I give women the exact scripts and strategies to stop disappearing, and finally show up honest, real, and alive.
I’m Rachel Harris — the JOY Coach. A New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author & Life Story Strategist who helps women stop ghosting themselves and re-author their second act.
“Story isn’t prophecy unless you keep living it.”
Your audience doesn’t just feel something for an hour.
Most talks spark a feeling that’s gone by the parking lot. My audiences leave with something sturdier — language for what they couldn’t name, and a small practice they’re still using six months later.
They catch the moment they betray themselves, and choose differently — before they even reach the parking lot.
Stage & Audience EnergySee a room light up.
Warmth, contagious laughter, deep emotional honesty, and practical takeaways every woman can put into practice immediately.
Why I Speak: An Invitation Back to Yourself
“I’m on a mission to answer one question: why do so many capable women disappear in rooms they never even left — and how do we stop living from the stories that taught us to?”
I don’t give a talk at a room. I throw open a door and invite every woman in it back to herself. I’ve been her — almost two decades of Supermom autopilot and “it’s fine” in every room.
So I know the way back isn’t shame or one more should. It’s joy, permission, and a few pinkie-toe steps of courage that compound. My job on your stage is to make the bravest thing feel like the most fun thing — so they leave lighter, not lectured.
Four Signature Keynotes. One Destination.
She stops disappearing and starts showing up honest, real, and alive. Each flexes to a keynote, workshop, retreat session, or virtual engagement.
Good Girl Ghosting™: Survival Skills to Stop Leaving Yourself on Read
Nobody ever taught us how to survive the emotional terrain we actually live in — so we improvised, and what we improvised was disappearing. A rapid-fire recognition list that has them gripping their neighbor’s arm, then the real skills: how to notice the ghosting, name it, interrupt the guilt-flood, say the true thing, and choose yourself on purpose.
They’ll leave able to:
- •Catch the exact moment they betray themselves before the automatic yes
- •Tell shrinking from performing and land true-size
- •Carry the survival skills nobody gave them
The Unhidden Leading Lady: Stop Understudying Your Own Life
You’ve been the supporting cast in your own story so long you stopped auditioning for the lead. This keynote is the turn: presence over performance, your buried gifts back out of hiding, and the woman under the costume stepping to center stage — witnessed.
They’ll leave able to:
- •Stop auditioning for a life that was always theirs
- •Name the gift they dimmed to belong
- •Step into the lead, seen and celebrated
Reclaim the Pen & Stop Ghost-Writing Your Own Life
Re-author your second act, live your gifts out loud, and remember that legacy isn’t someday — it’s now. Built on the dragonfly’s own arc: the hidden years weren’t wasted, the wobble isn’t failure, and visibility is the assignment. She stops ghost-writing a life credited to everyone else, and picks up the pen.
They’ll leave able to:
- •Re-author the chapter ahead with clarity and conviction
- •Trust the wobble that comes right after they begin
- •Start living their legacy today without delay
Why Good Christian Women Hide Their Light — The Shadowlight Keynote
The good Christian woman’s biggest struggle isn’t hiding her darkness — it’s hiding her light. The good-girl code hands her a costume that starts wearing her face, and teaches her to tuck away her best. Shadowlight lifts the costume to free the Sacred Shimmer — the God-given gift she was built to shine.
They’ll leave able to:
- •Tell who they were created to be from who they built to survive
- •Ask “Who told you that?” and “Is this Jesus, or judgment?”
- •Reclaim the gift they’ve been praying away (and the buried gift each Enneagram type carries)
Workshop Pairings
The keynote names it. The workshop puts the pen in her hand so she walks out transformed.
Pairs with Good Girl Ghosting™ReStory Your Life: The Leading Lady Blueprint
Story Audit, Release the False Story, Write the Truer One, and choose one micro-courage action in 24 hours.
Pairs with The Polite DisappearanceSmile. Shrink. Repeat.
Map your own polite disappearances and practice the small moves that hold ground without hardening.
Pairs with Threshold Grief™Reawakening Childlike Wonder
Reclaim the wonder and courage she set down, with guided visualization and joyful play prompts.
Living the Sacred Adventure™Glittering Fingerprints & Hidden Treasures
Map your story for God’s glittering fingerprints; leave with a personal Life Map + a Hidden Treasure keepsake.
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What Event Planners & Hosts Say
“Professional, poised, and speaks with authority while being accessible, funny, and inspiring. I highly recommend this A+ speaker.”
“Nothing short of transformative. She captivated the audience with genuine warmth and infectious enthusiasm… her heartfelt encouragement sparked not just enthusiasm but eager anticipation.”
What you’re really booking
Story
A storyteller’s command of story
I don’t illustrate the teaching with anecdotes. I build the teaching inside the story.
Heart
A shepherd’s heart
20 years of ministry, teaching across every age. The faith feels personal, never performative.
Timing
A comedian’s timing
Funny-sad in the best way. Women laugh first and cry second.
Fire
A revolutionary’s conviction
Warm, fierce, and deeply unwilling to let women stay small.
Quick Answers for Planners
Speaker Bio
Rachel Harris is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of eleven novels, host of The Joyful Rebel podcast, and the woman who named Good Girl Ghosting™ — the socially approved, quietly praised habit of betraying yourself in the smallest, most invisible moments of every day.
She named the pattern because she lived it: almost two decades of Supermom autopilot and “it’s fine” in every room. Now a re-smitten wife, proud mama, and retired homeschooler of sixteen years, she’s back to singing off-key, made-up songs in the kitchen — and has finally stopped apologizing for her joy.
Let’s talk about your event.
I speak at women’s conferences, corporate leadership events, faith gatherings, retreats, and TEDx stages. I review every inquiry personally — you’ll hear back within 48–72 hours.
P.S. Want a book in every attendee’s hands? Ask about bulk copies + an author book signing table!
Create a life you LOVE. Live a legacy of JOY.