Rachael Rose Steil's Blog, page 8
January 9, 2018
On Loving and Grieving
We wonder if it was worth it to love so hard when we hurt so badly having lost what we love, but I feel that deep down we know that it was worth it. We just wonder why it is … Continue reading →
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Published on January 09, 2018 12:49
January 6, 2018
“Why Aren’t We Talking About This?” Coaches & Eating Disorders
After my presentation at the cross country and track coaches clinic in Illinois (ITCCCA), I was told that one of the coaches who attended my talk appreciated the presentation, and had heard “nothing like it” before. In fact, she thought … Continue reading →
Published on January 06, 2018 07:28
December 20, 2017
Book Tour: The Final Day (Walden Pond, Boston University)
I took on my first book tour 11/29 through 12/7, landing in Boston, driving to Vermont to speak at Saint Michael’s College, driving back to Boston to speak at BU, driving to Rhode Island to speak at URI (Kingston), and … Continue reading →
Published on December 20, 2017 07:43
December 15, 2017
Book Tour: Day Trip to Rhode Island
I took on my first book tour 11/29 through 12/7, landing in Boston, driving to Vermont to speak at Saint Michael’s College, driving back to Boston to speak at BU, driving to Rhode Island to speak at URI (Kingston), and … Continue reading →
Published on December 15, 2017 05:24
December 11, 2017
Book Tour: The Adventures Continue With a Talk at BU
I took on my first book tour 11/29 through 12/7, landing in Boston, driving to Vermont to speak at Saint Michael’s College, driving back to Boston to speak at BU, driving to Rhode Island to speak at URI (Kingston), and … Continue reading →
Published on December 11, 2017 19:38
December 8, 2017
Book Tour: Boston, Day 1
I took on my first book tour 11/29 through 12/7, landing in Boston, driving to Vermont to speak at Saint Michael’s College, driving back to Boston to speak at BU, driving to Rhode Island to speak at URI (Kingston), and … Continue reading →
Published on December 08, 2017 07:03
December 4, 2017
Book Tour: First Stop Colchester, Vermont
Book Tour Day 1: Up at 3:30am, arrived in Boston by 9am, grabbed a rental car and I was off for a 4-hour drive to Colchester, VERMONT! To say that it was a beautiful drive would be an understatement. I … Continue reading →
Published on December 04, 2017 10:48
November 23, 2017
Thankful for Recovery: The Journey, & Reaching the Destination
Thanksgiving 2010 I was so concerned about having enough “safe” foods at dinner, Thanksgiving 2011 I was eating my own separate “raw food diet” foods, Thanksgiving 2012 I was bingeing on pie in my bedroom. Thanksgiving 2017 finds me excited … Continue reading →
Published on November 23, 2017 17:57
November 15, 2017
What I’ve Learned in One Year as an Author (and Speaker!)
A year ago today, Running in Silence was released. The best way to sum up this year would be that it has been a huge learning experience. Writing and getting a book published doesn’t suddenly make everything easier–I had a … Continue reading →
Published on November 15, 2017 17:30
November 11, 2017
The Race Many Coaches Have Yet to Run
This weekend I spoke at the MITCA (Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association) cross country coaches clinic to share my eating disorder story (as a reflection of many stories), my recovery process, what may cause eating disorders in running, and of … Continue reading →
Published on November 11, 2017 16:34


