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'I'm Tired and Confused and Lonely!'

Quiet your punishing mind and let the fairy inside you explore and wander without fear.

Heather Havrilesky
Feb 02, 2026
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La jupe rouge (1901), Pablo Picasso

Dear Polly,

A precursory thank you: Your column often feels like I am reading something that was written by a fairy secretly employed in the deepest depths of my own chest, tirelessly working to keep my heart open and loving. You manage to write the perfect thing I need to hear and help me tap into the hardest parts of …

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