This Is How Seattleites Are Finding Their People

After a tough year, Rachel Coward decided to make friendship a priority.

In a matter of three weeks in 2021, Rachel Coward’s brother unexpectedly passed away, her dad was diagnosed with cancer, and she had an emergency surgery. “Those three things really shook me up and made me think long and hard about what my support system looked like in Seattle,” she says. “I even considered moving somewhere new and getting a fresh start, but I came to realize moving somewhere entirely new wasn’t what I needed—what I needed was community.”

Coward, a social media strategist who works from home, found herself in a situation many adults

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