About Jade

Learn more about author Jade. From her life in Alberta to her unique perspective on family and grit, read the full story behind her writing and her world.

Mother | Wife | Author | entrepreneur | Dog lover

Jade Dione Stadnick

I didn’t set out to become the woman who speaks up, although I have never been known to be very quiet. 
I became her after crying in the shower after work, literally breaking my body, and going into autopilot, after realizing that being “nice” was costing me more than it was giving. I let it burn to the ground. 

I’m Jade Dione Stadnick.

I’m a mom to two boys who are, honestly, the greatest. I’m genuinely proud of them and proud to be their mom, and I mean that in a real way, not a perfectly filtered, hashtag kind of way. I finally married the right man who's initals are DJS, and we joke that it stands for 'Doing Jade's Shit' ha ha! Love this man! I don’t know my biological father, I don’t carry that with me. My stepdad is the only father I would ever choose. 

Our house is full of all of our chickens (not literally, I explain it in the book), three Frenchies, a Lab Mastiff, and a whole lot of life. They will be making some social appearances, too. In fact, Maze is actually the CEO of the house. If I’m choosing a meal in the 27 mins of a hungry spell, it’s pizza or cheeseburgers every time; however, I love cooking, and our current addiction is anything on the smoker. I hate shopping, I love to travel, and I'm sure my spirit animal is bumble bees, mostly for the concept. They technically shouldn’t be able to fly, but they do anyway. They don't sting unless you give them no other choice. That kind of energy speaks to me.

I’m a business owner, an author, and someone who has built and rebuilt more than once. I’ve carried the weight, kept the peace, and tried to be everything for everyone until I decided I wasn’t doing that anymore, or because I hit the age of 40. Toss up, but my fuck jar is definitely empty, and I think I was only born with one patient that is shared between my children and my husband on any given day.

Now, this space is where that shift lives. Where we, women, can come together instead of tearing each other down. We cry together, help each other, cheer each other on, and most of all, we collaborate together, not competing. 

Through my book, upcoming podcast, and the tools I’m creating, I talk about burnout, boundaries, relationships, and what it actually looks like to grow into yourself when the world crumbles in front of you with no warning. The part in the ashes, the getting back up part that no one talks about, just tells you that you can do it. 

I’m not here to give perfect advice. Fuck No! I’m here to tell the truth, the kind that makes you stop, think, and maybe shift something in your own life. 

If you’re done overgiving, overthinking, and over apologizing, you’re in the right place.