This Voice is Mine: the Unquiet Podcast
Jul 27, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min · 13 segments
Rachel Clark was seventeen when she wrote her debut book, How to Save Your Own Life. In this episode of This Voice Is Mine: The Unquiet Podcast, Rachel talks to Dr Emma Offord about growing up as an…
Rachel ClarkGuest
Emma OffordHost
Today I'm joined by Rachel Clarke, autistic and ADHD advocate, speaker, author, and one of the youngest guests we've ever had on the podcast.
Rachel's debut book, How to Save Your Own Life, is a powerful and deeply reflective account of growing up as an unidentified autistic girl, navigating mental health struggles, eating disorder treatment, situational mutism, and ultimately finding a way back to herself.
What struck me most as I read the book wasn't simply Rachel's story, but the questions it raises about how often autistic young people are misunderstood, how often distress is mistaken for defiance, how often treatment focuses on changing the person rather than understanding the environment around them.
This is a conversation about identity, survival, recovery, and what becomes possible when we stop asking what's wrong with people and start asking what they need.
So for our audience who might not know you as well as I do, would you mind telling them a little bit about your work, a little bit about what's going on for you in your life right now?
Today I'm joined by Rachel Clarke, autistic and ADHD advocate, speaker, author, and one of the youngest guests we've ever had on the podcast.
Rachel's debut book, How to Save Your Own Life, is a powerful and deeply reflective account of growing up as an unidentified autistic girl, navigating mental health struggles, eating disorder treatment, situational mutism, and ultimately finding a way back to herself.
What struck me most as I read the book wasn't simply Rachel's story, but the questions it raises about how often autistic young people are misunderstood, how often distress is mistaken for defiance, how often treatment focuses on changing the person rather than understanding the environment around them.
This is a conversation about identity, survival, recovery, and what becomes possible when we stop asking what's wrong with people and start asking what they need.
So for our audience who might not know you as well as I do, would you mind telling them a little bit about your work, a little bit about what's going on for you in your life right now?
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