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LatestJuly 4, 2026Jenn's Caregiver Notes

Letting myself be seen.

I spent years asking the world to truly see my children. Launch week was the moment I finally let it see me.

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June 12, 2026Jenn's Caregiver Notes

Who I wrote this for.

You hold it together everywhere it counts, then fall apart at a red light when a song comes on. That is not weakness. If you have ever felt invisible in the fight for your child, this one is for you.

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June 3, 2026Jenn's Caregiver Notes

The last few weeks before.

The book is almost here. It is finished, the proof is in my hands, but it is not in the world yet. I want to be honest about what is underneath the wait.

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June 2, 2026Jenn's Caregiver Notes

The courage was never in the loving.

People keep calling me brave. For loving my son. For supporting him. Then I heard a line from Anne Hathaway that named something I had never been able to say out loud.

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May 29, 2026Jenn's Caregiver Notes

Mental health is not a casserole disease.

Meg sat down at a lunch counter, opened this book, and almost broke down in tears on the first page. She's been navigating her family's mental health journey for years. What she said about this book stopped me.

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Early reader Melissa Hess quote about Fighting for Their Lives
May 23, 2026Jenn's Caregiver Notes

What early readers see.

Something I did not expect when I shared the manuscript of Fighting for Their Lives with early readers: how often someone would say back to me the thing I most needed to hear.

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May 20, 2026Jenn's Caregiver Notes

When my child taught me something.

For years, I thought my job as my oldest's mom was to teach him how to navigate the world. What I missed was that the lessons were flowing in the other direction too.

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May 15, 2026Jenn's Caregiver Notes

Let people surprise you.

A little over a year ago, I left my last role to fight for my middle child's right to the educational supports and placement he needed.

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