When Rachel Stephenson was five years old, her mother died in a car accident and never returned home. While the rest of her family was determined to move on, replace her mom and maintain their silence, Rachel rebelled against their attempts to ignore the monumental vacuum her mother had left. She never lost the compelling desire to speak her grief, though her family never became comfortable with it. Although she went on to accomplish many things in the world seemingly unrelated to her loss, she always knew she'd some day speak about it and make grief a part of her mission in the world. She wanted to share that grief could be a part of living fully. Now is her time to share her message; that when we're silent in grief, it can eat us alive, but when we speak our grief, it can become a part of the rich fabric of a full life.