Hi. I’m Rachel. I write about culture, how to exist in a body, pleasure, and my life between the USA and Rome.

On Substack, you’ll find my own stories of releasing timelines and remembering that societal rules are all made up.

I worked as a full-time tour guide in Rome for over a decade and lived from my neck up. I deeply believed that all my value on earth was in between my ears (hi, conditioning!). The first picture is me in 2015.

The second picture is last fall. In 2018, I began studying and teaching yoga, embodiment, and dance. I still struggle with the very “clever” part of my brain that wants to write about history and the playful part of my brain that just wants to be silly and esoteric and whimsical. My writing is an attempt to hold both.

Writing has always brought me home to myself, and I kinda feel like Substack gets to be my LiveJournal, the 2026 (and beyond) version.