Real-Life Accounts of Transformation and Well-Being

Testimonials that Inspire

REAL Stories of Healing, Empowerment, and Wellness

Read what my clients have to say about their Wellness Journeys.
See how I have made a difference to those whose lives I’ve touched.

VIDEO TESTIMONIAL

Kate Wallace

“From the very beginning, working with Jillian has been an incredible experience. She has so much knowledge, wisdom - she’s an amazing listener and asks such great questions. She has a way of understanding, supporting and challenging you all at the same time. I always come away from working with Jillian having learned something cool and feeling a little bit more grounded, more in control of my life or a little bit more clear on what I want and where I’m going andhow to get there. I’m really, really grateful for the opportunity to work with Jillian.”

Sheena Schmidt

“When I started my coaching with Jillian I was in a major transition in life. A transition that I needed guidance with. Jillian gave me a lot of valid points as to how I deal with people and knowing my true worth! She was very easy to talk to and listened closely. She gave me a lot of good tips on how I could change the way I look at things. Held me accountable for taking more time for myself. I would refer you to any of my close friends. I think that they could gain a lot from your coaching techniques.”

Joe Wallace

“Jillian had done a great job connecting with me and understanding where I am at in my life and giving me guidance on what I can do to improve being more present with myself and those around me.

She has followed up with me and given me encouragement which has been very helpful.  I look forward to more sessions with her and improved success!”

Laura matthews

“When I started working with Jillian, I was in a bit of a slump. I had lost a lot of my forward progress because I allowed life to get in the way. Struggles with family relationships, burnout in my career and being knocked down by Covid were a couple of things that had made me feel depleted and stuck.

Working with Jillian was just what I needed to get back on track. We quickly worked on cocreating goals and bringing back much of my selfcare that I had let slide. What I liked most about working with her was that she made me feel that I was worthy of success, and she would point out all the wins that were happening in my life.

Jillian was able to suggest some ways for me to reincorporate mindfulness back into my daily routine and I know that this is so important for my wellbeing. My sleep has improved, my pain is reduced and overall, I just feel better and am happier. In the short time that we worked together, I have made great strides toward my goals of losing weight and reducing stress in my life. I have also developed a new excitement for what is in store for me in the future!

I recommend Jillian as a nurse coach to anyone who desires becoming their best self.

Thank you so much Jillian!

Laura M.”

Shannon Schueler

“Before I began working with Jillian, I had never created a piece of visual art. As a person who deeply values creativity, I was thrilled at the prospect of having Jillian guide me on a creative journey mindfulness practice that culminated in the first work of art I have ever painted. 

Jillian has a true gift in guiding clients to connect with their inner creativity. Her calm cadence and ability to "think outside the box" are assets to her brilliant practice.

Through Jillian's process, I gained a new avenue for exercising my creative spirit. One insight is that my personal creativity is unlimited, and expressing it only creates more transferable creative energy!

I would recommend Jillian's practice to everyone - but especially to a person who is feeling stuck creatively or needs support connecting to their inner creative force.

Jillian is a true artist with the ability to create a symphony of healing in her guided sessions.

I have loved working with you, Jillian. Keep in touch! I would love to hear updates on your future plans.

Warmly,

Shannon”

Scott Roberts

My Mindfulness Testimonial for Jillian Phelan.

“My Mindfulness experience with Jillian was wonderful and, in one instance, personally life-changing.  With every session we shared together, she was fully present, always flexible regarding the scheduling of our sessions, and was always gracious.  She was always ready to lead well, and was always willing to be led during each session of our mindfulness exercises.  On one particular session, Jillian provided a semi-hypnotic experience that allowed me to break free of chains in which I had been shackled for decades.  These were the chains of un-forgiveness, which I had firmly held against a close family member who passed away several years ago.  Now, to be clear, this was not an “out-of-body” or “séance” experience as some might think.  No, but within the imagery Jillian provided during this particular mindfulness session, I was able to interact with my deceased family member in a realistic face-to-face manner, share my un-forgiveness openly, and ask her for forgiveness for my failure to forgive her while she was living.  As if she were living, I was able to embrace her as she gently asked for my forgiveness for the negative experiences she brought into my life.  I sensed those chains dropping to our feet, leaving both my relative and I weeping while sensing our forgiveness of each other simply surround us.  As we eventually parted ways we were able to smile at one another one last time, while giving thanks for this opportunity.  As I left her, I sensed peace and joy, somehow ‘knowing’ that some day we would reunite and celebrate this moment together.  Not only was this a very special personal moment for me, it spoke of the power of mindfulness techniques to bring unexpected healing to one’s life when least expected.  While Mindfulness exercises may seem to simply allow an opportunity to “recalibrate” a straying session or bring calm when such is desperately needed, they also hold the power to change minds and hearts in the weakest moments of someone’s difficult journey.  While I enjoyed every moment of the Mindfulness sessions I had the privilege of sharing with Jillian, as I hope she did, I will never forget the opportunity she unexpectedly brought to my life in this single moment of connectedness with a deceased family member, who now resides behind a curtain in a place unseen by we who presently live among mortal humanity on this side of the curtain.  I will forever be thankful to Jillian for so graciously leading me to a place of personal peace and joy.  Thank you, friend.”

Kyle Linscott

“Jillian has been absolutely wonderful to work with. She is very kind and compassionate in her practice. Before starting our sessions I wasn’t aware of just how much I was ignoring about myself and my own personal needs.  In my personal life, I’ve been putting everyone’s else’s needs ahead of my own and in doing so I lost myself in the process.  Through our talks Jillian asked very blunt and thought provoking questions that forced me to think about myself. I realized that I didn’t even know who I was anymore.  I had lost a sense of myself.  I realized I was just not happy.

The tools Jillian gave were excellent and continue to invoke questions about myself and my own wants and needs. She gave very good ideas to help cope with the challenges of day to day life. Her program is very well rounded and encompasses all aspects of bettering one’s health and happiness. She gave me great ideas on how to get happier and healthier.  The program is truly designed to me specifically—that was very refreshing!

Going forward, I am convinced I can utilize the skills and ideas that Jillian worked with me on.  This has been a great journey of self realization and I am grateful for it.  I’ve even began utilizing meditation in my day.

I think everyone can benefit from this nurse coaching in some aspect. Until I did it myself, I would have thought I wouldn’t have benefited from it.  I would encourage everyone to at least give it a try!  I believe you’ll benefit greatly!”

Dr. Sean L. Holland
Sr. Pastor

“I have known Jillian for over 5 years and have worked with her in a number of situations relating to patient care. I first encountered Jillian at Burcham Hills Rehab facility were she worked as a nurse carrying for patients in short term care. As a local Pastor, I frequent Sparrow hospital and others visiting sick members of my congregation. At every encounter Jillian has always been an exceptional nurse. Her medical knowledge, bedside manners, professionalism, inter-personal skills, attention to detail and excellence in care make her stand out in the profession.

Jillian makes her patients feel respected, honored and relaxed in very difficult circumstances. In addition, Jillian is very effective as a mediator between patient advocates and patient physicians. Again, as a local pastor who frequents Sparrow’s Medical facilities, Jillian is an invaluable asset to the Sparrow Team.

Sincerely yours,
Dr. Sean L. Holland
Sr. Pastor
Epicenter of Worship
seanworldwide.com “

Raylene Jernigan

“ My experience with Jillian as a nurse coach was phenomenal! I did not expect to delve so deeply into several underlying issues I was struggling with in my life. I was able to formulate a plan for reaching my health goals. The encouragement and support from her made me feel empowered to keep striving to be my best. I was able to release some beliefs that were not serving me and to come to an understanding of my own value and worth in some relationships that I have.She is so easy to connect with and talk to that I found myself opening up and sharing things with her so easily. I feel like I made great progress to reaching the goals I set with her.  I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a great coaching experience.“

R.J.

“I have known and worked professionally and personally with J Phelan, RN for over 5 years. She has helped me spiritually and mentally through some very rough phases in my life. There have been intermittent struggles with my family, marriage, co-workers, and friends. The challenges have been personal, financial, and mentally taxing on my well being. What I have learned most is that trying to negotiate through these battlefields alone is not only foolish but too often counterproductive in the end .

  Counseling and life -coaching is not the solution for all of life’s obstacles but when needed I could think of no one more qualified than J Phelan. Not only is she educated with diplomas to prove it, but has the real life experiences and perseverance to overcome challenges that have come her way to legitimize the coaching sessions. She is intelligent, relatable, compassionate, and sincere. All the personal qualities anyone would want in a life coach. When I researched and ultimately chose a life coach I wanted someone who not only talks the talk but has walked the walk as well.

    Like going to church on a Sunday, after my sessions with J Phelan I feel my batteries and sanity have been recharged and reset to meet life‘s challenges not only until our next session but for a lifetime. Setting a good foundation with our weekly meetings has not only helped me personally but allows me to pass those life skills on to others which is itself uplifting and beneficial to my well-being and sense of worth.

   My overall experience with J Phelan has been overwhelmingly positive and I would highly recommend her expertise to anyone who may just need a little motivation, healthier lifestyle, a helping hand, or just a friend with open ears and a kind heart to help negotiate not only life’s bumps in the road but also maintain steadiness in the normal times. ( i.e. not just put out fires, stop them from ever lighting) PRICELESS”

A.J. Allen

“Thank you so very much for the excellent coaching you recently provided me! I can’t believe the differences beginning to happen with regards to my overall health! The goals you helped me to develop to improve my physical fitness goals are serving me well. And while I’ve taken some time off to spend with family and take a vacation (where I do admit I spent a week eating poorly and put back on a little weight), I have been able to easily return to my strength training and appropriate diet management.

So grateful for you and your coaching, Jillian. Thanks!”

  • Before being coached by Nurse Jillian, I had fallen into a sedentary lifestyle demonstrated by a daily cycle of work, eat, and sleep. This pattern lacked any desire or motivation to workout or even consider increasing my activity level beyond what was absolutely necessary to get through the day. After many years of this routine, I found myself developing Type 2 diabetes and hypertension, both requiring daily doses of medication. As the years progressed and my weight increased, eventually I attained an obese BMI of 31 (I once weighed 145 lbs). With the extra weight due to heavy carbohydrate consumption and the lack of exercise, my medication dosages began to climb. Resulting from these increasing dosages I began to develop undesired medication-related side effects that were not pleasing and interfered with certain aspects of my life that I previously enjoyed. I began to seek answers and discover means to reverse these undesirable side effects. After much research including phone calls, YouTube videos, and multiple internet searches, I discovered that strength training to increase my overall muscle mass and decrease my body fat, and a variety of approaches to achieving a more balanced diet, offered the greatest possibility to not only decrease my medication dosages, but a strong possibility existed that I could actually reverse the diabetes and hypertension. It was about this time that I was contacted by Nurse Jillian who asked if I might be interested in trying nurse coaching to reach my fitness goals. I considered this an opportunity to get started to see if I could take control of my health and resolve my current physical state.

  • The coaching I received from Jillian was awesome! She was able to help me better define the specific goals I personally needed to achieve my healthcare goals. Since our time together was limited, she got straight to the point accurately identifying weaknesses in my previous approaches and helping me to ZOOM in on the things required to more quickly, and effectively, get me moving in the right direction. In addition to this, Jillian made me accountable by requiring regular check-ins for which I provided details for my strength training workouts and daily diet consumption that included macros! Previous coaches I had attempted to use seemed to only be interested in calories. But not Jillian! She wanted details, and that one approach kept me accountable in every part of the regimen she helped me develop.

  • Jillian helped me see and begin to understand the importance of remaining motivated and guided me to find ways to actually enjoy a regular “drive” to achieve my goals by sustaining personal challenges and developing short-term goals necessary to achieve the larger goal of improved health and appearance! With each success I have experienced to do more in the gym and with my daily diet, making better choices and doing so with greater joy! I truly feel BETTER, and it is beginning to show in my walk, talk, and physique!

  • The differences in strength training techniques make the difference in outcomes. While proper technique is always important, “what” and “why” you choose to do a particular technique is important to achieving goals and desired outcomes! In past, when I’ve pursued weightlifting at all, my approach has been to just jump in there and lift as much as possible until I got tired! Eventually, that approach led to complete burnout and a long time before I was willing to try again. With the coaching I received from Jillian, my return to strength training (weightlifting) has been amazing. I’ve encountered NO “burnout” and I find myself enjoying it more than ever as I’m beginning to see positive results!

  • Anyone serous about beginning or returning to the gym in a serious effort to regain their health and drive to regain their health, whether it be at home or in an actual gym. In addition, her ability to coach regarding diet as it relates to strength workouts is awesome. She was able to define and refine my daily diet in a way specific for my needs that would allow me to maximize muscle growth and provide appropriate hormone response to improve my workout gains without causing damage or weight gain! This was serious stuff and has proven effective. I can hardly wait to see what the next few months demonstrate as I continue to build on the coaching I received from Jillian! Way to go coach!

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