Three decades after Jewel rocketed up the pop charts in 1996 with her haunting and poignant song Who Will Save Your Soul, she has empowered countless young souls to rise above life’s deepest valleys. Since writing that song at 16 after escaping an abusive home life, Jewel has paved her own path to happiness as an artist, mom, and mental health advocate, eager to help others — including her own kid — do the same.
On Tuesday, September 22, Jewel announced that her Inspiring Children Foundation (ICF), which she started 25 years ago to support at-risk kids, will host its second annual Not Alone Summit & Award Show in Las Vegas this fall. Held in partnership with the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Jewel exclusively told Parade how “incredible” it will feel to host three days of events from November 2-4, “bringing together the nation’s leading minds, thought leaders, and institutions to really design, advocate for and implement a national mental health system.”
The events grew out of Jewel’s viral #NotAloneChallenge, a yearly social media campaign that has raised over $3 million for mental health organizations and attracted tons of celebrity participants, from Billie Eilish to Lionel Richie to Josh Groban. (The online challenge will take place this year on October 10.)
Jewel Says Her Difficult Childhood Has Shaped Her Life as a Parent & Advocate
It’s not lost on Jewel, 52, that her 15-year-old son, Kase, is now the same age she was when she left home for her own safety, essentially raising herself and living out of her car at one point. She told Parade that she’s very intentionally ensured those hard experiences have shaped how she’s raising Kase, whom she shares with ex-husband Ty Murray, noting, “The more we heal as people, the better parents we are.”
Jewel with her son Kase in July 2026, and a flyer for her foundation’s 2026 Not Alone Awards.Images via Jewel/Instagram and the Inspiring Children's Foundation
“I think that it’s an interesting time in today’s wellness culture,” Jewel said, “because I think that our self growth practices should make us gritty. You know, grittier and more capable and more resilient and more enduring. It shouldn’t make us more precious or more victimized. And so, for me, with my son or with the foundation, (it’s about) really sort of teaching that your happiness is your own.”
“When I realized, like, ‘Oh, I’m responsible for my happiness,’ my life really began to change,” Jewel continued. “So, it’s fun to be able to raise a child with a sense of accountability, but obviously with a caring safety net that I didn’t have.”
“I love being a mom,” she continued. “It’s a really wonderful thing to be able to share the things that have really helped me and be able to raise my son and be his guide on this amazing journey of life.”
Kase occasionally appears in his mom’s social media feed to promote his line of Stay Kiddish Candles, each named after a childlike trait he thinks is “worth celebrating” at any age. Jewel joked to Parade that “he likes to spend money, so I have to teach him how to make it, too,” but creative entrepreneurship and self-starter skills are key components of Jewel’s ICF program for young people, coming to fruition in her own home.
Jewel said her greatest tool and tip as a mom is being a positive model for her teen, explaining, “A big part of my life is just continual growth and learning. And that’s one of the best things I think we can mirror for our children. I’m always improving. I’m always like, ‘I could have done that better. I could have said that better.’ Teaching accountability.”
Jewel Says Mental Health Was Barely Discussed When She Was a Teen
The Foolish Games singer, who continues to release new music and visual art, says there’s been great progress in the number of resources, studies and opportunities to help young people thrive. As a teen in the late ’80s and early ’90s, she said, “The words mental health I don’t even think existed. Mindfulness wasn’t really on anybody’s radar.”
“For me, on my own journey, I moved out of my home at 15 and started learning these skills on my own,” she explained. “And I wanted to see if they could help other people, but it was really hard to talk about mental health to parents, much less kids (back then).”
Jewel performs on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” in 1995, just as her music career was taking off.NBC / Getty Images
Over the years, Jewel’s done a great deal of inner work, and highly recommends one-on-one therapy. But, she pointed out, “What I found is I never had a panic attack on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in my counselor’s office. It was always life that kind of triggered me.”
So, she’s focused her foundation’s resources on empowering young people, including thousands who’ve received in-person help in Las Vegas, learn to cope with real-life disappointments and hardship. Jewel explained, “As life happens, as things scare you, as things trigger you, then you’re given these tools to help handle those as they come, and it’s been remarkably successful. We actually have one of the highest success rates in the world.”
The 2nd annual Not Alone Award Show will take place in Vegas on November 2, hosted by Emmy Award-winning comedian Loni Love and broadcast via iHeart Radio, to honor “trailblazers and advocates whose work is reshaping how society approaches mental and emotional well-being.” 2026 honorees include Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominee Anthony Ramos, former NFL linebacker and two-time Super Bowl champion Ray Lewis, NAMI CEO Dan Gillison, YouTuber and podcast host Mike Majlak, content creator and Hugz co-founder Lexi Hensler, and Caroline Jones of the Zac Brown Band.
Over the following two days, November 3 and 4, the Not Alone Summit will be hosted by TV personality Jason Kennedy and bring together “influential leaders for conversations, programming and experiences centered around mental health, connection and actionable solutions.” Details on both events can be found at NotAloneSummit.com.
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