How Human Connection Saved My Life

Rachel Havekost, M.Sc.
9 min readMay 19, 2022

And the science of how connection heals chronic stress, depression, and anxiety.

In April I attended a 21-day “nervous system reset retreat” after a massive mental health breakdown in February which almost resulted in ending my life.

I’ve been in and out of therapy for 18 years for an eating disorder, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief/loss, couples therapy, post-divorce…

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Rachel Havekost, M.Sc.

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