Speaking
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.
"Intense. Stunning. Needed. Jillian's words will help you discover beauty in the unexpected."
LESLIE MEANS, creator of Her View From Home
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.
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
