Rachel’s Story: A Commitment to Vulnerability

We are more similar than we are different.

I am a human, just like you. I believe as you heal, I heal. As you show me more of your truth, I see more of my truth. So, my commitment to doing this work is to not hide any part of myself. I am no wiser than you. Let’s walk this walk of life together.

My Story

Early on in my life, I knew I wanted to be a therapist. Through my own mental health journeys of depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicidality, sexual assault, being a child of divorce, and nonetheless, being on the path to “healing” myself… I felt it was my calling to support others to feel less-alone as they do the same. 

During the depths of my mental health challenges, I worked with an amazing therapist that didn’t judge my needs to cope. While working with her, I began unraveling back toward myself. As I went to college, I started to learn what my intuition was and how to listen to it. I started at Loyola in Chicago and felt a strong pull that I needed to leave. I, then, went to Colorado State in Fort Collins and fell in love with finding a soulful feeling of home in the mountains. However, life took me back to my roots in Minnesota to finish my degree (save money) with the idea of returning back to Colorado for my graduate program which all came to be! I completed my masters degree in Marriage and Family therapy from Regis University.

I took a winding path to get to the place I am today. It took me using my internal courage to go against the grain. It required me to listen to my intuitive pull to not get licensed because my soul knew that traditional therapy and the traditional route was not where my light would shine as bright as it’s meant to. 

My Passion

It is my passion to hold physical and virtual space for people to come home to themselves by unboxing themselves from life’s (learned) limitations. It is my calling to hold retreats where we all stand as humans, with no hierarchy. I learn from you and you learn from me as we are mirrors to each other’s human process. It is my mission to make the intangible parts of healing tangible through direct tools, feedback and course work that allows for sustainable transformation. 

I am confident in my ability to successfully support people toward their desired growth & healing. I can reflect back to them their experience before they can even put it into words. I have mastered this since I was a child. I always knew I would be a “therapist.” Yet, again, I know my role in this life is to go against the grain to make space. Here, I am a trained therapist that chose to ditch the labels, not pursue the licensure path of therapy - & chose my authenticity, intuition & congruency over everything else. I’m here to show you that you can choose to ditch the labels & choose your alignment, too. I am here to show you that healing doesn’t have to be so complex, with so many to-do lists. I am here to hold space for however your healing looks, each and every day. Let’s make healing fun, connective, real & authentic. That is how it was always meant to be.

I see the power that real human connection has had on my healing. I know in my soul that society is moving in the wrong direction when we feel like a burden by asking for support from those around us. I know we are innately meant to heal together. I have often felt different & stuck in how to make my calling a reality. I have felt pulled toward something bigger & more holistic for a long time. Therefore, it has been a process for me to shed my own societal conditions in order to come closer to my authenticity. Each day, I learn more about my soul. I’m just trying to walk closer & closer to more fulfillment, abundance, ease & peace. How about you?

My Commitment

My commitment to whoever finds this message is to always show up with my heart on my sleeve. I will not pretend to “have it all figured out.” Because, I believe none of us can since there is no one way to live. We cannot encourage someone else to follow our guidebook and road map because it is not THEIR path. I commit to being honest and transparent about my own healing journey, about my own wounds, about my own faults - to normalize the process of unbecoming in order to rediscover who we really are at our core. 

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for being here and for being you.