About
Jackie M. Baker is an author, storyteller, and pediatric nurse practitioner writing about grief, faith, womanhood, identity, motherhood, memory, and the complicated work of healing.
Through nonfiction, memoir, and story, she offers honest words for those living through sorrow, searching for truth, and longing for hope. Her work is shaped by deep personal loss, enduring love, and a belief that God’s presence can still be found in the midst of life’s most broken places.
Jackie’s Story
Jackie’s writing is deeply rooted in her own experience of loss and the long, tender work of learning to live with grief. What began in the aftermath of heartbreak became a calling to tell the truth about sorrow, faith, and healing — and to offer hope to others walking through broken places.
Over the years, Jackie has come alongside women carrying profound grief, especially mothers navigating the loss of a child. Her work does not offer easy answers. Instead, it makes room for the heartbreak, questions, love, and longing that often live side by side in the wake of loss.
Why Jackie Writes
Jackie writes for those carrying grief, memory, questions, and hope — especially for women trying to find language for what feels hard to name. Whether through books, essays, memoir, or story, she writes with tenderness and honesty about the realities of sorrow and the possibility of healing.
Her work is grounded in faith and shaped by a belief that God can meet us even in the rubble, and that beauty, truth, and hope can still emerge from brokenness.
Professional Background
In addition to her work as a writer, Jackie is a pediatric nurse practitioner. Her years of caring for children, teenagers, and families have deepened her compassion and shaped the steady, attentive presence at the heart of her writing.
Through both her professional and personal life, Jackie has seen the devastating impact of mental health struggles on families. That experience continues to inform the honesty, care, and compassion with which she writes.
A Little More About Jackie
When she’s not writing, Jackie loves traveling with her husband, Steve, hiking with their rescued Great Pyrenees, Bear, and spending time with family. She has designed and sewn wedding gowns, elaborate costumes, and vintage clothing, enjoys the smell of old bookstores, and shares life with her cats, Mr. Darcy and Jasper.