In the brilliant realm of YouTube, where vivacious hues and attention-grabbing music dominate, one personality shines for her irresistible content and the very real, almost humble, personal path that brought her to this point. Miss Rachel is a cherished video figure among kids and their caregivers. Her winningness seems almost unfair; to watch her perform is to inevitably become a fan. But Rachel Griffin Auro indeed has a story worth sharing— both for its emotional heft and the simple fact that it exists at all.
An Instagram post on the evening of September 9 created a stir among Miss Rachel’s followers. The post was a musical one, featuring a video of Miss Rachel singing a song. But the content of the post—an opening-up, a sharing, a pouring out of heart and soul—was what made the post so special, or rather, made it so special for Miss Rachel’s followers.
To put it plainly, Miss Rachel used her Instagram platform to speak about a miscarriage she and her husband experienced prior to the birth of their son Thomas, who is six years old. The heartfelt post also served to announce that the couple had recently welcomed another son, who is now just a few months old and whom they affectionately call their “rainbow baby.”
Shedding light on the universe’s most profound mysteries, the relationship between a parent and child is undoubtedly the most sacred and intimate. “If only you knew how many prayers we said for you,” she gently intones, her words and voice dripping with emotion. “I would shelter you from everything and everyone.” … That is part of the message that Kacey Musgraves recently shared with her 3.2 million Instagram followers.
Rachel’s tale goes far beyond the virtual frontier and speaks to parents everywhere who have endured such trials. To them, her story is one of hope, displaying the love and strength any father or mother would possess in the face of life’s unthinkable moments. But not every parent goes on to create a storybook universe for their child. Rachel does. And therein lies the mystery, for which her unabashed candor offers no easy answer.
Not just gentle melodies and captivating lessons, the series Mama Rachel creates is renowned for promoting young children’s development of language—an essential building block in any child’s path toward an education. Rachel was motivated to make her wonderful content because of the necessity of aiding her son, Thomas, who, along with his older sister, was a toddler at the time. Storage of her content on YouTube has been hugely successful, and she has since set up a channel on the subscription service Patreon.
Rachel spoke with passion when she shared, “As a parent, you want to do anything you can to help them.” Her words encapsulate the undeniable, almost primal parental instinct to remove any and all difficulties that their children might encounter. Acting as a supportive figure for other parents, Rachel went on to reassure everyone that having a child with a speech delay “is not our fault.”
Thomas started having problems with his speech when he was just two years old. That is when my search began—along with my husband, Aaron—for resources that could help our son. It was a digital world saturated with impersonal content, and we thought a slow-paced, interactive “show” for language development would be better than a cartoon, and that it would have the potential to be something like a lifeline for our son. In the end, we created that show, “Thomas & Friends,” and it is interactive and slow-paced.
Miss Rachel’s world-renowned program was born from tender resilience tied to deeply personal struggles. What began as a simple attempt to assist a child with speech and language development grew into something far greater. The series now makes “awe” and “giggling” treasures of childhood moments, rendering the fruits of personal labor laden with mom’s love, friendship, and parental authority into a palatable form for millions of children and their parents to enjoy and embrace.
For a lot of people, Miss Rachel’s most recent Instagram post was not simply a personal sharing; it was a beacon of hope, enwrapped in the warmth of communal understanding and in parental support. To many, Miss Rachel has always been a figure of strength and seems to have stepped into something of a celebrity mentoring role for the parents of young children who watch her show. Sharing a look at the ins and outs of her life recently sent her fandom into a precious frenzy—one that swirled around the podcaster, anyway.
Miss Rachel’s impact spreads around the world. Yet, she remains so down-to-earth and humble, as she and her family never imagined this would happen. The television show “Hey, Bear!” was not intended to reach an audience beyond the family’s living room. But “Hey, Bear!” And Miss Rachel’s other productions are now viewed by tens of millions of children (and grown-ups!) around the world as they hunker down to stay safe from covid-19.
Continue watching while we plunge into the depth of the story of Miss Rachel, her influence, and the next steps for this invincible YouTube star.
