About Authentic Self Editorial.
Hi, I’m Rachel, the editor behind Authentic Self Editorial. Though I became a professional editor in 2020, I’ve been editing informally for over 25 years.
I started Authentic Self Editorial to create a space where writers of all neurotypes can feel safe, accepted, encouraged, and supported.
Like many women, I was diagnosed as neurodivergent in my 30s, after I became a mother. It was like I’d been wandering around in a dark room my whole life and someone finally turned on the lights. Gradually, I’ve begun to understand why everything in life seems so much harder, so much louder, and so much more confusing for me than for my peers. The more time I spend processing this identity, the more I appreciate how being neurodivergent informs every aspect of who I am and how I interact with the world.
10 of my favorite things.
Being immersed in a good book.
Baking yummy treats for me and my family to snack on.
Being silly with my husband and kid.
Alone time for creative exploration.
Traveling to different places and experiencing new cultures, or revisiting places I love
(Rome and the Pacific Northwest are my favorites).Flowers, gardening, and plants and nature in general, especially truly wild nature.
Sewing and crafting, and creating something new.
History, and learning about the people and events that shaped our current reality.
Connecting with people on a real, authentic level.
Energetic meditation, to regulate my nervous system and connect me with my truest self.
(in no particular order)
My values.
Authentic Self Editorial does not use AI in any capacity; all services are performed by a human (me) and are 100% AI-free.
Authenticity.
My goal at Authentic Self Editorial is to foster authentic self expression. To this end, I value preserving your unique voice. I also value communicating with clients using kind, honest, and direct language.
Collaboration.
Authentic Self Editorial shares an essential goal with its clients: to create a document that will effectively communicate your message to your target reader. To this end, I see the editing process as collaborative, and value communication and listening skills.
Diversity and Inclusion.
Authentic Self Editorial recognizes that identity is complex and intersectional; I value acceptance, diversity, and inclusion, regardless of how you identify. I do not tolerate discrimination, whether it be on the basis of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, sex, religion, marital status, disability, immigration status, citizenship, native language, country of origin, or neurotype.
