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August 2024

5 Hard Truths About Relationships.
Some hard truths about understanding triggers, establishing safety, and our capacity for empathy in relatinoships.
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Rachel Havekost, M.Sc.
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A short post on coping with depression: the “happy hour”
I posted this on my threads last night and someone asked, “Sometimes with depression it’s hard to find joy...
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Rachel Havekost, M.Sc.

July 2024

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.
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Rachel Havekost, M.Sc.

June 2024

3 Questions to Ask When You're Lost in Life
Hello, me? It's me. Where are you?
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Rachel Havekost, M.Sc.
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Halfway Through 2024: June Journaling Prompts
Prompts to help reflect on the last six months, and the six to come.
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Rachel Havekost, M.Sc.

May 2024

3 Ways to Be Authentic Online Without Exposing Your Entire Life
According to a bestselling memoirist and mental health writer
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Rachel Havekost, M.Sc.
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I tried breathwork for my poor executive functioning
Here's what happened
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Rachel Havekost, M.Sc.
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April 2024

Apathy is your brain's way of protecting you from pain
My therapist, once again, called me the fuck out.
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Rachel Havekost, M.Sc.
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How Storytelling Saves Lives
Moving America's Soul on Suicide
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Rachel Havekost, M.Sc.
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April Journaling Prompts: Blooming, Giving, and Finding Who Expands Us
This spring I feel we are in need of gentle reminders on how to open, with who, and encouraging others to do the same.

February 2024

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