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Jacqueline Quinlivan

Author | Lived Experience Speaker & Safety Advocate

Jacci was happy and go lucky, loving her perfect life with her husband, Lyndon, and kids. Until tragedy struck like a freight train where she was rendered a young widow at just 32 years old with two young children, to raise alone. Lyndon had been working an ordinary shift when an incident occurred ultimately cutting his young life short.


Jacci promised Lyndon whilst he took his last breaths, that she would get ‘justice, accountability and make change’ which is exactly what she does now. She has turned her excruciating pain into a force with passion to share a message of safety so no other worker needs to endure the same.


She speaks to companies and employees to share what it’s like on the other side of the fence. Sharing the real life consequences of such tragedy in the hopes it changes safety for the better.





BOOKS AUTHORED BY JACCI



At 32, Jacqueline Quinlivan’s life split in two.


One moment, she was a wife and mother building a future. The next, she was a widow, left to raise two young children alone after her husband died in a preventable workplace incident.


There is no handbook for grief.

No roadmap for raising children through loss.

No guide for rebuilding a life when everything you knew has been torn away.


This is not a story of tragedy for the sake of it.

This is a story of endurance.


In this deeply honest and raw memoir, Jacqueline shares the reality of widowhood that few people see. The quiet moments. The overwhelming responsibility. The strength it takes to keep showing up for your children when you are falling apart inside.


She takes you inside the lived experience of loss and survival, revealing what it truly means to rebuild from the ground up. Not all at once, but one day, one decision, one breath at a time.

But this book is more than her story.


It is her husband’s legacy.


His death was preventable. His life mattered. And through sharing their story, Jacqueline shines a light on the real human cost of workplace failures. Behind every statistic is a family forever changed.


This book is for:

• Those navigating grief and loss

• Parents carrying more than they thought possible

• Anyone who believes awareness can save lives

• Readers who value real, honest, human stories


Heartbreaking, powerful, and ultimately hopeful, this is a story of love, resilience, and the strength to move forward when life forces you to begin again.



PODCAST


From Workplace Tragedy to Unbreakable Strength — A Mother’s Story Will Leave You Speechless | Author Spotlight Podcast
From Workplace Tragedy to Unbreakable Strength — A Mother’s Story Will Leave You Speechless | Author Spotlight Podcast


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From unimaginable grief to a mission to ensure no other family suffers.
From unimaginable grief to a mission to ensure no other family suffers.

Jacqueline Quinlivan

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