Edited 3 Oct 25

In this heartfelt first chapter of Finding Bonnie, Jeanette Huffman transports listeners to her roots in the small town of Bangor, Michigan. Through vivid storytelling and raw emotion, she reflects on childhood memories, family dynamics, and the defining experiences that shaped her early life. From cold lake waters and backyard adventures to the complex love of a protective mother, this chapter paints an honest, often humorous, and deeply relatable portrait of growing up in a world full of lessons, fears, and wonder.

💬 Narrated in the author’s own voice, this reading adds a powerful layer of authenticity to an already intimate memoir.

🔊 Whether you're just starting the journey or returning to remember where it all began, Small Town Girl is where the story of Bonnie truly unfolds.

In this episode, I take you along on my author reading journey with Finding Bonnie. It all began in June 2025 in Bangor, Michigan—my hometown. By September, I was sharing my story in Boron, California. This fall, I’ll be reading in Rosamond, the town I’ve proudly called home for 21 years, and then in Tehachapi, part of the Antelope Valley, known for its unforgettable sunrises and sunsets.

From Michigan to California, these readings are more than events—they are moments of connection, healing, and honoring the voices of those who came before me.

Follow my journey, and discover where Finding Bonnie will take me next.

From the crashing waves of Lake Michigan to the silence of dark church pews and the whisper of a dragonfly over a gravestone, Finding Bonnie takes you on a journey through trauma, survival, and the search for resilience.

✨ This memoir isn’t just about survival—it’s about discovering your voice when fear tried to silence it.

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In this deeply personal episode, author Jeanette Huffman shares the real-life stories behind her three marriages—raw, unfiltered, and as told in her powerful memoir Finding Bonnie.

Jeanette opens up about the challenges she faced, the red flags she missed, and the moments that pushed her toward reclaiming her voice. With equal parts vulnerability and strength, she reflects on how each relationship helped shape her journey as a woman, a mother, and a survivor.

Whether you’ve been through heartbreak, healing, or are navigating relationships yourself, this conversation offers hard-won wisdom, resilience, and a reminder that it’s never too late to choose yourself.

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In this gripping final chapter, Jeanette Huffman delivers an intimate and unflinching reading of Humpty Dumpty — a chapter that explores the fragility of healing after trauma. With haunting clarity, she recounts how her world shattered, piece by piece, and what it truly took to begin putting herself back together. This raw, vulnerable narration captures the pain of breaking and the courage it takes to rebuild. A powerful close to Finding Bonnie, this chapter reminds us that even when life knocks us down, we are never beyond repair.

In this powerful author reading, Jeanette Huffman brings to life Chapter 9 of Finding Bonnie — a deeply reflective and emotionally charged moment in her journey. As she faces the unraveling of her world, Huffman’s raw honesty and resilience shine through. Through heartbreak, loss, and betrayal, a quiet truth begins to rise: the strength she was seeking had always lived within her. Let Jeanette’s voice guide you through a pivotal chapter about survival, reclaiming identity, and the enduring presence of self — even in the darkest moments.

In this powerful episode of Finding Bonnie, Jeanette Huffman takes us through the deeply personal and often surreal experience of navigating the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. From the eerie foreshadowing of a 2020 meme to the chaos of lockdowns, virtual schooling, and health scares, Jeanette reflects on how the virus disrupted routines, altered relationships, and reshaped what it meant to feel safe.

We hear candid accounts of sickness that struck her family months before widespread testing, the challenges of remote work and parenting, and the ways anxiety, grief, and humor coexisted in daily life. Whether it's a masked road trip to Michigan with a pee funnel or finding peace in building gingerbread houses labeled “COVID 2020,” Jeanette captures the absurdity, loss, and beauty of living through history.

Tune in for a raw, relatable, and unexpectedly funny reflection on one of the most life-altering chapters of modern times — and how even in isolation, connection and resilience endured.

When Jeanette arrives in California, eight months pregnant and full of anticipation, she’s expecting surfboards, sunshine, and ocean breezes. What she finds instead is the high desert chill of Lancaster and the cultural shock of life in the Antelope Valley. In this honest, humorous, and vividly detailed reading, Jeanette reflects on the expectations versus reality of military relocation, the beauty of new beginnings, and the resilience it takes to adapt when everything feels unfamiliar.

Join the author as she reads this chapter aloud, bringing her sharp insights and heartfelt observations to life in her own voice.