RACHEL STEINMAN
Dear Family, Podcast Host, Writer, Teacher,
and Mental Health Advocate
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.
