Episode Details

Jessica Spawn wrote her first children's book during one of the hardest seasons of her life — a divorce that left her feeling like an orphan kitten. That book became The Christmas Kitten, and it kicked off a series that now includes Vacation Kitten, a water safety title that cook children's picked up this year with 9,000 copies in circulation.

Jessica is the host of Gal on the Prowl, a podcast and platform built around female empowerment with the mantra "rise, rebuild, and roar." She's also four and a half years sober and a passionate advocate for the CAVA bar community as a social alternative for people who don't drink.

In this episode, Jeff and Jessica talk about:
- How Vacation Kitten teaches kids three water safety essentials: swim lessons, life vests, and water watchers
- The emotional origin of The Christmas Kitten and how writing it became part of her healing
- Her sobriety journey and why the CAVA community filled a gap she didn't know how to fill
- An upcoming documentary called bula exploring the kratom controversy in Texas
- The on-mic proposal from her fiancé Ty, who asked "will you meow me?" — a phrase he pulled from her first episode

Learn more: galontheprowl.com
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