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'I'm Failing at My Job and I Feel Powerless to Change It!'

Listen to what your body is trying to tell you.

Heather Havrilesky
Aug 05, 2026
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Deux Fois Du Noir (1941), Yves Tanguy

Dear Polly,

I have been reading your letters for the better part of 10 years now and I just wanted to say thank you for the work that you do. It’s really helped me at some very tough times in my life. I’m writing because right now it feels that everything I’ve been building up to is slowly crumbling, and I feel powerl…

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