Jill is a USA Weightlifting athlete and coach, a nurse, a women’s health life coach, and a Birthfit coach. She has molded all her knowledge, experience, and passions into a very important career path.

Creative Banter Podcast brought Jill on for many reasons. Not only does she live an entrepreneurial (and badass) lifestyle but she also focuses on maintaining a positive and determined mindset, which we should all strive for.

She helps women, is a feminist, and focuses on moms! Many of us creative entrepreneurs balance our jobs with having kids or being pregnant so Jill’s knowledge and passion is really enlightening for our listeners.

Here are some amazing quotes from our session with Jill so you can learn about the amazing work she does.

“I’ve created a hybrid program between my Birthfit coaching, coaching prenatal and postpartum women, and also (focusing on) the mindset that goes alongside that.”

“You are only confined by the context of your mind. You can do anything that you put your mind to.” Jill has competed against Olympic level athletes so she know this to be true.

“Once baby is born, a mother is also born. And we don’t, as a culture, look at mom the way we are looking at that baby. All the attention and energy is going towards this baby when that same attention and energy now needs to also be looking at this mom. She just became a mother in a whole new realm and a whole new body. And it is so much bigger than ‘oh just get your body back.’ That concept does not exist and it literally just needs to go away”

You can find Jill Dowty on Instagram at:

https://www.instagram.com/jill.dowty/

Show Notes:

1:30

Intro: Jilly Dowty tells us about her background and journey to being a Birthfit Coach and what Birthfit is.

7:22

Jill defines Birthfit and talks about the four pillars: fitness, nutrition, connection, and mindset.

11:20

The 5 Questions

16:30

Harlee asks, “Where do you think your passion for helping women and particularly moms come from?”

Jill discusses a lack of high-level female coaches in the athletic world so she became the role model she always wanted. “I’m a feminist and all about women empowerment” – Jill

18:05

Jill sees her loved ones who recently became mothers have to redefine themselves in a new chapter of their lives. She felt a strong urge to serve this population, especially because there’s a major lack in the department for pregnant and postpartum women.

19:40

Jill shares her vulnerabilities and truth as a soon to be mom.

22:10

Following a passion vs living in a stressed and unfulfilling way.

24:08

Jill talks the importance of continuing education in the health world, evolving for growth, and always striving to be better.

25:30

Pregnant women express that their doctors tell them not to work out. Jill speaks out on this problem.

28:44

Birthfit typically attracts women who appreciate a holistic approach but it’s for everyone and Birthfit has made it a goal to reach and educate everyone.

31:33

Jill talks the healing process. “It takes 9-10 months to build a baby. It takes 280 days to heal tissue. That is the same amount of time it took you to build baby.”

40:20

The game of This or That.

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