About Me
Hello! I’m Reagan Freed, aspiring writer and storyteller living blissfully in the mountains of Colorado. Writing is a creative outlet I use to weave together my stories, thoughts and ideas with the intention to seek clarity and understanding in my head and heart.
Reading the stories of others and learning from their experiences has been a tremendous source of inspiration for my own journey. A journey I feel compelled to share with YOU in case there is one shred of wisdom (or a good belly laugh!) I can offer you in the pursuit of your own personal transformation.
I developed With Grit + Grace to be a creative space to explore and share our deepest truths and vulnerabilities both in ourselves and in our communities. Through our shared stories and experiences, I hope to build a community of authentic truth-tellers who advocate for one another, who shine a bright light during dark times and who inspire healing as a collective.
My Inspiration
Three years ago, I had a mental health breakdown. Decades of overwhelming stress, all-consuming anxiety and more baggage than I could carry all came crashing down on me in a paralyzing moment that forced me to face a harsh realization that the path I was following was unsustainable. To find joy again and to get healthy, I had to completely transform my way of living and unlearn everything that I knew.
Reshaping your mind, retraining your heart and reimagining a different way of life is hard and messy and a lot like the game of whack-a-mole. Writing has become an invaluable tool to process my life experiences, my learnings and the messy sea of emotions we all live in. Through writing, I have found a deeper understanding of myself that has launched a journey of personal growth, rebuilding, healing and finding my voice.
My guiding principles
I am fiercely passionate about inclusion, equity and equal rights in our communities and workplaces. I firmly believe that before anything else, we are all human beings breathing the same air, drinking the same water and bleeding the same color of blood. After that we are just pieces of a puzzle waiting to be put together. Each puzzle piece representing our unique backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, thoughts and ideas. One human puzzle is not the same as the other, and yet we are more similar than we are different.
These beliefs are foundational to my writing and weaved throughout my personal stories and reflections as an LGBTQ woman. By shining a light on the stories of those in underprivileged and marginalized communities, I hope to inspire a curiosity that can slowly begin to replace the judgement and criticism that lurks in the darkness of our society.