Breaking Chairs

Coming Soon

A memoir about surviving broken systems and learning I was worthy of being held.

About the Book

In Breaking Chairs, J.B. McGee revisits two decades of chronic illness, medical trauma, caregiving, grief, financial hardship, and the exhausting work of advocating not only for her medically complex children and disabled husband, but also for herself.

Through countless moments of doubt and loss, and because of love, she slowly realizes broken chairs aren't evidence of personal failure. Sometimes chairs wobble. Sometimes they break. It was never because she was too heavy.

Breaking Chairs is a memoir not just about the people and institutions that collapsed under pressure, but about the people who held more than anyone ever expected them to. Tender, honest, touched with humor, and ultimately hopeful, it is a story about learning to trust your instincts and discovering that you were never too much.

Inside These Pages

  • Chronic illness

  • Medical advocacy

  • Caregiving

  • Family relationships

  • Neurodiversity

  • Grief and loss

  • Trauma and healing

  • Friendship and community

  • Marriage and resilience

  • Hope and second chances

  • Finding your people

  • Learning you are worthy of being held

"Broken chairs make you think you were too heavy when they collapse."

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