The New York Post reported that Jen is releasing a memoir, titled Awake, on September 23, 2025. Jen's new book revealed that she discovered her ex-husband, Brandon Hatmaker's affair after she overheard him speaking to another woman during a phone call in the early hours of July 11, 2020. Brandon and Jen, who share five children, were married for 26 years when she became aware of his infidelity.
"To some degree, I almost disassociated. It was so outside the realm of what I would have ever considered a possibility for our life, our marriage, our story," said the former Christian influencer, who is the co-founder of the Texas evangelical Austin New Church, alongside Brandon.
She clarified that she didn't think her marriage was perfect prior to the affair, stating, "We had been in trouble." The New York Post reported that Jen stated in her book that she and her husband had a two-year period of no sexual contact before they tried couples counseling in April 2020.
In a September 2025 interview on The Jamie Kern Lima Show, Jen detailed what happened directly after she realized Brandon had been unfaithful, which she described as "one of the most shocking things that has happened to [her]." According to Jen, while he was "passed out," she "spent a couple of hours on his laptop" to find more details about his extramarital activities.
She also said that while she was heartbroken, she didn't "want to stay married" to someone who had managed to live a double life.
In addition, she said her ex-husband wasn't interested in mending their relationship.
She also said she thinks she may have stayed in her marriage if she had never found out about Brandon's affair.
Brandon Hatmaker Reacted to Jen Hatmaker's Recent Statements About Their Marriage
He said, however, that he is aware he "caused so much pain and [he] brought so much humiliation into the lives of people that [he] loved." Brandon also said that "while that was the lowest moment of [her] life, a very close second, is having to relive it today."
"I didn't fall out of love overnight. Our relationship was coming to a slow and painful ending. And I privately mourned the death of our marriage years before our divorce," continued the former pastor in his post.
For instance, he wanted to argue against the narrative that he wasn't involved with his children after he and Jen split. He stated that his "kids are [his] world."
He also stated that he wasn't a pastor when he was having an affair. According to Brandon, his "last sermon" was in 2017 after "some difficult health issues, some horrific family issues, and a very traumatic experience where I was involved in an incident where a close friend died (where [he] felt at fault)." In addition, he wrote that he "stepped down from church staff in 2015 to focus on our Donor Advised Fund, and to assist with some of the administrative stuff for Jen."
In addition, Brandon stated that having an affair is unlike him. He suggested he did so because his "anger had turned to resentment, which turned to entitlement."
Brandon also said he went to a 31-day residential treatment center to work on his mental health following his split from Jen. According to Brandon, he reached out to Jen to see if she thought it would be possible to reconcile.
In addition, Brandon clarified that his wife of nearly 2 years, Tina, wasn't his "affair partner." He said that he and Tina "had never met until after the divorce was filed."
"Yes, Tina and I became exclusive before the divorce was finalized - but Jen and I intentionally delayed finalizing the divorce for mutually agreed-upon reasons," stated Brandon.
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