Author  ·  Survivor  ·  Advocate

Jennifer
Saterdal

One launching July 13, 2026. One coming fall 2026. One nearly cost her her life. Both could save yours.

Pay Attention

Trust Your Gut

Don't Brush It Off

2026 Releases
The Books
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Launches July 13, 2026

Bitten

A Tick Survivor's Warning About the Growing Tick Crisis  ·  Don't Brush It Off

In the summer of 1985, Jennifer and her brother were given days to live in a Florida hospital. The doctors had run out of answers. Her grandmother hadn't — because she had read something in a magazine and refused to brush it off.

Part memoir, part public health warning, Bitten weaves Jennifer's survival story through everything you need to know about the growing tick crisis — from Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever to Alpha-Gal Syndrome, anaplasmosis, and a Congressional investigation into whether the government weaponized ticks.

Emergency room visits for tick bites are at a nine-year high. The first documented death from a tick-caused meat allergy happened in November 2025. The ticks are not going away. This book tells you what to do about it.

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Also Coming Fall 2026

Low Testosterone: The Pituitary Connection

When the Number Doesn't Make Sense

Jennifer had to fight just to get her husband tested. Then, when his testosterone came back at a level of 3, she advocated and got him in front of the right people when the system was failing her. It took two years before they found his pituitary tumor. It was the size of a grape, just as she'd suspected all along. He had brain surgery. He is alive. This is the book she couldn't find when she needed it.

"My grandmother was not a medical professional. She was someone who saw something and spoke up. She refused to brush it off. She saved our lives."

— Jennifer Saterdal, Bitten
About the Author
Jennifer Saterdal
Jennifer Saterdal

I'm a writer, survivor, and advocate based in Puyallup, Washington. At age eight I was given one day to live from Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever — a tick-borne illness that kills within eight days if untreated. My grandmother saved my life by recognizing my symptoms from a magazine article when the hospital had run out of answers.

That experience shaped everything about how I move through the world. I've spent my life paying attention to what the medical system misses, for my family, for myself, and now for my readers. I sat vigil through my brother's meningitis and was there every step of the way. For my dad, I pushed when he didn't want to be pushed, getting him to the hospital when he refused to go. For my husband John, I pushed to get him to the doctor and pushed for the testosterone test, suspecting a brain tumor before we even got back his level 3 result. Both are alive.

I'm just someone who doesn't brush things off.

Her first book Bitten launches July 13, 2026. Her second, Low Testosterone: The Pituitary Connection, follows in fall 2026.

I'm available for media interviews, podcast appearances, and speaking engagements.

Free Download
Free Tick Safety Checklist

Everything you need to know before you go outside this season in one printable page. Where ticks hide, how to remove them, and exactly what to say to your doctor.

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Press & Appearances
Media
AS SEEN IN
The News Tribune
"Tick Season is Here in Puget Sound. Be Prepared and Stay Safe" — Opinion by Jennifer Saterdal, published May 17, 2026
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Upcoming features through Project Lyme and LymeDisease.org.

Jennifer is available for television interviews, podcast appearances, and speaking engagements. She brings a local Pacific Northwest story with national urgency — tick-borne illness is rising, and she survived it.

Television & News

Local survivor with national story. Available for health segments on tick season, Alpha-Gal Syndrome, the Congressional tick investigation, and patient advocacy.

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Podcasts

From survival stories to medical advocacy to the government's tick research program — Jennifer's story works across health, memoir, true crime, and women's interest formats.

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Review Copies

Advance review copies of Bitten available for media, bloggers, and organizations working in tick-borne illness, patient advocacy, or public health.

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Upcoming Events
Meet Jennifer
BOOK SIGNING & AUTHOR TALK

Bundok Books

Saturday, October 3, 2026

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

3827 S Meridian, Puyallup, WA 98373

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Contact Jennifer directly — media, speaking, advocacy, or just to say hello.

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