Rachel discovers that she has an older brother. This is a story of love, loss and the meaning of family. Rachel shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - we are braver and stronger than we think we are - we can eat the elephant one bite at a time - giving doesn't happen in a vaccum - we face opportunities to respond openly and generosity of spirit - giving does not happen without a huge personal reward - a full and meaningful life is a resource for someone else's life - respond openly - live love out loud tags: Rachel, Elliott, writer, author, Love, and, Genetics, true, story, adoption, surrogacy, family, Mark, MacDonald, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,