With vivid storytelling, self-deprecating humor and brutally honest tales of agonizing loss, Baker openly shares her life lessons about when and how to release the things, beliefs, and even people that are keeping you stuck. Journey with her as she learns to stop the emotional hoarding and the subsequent pain that comes from refusing to let go, replacing it instead with trust and a willingness to relinquish that which is no longer moving her forward. Jean Baker is founder and president of Jean M. Baker & Associates. She is a writer, speaker and coach focused on having conversations about things that matter most, whether personal, professional, educational or political. Her use of storytelling and humor powerfully conveys her thoughts and ideas in a relatable, universal way. You can learn more about her work and read her blog at www.jeanmbaker.com. Ms. Baker holds a B.A. from the University of Northern Iowa and a J.D. from Drake University Law School. She volunteers as a mock trial judge at the undergraduate level, and accompanies the 2nd and 3rd grade choirs at her church. Ms. Baker lives in the Des Moines area, is married to Randy, and has two children, Kierra (married to Aaron), who lives in the Washington DC area, and Logan, who lives in Denver, Colorado, and a stepson, Joshua Robinson, who lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.