'How Does It Heal?'

Teach your mind to stop parroting a rigid fable about how a woman should be.

Absinthe Drinker (1901), Pablo Picasso

Hello Polly,

First of all, English is not my first language, so I apologize if my writing doesn’t make any sense and if I sprinkle a few French words here and there.

Your writing and your perspective on the world is something I truly cherish because it makes me feel less alone with my sensitive side, big feelings, and…