Jenny Mollen is opening up following her split from Jason Biggs after 18 years of marriage. The actress and writer penned a new essay titled 'Don't Tell Me What It Is,' posted Monday on her Substack, 'The Best Friend Experience with Jenny Mollen.'
Rushing Through Life
In the essay, Mollen, 46, reflects on her experiences and admits she missed a lot of life. 'Everywhere I've ever been has felt a little temporary, like a waiting room I'm trapped in before an operation,' she wrote. She noted how she was 'in a rush to grow up,' from graduating college to landing a TV show.
'When you're young and ambitious, or maybe just middle-aged with ADHD, it feels impossible to appreciate anything while you're in it,' she explained. 'The highest highs of my life have all hit like pennies disappearing into a bottomless well. I'd wait — maybe a moment or two for the sound of something landing, but before it ever did, I was on to the next. Hoping that the next thing would finally be the one that cured me — the one that made me feel worthy and validated in a way that has always evaded me.'
Parenting Reflections
Mollen also spoke about raising her boys, admitting she thought she'd 'never survive the years when my children weren't sleeping through the night.' She clarified that those moments are behind her but noted that 'what's tragic is that while I was in them, struggling to get out, my life was happening anyway. My kids were growing up, and I was standing in memories that I can now only access through pictures.'
Not Channelling Elizabeth Gilbert
While Mollen didn't name Biggs directly, she touched on their split. 'I leave for Italy on Wednesday, which sounds soooo Eat, Pray, Love considering the current state of my life,' she wrote, referring to Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir about leaving an unhappy marriage for self-discovery. 'But I'm not going to find myself or sleep with some beautiful Italian stranger. I already have two half-Italians at home,' Mollen joked of her boys. 'I'm actually just going because a friend invited me to her birthday party. It also happens to be my birthday as well,' she revealed.
Co-Parenting FTW
The couple confirmed earlier this month to PEOPLE that they had separated but are still on 'great terms' and focused on co-parenting their sons. Two days before the news of their split, they celebrated Biggs' 48th birthday as a family. 'They are very much connected,' a source told the publication. 'I have no doubt that they will remain on excellent terms.'
Mollen's last Instagram post with Biggs was in November. 'A totally approachable couple not trying to seduce you,' she captioned a photo of them smiling. The pair met on the set of the movie My Best Friend's Girl in 2007, were engaged by January 2008, and eloped in a private ceremony that April. They last appeared onscreen together in the 2026 comedy Influenced, which is in select theatres.
