'I Punish Myself For Everything!'

Learning to respect your needs and desires is much harder - and much more beneficial - than it sounds.

Asleep in the Deep (1947), Dorothea Tanning

Hi Polly,

I’ve written to you a couple of times, rambling, ruminating, and that probably made you think “Yikes. This person is beyond help.” But! Here I am! Because your letters contributed to a compass that helped me navigate some batshit crazy but enlightening times in my life.

Also mean of me to put words in y…