Forgiveness Means Choosing Life
I want to forgive. Forgiveness is holding many things at once and containing them with conviction and compassion. I hold these things in a warm, smooth bowl and I carry them lightly yet close to my belly. Each one has its voice and I listen now as they sing a...
I Burned Down My House… And Went on a Healing Journey
We had a fire when I was five years old, and I started it. I remember I wasn't feeling well that day, and I was at home in my nightgown in the basement. My older brother put on a tape for me to listen to for entertainment. My father who worked the night shift was...
Words G-d Might Want Us to Hear
This video recording is a tiny taste of G-d’s love for us. To so many people, it seems unbelievable. Could it be? Could I really be intrinsically worthy and beloved? We are bred to feel awful about ourselves.
Chanuka Meditation – Night 1
Chanuka! The miracle of the oil is that it lasted for eight days. And that, my friends, is only ONE of the thousands of miracles that Hashem did for us in the Chanuka story. Here's another one that we can focus on. The miracle of searching for that last jar of oil....
Welcome to my Journey – Introducing Rachel
The more organized and ‘out there’ I was, the more I hid and ran from my truth.
How Shame Hurt My Emuna
I shouldn't have survived, but I did. Laying in the ICU covered in tubes and bandages, I came back to this world flooded with the awareness of G-d’s unconditional love. I could feel it. I knew it as a reality. It wasn’t just that He saved me. It was that my brain and...
How to NOT Treat a Man
“When is comes to marriage, women are the catalyzing force for the nature of their relationship with their husbands.”
Forgiving The Unforgivable
It was just a few years ago when life brought me crumbling to my knees. The pain and hurt I felt were impossible to let go of and forgive. The things I experienced and the people who hurt me didn't deserve to be forgiven. I'll never go...
5 Tips For Raising Successful Teens
They’re strong, persuasive, moody, and energetic, and they’re desperate to find themselves. What do our teens really want and need from us?
In this video, I give you my BEST tips for raising your teens with ease and joy.
Fight For Your Dreams – The Power of Choice
Today I want to talk about FIGHT. FIGHT is what happens when you are FINISHED being a victim to circumstance. Fight is what I discovered just last week and it’s what I’m spreading like a fire breathing dragon.
Last week I had an encounter. I wish I could share the details but in the name of protection I can’t. Suffice it to say that this “casual” encounter was something that made me very uncomfortable. The person left and I stood there. A deep rumble came up from within me. “Noooo mooorrre!” it roared.
In a flash of clarity that was long overdue I realized what I needed to do. I saw my part in things. But more than that – in that exact moment I gave up all willingness to be a victim. On. Any. Level.
Read this post to find out how I got my FIGHT on and how you can too.