Where Is Jessa Duggar Now? All About Her Life as a Mom of 6 Kids

Jessa Duggar always wanted a big family.

Since marrying Ben Seewald on Nov. 1, 2014, the former reality star has welcomed six children. Spurgeon Elliot Seewald was born in November 2015, followed by Henry Wilberforce Seewald in February 2017 and Ivy Jane Seewald in May 2019. Jessa gave birth to another daughter, Fern Elliana Seewald, in July 2021 and a son, George Augustine Seewald, in December 2023.

The couple’s sixth child arrived in August 2025, but they haven’t yet shared the baby’s name or sex.

Jessa rose to fame in 2008 as one of Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Duggar’s 19 children featured on TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting. She later followed in their footsteps by starring in Counting On from 2015 to 2021 — but has made it clear she doesn’t plan to match her parents’ headcount.

“I’m not going to have 19 kids,” she said in a May 2025 YouTube video. “But honestly, my mom is my hero. I love her. I adore her [and] she is my role model in so many ways … She is the golden example of a mother, in my opinion.”

Jessa added, “So, when people say, ‘Do you want to be like your mother?’ I’m like, ‘Yes, please, Lord, help me.’ Even if people are saying that in sort of a negative way, I’m like ’Yes, please Lord.’ ”

So, where is Jessa Duggar now? Here’s everything to know about the TLC reality star’s life in the years since her family stepped away from filming.

What is Jessa Duggar famous for?

Jessa and her 18 siblings starred in her parents’ reality series, 19 Kids and Counting, from 2008 to 2015. The series ended following claims that Michelle and Jim Bob’s eldest son, Josh Duggar, had molested multiple girls as a teenager, including four of his sisters.

Jessa and her older sister, Jill Duggar, came forward as two of his victims and said that they had forgiven their brother before the news surfaced.

“We didn’t feel like there was any need to share private information with people who weren’t part of the problem or the solution,” Jessa said during a June 2015 interview on The Kelly File. “When I heard the police report had been released, I said, ‘What right do they have to do this? We’re victims. They can’t do this to us.’ ”

The Duggar siblings, including Jessa, went on to star in a TLC spinoff series titled Counting On, which ran from 2015 to 2021. That series ended after Josh was arrested and later convicted of possessing child pornography in 2021. He was sentenced to over 12 years in prison.

Is Jessa Duggar married?

Yes, Jessa has been married to Ben since Nov. 1, 2014. The couple met in church and began a courtship in 2013, which Jim Bob allowed them to celebrate with a “side hug.”

In keeping with her family’s standards, the couple did not hold hands until they got engaged and saved their first kiss for their wedding day, which was featured on 19 Kids and Counting.

“With each passing year, we’ve just fallen more in love,” Jessa said in a June 2025 interview on her sister Jinger Duggar and brother-in-law Jeremy Vuolo’s podcast, Jinger and Jeremy. “I feel like I just love him so much more than I ever thought possible on the day that we got married.”

How many kids does Jessa Duggar have?

Jessa and Ben have six children: Spurgeon, Henry, Ivy, Fern, George and a sixth baby, whose name hasn’t been revealed.

The reality TV star has been vocal about all the emotional ups and downs in her journey to motherhood. When announcing that they were expecting their fourth child, the couple also shared that they had lost a baby the previous year. In February 2023, Jessa posted a video to her YouTube channel recounting how she had experienced another miscarriage over the holidays.

What does Jessa Duggar do for a living? 

In addition to raising and caring for her six kids, Jessa also works as a content creator. As of 2025, she has 2.5 million followers on Instagram and over 280,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

After earning his undergraduate degree from Moody Bible Institute, Ben began working as an elder at Immanuel Baptist Church in Springdale, Ark.

Is Jessa Duggar still a part of IBLP? 

The Duggar family’s 10-season reality TV run introduced the world to their controversial religion, known as the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP). Founded in 1961, the religious fundamentalist group promotes strict guidelines that prohibit everything from alcohol and drugs to television and music “with a strong drum beat.”

As they’ve become adults, some of the Duggar children, including Jill and Jinger, have publicly distanced themselves from IBLP. Though Jessa hasn’t spoken publicly about her position on the religion, she has broken several of IBPL’s rules, including wearing pants and shorter dresses.

In a September 2023 Q&A session on her Instagram Stories, one follower asked if Jess and Ben still followed IBLP. The former reality star simply replied, “No, we do not.”

Where is Jessa Duggar now? 

In 2022, Jessa and Ben purchased and remodeled a home in Springdale, Ark., which is a short distance from where she grew up and filmed 19 Kids and Counting. The couple shared the process of renovating their home on Jessa’s YouTube channel. 

On her Instagram, Jessa shares interior design projects, family activities and cute snippets of her kids.