Love is a leap of faith.
You don't have to jump alone.
To open ourselves to love in these times…….
requires bravery.
To introduce ourselves.
To learn to relate with people who see the world differently than we do.
To start conversations with strangers.
To risk rejection.
To stay open after disappointment.
To believe that meaningful connection is still possible.
It’s not easy.
The unintentional side effect of so much progress is that we don't leave our houses very often.
We don't know our neighbors.
We don't go to enough dinner parties.
Some days we spend more time consuming other people's lives than participating in our own.
Many of us are lonely, even when we're busy.
Connected, but not known.
In Good Company exists to make courage easier.
We create warm environments for thoughtful humans to build friendships, a vibrant social circle, a widening community, and momentum for love.
Through parties, dinners, coaching, portraits, and shared experiences, we're building something many of us have been missing:
A place to practice being human.
A place to be both mindful and playful.
A place to belong.
Modern life asks us to be brave.
In Good Company exists to make courage easier.
We create opportunities for thoughtful humans to build friendships, strengthen community, and make room for love.
Through gatherings, dinners, coaching, portraits, and shared experiences, we're building something many of us have been missing:
A place to belong.
To introduce ourselves.
To trust strangers.
To risk rejection.
To stay open after disappointment.
To believe that meaningful connection is still possible.
That's not easy.
Especially in a world designed to keep us isolated, distracted, and endlessly scrolling.
We don’t just ask, “Do you look good on paper?”
We ask:
Are you kind? What’s that look like?
What is your energy and schedule actually open for?
Are you self-aware? Do you know how to build something real?
Can you handle the tenderness and responsibility of being invited into someone’s life?
Every introduction is made with care.
Your time matters. Your heart matters. Your nervous system matters.
We help you date with more clarity, more courage, and more care—so you’re not just “getting back out there,” you’re building a life that makes love more likely to find you.
It isn’t just about finding someone.
It’s about changing the conditions around connection.
Finding people to do life with too.
We believe love stories often begin just outside the edges of what people thought they wanted.
So yes, we care about compatibility. But we’re not here to worship rigid checklists.
We help you understand what actually matters, what patterns are ready to shift, and where there may be more possibility than you’ve been letting yourself see.
Soulful work
for kind folks
Remember when meeting someone new just happened?
A friend of a friend.
A classmate.
A party.
A glance across the room.
Where something could unfold
without pressure or expectation.
Now, connection often feels like a job;
swiping, guessing, hoping.
What if you didn’t have to leave it up to chance?
What if someone else could hold the search with you—
with care, with curiosity, with intention?
This Space Is different
A space set apart from algorithms and noise.
A process designed around you—your values, your lifestyle, your vision for love.
Here, you don’t have to perform. You get to unfold slowly, as your whole self. Your playful parts, your guarded parts, your tender parts— all welcome, all considered.
Because compatibility isn’t just about liking the same books or restaurants. It’s about finding someone whose presence creates safety for your nervous system.
Our Constellation of Care
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Apply to be a free possible match with one of our extraordinary clients.
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An eight-day digital workshop where I introduce several ideas on how we tune-in to our desires, get honest about how we’re showing up and and lean into our strengths to bring more love into the world and date differently.
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LoveClub is your weekly heart practice: a Monday night pep talk on Zoom (7pm EST) plus community walks that spark conversation and connection.
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Get personalized support to strategize your dating life and move with more clarity. Booking a session also puts you at the forefront of Rachel’s mind as she sets up dates for her clients. This is the best first step to get started, go deeper and see if your vision is aligned with Rachel’s work.
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Our all-in approach to help you find your person. We’ll help you decide if community route or private route is best for you.
DAN MERRITT, happily-matched client
“The quality of dates was better than any I’d gone on before working with Rachel — and that’s because of her superconnection skills and her ability to vet people much better than a short online profile. Every single date left me more energized.”
Super-connector. Community Architect. Dating Coach. Creator of Rooms. Deeply Curious. Well Connected.
Believer that we’re all wired for connection and that relational skills are learnable.
Rachel Joy Barehl can be described in many ways — chief among them as someone who can spotlight a person’s best qualities. For her clients, she instills the clarity and confidence they need to put their best foot forward in relationships. For folks in her orbit, she creates and invites folks into spaces where each person can be their weird and wonderful selves. Rachel’s presence invites honesty, joy, and community. She is grounded and fiercely hopeful that meeting new people can be good again.
Join The Rolodex
Step into our private rolodex of singles—it’s free to create your profile, and it’s the first place we look when scouting matches for our clients. The more we know you, the more magic we can make. If someone aligned comes along, we’ll reach out.
Clunky Beginnings
Clunky Beginnings
Love often enters sideways—through chance encounters, quiet courage, and the moments we almost walked away. Clunky Beginnings gathers these tender stories of couples choosing, again and again, to show up for love.