Ryan Hall engages with Jackie Baldwin, who candidly discusses her experience of writing "The Bend in the River" amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Jackie shares her emotional journey of confronting fears and explores how the book's structure and themes metaphorically represent life's river. The conversation touches on navigating personal growth and life's challenges, emphasizing the importance of sharing and accepting help. Jackie highlights the chapter "The Island of If Only" and uses a Jazz ensemble analogy to portray life as improvisation. The episode wraps up with key insights from Jackie's journey and ways to connect with her.

About Jackie:

Jackie Baldwin is a financial advisor and believes in providing a comprehensive strategy to create and preserve quality of life as the centerpiece in her approach to financial planning.  In collaborating with families, adult children of aging parents, corporations, and individuals, Jackie takes a holistic approach that is more than just obtaining insurance and investment products. She believes in listening to her clients, providing high quality education and information, and then designing financial plans that incorporate their goals and dreams. Jackie is an author and speaker. She regularly speaks to groups including business owners as well as individuals bringing to light important timely topics such as business succession planning and preparing for a solid financial future through retirement. Jackie also believes in paying it forward and is a trained facilitator for NAMI as well as other support groups. She resides in South Glastonbury, CT. Jackie may be found serving her community through outreach programs, kayaking the Connecticut River with her faithful companions, Baxter and Lulu and spending precious time with her two adult sons, Sam and Ben.

About Ryan:

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(0:00) Introduction and guest Jackie Baldwin (1:39) Inspiration and writing "The Bend in the River" during COVID-19 (5:18) Overcoming fears and the emotional journey of writing (12:34) Book structure, themes, and life's metaphorical river (17:47) Navigating life's challenges and personal growth (24:05) The power of sharing and accepting help (30:22) Delving into "The Island of If Only" chapter (34:35) Life as improvisation: the Jazz ensemble analogy (37:17) Key lessons from Jackie Baldwin's journey (39:41) Connecting with Jackie Baldwin and episode wrap-up