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Rachel Havekost, M.Sc.

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Where the River Flows: A Memoir of Loss, Love, & Life with an Eating Disorder

Where the River Flows: A Memoir of Loss, Love, & Life with an Eating Disorder

From finding herself after divorce to lessons learned in 18 years of therapy, Rachel conjures hope and courage in the uncertainty of living.

2021

Rachel Havekost

Rachel Havekost

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Age of Awareness

How to Make Friends As an Adult

And the science behind why meaningful connections are hard to make, but necessary for our mental and physical health.

Jan 8

How to Make Friends As an Adult

Jan 8

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Exactly two years ago today, my ex-husband asked me for a divorce.

“Are you saying you want a divorce?”

May 9, 2022

Exactly two years ago today, my ex-husband asked me for a divorce.

May 9, 2022

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How I Answered the Question, “What Am I Going to Do?” After Another Mental Breakdown

Trigger Warning: Mentions of Suicide, Self-Harm, and Eating Disorders.

Mar 15, 2022

How I Answered the Question, “What Am I Going to Do?” After Another Mental Breakdown

Mar 15, 2022

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I Saw My Ex-Husband For the First Time Since Our Divorce

Here’s how it went.

Oct 15, 2021

I Saw My Ex-Husband For the First Time Since Our Divorce

Oct 15, 2021

Published in
Age of Awareness

Is Global Crisis Care for Mental and Behavioral Health Possible?

I’m a suicide survivor who attended the Crisis Now Summit in Amsterdam this June. Here was my experience.

Jul 17

Is Global Crisis Care for Mental and Behavioral Health Possible?

Jul 17

Published in
Age of Awareness

3 Ways to Be Authentic Online Without Exposing Your Entire Life

According to a bestselling memoirist and mental health writer

May 17

3 Ways to Be Authentic Online Without Exposing Your Entire Life

May 17

How Breathwork Motivated Me When I Stopped Caring About, Well, Everything

A year ago, I stopped feeling motivated to do almost anything.

May 10

How Breathwork Motivated Me When I Stopped Caring About, Well, Everything

May 10

Published in
Age of Awareness

Could Apathy Be a Trauma Response?

My therapist said this might be the real reason I don’t give a shit

May 7

Could Apathy Be a Trauma Response?

May 7

Published in
Age of Awareness

How Storytelling Saves Lives

Can a complete stranger’s story of overcoming hardship — even if it’s a hardship I’ve never experienced — transform and illuminate my own…

Apr 12

How Storytelling Saves Lives

Apr 12

Published in
Age of Awareness

“Moving America’s Soul on Suicide”

I’m a suicide survivor who attended the documentary premiere of “Moving America’s Soul on Suicide,” and here is what I thought.

Mar 24

“Moving America’s Soul on Suicide”

Mar 24

Rachel Havekost, M.Sc.

Rachel Havekost, M.Sc.

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Author / Speaker. Destigmatizing mental health with radical transparency. Hoping to meet you in the deep end. Author of bestseller “Where the River Flows.”

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