India Rachel
Life Coaching
Unleash Your Inner Voice and Embrace Authentic Living
India is a certified Wayfinder Life Coach who listens deeply and advocates for your inner voice — the one that knows exactly who you are, beyond society’s demands. Drawing from personal experience as a recovering perfectionist and parent of a transgender child, India brings heart, humor, and radical honesty into every conversation. She is here to support you and help you gain the clarity you need to move toward a future aligned with your truest self.
Meet India Rachel
Your Partner in Uncovering Your True Self
You don’t have to keep performing a version of yourself that isn’t real or stay on a path that no longer fits you. You don’t have to stay quiet, small, or “nice.” And you definitely don’t have to figure it all out alone.
I’m India, and I’m here to help you strip away the layers of who you think you should be so you can get back to who you really are. I’m not a coach who will give you a plug-and-play five-step plan or tell you to hustle harder. That’s not how real change happens. Instead, I’ll walk alongside you as you unlearn old conditioning and reconnect with the wisdom you already have inside you.
Wayfinder Coaching isn’t about fixing you, it’s about trusting you. My job as your coach is to hold a safe space and provide a framework where your truth can rise to the surface, even if it’s messy or complicated or scary. Especially if it is. Because that’s where real transformation begins.
India's Offerings
Who I work with
Niceness Detox
Unlearning Together: Coaching for People-Pleasers & Perfectionists
This coaching space is for recovering people-pleasers and perfectionists who are ready to stop contorting themselves for approval and start showing up with truth, integrity, and self-trust. It’s for anyone unlearning the weight of “shoulds” ready to build a wholly authentic life guided by your own inner wisdom.
You’ve been praised for being polite, polished, easygoing, and likeable, but inside, you’re tired of shrinking. You’ve played the part of a good child, good student, good partner, good worker bee, good parent, [insert the role you’ve perfected], but lately, those roles feel too tight. You’re noticing a quiet, persistent tug toward something more honest…more you. Living a life that doesn’t feel like yours is no longer an option. Does this sound familiar?
This work is hard to do alone. If something is calling you toward a more honest version of yourself, I’d love to walk alongside you as you explore it. I provide a safe, supportive space where your real, unedited self has room to breathe and take up space. Together, we’ll untangle the habits that once kept you safe but now hold you back. We’ll name what’s no longer working, reconnect with your voice, and chart a path that feels aligned with your truth.
Life Transitions & Identity Shifts
Gain Clarity, Direction, and a Roadmap to Your Ideal Future
This coaching space is for anyone navigating a life transition or identity shift. Maybe you’re stepping out of a role that once defined you due to a divorce, an empty nest, a career pivot, or an oh-my-god-what-have-I-done-with-my-life wake-up call that leaves you reeling. Or maybe you’re looking around and realizing the life you built doesn’t quite fit anymore. Either way, you’re left wondering: Who am I now? What’s next? Where do I go from here?
Whether you're untangling from old roles, questioning long-held expectations, or feeling the nudge that something's shifting, this work is for you. Together, we'll create space for a more honest version of your life to emerge — one rooted in self-trust and alignment with your real voice.
I offer support as you navigate who you're becoming and partner with you to figure out what’s next. This isn’t about creating a buttoned up five year plan and there is zero pressure to have all of the answers. This coaching is about working through the shifts you’re experiencing at your own pace and learning to trust your inner compass to guide. You will gain the tools you need to move forward toward your next chapter at your own pace, one right step at a time.
Showing Up Imperfectly
Coaching for Loved Ones of Queer & Trans Kids
If you’re a parent or caregiver of a queer or trans child, or someone supporting a loved one in the LGBTQ+ community, and your heart is full but your mind is spinning, this space is for you.
It’s okay to feel overwhelmed. It’s okay to not have all the answers. What matters most is your willingness to stay present with love, curiosity, courage, and the openness to grow.
I’m not a gender expert. I’m a parent walking this path too, and I know what it feels like to hold deep love and uncertainty at the same time. Together, we’ll process the hard stuff in a safe, judgement-free space without shame, reconnect to your values, and help you stay grounded in your truth.
You don’t have to do this alone. Coaching will leave you with more clarity, confidence, and connection to yourself, to your child or loved one, and to your commitment to showing up as the kind of parent or caregiver you want to be.
Current Pricing:
$350 for three 60 minute sessions.
Please reach out if pricing is a barrier.
Coaching Benefits
Why Choose India Rachel
India will prioritize your journey to authenticity and offer personalized coaching and workshops to meet your individual needs. Her expertise and commitment ensure your comfort and safety on the path to self-discovery and embracing your true self.
ICF & Wayfinder Certified Coach
International Coaching Federation and Martha Beck's Wayfinder Life Coach Institute
India is a certified life coach by the ICF and trained by the Martha Beck Wayfinder Life Coach Institute. These certifications equip her to guide clients through significant life transitions, helping them align with their true selves and navigate challenges with clarity and confidence. With deep compassion and proven techniques, India supports clients in creating lives that are authentic and fulfilling.
Honesty, Humor, & Realness
India’s gift for speaking truth — no matter how uncomfortable — empowers others to do the same. Her ability to mix vulnerability, boldness, and humor creates a magical space where people feel both seen and free to express their real selves.
Deep Listening & Attunement
India’s ability to deeply listen and attune to the energy, body language, and subtle shifts in others is rare. People feel truly seen by her in ways they didn’t even know they needed, creating a space where they feel understood at a profound level.
India's Story
My Journey to Coaching
Hi, I’m India — so glad you’re here.
I found my way to Wayfinder Coaching after years of searching for a more honest, aligned way to live. It started over two decades ago when I was pregnant and came across Expecting Adam by Martha Beck. Her mix of humor, truth, and deep humanity stuck with me. Years later, I completed her Wayfinder Life Coach Training and it changed everything.
This work is about unlearning who we were taught to be so we can remember who we really are. For me, that has meant shedding the “good girl” role, recovering from perfectionism and people-pleasing, and learning to trust my own voice.
Now, I support others doing the same. I work with folks who are ready to break out of old roles, reconnect to their truth, and live more freely, especially anyone feeling stuck in a life that doesn’t quite fit.
I live in a small Massachusetts town with my husband, three kids, and two cats. My youngest is transgender and I’m a fierce ally of the LGBTQ+ community. I bring my lived experience, deep care, and honest curiosity to every session.
I love helping people say “hell yes” to being their most messy, magical selves.
India Rachel
Success Stories
Real Transformations, Real Impact
India is a fantastic coach who has helped me during several major life transitions. She creates such a warm, loving, and supportive space, that I can easily be my vulnerable, authentic, (often messy!) self and get to the root of the issues quickly. I leave our sessions feeling seen, heard, held, and hopeful - I am so grateful for her
Kelsey, Coaching Client
As a member of the LGBTQ+ community the value of being coached by a true ally just can’t be overstated. My sessions with India honestly leave me feeling like I’ve returned home to myself. She helps me stay inspired and I leave each session with so much clarity! Being coached by India has helped me achieve things that would’ve taken me ages to achieve solo and I’m so glad I found her.
Kayte Vogelsang
Owner, K Creative Counsel
When I was 70, I lost both my husband and my business. Five years later, still feeling purposeless and stuck, a friend suggested I speak to India. I dismissed the idea—how could someone possibly help if they hadn’t lived my exact experience? I already knew why I felt down, so what was the point?
But I made the call, reluctantly—and within the first hour, something shifted. My outlook, and my opinion of what coaching could be, changed enough that I wanted to talk to her again.
By our third session, it felt like I was speaking with a friend I’d known for years. India didn’t tell me what to do—she listened deeply and helped me listen to myself. Her gentle questions helped guide my own thinking. Somehow I began to find my own answers.
After five sessions the experience was transformative. I’m still the same person, but my life is entirely different. I feel enthusiastic about each day. I have projects I care about and a part-time job I love. It’s hard to describe fully—but I’m deeply grateful.
Clare Turner, Coaching Client
India and I have worked together for several years.
I am a transgender woman, and had several conversations with India during the early days of sharing my gender identity at work. She not only was extremely helpful from an HR perspective (sharing and discussing company resources and pointing me toward contacts), but was encouraging, undoubtedly accepting, and had an informal, comforting presence as we talked about some challenging topics.
I left each one of these conversations with a huge sense of confidence and a reinforcement of the pure happiness of sharing myself in the workplace and in the wider world. India is an amazing person to talk to, and an amazing person in general!
Confidential, Coaching Client
