With a background in social work, newspaper reporting, and sales/marketing, Jacqueline Jackson brings a grounded, compassionate approach to her work as a writer, yoga practitioner, and group facilitator with Other Parents Like Me—a national online network supporting caregivers of children facing mental health challenges. She is certified in the Invitation to Change Approach (ITC) through the Center for Motivational Change and Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA).

Jackie is an experienced, registered yoga teacher (ERYT-500) and Continuing Education Provider (YACEP®) with Yoga Alliance. Since being certified in 2001, she has shared her meditations, stress reduction, and lifestyle management skills with thousands of people in a variety of settings, in person and online. Jackie completed her year-long comprehensive yoga therapy certification in 2013, her trauma-informed yoga certification in 2016, and her Somatic EMDR certificate in 2025.

She is a lifelong learner and a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). In 2025, she launched and co-facilitates year-long, Yoga Alliance-accredited, 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Trainings. Jackie also co-facilitates her local Livestrong at the Y cancer survivor program.

She is the author of Urge Overkill: A Story of Breaking Free and Holistic Trauma Healing: Strategies to Integrate the Body, Mind, and Spirit. Visit her at JacquelineJackson.net.