Plaid for Women | Rachel Graham | Activity https://www.plaidforwomen.com/members/rachelgraham/activity/ Activity feed for Rachel Graham. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:58:33 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 fe8380dbdec31d024ef0535329261585 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30165 Wed, 26 May 2021 00:15:12 -0500 Rachel Graham Rachel Graham has a long-standing entrepreneurial and corporate background in various segments of the healthcare industry. Her career encompasses […]

]]> 460976f21bc71c9421e91eb609e5163e Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29621 Mon, 31 Aug 2020 12:30:05 -0500 There is no such thing as courage without vulnerability and being vulnerable is the only way to live life ‘all in.’

What do you think when you hear the word vulnerability? This word may make you feel weak and […]

]]> 07df5ca824f66bc85f4cd84f276de697 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29617 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:30:40 -0500 Choices considered socially unacceptable or unpopular might be labeled crazy, misguided but seldom courageous. Particularly when it comes to religion. For those who lean toward or practice a faith that is not part […]

]]> 8d57121b8a585b427098f0263830a3df Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29615 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:30:16 -0500 I don’t know about you, but lately I have been feeling a bit like I am reading a book to a toddler.

You know how you’d reach the end of the book, close it, and declare: “The End!” And the toddler, despera […]

]]> a68f43b707c6d3815bc74d068a33fbdd Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29613 Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:30:19 -0500 As a child, I always thought I was strong and had courage except when it came to snakes, then I crumbled and ran. Speaking up to help a friend being bullied or teased because of their clothes or the way they […]

]]> d9ee4c92574d3c594d48a1490ba2334c Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29611 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:30:27 -0500 This past Saturday, a pastor friend of mine shared the biblical story of Abigail (Nabal’s wife) with the message that we, as women, must face our fears, because that’s where the miracle lies—that is, that’ […]

]]> 9f21181204214067e4dfb9669bfae869 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29608 Wed, 19 Aug 2020 12:30:35 -0500 Courage?  My heart skips a beat at that word, and I envision mountain climbers scaling mount Kilimanjaro, hands pumping in victory!  I see someone hang gliding over a cliff and I can hardly breathe!

But I h […]

]]> ea660ac9098603a3a13f18b64ce392c7 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29606 Tue, 18 Aug 2020 12:30:47 -0500 So, as some of you may know, I released my third book in the Is This Seat Taken? trilogy late last year. In the spirit of full transparency, it was with a healthy combination of passion, excitement and fear th […]

]]> 17bd234d93b926b4a33f0e883be3a3b9 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29604 Mon, 17 Aug 2020 12:30:58 -0500 A little over a year ago, I started my own cleaning business.  At the time, I was still working my full-time job, so I was only able to clean houses and businesses nights and weekends.  When the COVID-19 p […]

]]> ca7f15d3050efdd4c6881af2975accb4 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29592 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:30:31 -0500 At the age of 24, something happened in my life I was not expecting and could do nothing about. I was pregnant, married five years but never intending to have children. I knew I was not like my mother — she was t […]

]]> 1091ce7ddc3cdf56ed525ea559f2f38a Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29594 Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:30:51 -0500 How are you adapting in this rapidly changing environment? In the midst of this time of upheaval, I have  found myself reflecting on lessons I learned from my father.

Our father joined the United States Army […]

]]> 160a2318ec4e03b36c95873f9b2ae1a6 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29590 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 12:30:52 -0500 Women’s morning routines are as varied as Fergie’s shoe collection. There’s a fairly good chance no two are alike. There is one thing, however, that should become common to every woman’s morning, and that is Cour […]

]]> 8397ed96b8bf946756eda2e1e92791fe Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29587 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 12:30:58 -0500 The day was beautiful.  The temperature was perfect, the sun was shining brightly, and the scenery was breathtaking.  You could feel the excitement and adrenaline from the group as the guide explained our a […]

]]> b573b8773ced8186623324d1b3c09986 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29583 Mon, 03 Aug 2020 12:30:40 -0500 Courage doesn’t always look like what we think it should. I grew up thinking courage was standing up in the face of great danger, being willing to put your physical life on the line to accomplish something a […]

]]> c3b8df7949f1be3aa678fad697f88f6c Rachel Graham's profile was updated https://www.plaidforwomen.com/activity/p/104118/ Sat, 01 Aug 2020 14:42:41 -0500 0 b50b281a3b55913dc807e644841c2d02 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29559 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 12:30:58 -0500  

It is important to remember; everyone experiences feelings of self-doubt.  The successful and most confident ‘looking’ people are indecisive and have moments of regret just like you.  Self-doubt is a very h […]

]]> 65329d06d4ff09bc7a180b18f88cf3f5 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29557 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:30:57 -0500 At the age of ten, I knew I wanted to be a writer.  I wanted to be a journalist and report the news on television, but something happened.  Self-doubt reared its ugly head.  Instead of believing that I could, I fo […]

]]> eb11665ec3e1c8695b0f37f44370a557 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29551 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 12:30:05 -0500 What do you think of when someone says New Normal? For me it rings of possibilities.  None of us wanted this deadly virus and none of us really know how to handle the changes it has caused.

We expect our sons […]

]]> abdde8dd90731b8a32f1d6de25673c0e Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29553 Thu, 23 Jul 2020 12:30:05 -0500 Self-Doubt

As a woman in active recovery from drug and alcohol addiction and eating disorders, I have been provided with an incredible opportunity to help others through my own experiences.

Watching the […]

]]> d9402f889224778c31d5b93c35e2344e Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29561 Wed, 22 Jul 2020 12:30:55 -0500 In early April when the CDC announced that every citizen needed to start wearing a mask in public, the seamstresses of America stepped up to the plate and started making homemade masks. I also felt called to join […]

]]> e8e2e42853dea25c0b4d9a6df5a816e2 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29549 Tue, 21 Jul 2020 12:30:19 -0500 As we continue to navigate this new normal, let’s get real: IT IS HARD. Our generation has never faced anything so daunting in our lives – pandemic, riots, murders, record unemployment, economic hardship. It is a […]

]]> 393f384d6b19c2637b1a9c6e42b24926 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28343 Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:00:06 -0500 A holistic treatment approach for substance abuse disorder is a form of healing that treats the whole-person. While standard treatments only consider body, emotions, and mind, holistic treatment includes spirit […]

]]> dccb4c30c0f82b49b2e05cb2f62dc8e1 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28353 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 12:00:33 -0500 I devour novels — stay up too late reading them; lock myself into one position for way too long; skip meals; ignore responsibilities. Obviously, novels are bad for me — I limit myself to one novel a year. I rea […]

]]> b28f7e9c9037a980b0bb589f48d4264f Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28339 Fri, 08 Mar 2019 13:00:25 -0600 When I formed Alignment, Inc. almost 15 years ago, the word (and concept) of ‘alignment’ was, for the most part, reserved for body shops and chiropractors! Yet, successful leaders and my senior leader/CEO fri […]

]]> 4527855c23f21357b6a003d5ba0d6c93 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28348 Thu, 07 Mar 2019 13:00:48 -0600 Gratitude goes beyond a simple thank you.

Gratitude can become a way of life when you choose to be mindfully present in each moment.

Every time we take a breath is a reason for gratitude.

Each time we […]

]]> ee6c8839105cbfb4ef0222acee9e4a5e Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28344 Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:00:22 -0600 Catchy title, right? Let’s examine the power you have as a patient and how it can benefit you.  Like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz who didn’t understand that she had had the power to return home to Kansas, a pati […]

]]> f10e2ebb247bf120be6b8038716937a7 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28330 Tue, 05 Mar 2019 13:00:11 -0600 Are you a business owner, executive or someone trying to better themselves personally and professionally? I certainly hope the last one is true of most. If so, I have something to ask you… How many books do you […]

]]> 737d9e04f0425454de0f18f96df7b4f7 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28340 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 13:00:25 -0600 As a writer and author, and a friend to many authors, you could say I’m “into” books! While I read mostly on my Kindle these days, there are still plenty of books that still grace my shelves—most of them parenti […]

]]> d209d2595480965cc218b6d43f251ae5 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28303 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 13:00:04 -0600 Relationships. They make the world go ‘round. We have a disagreement with a family member, friend or co-worker and it sours our day and often triggers a trickledown effect. Stressful scenarios play out in our h […]

]]> 193a39b58ee577eccacc1421d305dbf9 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28309 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 13:00:27 -0600 When it comes to the power of spices, you can’t argue with history! As early as 1555 BC, coriander, fennel, cumin, garlic and thyme were noted as health promoting spices. In Greece, Hippocrates used 400 d […]

]]> 7dc6c294b1b11926effae6f61c79280d Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28301 Thu, 21 Feb 2019 13:00:45 -0600 The Sound of Music. Mary Poppins. The Greatest Showman. I cut my teeth watching musicals and so did the generation that followed me. It’s part of the family culture. As a family, we watched at least half a dozen m […]

]]> 0e227d50750354bf7ddaf9cb97784a34 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28295 Wed, 20 Feb 2019 13:00:54 -0600 Having a purpose in life creates a focus that fills the void discovered in recovery. But why is it so hard to identify your life’s purpose? When we are young, we aren’t taught to reflect on our purpose in lif […]

]]> 3b335e0e75438a794ac20f29ce59e6fb Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28282 Tue, 19 Feb 2019 13:00:18 -0600 Business is business, or is it? Today companies have become more and more enamored with technology and ways to make things faster and cheaper. Now, I’m all for being efficient and saving money, but there is one a […]

]]> 3b85277bb7d42f334d88189e1cb572d2 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28289 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 13:00:21 -0600 Relationships are a curious thing, whether friendships, family, or lovers. They are never the same. They are never easy. They take work and sometimes lead to feelings no one wants to face. But we still crave them. […]

]]> ff81a5bd1c0d08ed886f2eb3105326f3 Rachel Graham wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28321 Fri, 15 Feb 2019 13:00:33 -0600 Relationships are not just about people. Since my firm is in the “Money Matters” business, we focus our attention on our client’s relationships with their Money.

If you were to give yourself a grade in your r […]

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