Jess Lahey
@jesslahey.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author (Gift of Failure, Addiction Inoculation), host #AmWriting pod, mom, sober. Past: NYT columnist, Atlantic, WaPo. Teacher. Vermonter. Prevention works.
FREE virtual presentation on substance use prevention in kids! We will laugh, there will be no fear mongering, and I will share lots of ways in to conversations that don't make you feel oogy, hopelessly uncool, or preachy.
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September 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
FREE virtual presentation on substance use prevention in kids! We will laugh, there will be no fear mongering, and I will share lots of ways in to conversations that don't make you feel oogy, hopelessly uncool, or preachy.
gpsparentseries.org/events/jessi...
gpsparentseries.org/events/jessi...
I'm all Porter Robinson Cheerleader vibes today while making welcome videos for a couple of schools I'll be visiting this fall to talk Gift of Failure and Addiction Inoculation (but mostly a combo of the two).
September 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I'm all Porter Robinson Cheerleader vibes today while making welcome videos for a couple of schools I'll be visiting this fall to talk Gift of Failure and Addiction Inoculation (but mostly a combo of the two).
Someone asked about my most-recommended (work-related) books. Here they are, feel free to recommend others in the comments!
August 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Someone asked about my most-recommended (work-related) books. Here they are, feel free to recommend others in the comments!
My niece checking in from the protests in ARKANSAS!
June 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
My niece checking in from the protests in ARKANSAS!
I love talking about substance use prevention in kids through the lens of competence, self-efficacy, self-advocacy, and helping kids feel as if they deserve to take up space in the world just as they are. Thanks to Anna Donaghey and the Big Drink Rethink podcast.
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June 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I love talking about substance use prevention in kids through the lens of competence, self-efficacy, self-advocacy, and helping kids feel as if they deserve to take up space in the world just as they are. Thanks to Anna Donaghey and the Big Drink Rethink podcast.
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I get to keynote day 2 of the Vermont Substance Use Conference ON MY BIRTHDAY. Best present ever. Dr. Haner Hernández is speaking on day one and I will be there, front and center. Join us!
www.vtcpi.org/vsuc
www.vtcpi.org/vsuc
May 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I get to keynote day 2 of the Vermont Substance Use Conference ON MY BIRTHDAY. Best present ever. Dr. Haner Hernández is speaking on day one and I will be there, front and center. Join us!
www.vtcpi.org/vsuc
www.vtcpi.org/vsuc
I could not be more honored to have Dove House choose my book, The Addiction Inoculation, for their book club selection. I met the people from Dove House when I spoke in IN recently and was floored by their dedication to the women they serve FOR FREE. For. Free.
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May 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I could not be more honored to have Dove House choose my book, The Addiction Inoculation, for their book club selection. I met the people from Dove House when I spoke in IN recently and was floored by their dedication to the women they serve FOR FREE. For. Free.
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Today, I'm in Washington D.C., looking out over the Capitol from the Responsibility.org headquarters for a day of talking about how to prevent underage drinking with a group of dedicated, enthusiastic and supportive parenting influencers.
April 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Today, I'm in Washington D.C., looking out over the Capitol from the Responsibility.org headquarters for a day of talking about how to prevent underage drinking with a group of dedicated, enthusiastic and supportive parenting influencers.
I'm in Florida this week for an event at Jewish Academy of Orlando!
Come on out on Wednesday, April 2nd to learn about all things Gift of Failure: learning, engagement, motivation, self-efficacy and competence in kids.
Come on out on Wednesday, April 2nd to learn about all things Gift of Failure: learning, engagement, motivation, self-efficacy and competence in kids.
March 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I'm in Florida this week for an event at Jewish Academy of Orlando!
Come on out on Wednesday, April 2nd to learn about all things Gift of Failure: learning, engagement, motivation, self-efficacy and competence in kids.
Come on out on Wednesday, April 2nd to learn about all things Gift of Failure: learning, engagement, motivation, self-efficacy and competence in kids.
Nobody puts Moby in a corner.
March 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Nobody puts Moby in a corner.
This morning’s carpet time about why we don’t bark at the contractors went a little better. Luther (the big one) apologized for yesterday and promised to do better.
March 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This morning’s carpet time about why we don’t bark at the contractors went a little better. Luther (the big one) apologized for yesterday and promised to do better.
I had a talk with the dogs this morning about how we are NOT going to bark at the contractors today.
March 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I had a talk with the dogs this morning about how we are NOT going to bark at the contractors today.
The ice on Lake Champlain.
(Home again, home again, jiggity-jig)
(Home again, home again, jiggity-jig)
March 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The ice on Lake Champlain.
(Home again, home again, jiggity-jig)
(Home again, home again, jiggity-jig)
Oh how I love my sister. Happy birthday, Anna.
March 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Oh how I love my sister. Happy birthday, Anna.
We REALLY needed to get out of the house and it’s too wet to hike so ROAD TRIP. Moby? Check. Entomology chapter for my master gardening class? Check. Stay tuned for bug-related “What I Learned This Week” at jesslahey.substack.com.
March 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We REALLY needed to get out of the house and it’s too wet to hike so ROAD TRIP. Moby? Check. Entomology chapter for my master gardening class? Check. Stay tuned for bug-related “What I Learned This Week” at jesslahey.substack.com.
I had a troll attend my event tonight and message me for an entire hour to call me old, a drunk, and proclaim they would *never* take a class with me.
Ohhh you poor deluded soul. You just did.
Ohhh you poor deluded soul. You just did.
March 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I had a troll attend my event tonight and message me for an entire hour to call me old, a drunk, and proclaim they would *never* take a class with me.
Ohhh you poor deluded soul. You just did.
Ohhh you poor deluded soul. You just did.
I get to see Sarina Bowen today!
March 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I get to see Sarina Bowen today!
Spotted in Gloucester, MA this morning:
March 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Spotted in Gloucester, MA this morning:
Tomorrow! Come hang out with me in Newburyport, MA to talk student engagement, motivation, competence and self-efficacy and how these things are an important part of substance use prevention!
March 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Tomorrow! Come hang out with me in Newburyport, MA to talk student engagement, motivation, competence and self-efficacy and how these things are an important part of substance use prevention!
