About the Author - Write Now Rachel

RACHEL STEINMAN

Dear Family, Podcast Host, Writer, Teacher,

and Mental Health Educator

Rachel is a Los Angeles native who studied developmental psychology at UCSB and got her teaching credentials and Masters in Education from UCLA. She’s a creative kindergarten teacher at heart who has taught every elementary school grade including being the librarian.

After discovering her beloved grandfather’s incomplete manuscript 24 years after he jumped from his Beverly Hills high rise, Rachel set out to cut the intergenerational trauma she was desperate to not pass on. Shame from dark family secrets from her family’s substance abuse, homelessness, and marital affairs was replaced with love and understanding. Her family’s five generations of mental illness from bipolar, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and ADHD that led to four suicides no one ever discussed was replaced with compassion and advocacy.

Rachel’s curiosity, willingness to be frank, and her intimate storytelling abilities not only saved her and her relationships, they inspire others to open up, ask for help, forgive, learn, and find peace and mental wellness.

Rachel’s mission is to rid the shame and stigma of mental illness. Certified as a lead presenter for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), she goes into middle and high schools and presents to students, faculty, staff, and parents. She’s masterful at getting everyone to talk openly about the importance of their mental health to end the silence.

The following are some of the schools and organizations I’ve had the pleasure to work with:

Abraham Lincoln High School
Amador Valley High School
Bellarmine College Preparatory
Birmingham Community Charter High School
Bloomington High School
Bolsa Grande High School
Burlingame High School
City of Calabasas Youth and Families
Compass Charter Schools
Crescenta Valley High School
Dublin High School
Flintridge Preparatory Academy
Frontier High School
Glen A. Wilson High School
Granada Hills Charter School
Gustine High School
Hollister High School
John F. Kennedy High School
Justin Garza High School
Kings River High School
Kol Tikvah
L.A.C.E.R. After School Program
La Canada Flintridge Sacred Heart
La Mesa Junior High
La Quinta High School
Laguna Hills High School
Larchmont Charter High School
Le Grand High School
Linda Esperanza Marquez High School
Littlerock High School
Los Alamitos High School
Los Gatos High School
Mirman Middle School
Mt Eden High School
Pacific Academy
Polytechnic High School
Red Bluff High School
Rosemead High School
San Benito High School
Sanger West High School
SCCC- Southern California Counseling Center
Sierra Vista High School
Templeton High School
The Buckley School
The Learning Choice – Chula Vista
Van Nuys High School
Vista Del Lago High School
Waterford High School
Wilmer Amina Carter High School

RACHEL STEINMAN

Dear Family, Podcast Host, Writer, Teacher,

and Mental Health Educator

Rachel is a Los Angeles native who studied developmental psychology at UCSB and got her teaching credentials and Masters in Education from UCLA. She’s a creative kindergarten teacher at heart who has taught every elementary school grade including being the librarian.

Dear Family,

A love letter and a podcast

about our complicated families and

achieving mental wellness