Meet Your Lactation Consultants
Liz Mills, MEd, RN, IBCLC (She/Her)
Liz has worked in the field of lactation since 1999, doing so initially as a neonatal nurse. She began working exclusively in lactation in 2003 and became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in 2004. Her experience includes helping families navigate a wide range of lactation challenges. She brings an engaged, curious approach to her work, and she has an unwavering commitment to helping families in meaningful, outcome-oriented ways. She is a member of USLCA and ILCA, and she actively pursues continuing education in many aspects of lactation. In 2022, she joined The Lactation Network and opened Asheville Lactation Consulting.
When Liz isn’t helping families, she enjoys gardening, cooking, renovating her old home and doing needlework. She lives in Asheville with her husband and two children.
Liz is available for consultations in the office and at your home.
Julie Holcomb, MSN, RN, IBCLC (She/Her)
Julie’s love for women’s health began in the late 90’s while pursuing degrees in biology/women’s studies and nursing and while training with Ina May Gaskin at The Farm in Tennessee. She has attended births as a midwife’s assistant, as a volunteer doula, and as a nurse. In 2008, she obtained her MSN in nurse midwifery.
Working as a midwife and overcoming her own lactation struggles gave her a deeper understanding of the need for timely and skilled breastfeeding support. To meet this need, she became an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) in 2010. Her experience includes providing inpatient and outpatient consulting, facilitating breastfeeding support groups, and teaching prenatal breastfeeding classes. She brings a calm, focused presence to her work helping families.
She currently works as an adjunct nursing professor for Western Carolina University and as a Nurse Consultant for Head Start. In 2022, she joined The Lactation Network and opened Asheville Lactation Consulting. She is a member of both ILCA and USLCA.
In her free time, you can find Julie on the sidelines of a soccer game, working on her family’s food truck, or exercising her dog. She lives in Asheville with her husband and two boys.
Julie is available for consultations in your home and at the office.
