Jillian Benfield

Author, Speaker, Parent Advocate

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Jillian Benfield

Author, Speaker, Parent Advocate

My life fell apart with a 20-second phone call. We call these moments in life, before-and-after moments. Mine came when I was 27 years old and pregnant with my second child. My life would never be the same, I would never be the same. If you would have told me years ago that my before-and-after moment would end up being one of the greatest gifts of my life, I wouldn’t have believed you. But it was. It is. The unexpected gave me my son. The unexpected ended up giving me, me. That’s what my book, The Gift of the Unexpected, and this space are about. Our unexpected moments, our unexpected lives, can end up helping us live into our God-dreamed entireties.

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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Free E-books

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.