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Nobody Cares: An Existential Approach to Anxiety

In October of 2017, I was sitting in my professors office mid-panic attack, when she leaned over and said to me, “Rachel, nobody cares.”

AnxietyRachel HavekostFebruary 6, 2020existentialism, anxiety, existential, existential theory, existential therapy, most popular, editors picksComment

Values Exercises to Help You Make Better Choices

Obama once said something to the effect of, “the fewer options I have in my day to day life, the easier it is for me to make the really hard choices.” I’m paraphrasing, but he was speaking to the fact that the more choices we have in life, the more struggle we experience. Choices take an immeasurable amount of energy, whether it’s choosing what dress to wear or whether to quit your job.

DepressionRachel HavekostFebruary 2, 2020values, self esteem, self help, core values, goals, purpose, meaning, respect, most popularComment

What I Learned Spending 3 Months Alone in Bali

When I arrived in Bali, I was quickly faced with a harsh truth: I didn’t know how to take care of myself. I learned, that for years, I had been dependent on anyone other than myself to take care of me when shit got hard. And suddenly, I had no one to give me the answers. I had to figure it out myself.

Tips for Better Communication

Communication is hard. Let’s be real. It seems so simple in our heads, yet when we try and put our thoughts and feelings into words it seems to get tangled up and misconstrued by the recipient. That’s why it’s so important we establish better communication skills.

Storytime: Sunrise Hike of Mt. Batur in Bali

I woke up at 3am this morning to a light knock on my cabin door. I had ridden my motorbike 2.5 hours the day before from Canggu to Kintamara, where I stayed overnight so that I could hike Mount Batur at sunrise.