Meet Rachel Tiemeyer

Cookbook Author, Recipe Developer, and Co-Founder of Thriving Home

Hi there! If you’re here as a time-strapped parent who needs help getting healthy, homemade meals on the table, you’re in the right place. It’s truly my joy to resource families with easy, delicious recipes and meal prep tips!

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When and Why I Started Thriving Home

I co-founded Thriving Home in January 2012 with my friend and business partner, Polly Conner.

At that time, we both had little kids at home and were in the thick of learning how to balance parenting, work, and getting meals on the table (that even picky eaters would enjoy). So, we created the recipes and cookbooks that we needed and still need ourselves!

Twelve years later, this venture is still a labor of love and now a full time job that I wake up excited about each day.

My Food Approach and Cooking Journey

Our family’s lifestyle changed significantly when one of my children was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease as a toddler. It was a very scary time! After a research deep dive, I realized we needed to cut out processed junk food in our diet and start eating real food at home.

I began to develop simple, nutrient-dense recipes for my picky little guy at that time. Many of those recipes are still popular on our site, like our Baked Meatballs with Sneaky Veggies, Whole Wheat Pumpkin Pancakes, and Banana Breakfast Cake.

Around that time, I also joined a Freezer Club with friends and we cooked in bulk for for one another for 7 years. Through years of trial and error, I learned the art of prepping, freezing, and thawing freezer meals. (That’s right, you get to learn from all my mistakes!)

I’m now an avid freezer cooking evangelist, because this food prep method has helped me get homemade meals with real food ingredients on the table for well over a decade now. And…these are the kinds of recipes we develop and publish on Thriving Home to this day.

Education and Work Background

I graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Science in English Education.

I intended to sacrifice my life to reading, writing and grading late into the night. Instead, my teaching degree and skills were put into practice at a start-up church where I worked in student and children’s ministry for nearly 20 years.

My Family

Nathan’s the guy I became friends with my junior year of college, dated and broke up with twice, and eventually said “yes” to marrying while we were on a break. It’s a long but good story.

He’s a pastor at our church and one of the most loyal Royals and Chiefs fans you’ll ever meet. We’ve been married for 23 years and have an 12th grade son, 10th grade daughter, and 8th grade son. Our family enjoys trying new breakfast places, biking on the Katy Trail, and talking around the dinner table.

A Few More Facts About Rachel Tiemeyer:

• I love meeting new people of all ages. (I hope to meet you in person!)
• Biking, hiking, or walking with a friend is my happy place.
• I’m an Enneagram 7 with enough Wing 6 to keep me grounded. 😉
• One of my favorite parts of running this business is that we get to help support non-profits, like Coyote Hill, Love Columbia, and Compassion.

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Press

You can see all of our public relations opportunities on our Thriving Home Press Page.

Interviews/Podcast Appearances:

• Food Blogger Pro
• Business with a Purpose
• All Mom Does
• Friends of a Feather
• Rising Stories
• Feed Your Family Tonight
• Realistic Habits
• Constantly Under Construction
• Liz’s Healthy Table