A Holliday's Purpose, LLC

In 2017, Britney Holliday made a dramatic career change as she transitioned from being a middle school math teacher and basketball coach to becoming a jail officer. Her ambition to develop a program for at-risk young adults inspired her decision to work in law enforcement to gather insight into how to create the program. Despite her reason and fear of a new profession, she soon adjusted to the cultural change in corrections. During the first few years in corrections, Ms. Holliday took the opportunity to accumulate over 600 hours of professional developmental training. During all the training, she noticed there needed to be more support for jail and correctional officers. The training focused on 'street' first responders (e.g., police officers, fire and rescue) as some states and the public did not consider jail and correctional officers as first responders. The lack of knowledge and support to improve jail and correctional officers' well-being became the primary purpose and inspiration for Ms. Holliday to further her education beyond her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville University (December 2014). Ms. Holliday earned her Master's in Human Service Counseling from Regent University (August 2023) and her certifications as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (T), Crisis Intervention, Mental Health First Aid, Peer Support, and Prepare/ Enrich. In 2023, Ms. Holliday's purpose soon became her reality, as she is the founder and owner of A Holliday's Purpose, LLC. Ms. Holliday provides peer support, mentoring, and counseling services to individuals whose voices usually are not heard and who want to overcome their experiences of stress, trauma, anxiety, depression, and burnout. Her services will help promote individual well-being, self-worth, and self-care to overcome challenging obstacles by developing plans and achievable goals through various approaches and activities.