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EPISODE · May 5, 2026 · 32 MIN

A Force of Nature: The Triggering Scent

from The Human Journey: Your Story with David Hackett · host David Hackett

Jenny White is a retired Registered Nurse from Southwestern Ontario with over 30 years of frontline and leadership experience in ICUs, trauma units, surgical floors, Public Health, and Long‑Term Care. She served as a Director of Care and Director of Nursing Services, overseeing multiple nursing homes and large healthcare teams. She holds a BSc and a Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration.After retiring, Jenny survived a life‑threatening brain tumor wrapped around her carotid artery. Following complex surgery, she awoke from a coma without memories, unable to walk or talk, and not recognizing her own husband. Her long rehabilitation forced her to rebuild her identity from the ground up. During this journey, she discovered writing—and it became the spark that helped her reclaim her life.Today, Jenny is the author of gripping medical thrillers inspired by her decades in healthcare and her lived experience as a survivor. Her debut novel, “The Triggering Scent,” follows ICU nurse Abbey Roberts as she returns to work with memory struggles and confronts the dangerous neurosurgeon who destroyed her life. The book is available on 40+ platforms.Website: www.jennywhite.caBook 2, “Terror at the Manor,” takes Abbey into the world of long‑term care, exposing real‑world issues through fictionalized storytelling.Book 3, “The Silent Donation,” explores the dark, unregulated world of body‑part trafficking in North America.Through her novels, Jenny shines a light on the crisis facing healthcare workers: burnout, short staffing, violence, exhaustion, unrealistic expectations, and the emotional toll of caregiving. Her mission is to spark awareness, conversation, and change.Jenny also writes a 12‑book children’s series, The Molson and Jenny Adventure Series, available in English and Canadian French. These stories follow 6‑year‑old Jenny and her real-life Maltese dog, Molson, as they explore the world through imagination and adventure.Website: www.molsonjennyadventures.caA proud Rotarian, Jenny partners with Rotary International and local service clubs to support literacy across Canada. Together, they donate sponsored book boxes to daycares, helping children build early reading skills and strengthening parent‑child bonding. Her goal: provide every daycare in Canada with a full set of adventure books.Jenny lives on the northern shores of Lake Erie with her husband and Molson. She is a survivor of cancer, abuse, and brain tumor surgery—a true warrior who continues to inspire through storytelling, advocacy, and resilience. Follow her growing community on Facebook and Instagram. Facebook: author.jennywhiteInstagram: authorjennywhiteSpecial Shoutout to Ammie Harrison⁠https://a.co/d/0grqIEYW⁠ (Her latest Book is out now)

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