Real estate broker and serial entrepreneur Jackie Wickens' life hasn't always been pretty— but her fight to create opportunities and provide for her family have brought her to the other side changed for the better.
In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Jackie jumps into a conversation with Jessie about her life's two major pivots. She shares her experience struggling with finances early in her marriage and overcoming monumental obstacles on her journey to self-care. Find out how she survived navigating a life that seemed to be on the brink of collapse— all while building a career and businesses she can rely on today.
Episode Timeline:
[00:00] Intro
[00:47] Meet Jackie Wickens
JACKIE'S STORY
[01:49] Her two-stage life pivot
[05:03] Getting started in real estate
[07:46] Receiving a foreclosure notice while 8months pregnant
[09:13] Her father's health scare
[13:07] Putting on blinders and taking care of her family
[16:32] Getting more opportunities and to doing Mountain Mamas
FINALLY TAKING A BREATH
[18:48] Her next breaking point
[23:09] Finding a soulmate friend Trecie Wheat Hughes
[25:31] Switching the focus and Identifying the work she needed to do
HEALING
[31:23] Yoga, acupuncture, EMDR and self-care
[37:45] Counseling and energy work
[42:39] Tools that work
[45:30] Covid-19 and putting the world on pause
[48:47] Starting a new E-business and what's up next
[51:59] Contacting Jackie
[53:36] Bottom line
[54:53] Outro
Resources Mentioned:
JackieandTrecie.com
Mountain Mamas
Live From The Divide
Standout Quotes:
"I remember sitting on my couch going, 'how is this my fucking life? how is this my life?" -Jackie Wickens [13:34]
"I work myself to the bone of pure exhaustion cause I didn't want to go back to that place. ... The only way I could do it was to basically put the blinders on and numb out everything and I feel like I didn't feel anything for like 3 years. Cause if you slowed down are you going to be able to get up and keep going? Because I was so fucking tired. And I just didn't want to go back." -Jackie Wickens [14:49]
"In the 1950s when we got all these housewives, that expectation of women doesn't seem to have changed now that we are picking up most of the workload." -Jackie Wickens [18:20]
"That shift of just having someone in my business like Trecie, that I trust and she's like a soulmate friend to me... realizing I had a best friend and someone who thoroughly understood my life...that was like the first big shift for me." -Jackie Wickens [23:37]
"Whatever it takes, try it, do it. If it doesn't work okay, do something else... Deal with your shit though. Like one way or another, you're gonna be a better mom, a better wife, you're gonna feel better. You're gonna connect to others around you more. Whatever it takes, it's worth it." -Jackie Wickens [37:24]
"Everybody gets to where they are and has their hurdles and we all go through it and you're not alone. Take care of yourself, damn it." -Jackie Wickens [54:40]
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