And Then I Almost Died. Written and narrated by Jennifer Rayner. A founder story for people who hate founder stories—and a money story for people who hate talking about money. This isn't a TED Talk or a polished startup memoir. It's the messy middle.

In the middle of the COVID lockdown, a reluctant financial advisor and accidental entrepreneur found herself chasing a bigger idea: what if money help actually felt human? Then a routine medical test went sideways. Within hours she was in a trauma bay with a collapsed lung—an experience that forced everything into sharper focus.

What followed wasn't a neat entrepreneurial success story, but the chaotic and uncertain path of trying to build something new while questioning everything you thought you knew about work, money, and yourself. Part memoir and part emotional gut-check, this short audiobook explores the human side of personal finance and the uncomfortable truth that the hardest part of money isn't math—it's emotion.

In just under an hour, you'll hear a brutally honest founder journey, real talk about money, fear, and self-belief, and a reminder that progress rarely looks polished. If you've ever frozen in front of a budgeting app, avoided looking at your bank account, or wondered if everyone else understands money except you, this story is for you.

This isn't a how-to guide—it's simply one founder's story about trying to change how we think about money. Still scared, still showing up anyway.