Biography

Originally from Gateshead, U.K Rachael moved to Leicester 14 years ago and now lives with her wife and many guinea pigs! 

When Rachael's wife became severely ill 4 years ago with her mental health and attempted suicide this was a wake-up call for Rachael too in many ways. Rachael became a carer for her wife, providing much-needed emotional and practical support, but this also made her re-evaluate her own mental health and what was important. 

Rachael's wife knew she struggled with gender and had always supported her to explore this. She realised that she too needed to make changes and was pretending she was happy with who she was to please everyone else. She decided her mental health and happiness was a price she was no longer willing to pay, and began transitioning gender with her wife's love and support.

Rachael's passion is sharing her journey with others, from coming out to family, friends and colleagues to navigating medical transition and her inner critic. Using her informal, humorous and highly personable approach she paints a picture of hope for anyone wanting to make changes in their life, or simply add invaluable personal insight into the ups and downs of navigating mental health and trans issues. Rachael's hope is to help others to be better equipped to meet their own personal challenges.