helps people die with compassion and dignity. However, shortly before I birthed my son I made the difficult decision to leave my job, which I loved, to stay home and learn about being a MOM. It was the right decision and my path began to change.
My journey into motherhood began in 2009 and continues to be the most challenging and rewarding learning adventure of my life. Everyday I discover more about the world, myself, and the human condition from my two small children, my husband and best friend, the new moms and dads navigating their way through the unknown territories of birthing and parenting for the first time, and the older moms and dads who have gained the wisdom that only experience can give.
My birth experiences further solidified a deeply felt respect and fascination with the strength and beauty of the female body. I believe in the determined, adventure-seeking, gentle, yet fierce woman spirit. I love experiencing the excited energy of pregnant parents-to-be and feel a strong gratitude for the opportunity to help guide new moms and dads through the initiation of childbirth and the process of birthing oneself as a mother and father.
I am fortunate to have attended Birthing From Within's introductory training in Portland, Oregon followed by a two year intensive homestudy and then an amazing week long Advanced Mentor retreat in Ojai, California where I was blessed to be mentored by the author and creator of Birthing From Within, Pam England. My learning and growing as a Mentor, Doula, Mom, Wife, and Friend continues everyday through one on one interactions, online support, monthly mentor phone conferences, reading, researching, writing, and processing through art and meditation.
Thank you for inviting me to share and learn with you during such a love filled time in your life.
jillianhollingsworth@gmail.com
843-822-5455
Before I had babies, I worked with a non-profit hospice and was passionate about educating people to the many ways hospice care helps people die with compassion and dignity. However, shortly before I birthed my son I made the difficult decision to leave my job, which I loved, to stay home and learn about being a MOM. It was the right decision and my path began to change.
My journey into motherhood began in 2009 and continues to be the most challenging and rewarding learning adventure of my life. Everyday I discover more about the world, myself, and the human condition from my two small children, my husband and best friend, the new moms and dads navigating their way through the unknown territories of birthing and parenting for the first time, and the older moms and dads who have gained the wisdom that only experience can give.
My birth experiences further solidified a deeply felt respect and fascination with the strength and beauty of the female body. I believe in the determined, adventure-seeking, gentle, yet fierce woman spirit. I love experiencing the excited energy of pregnant parents-to-be and feel a strong gratitude for the opportunity to help guide new moms and dads through the initiation of childbirth and the process of birthing oneself as a mother and father.
I am fortunate to have attended Birthing From Within's introductory training in Portland, Oregon followed by a two year intensive homestudy and then an amazing week long Advanced Mentor retreat in Ojai, California where I was blessed to be mentored by the author and creator of Birthing From Within, Pam England. My learning and growing as a Mentor, Doula, Mom, Wife, and Friend continues everyday through one on one interactions, online support, monthly mentor phone conferences, reading, researching, writing, and processing through art and meditation.
Thank you for inviting me to share and learn with you during such a love filled time in your life.
jillianhollingsworth@gmail.com
843-822-5455
