08/05/2026
- RIP Pink Sister
“Stand for your values and beliefs. Don’t live for validation, and most importantly, give yourself permission to offend.” 💕
Rachel’s strength was forged long before cancer entered her story.
She survived a childhood marked by adversity and trauma, including the loss of both parents. She found her way forward through service, enlisting in the Marine Corps and deploying to Iraq during the height of the war. She served for ten years, built a life rooted in purpose, and met her husband, a fellow Marine.
When Rachel left the military, she still felt called to do more. She devoted her next chapter to leadership, confidence, and helping others conquer the self-doubt that keeps so many people from becoming who they were meant to be.
HarperCollins published her book, Permission to Offend (highly recommended, and she reads the words so beautifully and with such energy) and Rachel went on to share her voice through the Today Show, Lifetime, and hundreds of podcasts.
Forbes even named her one of the eleven most inspiring female entrepreneurs.
Then, in 2019, Rachel was diagnosed with triple-neg. breast cancer.
She was only forty years old.
A mother of two.
A military spouse.
A combat veteran.
And a woman with so much more left to give.
Yet even while facing an aggressive diagnosis, Rachel continued serving others. She worked alongside the Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Battalion, helping fellow Marines navigate trauma, healing, and the difficult work of rebuilding themselves.
Rachel refused to let cancer become the headline of her life.
She always said she was more than her diagnosis.
She called herself a breast cancer champion, a woman fearlessly fighting what others could not see. In many ways, that battle reflected the life she had already lived: quietly enduring, relentlessly moving forward, and refusing to be defined by what tried to break her.
Her strength was unwavering. Her voice was fearless. Her legacy lives in every person she encouraged to stand taller, speak louder, and stop asking permission to become who they were meant to be.
365 days later, we remember you, Rachel 🇺🇸
Not only for how fiercely you fought, but for how boldly you lived.
