Keep romance real
Four years ago, Jenny started dating actor Jim Carrey, who she says (shocker!) makes her laugh. “Being around Jim is like having a front-row seat to the best play you can imagine—every day,” she says. Her favorite one of his “performances”? “He used to read Evan How the Grinch Stole Christmas all the time. It was hilarious!” And although the three have settled into a routine, she believes in changing things up—by hosting the occasional poker night at their house—to avoid a relationship rut. “I just taught him Texas Hold’em. I think I created a monster,” she says. “He’s got the worst poker face; he jumps up and down when he has a good hand!” She’s even trying to convert Jim into a yoga fan so they can exercise à deux. “I’ve seen him eyeing my toned arms,” she says. “I give it six months before I find him twisted into a pretzel!”

Go with your gut
By her own admission, Jenny used to be a “good girl and rules follower.” But after seeing Evan suffer a seizure and then slip into cardiac arrest (when he was first diagnosed with autism), something in her snapped. “The only difference between Evan and Jett Travolta [whose family has denied claims that he had autism] is that we were able to revive Evan,” says Jenny. “When the doctor said there was no hope, I decided to listen to myself, rather than an authority figure, for once,” she says. “I knew we would be able to fight this thing.” And she’s kept believing in herself ever since. “I just want to continue to tell my story and to teach parents. Anyone who wants to listen, great, and anyone who doesn’t, fine. That’s how I move forward.”