Podcast appearances and mentions of rachel steinman

Making friends in the era of platonic romance. The fact is that friendship is the new marriage. We can find intimacy without sex, be invested in each others lives, and grow in friendship together.Just us as we talk with Rachel Steinman and Rachel Winter, authors of the book Stay Golden, Girls as we chat about the importance of women's friendships and their lifelong bonds that contribute to the foundation of a happy and fulfilling life.Rachel Steinman is a writer, teacher, and mental health advocate. She hosts the Dear Family, Podcast with inspirational guests who have overcome mental health obstacles to thrive. Rachel Winter is a writer, director, and an Academy Award®-nominated producer for Dallas Buyers Club. Along with LeBron James, Winter produced James' biopic Shooting Stars. She also produced and directed the audio drama Supreme: The Battle for Roe, a nine-part series that weaves together the incredible story of the young female lawyer who argued Roe v. Wade in front of the Supreme Court and the Justice who wrote the opinion. You can learn more about the book on the website or on Instagram or Etsy.#BeAFriend Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app + tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we love it. They make it so easy!Support the Show.

Rachel Winter and Rachel Steinman are best friends, co-authors, and co-hosts of this special collab between the Dear Family, Podcast with Stay Forever Gold.    Rachel Winter is a writer, director, and an Academy Award®-nominated producer for Dallas Buyers Club. She produced LeBron James' biopic, Shooting Stars, and produced and directed the audio drama, Supreme: The Battle for Roe starring Maya Hawke and William H. Macy. It's a nine-part series weaving together the incredible story of the young female lawyer who argued Roe V. Wade in front of the Supreme Court and the Justice who wrote the opinion. She made her directorial debut with The Space Between, starring Kelsey Grammer, for which they both received awards from various Film Festivals. She's got a killer sense of design and a flair for life that always involves color.   Rachel Steinman is a writer, teacher, and mental health advocate who hosts the Dear Family, Podcast with inspirational guests who have overcome mental health obstacles to thrive. She received her Masters in Education and teaching credentials from UCLA, has taught every elementary school grade, and has even been the school librarian. She is a lead presenter for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), going into middle and high schools to educate students, parents, and staff about warning signs while offering resources and hope. She's passionate about getting people to talk about mental health by replacing stigma, shame, and secrecy with love, compassion, and understanding. She loves to laugh and is a great audience.   The Rachels call themselves Friendship Ambassadors who believe we should celebrate friendship for how it benefits the community, connection, mental health, longevity, and overall happiness. It's why they wrote Stay Golden, Girls: Friendship is the New Marriage, a fun and bright hardcover gift book made up of light essays, poignant and fun celebrity quotes, and bold, joyful illustrations. We are in the midst of a Barbie/Female empowerment movement and a cultural shift and it's great to see women of all ages embracing "platonic romance.”   Together, the Rachels discuss:   *Their platonic romance- a best friendship that has lasted over three decades through the ups and downs of careers, marriage, kids, the loss of a parent, and more.   *How the pandemic changed how we view friendship.   *Why Galentine's Day is the best holiday.   *The benefits of mommunes.   *An article about seven young Chinese women who pooled their resources and bought a run-down mansion outside the city for their retirement but ended up using it as a gathering place- the inspiration for their book.   *The Rachels' amazing group of women friends, in addition to other groups of women worldwide, are starting to prioritize their relationships with their best friends and living healthier, happier lives.    *Studies (including The U.S. Surgeon General and the Harvard Happiness Study) show how friendship leads to happiness. Why married men live longer when they are married to women but the reverse is not true for women who are married to men.   *What makes old friends so golden.   *Why the Rachels partnered with Girls Inc., an organization that is 160 years old that mentors girls and young women.    *Why Rachel Winter, who has a full-time job as a producer and a director, puts so much time and effort into getting the book and the message out into the world.    *Why Rachel Steinman, a mental health advocate, believes friendship is the best medicine and therapy, and a way to combat the epidemic of loneliness so many are facing.   *Why friendship is the new marriage, why we should celebrate platonic romance, why there's a shift in prioritizing friendship, and why you can be intimate with a friend without sex.   *How friends can be soulmates and how the Rachels are happily married (to men) and have kids but are each other platonic soulmates.   *The Rachels' relationship is like a marriage in that they gave each other rings, opened a joint bank account, swirl each other around when they go dancing, and tell each other they love each other… among other things.   *How much fun it is to learn about all the women's friend group chat names.  *What happens when there is competition among friends, and how even women of a certain age can feel jealous and competitive with their girlfriends.  *What happens when you lose a friend because the relationship feels irreparable. *How to foster friendships and create community and connection.    *Examples of how to be a better friend.   *What happens when women work together and why we're so much stronger when we're together.    *Mother/Daughter relationships and how lucky you are if you can move into the phase of becoming close friends.   *Why the ritual of women all over the world getting together to imbibe beverages (coffee, tea, booze) is so important for stress relief, relaxation, connection, and celebration.    *Why Ladies' Night/Girls' Trips are so important and how much better we feel afterward.    *An example of a great friend date.   *The Rachels discuss the new brand they're building, Stay Forever Gold, all about friendship, community, and connection.   *The Rachels' letters to their younger selves.   *The Rachels' happiness habits. *****   SHOW NOTE LINKS:   Stay Forever Gold Website SGG on Amazon Shop SGG on Etsy Instagram- Stay Forever Gold Facebook- Stay Forever Gold TikTok- Stay Forever Gold Blog- Stay Forever Gold on Medium   CONNECT WITH DEAR FAMILY,! *Dear Family, Podcast Page *Write Now Rachel Website *Rachel's Blog @Medium *Rachel's Twitter *Facebook *Instagram   WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST: *PLEASE Leave a 5-Star Review and Subscribe! Thank you! Your support means the world to me. Wishing you love, happiness, and good mental health always.   Big Thanks and Gratitude to: Coordinator - Camille Stidham Cinematographer - James Bragg Editor - Connor D'Angelo Sound - Kyle Farmer Music- Ari Silberman Intro- Benjamin King  

Oscar nominee Rachel Winter and Dear Family podcast host Rachel Steinman are lifelong friends. Together they share the amazing experience of female friendship in their new book Stay Golden Girls: Friendship is the New Marriage. Join the Moms in an entertaining and enlightening hour with new friends.

Rachel Winter (Academy Award-nominated producer, Dallas Buyers Club) and Rachel Steinman (mental health advocate) have been best friends for over three decades and just wrote a new book together, Stay Golden, Girls: Friendship is the New Marriage. From friend's celebrating "Galentine's Day" to news stories about women choosing to live with their best friends in "mommunes"... Platonic love and prioritizing friendships is definitely a trending relationship story. Stay Golden, Girls: Friendship is the New Marriage is a gift book, a love letter, and a celebration of the bonds of female friendship formed from laughter, trust, loyalty, and love. It features short inspirational and fun essays along with bright and happy illustrations, pop culture references and celebrity quotes. Perfect for friend's birthdays, weddings/bridal shower gifts, Mother's Day and more. When the total solar eclipse of 2017 passed through her hometown, Nebraska mom Jayme Sandberg didn't think much about it and almost missed one of nature's most awe-inspiring sights right in her backyard. Fast forward several years later to another chance to see a rare total solar eclipse in the U.S. and Sandberg is not only chasing it, she's sharing her personal story—along with her popular new children's picture book—to make sure parents like her and elementary kids across the country take full advantage. Told from the Sun's perspective as the Moon boldly prepares to block the light of our brightest star, Total Solar Eclipse: A Stellar Friendship Story shows readers how to safely view a total solar eclipse while also demonstrating the unexpected ways we shine working together. With its memory page in the back, the book doubles as a one-size-fits-all souvenir.

Jana explores the power of friendship when she talks to Rachel Winter and Rachel Steinman, authors of “Stay Golden, Girls: Friendship is the New Marriage”.  The Rachels help Jana understand how to make your friendships deeper through vulnerability and maturity.  And, hear the one piece of crucial advice to form deeper bonds with with your closest friends!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rachel Steinman, Rachel Winter and I talk all things female friendship, from prioritizing your gal friends, to making new friends, and their book, “Friendship is the New Marriage.” Check out their book here: https://stayforevergold.com  Follow Forever Gold: https://www.instagram.com/stay4evergold  --------------------------------------------------- LeeAnn Kreischer talks to friends about marriage, family, and being married to the life of the party, comedian Bert Kreischer! --------------------------------------------------- Our Next Book Club: “Drunk-ish: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving Alcohol” by Stefanie Wilder-Taylor: https://bookshop.org/a/97615/9781668019412 https://amzn.to/3TFFp6r FOLLOW LEEANN: Facebook▶ https://www.facebook.com/wifeotp  Instagram▶ https://www.instagram.com/leeannkreischer  iTunes▶ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wife-of-the-party/id1343348729  Official Website & MERCH▶ https://www.wifeotp.com Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Openly sharing our personal mental health stories can help others know they’re not alone, especially when it’s a rarely-discussed or taboo subject. In today’s Not Crazy podcast, our guest Rachel Steinman, a podcaster, writer and mental health advocate, discusses what it’s like to host a podcast where she shares her family’s mental health secrets.  By talking openly about her family’s four suicides, mental illness, substance abuse, family affairs, and more, Rachel is changing the narrative and replacing it with love, compassion, and understanding.  For More Information and a complete transcript, visit Podcast: Value of Personal Mental Illness Stories. Find us online at: https://psychcentral.com/blog/notcrazy/ Guest Information for 'Rachel Steinman- Value Mental Illness Stories' Podcast Episode Rachel Steinman is a Los Angeles native who received her Masters in Education and has taught every elementary school grade, K-6. She’s even been the school librarian, a job she adored. Rachel never set out to become a writer, a podcaster, or a mental health advocate but that is exactly what she proudly calls herself after discovering her beloved grandfather’s unfinished memoir 24 years after he jumped from his high rise. Rachel is sharing her family’s story to rid the shame and stigma that come with family secrets and generations of mental illness. By talking openly about her family’s stories of four suicides, bipolar, depression, substance abuse, family affairs, and more, she’s changing the narrative and replacing it with love, compassion, and understanding. She’s also cutting generational trauma so she doesn’t pass it onto her precious daughters and to inspire others to share their stories openly. Rachel is a lead presenter for NAMI speaking about ending the silence to discuss mental health warning signs and offer resources and hope to middle and high schoolers as well as their parents. Rachel hosts and produces the Dear Family, Podcast celebrating our complicated families and overcoming obstacles to find mental wellness. She lives in Studio City with her husband of 20 years, two beautiful, bright, and musical teenage daughters, and her adorable rescue puppy.    About The Hosts   Gabe Howard is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular book, Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations, available from Amazon; signed copies are also available directly from Gabe Howard. To learn more, please visit his website, gabehoward.com. Gabe also hosts The Psych Central Podcast available on your favorite podcast player or by visiting psychcentral.com/show.    Lisa is the producer of the Psych Central podcast, Not Crazy. She is the recipient of The National Alliance on Mental Illness's “Above and Beyond” award, has worked extensively with the Ohio Peer Supporter Certification program, and is a workplace suicide prevention trainer. Lisa has battled depression her entire life and has worked alongside Gabe in mental health advocacy for over a decade. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband; enjoys international travel; and orders 12 pairs of shoes online, picks the best one, and sends the other 11 back.      

Rachel Steinman is a mother, wife, teacher, podcaster, and mental health advocate. Rachel’s beloved grandfather jumped to his death. She later found his incomplete manuscript revealing dark family secrets. She decided to become his ghostwriter and ended up rewriting his story and realizing that she had a story as well to tell with understanding generational traumas and forgiving her bipolar mom. With a burning desire to change the legacy, her daughters would genetically inherit, Rachel began to soul search and research. Rachel started Dear Family, the Podcast because she realized every family has someone dealing with some form of mental illness and by sharing her story, she inspires others to come forward and share theirs She is not a therapist but a mental health advocate. She is a true believer that we are only as sick as our secrets and love is the best medicine. She’s one of the happiest, most grounded, and mentally healthy people we would have the pleasure of knowing. Today we exchange inspiring personal stories of overcoming obstacles to find mental wellness worth healing from. We're reducing the stigma and silencing the shame. Connect with Rachel: Website:https://writenowrachel.com/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/writenowrachel/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/writenowrachel Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/writenowrachel/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-steinman-794846151/ Press:http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-rachel-steinman-dear-family-podcast/ Email:writenowrachel@gmail.com National Alliance on Mental Illness http://www.nami.org/ This episode is sponsored by my new book, Seeing Life Through a Different Lens: A Survivor's Memoir on Overcoming Adversity with Resilience. Get the Paperback and Kindle on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081MR9TKP?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420 Listen to this episode and more for free: zaakirahnayyar.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2NYapeh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2TdAZ87 TuneIn: http://bit.ly/2RKrnjU Google Play: https://bit.ly/2JUqGzA Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2XrAd6V

"If you didn't come from a healthy family, make sure a healthy family comes from you." -Rachel Steinman 

Sharenting (or oversharenting)- noun- When parents overshare photos and other data of their children on social media. Sharenting is the overuse of social media by parents sharing content based on their children, such as baby pictures or details of their children’s activities. It’s related to the concept of TMI, or “Too Much Information.” Pediatricians are starting to consider how sharenting affects childhood well-being and family life. I have a podcast called Dear Family, and it’s all about our complicated and wonderful families, parenting, and finding mental wellness. I also have a beautiful family, specifically two stunning, talented, and bright teenage daughters I am immensely proud of. (Yes, I know I sound like a biased mother, which of course I am.) If I could, I’d share images of their activities and their accomplishments left and right on all my social media platforms because it feels like a mother’s prerogative. If you were able to look at my private Facebook and Instagram accounts, you would see that it is exactly what I used to do…but not anymore. I’ve been warned by my daughters to no longer post any pictures of them on social media without their permission, and the orders are strict. Sharenting is a new phenomenon, where parents, particularly mothers, feel driven to share their children’s images and life stories on the internet. Some parents use posts of their children as a means of upward social comparison, where they want other people to envy them. When parents do this, they’re not thinking about their child’s well-being but rather, they’re focused on their status. I will admit to being one of those mothers at times, something I’m not proud of because it feels like I’m bragging to find validation. When my daughters ask why I feel the need to document our experiences online, I’ve said things like, “So I can look back over time and enjoy it again.” Or I’ve said, “One of my favorite things about Facebook is getting memories from up to 11 years ago, reminding me of how little and adorable you were and of the fun times we had together.” They shake their heads, knowing I can just look back at the pictures on my phone or laptop. What I have to remember is my daughters (and your kids) are the first generation to inherit a social media presence they never asked for and it comes with privacy concerns. In 2002, when my first daughter was born, Facebook and smartphones that took photos weren’t in existence. I made good old fashioned physical photo albums by transferring her baby photos from a digital camera onto my desktop computer. It seemed like a huge jump in technology from when I used to drop the film off at a Kodak development kiosk and have to drive back days later to pick it up, hoping out of the 36 photos I took some would be worthy. But with a digital camera, I could upload the images of my baby to a site like Snapfish or Shutterfly and order them to be delivered by mail. Because I was a proud new mommy and wanted my close friends and family to witness her cuteness and what we as a new family were up to, I’d send them a link to the album. I loved hearing the feedback and being able to ask Amber’s grandparents which copies they wanted. In 2008, when my daughters were six and three years old, Facebook was introduced into my life. I stopped making physical photo albums and started making digital ones stored in the cloud. And I was far from alone. Our social media feeds continue to be jam-packed with cute, quirky, and sometimes embarrassing photos and videos of children posted by their parents, likely without their permission. Pediatricians and researchers are now asking if sharenting is a problem for our children as our digital footprints spread wider and seemingly last forever. Screenshots and internet archive sites can continue the life of any social post long after an account has been deleted. This means fleeting childhood moments, some potentially embarrassing or harmful, become a permanent record. We were all awkward teens at some point, so imagine how you’d feel if your mom shared an image of you far and wide when you had pimples, a funny hairstyle, and braces, and you knew it was permanent? Now here’s the irony. Whereas Baby Boomers and Gen-X’ers believe their privacy is paramount, Millenials and Gen-Z’ers view their privacy differently. For example, the younger generations might be fine being public on their Venmo account to let anyone know who and what they are paying for. And yet, understandably they want and deserve to be asked before a parent shares a picture of them in a bathing suit on a family vacation. When I see little kids posing for multiple pictures, I can’t help but wonder if the parent behind the camera is overly focused on her social media feed rather than being in the moment and being present. We as parents are culpable. According to Barclay’s, by 2030, sharenting could account for 7 million incidents of identity theft that would result in 800 million dollars in online fraud. About a year ago, after spending hours going through hundreds of professional digital photos taken at a momentous family celebration, I wanted to create an online album to share with my Dear Family and Friends on Facebook and Instagram. After the album had been up for about half a day and had gotten a substantial amount of likes and comments, my oldest daughter logged onto Instagram and saw an image of herself she didn’t approve of. She asked me to take it down, explaining how I should have asked her first and how I needed to respect her wishes and her privacy. I tried to reason with her, saying how beautiful she looked, but she stood her ground. While I was the one who often cautioned my daughters about their safety, there Amber was, acting as the adult and cautioning me. Amber schooled me on the risks I was unwittingly exposing her by bringing up facial recognition tracking and down the road college admissions and job prospects. I felt like such a hypocrite because I had warned her about what she shared publicly, especially with Snapchat’s geo-location, fearing creepy old men might follow her accounts. We had discussed the idea of consent in the past, and how she had a voice that mattered and was in control of her own body and her own decisions. And yet I hadn’t shown her the decency of asking her consent? And what about the risks of pedophilia, data broker profiling, hacking, and other threats to her privacy and security I overlooked? There is a phenomenon called “digital kidnapping” and its when images of babies, children, teens, and even adults are used without anyone's permission for advertising or fake social media profiles. It’s most disturbing when used on pedophile image-sharing sites. Now that I’ve put the fear in you all, let’s not forget social media does have its benefits and can be an incredible tool to keep us connected. Without Facebook and Instagram, how else would I see what my East Coast cousins and their kids are doing or learn about a fun goat walk in the mountains I want to join? How else would I spread the message of finding mental wellness through my writing and podcasting to a wider audience? If we remember to model good posting behaviors by being thoughtful and cautious about what we post, taking into consideration what our kids are wearing in images and checking the privacy settings, our kids will learn the same habits. Good modeling behavior leads to good habits that could later protect our kids, teenagers, and young adults from making poor decisions about sharing nude images or explicit material. But it’s a conversation and one we need to continually have. By asking our kids (or spouses, friends, colleagues, etc.) for permission, we are modeling good social media etiquette and teaching: Respect Boundaries Self-control Their image belongs to them The importance and the value of privacy Empowerment through choice Social media manners I will continue to be proud of my daughters and want to share their great accomplishments with the world. I just will ask permission first.   SHOW NOTE LINKS:   Sharenting- Rachel’s Essay on Medium Rachel’s Essay on Medium- How to Stop Yelling at our Kids Over their Device Use Dear Family, Podcast Episode with Devorah Heitner about Growing Up as a Digital Native   CONNECT WITH US! *Dear Family, Podcast Page *Write Now Rachel Website *Rachel's Blog @Medium *Rachel’s Twitter *Facebook *Instagram   PLEASE JOIN: ***Dear Family Members, the Private Facebook Group       WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST: *PLEASE Leave a 5-Star Review.        *SHARE with your Dear Friends and Family,.      AND   ***Listen and Subscribe via iTunes!!!  ***Listen and Subscribe via Stitcher!!! ***Listen and Subscribe via Spotify!!!   Thank you! Your support means the world to me. Wishing you love, happiness, and good mental health. 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Rachel Steinman, the host of Dear Family, becomes the guest as her Dear Friend, Benjamin King flips the tables to interview her about her family’s legacy of mental illness, suicide, addiction, and more. Rachel was a psychology major who received her Masters in Education and multiple subject teaching credential from UCLA. She’s taught every elementary school grade, K-6 and has even been the school librarian. Rachel is a writer, essayist, and memoirist who can’t help but self-examine her own life as well as others’. She’s become a fierce and avid mental health advocate and educator working with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) as a lead presenter for the “Ending the Silence” program going into high schools to discuss warning signs, resources, and recovery with teens and their parents. To the outside world, Rachel has a picture-perfect Instagram family. She married her handsome and hilarious best friend, is the mother to two accomplished and beautiful teenage daughters, and rescued the cutest puppy. But like all families there are secrets; stories behind the pretty pictures because mental illness is invisible. Rachel is the daughter, granddaughter, and sister of bipolar, depression, drug addictions, ADHD, neurosis, narcissism, and suicide. She’s the half-sister and step-daughter of parents on their third marriages and a third divorce. She’s a mother doing her best to raise daughters growing up in an increasingly anxiety-filled world of social media, insane college applications and tuition. And yet those who know her, say she’s one of the happiest, most grounded, and mentally healthy people they know. But it hasn’t come easy. Twenty-four years after Rachel’s beloved grandfather jumped to his death from his high rise, she found his incomplete manuscript revealing dark family secrets. She became his unlikely ghostwriter to understand her family’s sad legacy of five generations of mental illness resulting in four suicides. With a burning desire to change the legacy her daughters would inherit, Rachel began to soul search and research. Her writing ended up not just helping her understand and forgive her bipolar mom, who came from parents who both died by suicide, it ended up saving her. Rachel has become a true believer we are only as sick as our secrets and that love and connection are the best medicine of all. By sharing her own and others’ personal stories we can heal, find community, and compassion for others and ourselves and we can live a life worth celebrating.   SHOW NOTE LINKS: Adam Kallen’s DF Episode   Benjamin King’s DF Episode   Andy Behrman’s DF Episode   Devorah Heitner’s DF Episode   Rachel’s Essay about Anthony Bourdain   Rachel’s Essay Divorced Parents Don’t Have to Suck   NAMI- National Alliance on Mental Illness   NAMI’s Ending the Silence Program   National Suicide Prevention Hotline     CONNECT WITH US! *Dear Family, Podcast Page *Write Now Rachel Website *Rachel's Blog @Medium *Rachel’s Twitter *Facebook *Instagram   PLEASE JOIN: ***Dear Family Members, the Private Facebook Group       WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST: *PLEASE Leave a 5-Star Review.        *SHARE with your Dear Friends and Family,.      AND   ***Listen and Subscribe via iTunes!!!  ***Listen and Subscribe via Stitcher!!! ***Listen and Subscribe via Spotify!!!   Thank you! Your support means the world to me. Wishing you love, happiness, and good mental health always.

We consider pets part of our Dear Family. This is a story about how a family dog became the ultimate therapist, the wisest master-teacher, and the best birthday present I thought I never wanted.    I’m doing something different this episode by sharing the very first essay I ever published publicly. A year and a quarter later I’m still walking down the path of finding love, healing, connection, and good mental health by sharing inspirational and touching stories.    With a family history of severe mental illness, I know anxiety and depression could creep into my or my daughters’ lives at any moment. A family dog is some of the best therapy around because our furry friends help us be in the moment, slow down, smile, connect with nature, and find unconditional love.    Make sure to listen to the end to hear the addendum, the update that I hope will continue to inspire and move you, as our beloved furry master teachers do.     SHOW NOTE LINKS:   A Furry Master Teacher- Essay by Rachel Steinman   Wags & Walks- Dog Rescue     CONNECT WITH US! *Dear Family, Podcast Page *Write Now Rachel Website *Rachel's Blog @Medium *Rachel Twitter *Facebook *Instagram     PLEASE JOIN: ***Dear Family Members, the Private Facebook Group     WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST: *PLEASE Leave a 5-Star Review.       *SHARE with your Dear Friends and Family,.    AND   ***Listen and Subscribe via iTunes!!!  ***Listen and Subscribe via Stitcher!!! ***Listen and Subscribe via Spotify!!!   Thank you! Your support means the world to me. Wishing you love, happiness, and good mental health always.  

Rachel is here to let you know regardless if you grew up in a family shrouded in secrets or if you or a loved one experiences mental health conditions, you are not alone and there is real hope.  Rachel shares her thoughts on how podcasting and writing about her family secrets saved her and her mother, and how she was able to find mental wellness to create a healthy family.  Rachel shares some timely inspirational content on the same subject of finding wellness in spite of and because of our complicated families: *The Heartbreaking and Heartwarming Gary Gulman HBO’s Comedy Special- The Great Depresh *Terri Cheney’s New York Times Modern Love Essay- turned “Manic” Memoir- turned Modern Love Episode on Amazon Starring Anne Hathaway *Disney CEO Bob Iger’s book, “The Ride of a Lifetime” and *Mega-Hollywood Actress/Muse Demi Moore’s memoir, “Inside Out”   The good news is we’re talking about mental health!!!   *Read this podcast as an essay- If You Don’t Come From a Healthy Family, Make Sure a Healthy Family Comes From You.   SHOW NOTE LINKS:   *Dear Family, Trailer - Write Now Rachel   *A Dog Named Prozac - Invisible Illness - Medium   *Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh - Watch the HBO Original …   *Coming Out as Bipolar in Modern Love and Reliving It on TV …   *Take Me as I Am, Whoever I Am - The New York Times   *Fourteen Incredible Memoirs about Mental Illness and Addiction   *The Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger   *Inside Out - By Demi Moore      CONNECT WITH US! *Dear Family, the Podcast Page *Write Now Rachel Website *Rachel's Blog Page- @Medium *Rachel Steinman's Twitter *Dear Family, and Write Now Rachel's Facebook Page *Dear Family, and Write Now Rachel's Instagram Page   PLEASE JOIN: ***Dear Family Members, the Private Facebook Group   WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST: *Leave a 5-Star Review.  *Share with your Dear Friends and Family,. ***Listen and Subscribe via iTunes!!!  ***Listen and Subscribe via Stitcher!!! ***Listen and Subscribe via Spotify!!!   Thank you! Your support means the world to me. Wishing you love, happiness, and good mental health always.  

Dear Family and Friends, This is Rachel Steinman and in less than three months we will be in a new decade- The Roaring 20’s. So let’s seize the day and make bold resolutions. One of my resolutions is to connect with you. It’s why I’ll be podcasting weekly. And it’s why I want to invite you to PLESE JOIN MY PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP- “Dear Family Members.” (Link in bottom of show notes.) I’ve been saying a lot lately how I could literally walk up to anyone on the street or knock on any front door and whomever I ended up speaking with would have some type of family issue or a family secret they were ashamed of. I'm working hard to create mental health and get the message out by: *Attending WerkIt, a Podcasting Bootcamp put on by the Annenberg Foundation. It was free of charge and meant to encourage a diverse population of women. A brave woman got up to speak about the difficulty of recording in the "hood " (her words) with helicopters, sirens, and dogs barking all around her. I realized her voice needed to be heard, and podcasting is such an incredible platform to get it out there.  We also discussed mixing boards, advertising, production and so much more. I realized how much I have learned since beginning this podcasting journey.  *Sharing my experiences of feeling vulnerable and brave at the same time when I went into a middle school in Burbank and spoke to kids and their parents about the NAMI Ending the Silence Program. You know when something just feels right? Well, this felt right. I felt like I had a lot to offer because I’m a teacher who has taught kindergarten through sixth grade, a mother of two thriving teenagers whom I will take some credit for, and I’ve become a mental health advocate, researching the latest news in addition to owning my personal family stories. Being able to answer the kids' and their parents' questions with knowledge and knowing I might change the trajectory of a young person’s life felt really great. *Attending UCLA’s Friends of Semel’s Open Mind screening of BEDLAM, the first documentary to explore the crisis in the care of people with severe mental illness in this country. It premiered at Sundance in 2019 to a standing ovation. The documentarian was made by Dr. Paul Rosenberg, a psychiatrist, and filmmaker who went into psych wards, prisons and into the tent cities of the homeless on the streets of Los Angeles. California is the epicenter of the homeless crisis and prisons are being used to house many people who used to be held in psych wards, or as they used to be called Insane Asylums. Learning about the history and politics of tearing down mental hospitals to be replaced by prisons was fascinating and sad. Dr. Rosenberg was joined by a panel of psychiatry royalty for an incredible discussion. What made the doctor’s story so powerful was it was personal. His family hid the shame and stigma of his sister’s schizophrenia. I walked away feeling like my goal of discussing mental health in families was even more important. We as a society have to shine a light on our bias’ against mental illness. By educating our young about mental health, we can prevent self-medication and substance abuse, and keep our youth off the streets. It really matters because 50-75% of youth in the juvenile justice system experience a mental health condition. I  feel hopeful because we are beginning to shift the paradigm as our youth begin to see their mental health as a priority and schools are beginning to see the value in teaching mindfulness starting at a young age. The good news is we CAN break the generational trauma and curses. So when someone says, “It runs in the family,” you say, “This is where it runs out.” Sincerely, Rachel        SHOW NOTE LINKS:   PLEASE JOIN: ***Dear Family Members, Private Facebook Group- CLICK THE "VISIT GROUP" BUTTON    *Rachel's YouTube Video of this Conversation- Please Subscribe   *WerkIt Podcast Festival   *Second Home Work Space in Hollywood   *NAMI's Ending the Silence Program   *Sundance Documentary- Bedlam   *Bedlam- the Book   *The Friends of the Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA   *Rachel's Essay- Homelessness is More Than Lesshomeness   Correction on stats- *As of January 2018, California had an estimated 129,972 experiencing homelessness on any given day, as reported by Continuums of Care to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). *According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's Annual Homeless Assessment Report, as of 2018 there were around 553,000 homeless people in the United States on a given night or 0.17% of the population.   CONNECT WITH US! *Dear Family, the Podcast Page *Write Now Rachel Website *Rachel's Blog Page- @Medium *Rachel Steinman's Twitter *Dear Family, and Write Now Rachel's Facebook Page *Dear Family, and Write Now Rachel's Instagram Page   PLEASE JOIN: ***Dear Family Members, the Private Facebook Group   WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST: *Leave a 5-Star Review.  *Share with your Dear Friends and Family,. ***Listen and Subscribe via iTunes!!!  ***Listen and Subscribe via Stitcher!!! ***Listen and Subscribe via Spotify!!!   Thank you! Your support means the world to me. Wishing you love, happiness, and good mental health always.    

Today we are welcoming mental health advocate and fellow podcast host, Rachael Steinman to the show. Rachel hosts the "Dear Family" podcast which she says is like a "love letter" to families who have a loved one who is suffering from mental illness. Although Rachel says that she herself has never struggled with mental health, members in her family going back five generations have, which has resulted in four suicides. Rachael shares openly with us about her family's history, including her mom's battle with Bipolar.  A few years ago Rachel ran across a manuscript that her grandfather had written before he died by suicide. She began her own writing process uncovering her discoveries about her families mental illnesses and battles with addiction. She said that the writing process actually began to heal her relationship with her own mother and she gained empathy for those struggling and discovered a new passion for breaking the stigma of mental illness.  We not only dive into Rachel's powerful story but we also discuss how mental illness can be passed down through generations, the importance of stepping in and providing hope for others, and forgiveness' role in the process.  I learned so much from Rachel and I know you will be moved by her story. If you or someone you know needs support during the mental health journey, please connect with us in our private community Hope to Recharge- because as always- together is better!   --   Topics Discussed: Generational mental health. The importance of talking with your children about mental health. How (and why) to let go and forgive.   --   Connect with Rachel: Website: https://writenowrachel.com Podcast: https://writenowrachel.com/podcast/ Medium: https://medium.com/@writenowrachel Twitter: https://twitter.com/writenowrachel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writenowrachel/   --   Suicide Hotlines: USA: 1-800-273-8255 USA Crisis Text: 741-741Canada: 1-833-456-4566 United Kingdom: 116-123 Australia: 13-11-14 International Suicide Hotlines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines   --   Connect with us! Website: https://hopetorecharge.com/ Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2079694042156503/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matanajacobs/   --   WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST ______________________ Subscribe via iTunes and leave a review.  It costs nothing. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-to-recharge/id1464788845 ————————————————————————— Spread the word via social media.   It costs nothing. Our website is https://hopetorecharge.com/ our FB is https://www.facebook.com/groups/2079694042156503/ and our Instagram is https://www.instagram.com/matanajacobs/ --------------------------------------------------------   Subscribe to us on: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-to-recharge/id1464788845 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/00AIhRZOxKNOvenz32gGeK Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/heather-parady-2/hope-to-recharge Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_DkYMcco7pSrkKk6wU5p7w Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Izxlwulashxr3n6trjrxpjpgwce

Rachel Steinman is the debut author of “Inherited: An Insane Family Memoir,” coming out soon. Described as a literary Jackie Collins, Rachel’s writing is steamy and confessional while remaining poignant and inspirational. Rachel received her Bachelor's in Psychology from UC Santa Barbara and her Masters in Education from UCLA. She’s written a treatment for a TV series based on her book and is working on adapting the story to become a serial podcast. When she’s not writing personal essays, she's writing editorial copy part-time for a luxury lifestyle business. Rachel lives in Los Angeles with her Internet marketing genius and hilarious husband, their athletic, musical and bright teenage daughters (13 and 16), and their ridiculously cute rescue puppy. I reached out to Rachel after she shared part of her story in a Facebook group we’re in.  She shared that she was writing a memoir about four suicides in her family and her path to mental health advocacy.  Rachel’s family story is tragic, but not without some valuable lessons.  And her journey in uncovering the layers of her family story is beyond compelling.  I am so grateful she agreed to come on the show and share her story with us. Listen in to hear Rachel share: How she found her grandfather’s unfinished memoir that told the story of 4 family suicides How learning her family history helped her destigmatize mental illness The importance of teaching your kids about their families stories, traumas, and risk factors How family trauma becomes a part of our DNA How she faced her family after writing about their darkest moments – and strengthened strained relationships Links Mentioned: Find Rachel’s writing on Medium Rachel Steinman Follow Rachel on Twitter Connect to resources at The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): NAMI Thank you to our sponsors: Hello Fresh: Save $80 off your first month of meals by visiting Hello Fresh and entering the promo code SHAMELESS80 at checkout. Hourglass Cosmetics: Get free shipping with your purchase of a full sized Caution Mascara at Hourglass Cosmetics and use the promo code SHAMELESS at checkout. Instacart: Get your groceries delivered to your door! Save $10 off your first order at Instacart or on the Instacart mobile app when you use the promo code SHAMELESS10 at checkout.

Rachel Steinman grew up in a family riddled with mental illness. She remembers as a girl always being embarrassed and somewhat exasperated trying to explain it to others. When she was 16 her grandfather leapt to his death at his high-rise condo—and she never fully understood why. It haunted her and she wanted to get inside his mind.  She did years later when she’d become a mom of two daughters, and was worried that somehow they’d inherit the illness. After her step-grandmother’s death, she  found a manuscript her grandfather had written about his life.  In this SheSez episode, Rachel shares her story of how that manuscript kicked off a journey of discovery about her grandfather, the illness that plagued her family and the fine line between brilliance and madness. 

Hello and welcome to this Episode #40 of the Mother’s Quest Podcast with someone who’s grown up alongside me as my friend since I was five years old, Rachel Winter. The St Ends to my Be Fri in the Best Friends necklace charm we bought in elementary school, Rachel knows me better in some ways than I know myself. Most know her as the Oscar-nominated producer for the movie “Dallas Buyers Club,” and the life and creative partner of Terence Winter, the Emmy-Award winning screenwriter for the HBO show Sopranos and the Oscar-nominated screenwriter for the movie Wolf of Wall Street.  She’s also a mom to two children, Max and Simone, a devoted daughter, a champion to her friends, and at her core, a storyteller, a quality expressed beautifully by Rachel Steinman, who presents this week’s dedication. In our conversation, Rachel and I explore the people and experiences that shaped her as a child, why she asked for a divorce when she realized she wasn’t living authentically to her vision and how she has since stepped forward as the heroine of her journey in the movie version of her life. We talk about her latest movie starring Rosario Dawson, Krystal, which took fifteen years to make. And how, because of how long it took to produce, it resulted in a deep friendship with William H. Macy, who directed and acted in the movie, and Felicity Huffman, Bill’s real-life wife who also played his wife in this movie. I appreciated Rachel’s honesty as we delved into how the E.P.I.C. guideposts show up in her life, how she has learned to slow down and focus when she’s with her children, the upcoming movie projects she’s most excited about, how she takes care of herself with strong boundaries and a morning workout ritual after drop-off, and how she shows up for the people she loves in her life. Rachel gave us all a challenge to seek out an out of the box movie experience, like Krystal, if its playing near us, and take a moment to look around, and even introduce ourselves to someone sitting near us, so that we realize we are all connected and that stories bring us together.  I’m grateful that I get to live my life alongside my friend Rachel and that I had this time to delve deep into what it’s really like for her to live the authentic, movie-version of her E.P.I.C. life. I hope you leave this episode inspired to create space for conversations like these with your closest friends, to find the important and out of the box stories you need to bring forward, and to fully realize the vision you have for your life. This episode dedicated by: Rachel Steinman for her mother Laurie Kallen Schwent Topics Discussed in this Episode: The people and experiences that shaped Rachel as a child: how she believes we are the next version of our own mothers, the impact of her father’s work as a juvenile public defender, and the experience of seeing stories come alive at the Jewish Community Center. Her commitment to living an authentic life, how she realized she wasn’t living the life she envisioned in her first marriage, and her steps to clear a path for who she was meant to be. What she experiences as a cycle of life and balance with our children, in which we pay forward our love and care for our children as our mothers did for us. And also why it’s important for our children to see us and care for us while we’re raising them. Her desire to have it all in her own way, why she writes everything down to see the juxtaposition of her life as a mom and her life as a movie producer, and the surprising day that brought her from picking up medicine at CVS to lunch with George Clooney. Rachel’s experience of mindfulness with her children, which begins with slowing down and focusing, and how she’s learned to come from a place of calm, especially with her daughter. Her passionate and purposeful desire to tell true stories that inform and also entertain and the ones she’s in the process of creating now, from a movie about LeBron James to one she is co-creating with her husband about Evil Kenevil. The movie Krystal, 15 years in the making, how it does not fit easily in a box and how it challenges us to embrace things that are unexpected, to move beyond our fears, and to see that we are in this together. An E.P.I.C. Snapshot moment she’ll never forget, stepping onto the Red Carpet at the Academy Awards, when she and Terry both arrived as nominees for their own work, on equal footing. This Week’s Challenge: Go and see the movie Krystal if it’s playing near you, or another out of the box movie. Be open to seeing something unexpected that isn’t like anything else. While there, take a moment to look around, and even introduce yourself to someone sitting near you, and realize we are all in this together. Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Rachel Winter’s bio and filmography Watch the official trailer of Krystal Variety’s article about Krystal and other films that showcase the underserved The Dallas Buyers Club Law in Colorado Meet Terry and Rachel Winter, Oscar Season’s Power Couple A Conversation with Rachel Winter on Tablet The Oprah & Deepak Meditation Experience Episode 36: From Fear to Flow with Karly Nimmo Announcements: Spring into Your E.P.I.C. Life Clarity Coaching Package Spring is an amazing time to more fully seed the E.P.I.C. Guideposts in your life. I’m opening a limited number of one-on-one coaching spaces for a 90 day coaching package that includes bi-weekly hour-long coaching sessions where I will help you mindfully close the chapter of the last season, identify your vision for what’s ahead, set strategic action steps for moving forward, and provide inspiration and accountability along the way. Email me at julie@mothersquest.com to set up a free discovery call and learn more. Virtual Mother’s Quest Circle Pilot I’m excited to announce that the first founding Mother’s Quest Virtual Circle has been filled. If you’re interested in a future circle, and want to receive notice when the applications open again, please add your name to this wait list. julie@mothersquest.com Help us Grow the Mother’s Quest Community If you’re finding value from the Mother’s Quest Podcast and would like to get more involved, please join us in the Mother’s Quest Facebook Group, help us find more like-minded mothers on a quest by spreading the word and sharing your favorite episodes, and make a donation or apply to dedicate an episode. You can also share your story on the Mother’s Quest Blog. Acknowledgements: A big THANK YOU to our “patrons” for helping to bring these conversations to myself and other mothers through financial and/or in-kind support: Rachel Steinman Katie Hanus Denise Barreto Sage B. Hobbs Samantha Nolan-Smith Jody Smith Emily Cretella Collette Flanagan Titilayo Tinubu Ali Carly Magnus Hurt Lizzy Russinko Suzanne Brown Mara Berns Langer Mallory Schlabach Katharine Earhart Jessica Kupferman Jen Jenkins Dohner Genese Harris Tonya Rineer Liane Louie-Badua Cristin Downs Erin Kendall Niko Osoteo Erik Newton Claire Fry Divya Silbermann Rachel Winter Caren and Debbie Lieberman Cameron Miranda Fran and David Lieberman Debbie and Alan Goore The Sustainable Living Podcast Support the Podcast If you’d like to make a contribution to Mother’s Quest to support Season Three of the Podcast and/or help provide coaching scholarships for mothers, follow this link to make a contribution. If you would like to “dedicate” an upcoming episode to a special mother in your life, email me at julie@mothersquest.com

It's time for the next Dear Nina Friendship Monthly Challenge! The January challenge was to see a friend in person, which meant reaching out to make a plan. The February challenge is to start a ritual/tradition with friends to strengthen new relationships or maintain existing ones.For accountability, report back in the Dear Nina Facebook Group, on Substack, or via email when you've made the plan. It's okay if the plan doesn't happen in February. Just get the planning going! To quote (myself!) from January, "In a healthy, robust, social life, or at least a deeply fulfilling one where you feel like you can be yourself, there's less keeping score, less keeping track, less waiting for invitations, and less moralizing about who should have included you. You dear listener are in charge. You will do the including."And that statement is completely applicable to the February challenge as well. I hear from people who feel they need to start over with friendships or that they've never had good friends. So when you hear something like "start a ritual," you might be thinking, "But Nina, I don't have any close friends." And that's the point. These rituals and traditions can become the foundation of close friendships.In my interview with Rachel Steinman and Rachel Winter, co-authors of STAY GOLDEN, GIRLS, you will hear examples of traditions between longtime friends, newer friends, and I share some of my own traditions with people who are now longtime friends, but who weren't when we started certain annual plans.The power in rituals and traditions are not even about the activity itself in many cases. It's about the anticipation and organization! Of course there are tricky elements of planning these traditions, too. How many people should you include? That's a big one, and there are others. We discuss them all in the episode!Links mentioned:All the 2025 Monthly Challenges newsletter posts "How to Make Plans with Friends" Episode #56 with Kat Vellos: Managing Group TextsMeet "The Rachels"Rachel Steinman and Rachel Winter are here to help give inspiration to all of us. They've been friends since they were 18 years old though, and they are both accomplished and interesting women on their own, but together they co-wrote Stay Golden, Girls, a gift book about the importance of women's friendships.Rachel Steinman is a writer, teacher, and mental health educator. She hosts the Dear Family, Podcast with inspirational guests who have overcome mental health obstacles to thrive. She received her Masters in Education and teaching credentials from UCLA, has taught every elementary school grade, and has been a school librarian. She is a lead presenter for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), going into middle and high schools to educate students, parents, and staff about warning signs while offering resources and hope. Rachel Winter is a writer, director, and an Academy Award®-nominated producer for Dallas Buyers Club. Winter, along with LeBron James, produced James' biopic, Shooting Stars, released on Peacock in June 2023. Available now from iHeart Radio, Winter produced and directed the audio drama Supreme: The Battle for Roe, and made her directorial debut with The Space Between, starring Kelsey Grammer, for which they both received awards from various Film Festivals.All social media and purchasing links for Stay Golden, Girls, can be found here.LET'S CONNECT ON ALL THINGS FRIENDSHIP:My Substack newsletter about friendship & moreInstagram , TikTok, Youtube, Threads, BlueskyJOIN the Dear Nina Facebook group  All links: linktr.ee/ninabadzinOur Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code DEARNINA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.styleAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands