Rachel Richard
Warm stories. Sharp wit. Soulful reflections.



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Desk Drawer Confessions
My friend Andrea calls them the “flopsweats”—those unpredictable, all-out betrayals of your body at the worst possible time. They’ve earned deodorant a permanent spot in my desk drawer,…
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Proof That We Were Here
I opened a vintage camera bag and found a stack of postcards and a slideshow that took a very unexpected turn. One minute: family fishing trip. The next:…
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If You Can Put a Pool in a Football Stadium, You Can Do Anything
If Lucas Oil Stadium can transform from Taylor Swift’s sequins to monster truck roars… from GenCon gamers plotting galactic empires to an Olympic-sized pool shimmering under spotlights… then…
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From Chaos to Care: Lessons from The Bear and Unreasonable Hospitality
You don’t have to work in a restaurant to know what ‘Fishes’ feels like. And you don’t need a Michelin star to live out ‘Forks.’ This isn’t really…
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The Chumbawamba Loop: I get knocked down, but I get up again.
Adult life is basically Chumbawamba on repeat: fall down, get up, repeat. Only now, instead of falling down on a dance floor under a disco ball, you’re tripping…
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Make the Splash
This isn’t just about a swimsuit. It’s about the moment you decide to stop sitting out of your own life. The splash doesn’t have to be graceful. You…
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