Danielle Jernigan

I am a writer and editor whose work explores estrangement, self-regard, and the slow, deliberate work of restoring our relationship to Love. She is the author of The Self-Love Trap (forthcoming) and her essays appear or are forthcoming in The New York Times Parenting Newsletter, Your Tango, Nourishing Word Blog, and the anthology No Contact: Writers on Estrangement (Catapult, April 28, 2026).

Danielle provides editorial consulting and publishing guidance through BirthWork Press, supporting birth workers and maternal health professionals in sharing their expertise and establishing thought leadership. Her editorial experience includes roles as Book Reviews Editor for Literary Mama and developmental proposal editor for Page Two Books. Danielle’s work is profoundly informed by her experience as a doula, a former maternal mental health hotline counselor, and her training in yoga, meditation and narrative inquiry.