Popular Influencer Passes Away at 48 Following Battle With Brain Cancer

Jill Smokler, widely known as the founder of the parenting platform Scary Mommy, a New York Times bestselling author, and a major voice in modern motherhood culture, has died at the age of 48.

She passed away on June 22, 2026, at her home in Baltimore after a more than two-year battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Her death was confirmed by her family through a statement shared on her official Instagram account.