Featured
Jackie’s essays, interviews, and podcast conversations reflect her heart for honest storytelling, compassionate presence, and hope in the midst of sorrow. Her work explores grief, faith, womanhood, healing, and the search for truth in hard places.
Feature Spotlights
Below, listen to Jackie on the While We're Waiting podcast and watch her recent interview on 100 Huntley Street.
Through published articles & featured conversations, Jackie shares words shaped by grief, faith, & a deep belief that hope can still be found in broken places.
Radio & TV
Television Interview with 100 Huntley Street
September 10, 2026 Interview about losing her son to suicide and finding hope for grieving parents with Jackie M. Baker
Radio Interview with ABQ Connect
June 25, 2026 Interview about Messy Mourning with Jackie M. Baker and Steve Reimann
Radio Talk Show Interview with Point of View
July 23, 2026 Interview about Messy Mourning with Kirby Anderson
Interview with Faith Radio
July 21, 2026 Interview about Messy Mourning with Jackie M. Baker
TV Interview with CBN Faith in Culture
July 20, 2026 Interview about Messy Mourning with Jackie M. Baker
Losing a Son to Suicide: A Mother's Story of Grief & Hope: Jackie M. Baker
July 25, 2026 Interview about Messy Mourning with Lianne Castelino
Podcasts
While We're Waiting: Hope After Child Loss
While We’re Waiting
Jackie talks honestly about losing her son Sebastian to suicide and the messy, unvarnished reality of grief, offering hope to other mothers walking the same road.
Messy Mourning: Hope for Mothers Grieving the Loss of a Child by Suicide with Author Jackie M. Baker Saved and Strong
Grief is rarely neat, predictable, or easy to navigate. In this heartfelt episode Carrie Watts welcomes author Jackie M. Baker for an honest conversation about loss, faith, and finding hope in life's most difficult moments.
Walking Beside the Broken-Hearted
Just Talkin’ About Jesus
Jackie shares her journey through suicide loss, grief, faith, and the healing power of community, offering hope for those walking through profound sorrow.
Parenting Through Pain: Understanding Mental Health and Loss
Where Parents Talk
Jackie Baker, pediatric nurse practitioner and author of Messy Mourning, talks about grieving her son Sebastian's death by suicide and the stigma around it.
When our Earthly Circumstances Feel Shattered: The Reconnect with Carmen LaBerge
When your earthly circumstances feel shattered, know that God is with you, and you can cling to Him through it all.
A Season of Tears - Sebastian’s Mom: Always Andy’s Mom with Marcy Larson
Jackie braced herself. She prepared. She thought maybe that would soften the blow. It did not.
Articles
Praying For Others Can Help You In Your Grief
Jodi Snowdon
A reflection on how praying for others became part of Jackie’s healing and helped her re-enter church after profound loss.
Mountains Melt Like Wax
Ekstasis Magazine
A lyrical and deeply personal essay on suicide loss, memory, faith, and the fragile work of making meaning after heartbreak.
Everybody Has a Story: Disney trip brings back memories of son
The Columbian
A personal column on grief, remembrance, and how even meaningful family moments can carry the ache of who is missing.
Collaborations
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