Alchemist, Activist, and Bestselling Author of Do Better and All I Need to Be
Rachel Ricketts (she/they) is a globally renowned spiritual activist, alchemist, and award-nominated author of the international instant bestseller Do Better: Spiritual Activism for Fighting and Healing from White Supremacy, which was named one of the San Francisco Chronicle’s 10 Books to Pick of 2021 and Book Riot‘s 12 Essential Books About Black Identity and History. Her other work, a mindfulness picture book titled All I Need to Be, was chosen as a Read With Jenna 2024 Jr Summer Reading List pick for kids and inner kids alike.
Hailed as a revolutionary offering and called “groundbreaking” by Good Morning America, Do Better addresses inequity from an intersectional and spiritually aligned perspective. Part memoir, part actionable guidebook for anyone & everyone, Do Better illustrates how to engage in mindfulness-based practices to get embodied & fight white supremacy from the inside out, in our personal lives and communities alike.
As an intersectional social justice leader, collective mirror, and recovering attorney, Ricketts envisions a world where queer, trans and/or disabled Black and Indigenous folx are and feel deeply cared for. To that end, she supports individuals and organizations that lead with love and unapologetically center Black & Indigenous femmes to support collective change, healing, and liberation.
Ricketts supports those desiring to do the deep, inner shadow work required for personal and collective transformation and healing; and helps people to both remember their innate wisdom & unlock the love, dignity and divine feminine power that systems of oppression tried to take from them. In short – she thinks about revolutionary shit in a revolutionary way, and supports others to do the same.
Offering virtual and in-person workshops and keynotes for nearly a decade, Ricketts is known for her mix of vulnerability, humor, and real talk fused with compassionate wisdom and practical takeaways. She is also trained and well-versed in a variety of ancestral healing modalities—including Reiki, meditation, breathwork, and yin yoga—all of which she’s been facilitating for over a decade.
Born and raised in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Ricketts followed her deep desire to address the injustices of the world through law, receiving a Juris Doctorate from one of Canada’s most prestigious law schools, the Allard Hall School of Law at the University of British Columbia. She also holds a degree in Psychology and certification in Intercultural Education and Training.
Her work has been featured in outlets such as The New York Times, People, Forbes, Essence, The Atlantic, Elle, The Root, Glamour UK, and Cosmopolitan and she’s made appearances on shows such as Good Morning America and Today.
Rachel loves donuts, dancing, and divine disruption (ideally all at once).
