Clues to Cling to When Facing Life’s Mysteries

On Sunday I woke up with the feeling of angst. Monday was the day I was going to my urologist’s…
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When You Want to Pull the Blanket Over Your Head, Do This Instead

The smell of hospitals in winter And the feeling that it’s all a lot of oysters, but no pearls All…
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Place Your Hands On What Matters

My eight-year-old daughter recently performed in her holiday piano recital. Normally I get teary-eyed watching my children in any type…
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Did You Get The Memo?

The readers of this blog have been doing something I wasn’t expecting. But as I have discovered on this journey,…
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Some Rain Got In

I didn’t want my four-year-old daughter to be thrust into the agonizing side of reality, not this soon. I knew…
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Holding Imperfection

This week my posts have focused on living in realness. I have described how the act of acknowledging and expressing…
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I want to make memories, not to-do lists. I want to feel the squeeze of loving arms, not the pressure of over-commitment. I want to get lost in conversation with my favorite people, not consumed in a sea of unimportant emails. I want to be overwhelmed by sunsets that give me hope, not by overloaded agendas that steal my joy. I want the noise of my life to be a mixture of laughter & gratitude, not the intrusive buzz of mobile phones & text messages. I’m letting go of distraction, perfection, & pressure to grasp what really matters. I’m living Hands Free. Will you join me? (Read More)

“After attending one of Rachel’s speaking events, I am finding myself pausing more and re-setting my reactions to my spouse and children as a result of reflecting on the situations and lessons Rachel shared. Her decision to reveal the good, the bad, and the ugly, and what she’s learned as she’s worked to transform herself, has lasting impacts on her audience. Rachel’s lessons are like ripples in the ocean as they help others like me move towards choosing love and coming as we are. Rachel works wonders by helping others work wonders.” –A Hands Free Mama in progress

@handsfreemama April 19, 2019

Facebook keeps telling me I have not written to you in a while… like I don’t know. The last blog post I wrote was J… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@handsfreemama March 28, 2019

I will never forget how my daughter described the hardest thing about moving to a new place. She described it as no… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@handsfreemama January 19, 2019

Grateful to be part of the #PhelanLucky family and to help spread awareness and support for a resilient group of ki… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…