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Jennifer Thompson, Author

Metamora, Illinois, USA

Jennifer Thompson is a born-and-raised Central Illinoisan wife, mother, writer, and marketing professional who is passionate about empowering women to live authentically. Through her raw, inspirational truth telling, tough love, and relatable humor, she's helped countless women break free of societal ideals to find joy and self-acceptance on the other side.

Her words have been shared and featured by international media outlets, including Good Morning America, ABC News, Business Insider, Yahoo News, The Today Show, and KidSpot Australia.

Order her new book “If We’re Being Honest: Silencing the Lies We Tell Ourselves to Live a Life We Love” anywhere books are sold.

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TODAY Parenting Team TODAY Food Club

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A Letter To My Kindergartener

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To The Mom Wondering If You're Alone.

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'Hot Girl Summer' is the art of not giving a crap

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Let's Change the Trajectory - Together.

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The Mental Load of Motherhood No One Talks About.

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Every Ounce of Me is Tired.

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It's OK if All You Did Today was Survive. You're Doing Just Fine.

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It's OK if Today Looked More Like Surviving, You're Doing Just Fine.

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This Isn't Just Parenting. This is Mothering Through a Pandemic.

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What You're Feeling? It's Normal.

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To The Mama Who's Tired of this Waiting Place - I Am Too

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To the mama filled with worry, you’ve done enough

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I know the world is different now, but the one thing you have control over is yourself

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That Perfection You're Chasing, It's a Myth.

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I'm Never Going to Be Consistent, but That's OK.

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That Joy You're Searching so Hard For - It's Right in Front of You.

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You Can Still be Grateful and Not Love Every Moment of Motherhood.

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We're All In this Together, Mama - Let's Stop the Judgment.

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You're Not Failing Mama.

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Don't Be Afraid To Celebrate Your Messy.

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You Weren't Made for Her Race, So Run Your Own.

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Today I fought back

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Get Out of Your Own Head, Mama

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Moms: Stop telling yourself you can't when you can

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That Hard Thing You are Going Through - It Will Not Break You.

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Put Down the Guilt and See Yourself for Everything That You ARE.

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Stop Thinking About The Million Reasons You Shouldn’t ⁠— The 'Perfect' Time Is Now.

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It takes 2 minutes

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That mama you're comparing yourself to: She's not doing it better

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To the mama in the thick of it: You're not failing

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Stop Trying to Fill Up Everyone Else's Cup, and Take a Look at Your Own Mama.

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Stop telling yourself 'I'm not,' and replace it with 'I am'

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Mama, be who you were made to be, not who others want you to be

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None of us have it together, Mama, so stop comparing

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You're More than "Good Enough" Mama - You're "Good," Plain and Simple

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The beauty of motherhood lies in ordinary, in-between moments

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I'm Taking Back my Joy - My Permission to Slow Down and say YES to the things that Matter.

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Your Worth isn't Defined by Others Expectations, Mama, so let the Guilt go.

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To the women who give it their all: You are everything the world needs

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I'm done chasing perfection and you should be too, Mama

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My baby, I hope I loved you enough today

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We Can Learn from our Littles, Mama

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To My Baby, Don't Blend In - RISE

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Mamas, Together We Can Make an Impact

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To The Mama Who Is Struggling, You Are Enough

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To My Baby, When I Get It All Wrong

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Mama, remember to stop and savor the lasts

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Working moms don't just want flexibility, we need it. Will Corporate America embrace it?

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Mama, you were made for this

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It's OK, Mama, you're normal

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A mother's community

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When I forget to tell you.

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Choosing JOY