You are here to be the healthiest, happiest women you can be.
I’d love to hold the lantern and be your guide.
As a mom of four, I understand how challenging it can be to find the time to take care of your body, your mind, and your heart when you are so devoted to the wellbeing of your loved ones first.
I get the exhaustion, the stress, and the constant state of fight or flight you often feel because I’ve been there—four kids under four years of age was certainly an adventure!
But most of all, I’ve witnessed the limited guidance and lack of support that conventional medicine offers us as we navigate our health from pregnancy through menopause and beyond.
Fatigue, weight gain, headaches, pain, mood swings, and sleep issues — it’s all treated with the pop of a prescription pill, instead of with the investigation of the root cause.
Having experienced this first hand with my own health challenges, I want you to know that you have the power to positively impact your health without relying solely on medication. In fact, your lifestyle—how you eat, move, and live every day matters most of all.
What led me to pursue my health coaching certification started with a desire to take a different approach to my own health. Acupuncture was the first modality I tried, and to my surprise, with just a few treatments, the sinus infections that I had been battling for most of my life disappeared.
Having recognized the power of nutrition and alternative therapies, I was inspired to support my daughter’s chronic GI issues with similar adjustments: the removal of gluten and dairy in particular. And within a few days, her symptoms started to dissipate as well. Magic!
From that point forward …
I was hooked on health and wellness and I sought out alternative medical training to supplement my education and experience as a nurse.
It wasn’t long before I found the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and later completed the Applied Functional Medicine Coaching certification at The School of Applied Functional Medicine.
Jill Chmielewski, RN, BSN
Bio
Jill is a Registered Nurse, Certified Health Coach, advocate for aging women, and mom of four who is on a mission to change the way we approach menopause and aging. She helps midlife women break free from the mainstream way of thinking where disease and decline are accepted as an inevitable part of aging ~ and embrace the notion that it’s absolutely possible to feel vibrant, happy, healthy, balanced, sexy, and strong through midlife and beyond.
Jill believes that education is the key to helping women understand their bodies, manage their health, and advocate for themselves as they age. Jill created The Peri to Menopause Roadmap and The Beginner’s Guide to Hormone Replacement Therapy to help women navigate the wild ride from perimenopause through menopause and beyond. She recently launched Pausing Together, an online community for women to connect, learn, and open up discussions on topics that affect “PAUSAL” women.
Jill has been called upon as a “pausal” guest expert on Women’s Health Unplugged, The Period Party Podcast, Hormonally Speaking podcast, The Hormone Balance Solution podcast, The Forever Chic podcast, the Paloma Health Speaker Series, Corporate Wellness Partnership’s “Uncomfortable Conversations” Series, and Aesthetic Mentor’s Sip n’ Share Wellness Series.
Credentials
- BSN- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- MJ – Master of Jurisprudence in Health Law (Loyola University School of Law)
- Registered Nurse (RN) since 1993
- School of Applied Functional Medicine, Level 1 & 2, Completed 2018
- Functional Nutrition Alliance Health Coaching Program, Completed 2017
- Institute of Bioidentical Medicine (IOBIM), Medical Board Member
Invite to Speak
Jill loves to share her knowledge and passion with others. Some of her favorite speaking topics include:
- What to expect during perimenopause and menopause
- The “silent” physiologic changes that occur as a result of hormone deficiency
- Food & lifestyle factors that influence a woman’s health
- Hormone replacement therapy
- Testing during perimenopause and menopause
- Why women experience hormone imbalances and how to fix them
- The importance of developing a healthy strategy for healthy aging
If you are interested in having Jill speak at an upcoming event, please send her an email at jill@jillchmielewski.com and include the subject line “Invitation to Speak.”