Overview

• In Awake, Jen Hatmaker recounts discovering evidence of her then-husband’s infidelity, including hearing him voice‑text a girlfriend.
• The couple’s marriage ended in 2020 after 26 years together.
• In a Substack statement, Brandon Hatmaker says he did not meet his current wife until after the divorce was filed and that they became exclusive only after the divorce was finalized.
• He states they got engaged in July 2022 and married in December 2022.
• He writes that he was suicidal following the split and credits his wife and close friends with helping him recover, while Jen describes stepping back from church attendance and facing backlash for speaking about racism.