On this episode of the Mommy Monitor Report (Mommy Monitor's official podcast) we are so excited to be sharing the first episode of our youth subcommittee's podcast series on Parenting During COVID-19. In this episode, we begin our conversation with Jillisa Brown [Confidence Coach, "Beautify My Soul"] by delving into her own journey to motherhood and confidence.

In this four-part podcast series on Parenting During COVID-19, youth subcommittee member Aliah McCalla talks with Confidence Coach, community leader, and mother Jillisa Brown about how young families can cope with the current coronavirus crisis. Jillisa was going to be a panelist on our youth subcommittee's Community Roundtable for Young Parents (which has been postponed) and we are thrilled to have her join us for this series. She identifies as an Afro-Jamaican-Canadian leader who is passionate about empowering her community. Jillisa became a mother at 19, and quickly learned the truth about love, relationships, and the impacts parenthood has on a young adult’s life. Today, Jillisa is a Confidence Coach who leads women of colour and youth across the globe through their own journeys to daily confidence. She is also the creator of an organization called Beautify My Soul, which is founded upon the need for a Coming of Age program within the Black Community. You can learn more about Jillisa on her website at: jillisabrown.com/. Be sure to also follow Mommy Monitor's youth subcommittee on Instagram: www.instagram.com/mommymonitoryouth/

This episode originally aired in May 2020.

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