NEWS & EVENTS 

You can watch the segment HERE.

Sean and I, and our gang, will be Brain Walking at the Bismarck YMCA track on Saturday, February 22nd at 10am.

Jackie's dream came true when she emceed the Humanities North Dakota Kate Bowler event!

Jackie was invited to Author Fest in Park Rapids, MN!

Unwillable is in its second edition and has a new cover!

On Feb 22nd, 2024, brain walkers gathered in a sea of red to participate in the 5th Annual Bismarck Brain Walk. And boy oh boy, did they...

Jackie recently appeared on the local CBS station's Studio 701 with her dear old friend, Amber Schatz. She promoted the 5th annual...

Grab your red #StebbinsStrong shirts and walking shoes, and get ready to Brain Walk! If you can believe it (I can't) it's time for the...

JM Stebbins friends, this is one of the most fun things to happen since Elton John called me with those VIP passes to the Farewell tour...

ICYMI: Kevin Wallevand at WDAZ ABC in Fargo, North Dakota, and his cameraman, Ryan, did a magnificent job telling my autoimmune...

"Unwillable is unmissable." ~ by BookTrib Stop me if you heard this one: A guy and a chicken walk into a bar ... NO, not that one. The...

I'm pleased to announce that my guest appearance on the Nonfiction Authors Association's podcast will go live on July 12, 2023, at...

On April 28th, I joined a small group of wonderful people to celebrate Suzie Miller and her play that is burning up Broadway, "Prima...

On April 13, 2023, the American Academy of Neurology's Brain & Life podcast released its 55th episode with special guest ... ME! I was so...

And that's a wrap on the 2023 Bismarck Brain Walk! On February 22nd we celebrated World Encephalitis Day around the globe and...

JM Stebbins friends, this is NEWS if we've ever had it! February 22nd is World Encephalitis Day ... AND, thanks to Governor Doug Burgum,...

There you have it JM Stebbins friends -- the announcement I've been dying to make for a few weeks now! If you saw my segment promoting...

CALLING ALL BRAIN WALKERS!! It's February so that means we are #StebbinsStrong and going #Red4WED! Get that red on and lace up your...

Jackie M. Stebbins delivered the global keynote address for The Encephalitis Society's "My Brain: My Story" event.

With the familiar voice and music, Jackie felt like she was sitting down to chat with an old friend when she joined North Dakota Prairie...

What fun it was to hold a book signing in my hometown of Bowman! And how humbled I was to see this very nice story on the front page of...

UNWILLABLE sightings are popping up everywhere! I've seen UNWILLABLE out in the deep blue seas of Alaska, on a boat on the Missouri River...

On June 8, 2022, Jackie joined host, Mike McFeely, of the McFeely Mess podcast for a discussion of all things AE: the onset, the terror,...

On June 1, 2022, Jackie joined her dear friends, Jeff and Amber, on Studio 701, at the local CBS station to celebrate the launch of...

ICYMI: On May 19, 2022, local NBC news station KFYR-TV aired a story about Jackie's autoimmune encephalitis and the upcoming release of...

JM Stebbins friends, please give it up for Lacie J. Van Orman of Loupine Design. Not only is Lacie a super-duper talented graphic...

I know, I know. I've been so focused on recovering from the amazing interview with Susannah Cahalan, writing blogs, and telling stories...

ICYMI: Jackie joined her friends on the local CBS morning show, Studio 701, for an update on her journey with autoimmune encephalitis and...

Another Bismarck Brain Walk is in the books. We put out the call for 2022 #JMStebbins, #StebbinsStrong, #BrainWalkers, and boy did y'all...

For years now, I've promised an autoimmune encephalitis book to my JM Stebbins family. I am so proud to say that 982 days after I began...

ICYMI: Jackie and her lovely husband, Sean, presented about the Brain Fever podcast at 1 Million Cups Bismarck/ Mandan, on February 2,...

Ever wonder where Jackie got those great high tops or haircut (no ... maybe ... probably not)? Or what about, Where does she get her...

I'm going to interview "Brain on Fire's Susannah Cahalan" on March 1st thanks to my dear friends at Humanities North Dakota!!...

I am really proud of this piece. Not only is it my first published piece in a national publication, I spoke from the heart about my...

78 Brain Walkers! Yes, you read that correctly, seventy-eight people were red-y and walking for #Red4WED, in the second annual Bismarck...

February 22, 2021, is World Encephalitis Day (WED)! In honor of WED, please join Jackie in the second annual Bismarck Brain Walk. Last...

After releasing ONLY their 8th episode of the autoimmune encephalitis podcast, Brain Fever, Jackie and her producer/co-host/husband,...

Recently, Jackie enjoyed speaking to law enforcement administrative support professionals and University of North Dakota nursing...

Jackie, along with her husband who is the co-host and producer, has an autoimmune encephalitis podcast called "Brain Fever."

Read more here: https://theprairieblog.com/2019/11/27/the-lawyer-who-wasnt-crazy-jackie-stebbins-thanksgiving-story/

Click here to watch: https://www.kxnet.com/good-day-dakota/someone-you-should-know/someone-you-should-know-after-rare-brain-illness-ends-...

Check out this story about Jackie on the local NBC station: From Lawyer to Laureate: https://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Bismarck-woman-s...

Click here to read: https://bismarcktribune.com/opinion/letters/letter-help-commemorate-world-encephalitis-day/article_fdab1d11-4a47-5905...

Read more here: https://www.encephalitis.info/Blog/wed2020-highlights

Check out Jackie's writings here: https://www.encephalitis.info/jackies-story

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Jackie submitted a story to the North Dakota Bar Association's Quarterly Magazine, "The Gavel," and it appears on Page 6 of the Winter...

On February 22, 2020, to commemorate World Encephalitis Day, Jackie hosted her inaugural Brain Walk at the YMCA track in Bismarck, North...

Jackie was diagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis (AE) in May, 2018. During the month of May (and all months in-between), Jackie...