Thank You for Dumping Me is a book about a blindsided breakup turned personal growth opportunity, learning to love yourself after heartache, and the challenging transitions that help us get to know ourselves more deeply. It’s raw and real, with witty humor and a lot of heart! Readers have described Thank You for Dumping Me as a genre of its own—memoir-meets-novel—and a book they “couldn’t put down,” a “real page-turner.”

At the end of every chapter, you will find self-discovery activities as an invitation to reflect on how your own experiences shape your journey. So, unlike other memoirs, it’s not all about the author :) It’s a resource for readers!

Author Jessica Smith is on a mission to rebrand breakups from something to be feared, dreaded, and full of sorrow to opportunities for growth, self-discovery, and life course redirects.

Back Cover Text:
He looks straight into my eyes. “Jessica, when I picture my future, I don’t see you as part of it.”

Maybe you're curled up under the covers, trying to find the energy to face the day. Maybe you're spinning out, scrolling through text archives, looking for clues on when you started to grow apart. Wherever you are in the belly of the breakup beast, let's get the essentials out of the way…

You don’t suck.
You’re not stupid.
And no, you won't turn into a crazy single cat person for the rest of your life.

It’s breakups that suck, not you.

How the hell did I get here? I was so close to doing all the right things.

After this breakup asteroid hit my world out of nowhere, I’ve been challenged to look at everything in my life. I’m 29, living with a man for two years, dating for three, and WHAM. It hit.

When the rug gets pulled out from under you, it's about focusing on what really counts: not the faceplant, but what you do next.

What if this breakup is the biggest opportunity I’ve ever had? A life-course redirect? A chance to change the course of my path?

This book shares my story all the way from crying on the floor asking “why?” to finding opportunities for growth. Throughout my story, I offer you points of personal inquiry to support your journey from breakdown to breakthrough: the journey back to you.

And I could hold them both. I could hold it all.

Behind every closed door was me.

My heart is not broken. I have so much love to give, I will never run out.

I know it doesn't make sense now, but I promise it will.