self acceptance — Blog — Rachel Havekost

Curiosity, Courage, Connection, & Thoughts on Healing Culture

After 18 years of therapy, I feel…fine. Not euphoric, perfect, or “healed” like I used to aspire towards. I feel fine. In a wonderfully simple, stable, and settled kind of way. I’m fine. I’m enough. Life still throws curveballs, I get stressed, I feel insecure and fumble in conversations and struggle to go to sleep. I wonder how I’ll pay bills and freak out about a pimple. I get overly excited about french fries and spill beer…everywhere. I panic at meals sometimes and wonder if I’ll ever really love my body.

StoriesRachel HavekostOctober 31, 2022connection, courage, curiosity, travel, solo travel, scotland, edinburgh, healing, healing culture, self-analysis, self acceptance, self love, inner child, relationshipsComment

Why I Stopped Caring What People Think

I care deeply about how my actions impact those around me, and pay attention to when the limits of my responsibility are met so that I don’t extend beyond the boundary of prioritizing my wellness or maintaining integrity of my identity. Beyond these boundaries is the realm of emotional babysitting, and that is what I am no longer participating in.

Self-Esteem, StoriesRachel HavekostAugust 1, 2022people pleasing, boundaries, self betrayal, self acceptance, self love, confidence, divorce, inner child healingComment