Rachel beautifully illustrates that loving fiercely and grieving deeply are often two halves of the same whole. While on her way to teach a yoga retreat in March 2014, Rachel Brathen collapses at an airport, suffering from excruciating stomach pains. Rushed to a hospital in Bonaire, she undergoes surgery, only to awaken to her boyfriend’s tears. During her ordeal, her best friend Andrea has tragically died in a car accident. Their magical friendship, marked by their striking differences, led others to call them gemelas, or twins. In the years following Andrea’s death, Rachel appears to be in a happy phase of life—engaged and building a successful career—but she grapples with unresolved grief and childhood trauma. Each challenge forces her to confront a choice: succumb to grief or find a way to move through her loss. When she and her husband conceive a child, pregnancy becomes a healing journey and a chance for rebirth. As Rachel shares this transformative experience, she imparts her hard-won wisdom about life, love, motherhood, and the resilience required to navigate adversity while embracing the practice of loving deeply and letting go.
