Rachel Richard

Warm stories. Sharp wit. Soulful reflections.

  • Saturday Morning Life Lessons: Knowing Is Only Half the Battle

    Saturday Morning Life Lessons: Knowing Is Only Half the Battle

    Welcome to Saturday Morning Life Lessons, a nostalgic multi-part series where I revisit the 80s cartoons that shaped us — the ones we watched in footie pajamas with…

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  • Small Acts of Service, Great Acts of Love

    Small Acts of Service, Great Acts of Love

    We all want to help — we really do — but somewhere between intention and action, we freeze. We worry we’ll overstep, or we’ll do it wrong, or…

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  • How We See Each Other

    How We See Each Other

    What started as a silly TikTok challenge turned into something softer — a reminder that love isn’t just about who you were when you met, but about how…

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  • Dear Best Friend

    Dear Best Friend

    There’s something holy about watching someone rebuild their life from the ashes — not in a cinematic, triumphant way, but in the quiet, trembling courage it takes to…

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  • We Are The Tide

    We Are The Tide

    Some days I’m captaining a ship with snacks and a plan, feeling like I might actually know what I’m doing for once. The sun’s out, the wind’s cooperative,…

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  • When You Don’t Know What’s Next

    When You Don’t Know What’s Next

    We talk a lot about endings and beginnings—but not enough about the middle. The waiting. The fog. The ache of not knowing. Uncertainty has a way of pressing…

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