Does it feel like you can't meet your child's needs without completely sacrificing yourself?
You know what you DON'T want to do, but you don't know what TO do!
Does it feel like you can't meet your child's needs without completely sacrificing yourself?
You know what you DON'T want to do, but you don't know what TO do!
... overwhelmed by big feelings
... struggling with challenging behaviors
... drowning in endless needs
... exhausted from trying so hard only to feel like you're falling short
... Lost on a better way forward
Together, we'll uncover your child's true needs and learn to honor them harmoniously and efficiently.
Are you...
I guide struggling families to peace, freedom, connection, and joy.
I come alongside overwhelmed parents and offer another way—parents like you who hear the call of “gentle, natural, simple,” but have lost their way in the noise of unmet needs and mainstream advice.
You’ll heal, learn, and practice, shifting onto a path where you’ll feel at peace within yourself, consciously connected with your children, and enjoying a values-aligned life you love.
I'm Rachel Rainbolt
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Folks walk away from coaching with me...
... enlightened with a fresh understanding
... resourced with new tools, techniques, and strategies
... clear on a plan for meaningful change
... confident in stepping forward onto a new path
Elmien
Rachel met me exactly where I was at. With no judgment, she came alongside me as a friend and ally, gently guiding me to a place of deeper connection with my kid, greater self-awareness, and more confidence as a mom. The coaching was life-changing. I see the money spent as the the best investment I've ever made in my family."
"The best investment I've ever made in my family.
Specialties
Peaceful parenting, conscious parenting, respectful parenting, attachment parenting, natural parenting, evolutionary parenting, positive discipline . . . if these philosophies resonate, you’re in the right place. While the heart of parenting this way can seem simple, the practice often proves more challenging, especially when we are one of the brave souls attempting to parent in a more evolved way than we were parented. Our lovely intentions can get lost in the daily struggles of living a real life in the practical world with the messiness of being human. But we can align your actions with your values. You can learn how to show up as the parent you want to be—the parent your child needs. Small shifts can yield seismic results.
Parenting a neurodivergent child (ADHD, ASD, PDA, learning differences, etc.) in a world of neurotypical expectations can feel lonely and exhausting. You and your child are not failing; the mainstream systems and advice are failing you. The growth journey to sustainably honoring needs within a neurodiverse family is a gift that neuroaffirming guidance can give you. It’s the same work, but more pressing. Support is essential.
Children with strong warriors are especially sensitive to the influence of parenting. These kids amplify our own internal strengths and challenges like more reflective mirrors. You can learn to support your high-anxiety child with acceptance and confidence, co-regulating their nervous system through your own while scaffolding accommodations in support of growth. These kids can be the bravest among us, with the right guidance.
There are forks along the path and milestones along the journey that invite heavy decisions, profound change, and uncomfortable growth (divorce, diagnosis, geographic move, school change, developmental season, birth, death, etc.). A guide can support you in finding your best path forward in a way that honors your family’s needs and values.
As a homeschooler (or unschooler), you have reclaimed your child’s childhood, but that doesn’t mean you have to carry the responsibilities alone. The freedom of this path can be liberating yet overwhelming as you navigate meeting your child’s educational needs and designing an enriching family life outside the default mainstream. Tap into the support of a seasoned homeschooling guide to develop a plan that better serves your family.
The experience of parenting a transgender child in this place and time presents some unique and significant challenges and gifts. Within a steadfast commitment to accepting, supporting, and affirming gender divergent children, can lie a complex experience of decision-making and advocacy that can include social, medical, and/or legal transitioning. You benefit tremendously from being held within a safe and knowledgeable space as you navigate your essential role in this journey.
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- Debbie
"I just wanted to let you know that our previous coaching work together continues to steer me like the north star when I find myself getting knocked off the path. This past week was an especially difficult one and, in the midst of struggle and deep emotional work, I thought to myself ‘what would Rachel say?’ I heard your voice as though you were sitting across from me, and I’m pretty sure my guess was close to how you would have responded in real life :) You inspire me so much to show up, do the work, be brave in the face of naysayers and boldly protect the values I hold so dear in nurturing my beautiful, messy family."
Our previous coaching work continues to steer me like the North Star.
- Vanessa
"She really is an oracle. Many of us are questioning the status quo and breaking legacy beliefs, illusional hierarchy and social norms. Rachel seemed to have navigated those rapids and rough currents and come up with beautiful and true answers that not only feel right but fill us with courage and inspiration. Thank you Rachel so much for showing up with so much gracious wisdom and leading the way for a much healthier and joyful way of parenting and living."
The experience I had with Rachel can only be described as life changing.
Real results:
I appreciate that some coaches offer a free 15-minute consultation to allow both the coach and the client an opportunity to discern goodness of fit. Unlike some coaches, I have created a broad and deep well of free resources for folks to enjoy—drinking from that well clarifies our alignment. Listen to the podcast and run a vibe check—you’ll know if I’m your people.
Do you offer a free consultation?
While living in a Star Trek inspired, post-capitalist society in which we have evolved beyond financial exchange for meeting needs sounds dreamy, we do in fact live in a world in which I need dollars to house myself. My rates have been set based on the value of my qualifications, experience, and skill along with the benefits my clients receive, but also on the cost of my ability to show up for you—everything from our virtual meeting space to the food my body requires to function. Furthermore, valuing majority female professions and compensating emotional labor adequately are a vital act in making the world a better place.
Do you offer a sliding scale?
Yes, both parents are welcome though two parents are not required. It's okay to take this time and space for yourself and the work you're ready to do. It can also be beneficial for parents to come together over this work.
While it can be helpful to create a quiet and confidential space for coaching in which you feel comfortable speaking freely, listening easily, and using our time efficiently, your children and any caretaking behaviors to support them are always welcome during our sessions. Clients tend to feel like they get the most out of sessions when there is an alternate carer tending emergent needs, but that is not always possible, desired, or ideal. I defer to your intimate understanding of the needs at play and hold no negative judgment around living a family integrated life—your time with me is yours to use as you see fit.
can both parents participate?
Coaching is non-clinical support available to families everywhere. Therapy is clinical support available to families in Washington state. In general, therapy tends to go deeper and longer while coaching tends to be more practical and brief.
What is the difference between coaching and therapy?
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