Anne Jackson was born February 19, 1980. Her father was a Southern Baptist pastor who mainly taught at smaller, rural churches in West Texas. After several negative experiences in churches, her father left vocational ministry and her family moved to Dallas, TX.

Graduating high school as a junior, Jackson rapidly climbed the career ladder in corporate communication, working at two up-and-coming technology and design firms in Dallas. However, after several years away from the church and her faith, Jackson, needing a fresh start, moved to Kansas City, MO. In June 2003, she married musician Chris Jackson, and began working in communications at a local non-profit. In 2006, Jackson moved back to Dallas with her husband, to continue working in non-profits.

At the age of 25, Jackson experienced a severe physical illness related to stress and was hospitalized. After recovering, she conducted surveys of leaders in ministry and charity work to determine if stress was a common occupational theme. The surveys indicated many of these leaders were suffering physically, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually, with the results being the basis for her first book. In 2005, She also began blogging at FlowerDust.net.

In 2008, Jackson and her husband relocated to Nashville, TN where they currently reside.

Jackson released her book "Mad Church Disease - Overcoming the Burnout Epidemic" (Zondervan) in February 2009. She contributes to a number of magazines and blogs, and she is a Compassion International advocate. In December 2009, author Seth Godin released an eBook titled What Matters Now in which Anne was one of 72 contributors. Her most recent work, "Permission to Speak Freely: Essays and Art on Fear, Confession and Grace" (Thomas Nelson), was published in 2010.

In February 2008, Jackson traveled to Uganda with Compassion International. Upon returning, she and her husband set out to pursue a life of simplicity and generosity. She has since traveled to India, the Dominican Republic, Moldova, Russia and Haiti as well as many disenfranchised communities in the United States for journalist ventures regarding poverty and relief work. She is a cyclist on the 2010 Cross Country Cycling Ride:Well Tour in effort to raise funds and awareness for Nashville-based Blood Water Mission.