T.J. Goodrich was born in Exeter, New Hampshire. In 1992 she married and moved to Hardwick, which is where she decided to continue her artistic creations, drawings, and paintings. She began to try paintings on a large scale with acrylic paints for texture and fill. Upon reflection of her work with GRACE she shared that "since attending GRACE, I have felt that freedom to create and further explore my art and vision."