As a clinical psychologist specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), stress management, health behavior change, and parenting. Dr. Rachel continues to empower her community through her expertise and advocacy and is a proud Mental Health Coalition Champion.
Coming Up. . .
Join me at the Obesity + Health 2025 Conference
Tuesday, May 20th
This event brings together 150+ leaders from top employers, digital health companies, investors, providers and more to address the urgent need for open dialogue and trusted content in the area of obesity care management. Dr. Rachel will be speaking on a panel discussing the impact of mental health on weight loss.
Recognized by Women’s Health Magazine as one of the Most Inspiring Women to Follow.
Stay tuned for upcoming events as she prepares to launch her highly anticipated book in 2026!
Past Events
The Reset Retreat: "The Mirror Lies"
Dr. Rachel was a featured speaker at The Reset Retreat, which was an amazing one-day immersive experience designed for women who need to pause, refocus, and reignite their energy. She had the honor of joining Tara Clark (Founder of Modern Mom Probs) for a fireside chat where she led a powerful guided imagery exercise related to how we view ourselves and our bodies. She then shared tips related to ways to challenge your unhelpful thoughts related to your body, and accept the reality that you may never fully love your body, but you can learn to appreciate it for all it does.
Fertility Stories of Hope and Resilience Panel
One Girl- Women in Charge conference
Oprah's Insider Community
Dr. Rachel joined joined Oprah's Insider Community (October 9, 2024) to discuss "How to Fill Your Cup When You're Feeling Empty." She provided practical strategies and answered questions related to prioritizing mental health, in honor of World Mental Health Day.
Perimenopause Roar Event
Dr. Rachel joined Perry and an amazing lineup of other women for the Perimenopause Roar Event (September 2024) as part of Perimenopause Awareness Month. By raising awareness, we empower ourselves and others to seek support, prioritize self-care, and embrace the journey with strength and resilience.
Leading With Empathy sponsored by VeryWell
Mental Health Awareness Month Q&A
Mastering Momma Mood
Dr. Rachel joined an incredible power panel of women health experts to provide all of the knowledge you need around managing postpartum stress. We discussed everything from what you should be eating to breathing techniques that will help you alleviate some of the postpartum pressures you may be feeling as a mom.
Danskin X The Oprah Magazine Self-Care and Wellness Summit
Dr. Rachel was asked to join an incredible panel moderated by Arianna Davis to discuss self-care and wellness. Dr. Rachel also gave a presentation titled "What Does Stress Have To Do With It" where she discussed stress management and relaxation techniques.
Balancing Life As A New Mom
Dr. Rachel joined an incredible power panel of women to provide expert tips, exercises and insider advice on finding balance when you need it most.
Women + Media Career Summit
Dr. Rachel was asked to be a speaker for the Center for Communication's Third Annual Women + Media Career Summit, which was a full day forum highlighting opportunities in areas of business where women are typically under-represented. Dr. Rachel joined top executives, entrepreneurs, producers and directors sharing their career journeys and secrets to success.
Dr. Rachel presented on Self-care and the Workplace. She provided tips to help implement a self-care routine NOW and how to maintain a healthy work-home balance.
emPOWERed
Developed by Michele Gordon AKA Miss Motivational, Creator of Cardio Sweat Party, and Dr. Rachel, clinical psychologist specializing in health and wellness, emPOWERed is designed to inspire you to live your life as a stronger, more powerful and healthier individual. Gone are the days of holding back. This is THE time to speak up, feel FANTASTIC, “do you”, and make a difference!
emPOWERed is influenced by the series of "#MeToo" posts on social media in October 2017. Michele and Dr. Rachel decided things need to change and wanted to create a fun program that would bring women together, provide women with an emPOWERing sweat, and talk about ways to practice self-care that will leave them feeling STRONG, POWERFUL, and CONNECTED. What started as a 20-person event has now grown into a MOVEMENT and a space for women to connect and be inspired.
Our last event was Sunday, March 24th in NYC. Stay tuned for more emPOWERed.
Breezes Bahamas Wellness Week
The Caribbean Tourism Organization named 2018 the "Year of Wellness and Rejuvenation". To celebrate, Breezes teamed up with Crunch Fitness and Dr. Rachel to host their first ever on-site Wellness Week.
Dr. Rachel joined Crunch Fitness at Breezes in the Bahamas from April 23-27, 2018 to transform their popular all-inclusive beach resort into a wellness retreat. Dr. Rachel provided daily Wellness Workshops and partnered with Executive Chef Nigel for daily Healthy Cooking Demonstrations.
Run 10 Feed 10 - 10K Race for Hunger
Dr. Rachel was chosen to be a Women's Health Magazine Action Hero and partnered with them to help fight hunger. Right now, 42 million Americans are going hungry—they don’t know when they will get their next meal. Each year, Women’s Health and FEED host a 10K in cities across the US to fight domestic hunger. It's simple. All you have to do is RUN! Run a 10K and FEED 10 hungry people in your hometown. For every person who runs, 10 meals are donated. In 5 years this event has raised over 5 million meals and the hope is to keep the momentum going and make an even bigger difference this year in communities around the country!