Rachel Balducci is a writer, blogger, speaker, and cohost of The Gist on Catholic TV. She teaches journalism at Augusta University.

She is the author of How Do You Tuck in a Superhero?, Make My Life Simple, and Overcommitted. She has been a columnist for the Southern Cross for fifteen years, served as a reporter for the Augusta Chronicle, and taught middle school and high school English and history at Alleluia Community School.

Balducci earned a bachelor's degree from Georgia State University and a master's degree from the University of Georgia. She was a regular guest on the Jen Fulwiler Show and has appeared on many Catholic TV and radio shows.

She lives with her husband, Paul, and their six children in Augusta, Georgia.