Danielle Jernigan

My mission is to create work that illuminates patterns, fosters understanding, and invites reflection. My work is informed by my experience as a doula and former maternal mental health hotline counselor, and supports parent survivors of childhood abuse in reimagining love as a capacity, not a performance.

I write about estrangement, self-regard, and the slow, deliberate work of restoration . My work appears or is forthcoming in literary spaces, such as The New York Times Parenting Newsletter, Your Tango, and Nourishing Word Blog , and the forthcoming anthology, No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, releasing 28 April 2026 from Catapult.

I’m currently developing my forthcoming book, The Self-Love Trap, which explores the intersections of self-love, relational patterns, and personal transformation and blends memoir and cultural critique to explore how modern self-love culture keeps survivors stuck in healing instead of moving toward restoration.

Along the way, I’ve also gained experience as a Book Reviews Editor for Literary Mama and as a developmental proposal editor for Page Two Books, which informs my approach to writing, workshops, and editorial consulting along with my training in meditation and wellness.