I Thought It Would Be Better Than This: Author Event with Jessica Turner

Jessica Turner is joining us for an evening at Three Avenues Bookshop for her book . The event will feature an audience Q & A with an author meet & greet and book signing to follow.

When: Thursday, April 24th at 6:00 pm (doors open at 5:45 pm)

Where: Three Avenues Bookshop - 3009 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

Copies of will be available for purchase at the event. And you will have a chance to get your copy signed by Jessica Turner!

"This book will change your life! If you're wrestling with disappointment, heartache, or the curveballs life throws at you, Jessica Turner's story will speak right to your soul."
- Mel Robbins, bestselling author and host of The Mel Robbins Podcast

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 you:

• 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.

& From herself:

The biggest lesson of my late 30s/early 40s is that EVERYONE faces disappointment and grief in life. No one can avoid it. So what do we do when it happens? What do we do when we think to ourselves, I thought it would be better than this?
For me it was when my marriage of 16 years ended when my husband came out. Using my own shattering and rebuilding as the backdrop, in I Thought It Would Be Better Than This I take readers through how they can rebuild their own lives. It’s not going to be pretty or easy, but it is possible. It is remarkable how we heal and grow.
This is a book for you. It’s for your friend going through a difficult divorce. It’s for your sister who thought parenting would look different. It’s for your coworker who longs to be in a different career. It’s for anyone and everyone because who hasn’t whispered to themselves, “I thought it would be better than this”?

Jessica N. Turner has spent the last two decades as a content creator and tastemaker for busy moms looking for hacks to live life with more intention and less stress. Additionally, Jessica is an award- winning content strategist and marketing professional. She speaks at events nationwide on a variety of topics including work- life balance, grief and disappointment, and social media best practices. She is also the author of theWall Street Journal bestselling bookThe Fringe Hours: Making Time for You and Stretched Too Thin: How Working Moms Can Lose the Guilt, Work Smarter, and Thrive. She has been featured in numerous media outlets including the Today show, the Tamron Hall Show,O, the Oprah Magazine, People magazine, Better Homes & Gardens, Time.com, Inc.com, and more. Jessica lives with her three children in Nashville, Tennessee. Connect with her on Instagram @JessicaNTurner.

Three Avenues Bookshop's goal is to be a safe, accessible, and inclusive space for all. Please email us at [email protected] to let us know if you need any accommodations for this event, and we'll do our best to meet them. If you are joining us for this event in a wheelchair or with another mobility aid, let us know how many people are in your party and we will reserve space for you with your people.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Three Avenues Bookshop, 3009 North Southport Avenue, Chicago, United States