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I Thought It Would Be Better Than This: Rise From Disappointment, Regain Control, and Rebuild a Life You Love
Learn how to recover from life’s disappointments and rebuild a life you love.
What happens when you look at your life and think, I thought it would be better than this? You know you can’t stay where you are, but have no idea what to do next.
When Jessica N. Turner, a mom of three, lost her 16-year-marriage after her husband came out as gay, her life shattered. With grit and determination, she picked up the pieces, chose hope and courageously rebuilt a beautiful next chapter.
During this process, Jessica discovered universal tools that can support you, no matter what you’re facing. Using thoughtful reflections and exercises, vulnerable storytelling, and practical takeaways, Jessica will help
·Evaluate your disappointments, heartaches, and unmet expectations so that you can move forward in healing.
·Talk candidly about your feelings to forge healthier and more meaningful relationships.
·Practice forgiveness and empathy for yourself and others so that you live with more love and less pain.
·Regain control over the parts of life where you have agency instead of passively waiting for things to happen to you.
·Discover creative practices to cultivate daily satisfaction and contentment.
· Learn to love yourself and the characteristics that make you unique so that you can be more confident and content.
I Thought It Would Be Better Than This is a manifesto of hope that will empower you to transform your circumstances and move forward with intention and purpose.
What happens when you look at your life and think, I thought it would be better than this? You know you can’t stay where you are, but have no idea what to do next.
When Jessica N. Turner, a mom of three, lost her 16-year-marriage after her husband came out as gay, her life shattered. With grit and determination, she picked up the pieces, chose hope and courageously rebuilt a beautiful next chapter.
During this process, Jessica discovered universal tools that can support you, no matter what you’re facing. Using thoughtful reflections and exercises, vulnerable storytelling, and practical takeaways, Jessica will help
·Evaluate your disappointments, heartaches, and unmet expectations so that you can move forward in healing.
·Talk candidly about your feelings to forge healthier and more meaningful relationships.
·Practice forgiveness and empathy for yourself and others so that you live with more love and less pain.
·Regain control over the parts of life where you have agency instead of passively waiting for things to happen to you.
·Discover creative practices to cultivate daily satisfaction and contentment.
· Learn to love yourself and the characteristics that make you unique so that you can be more confident and content.
I Thought It Would Be Better Than This is a manifesto of hope that will empower you to transform your circumstances and move forward with intention and purpose.
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Published April 8, 2025
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About the author
Jessica N. Turner
7 books875 followersJessica N. Turner is the creative force and blogging veteran behind The Mom Creative. The 2021 Iris Award Winner for Best Mom Blog, Jessica is a respected tastemaker for beloved brands and services that help make life easier for busy women. She is also the author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book The Fringe Hours and Stretched Too Thin: How Working Moms Can Lose the Guilt, Work Smarter, and Thrive.
Additionally, Jessica is an award-winning marketing professional, with 15 years of content creation experience. She also speaks at events nationwide on work-life balance and blogging best practices.
She has been featured in numerous media outlets including The Today Show, Hallmark's Home & Family, O Magazine, People Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, Time.com and Inc.com.
She lives with her three young children in Nashville, Tennessee.
Additionally, Jessica is an award-winning marketing professional, with 15 years of content creation experience. She also speaks at events nationwide on work-life balance and blogging best practices.
She has been featured in numerous media outlets including The Today Show, Hallmark's Home & Family, O Magazine, People Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, Time.com and Inc.com.
She lives with her three young children in Nashville, Tennessee.
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April 14, 2025
Read on Kobo. Pre-ordered and it dropped the night before lunch day into my device!
After following Jessica & Matthew's stories, I am so glad she wrote this book and was hoping that she would from the first time I heard their story during the pandemic. Heartbreak and disappointment are truly universal, and so very misunderstood. I loved the way she paced the lessons that she wanted to share with the pace of her journey, illustrating solid wisdom she acquired almost in a timeline. I did find myself, wondering how the kids had managed, and how their story impacted her story, but I understand completely why she made the decision to not include that part; the respect she has shown for them and her ex is profound, showing what truly healing as you grow looks like.
After following Jessica & Matthew's stories, I am so glad she wrote this book and was hoping that she would from the first time I heard their story during the pandemic. Heartbreak and disappointment are truly universal, and so very misunderstood. I loved the way she paced the lessons that she wanted to share with the pace of her journey, illustrating solid wisdom she acquired almost in a timeline. I did find myself, wondering how the kids had managed, and how their story impacted her story, but I understand completely why she made the decision to not include that part; the respect she has shown for them and her ex is profound, showing what truly healing as you grow looks like.
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