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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

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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.

15 min readJan 8, 2024

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How to Make Friends As an Adult

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

“Are you saying you want a divorce?”

5 min readMay 9, 2022

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

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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.

11 min readMar 15, 2022

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

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

Here’s how it went.

9 min readOct 15, 2021

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

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3 Ways to Be Authentic Online Without Exposing Your Entire Life

According to a bestselling memoirist and mental health writer

10 min readMay 17, 2024

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3 Ways to Be Authentic Online Without Exposing Your Entire Life

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

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

8 min readMay 10, 2024

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

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Could Apathy Be a Trauma Response?

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

5 min readMay 7, 2024

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Could Apathy Be a Trauma Response?

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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…

13 min readApr 12, 2024

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How Storytelling Saves Lives

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“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.

8 min readMar 24, 2024

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My Top 5 Mental Health Tips From 18 Years in Therapy

In honor of World Mental Health Day, I have compiled a list of my favorite coping practices for wellness.

5 min readOct 10, 2022

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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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