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'I Published a Novel and No One Cares!'
'My Sister Lies, Steals, and Insults Me, But I Can't Let Her Go!'
'I'm Overcome By Grief and Rage, But I Need Love and Support!
'I Finally Let Go of My Fantasy!'
'There Is So Much Goodness Awaiting Me!'
'The Best Choice Is To Soften!'
'I'm Still Learning How To Live!'
'Help, I'm The Loneliest Person In The World!'
'I Feel So Dissatisfied With My Friendships!'
Follow Up: 'I'm Finally Living The Most Beautiful, Expansive Life I Can!'
'All My Friends Are Married Now, But I Don't Like Any Of These Single Guys!'
'My Partner Isn't Attracted to Me Anymore!'
'Should I Commit to My Girlfriend?'
'I'm Too Lazy and Mediocre to Deserve the Life I Want!'
Raising Your Standards Can Spark Joy
'Our Farmboy Son Wants to Marry His Big-City Girlfriend and Take Her Last Name!'
'Does He Even Know What Love Is?'
'Why Do My Friendships Always Fade Away?'
‘Am I a Snob Or Is He a Simpleton?’
'Is My Sexy Poet Friend Manipulating Me?'
'I'm Addicted to Feeling Miserable!'
'I Have a Huge Crush and I Don't Know What to Do About It!'
'I Can't Decide What I Truly Want!'
‘I’m Overthinking My Overthinking Again!’
'I Have Absolutely No Idea What I Need to Be Happy!'
Is Your Authentic Self a Pain in the Ass?
'My Former BFF Always Has a New Favorite Friend!'
'My Job Is Making Me Sick and Miserable!'
'My Parents Might Sell Their House to Fund My Sister's Doomed Business!'
My Daughter Is Moving Out, and I'm Freaking Out!
'Why Did No One Tell Me That Life Is So Limited?'
Being Sensitive and Emotional Isn't Easy
‘I'm Ready for Love But I Don't Know How to Start!’
'I Love My Roommate's Cat But I Don't Know How to Love People!'
‘My Colleague is the Biggest Fucknut!’
'Am I Making a Fool of Myself?'
Managing Your Expectations of Friends
'I Treat My Friends Like Enemies!'
'I'm 35 and I Feel Like a Shell of a Person!'
‘Save Me From the Black Hole of Validation!’
'These Rich Insta Moms Drive Me Crazy!'
‘I Survived a Cult and Bankruptcy. How Do I Learn to Just Live?’
The Rise of Emotional Divestment
'What If Avoidant Life Is a Happier Life?'
One Year Later: 'I've Been a Hot Mess, But I've Been Open to Miracles Anyway!'
'My Avoidant Boyfriend Just Dumped Me for the Third Time!'
Process: What new story will mine joy from your imperfect life?
Workshop: What stories did you tell in order to survive?
'I'm Pretty Sure My Writing is Pure Trash!'
'Should I Follow My Much-Older Boyfriend to a State Where I Don't Want to Live?'
'My Boyfriend Dumped Me After I Got Out of the Hospital with Long Covid!'
'I'm Afraid to Write About Myself!'
Tolerating Unknowns Will Make You Stronger
'Should I Leave My 12-Year-Old Daughter Behind to Pursue My Dreams?'
There's Joy in Noticing How Fucked Up You Are
'My Best Friend Is Letting Me Down!'
'I Betrayed My Friend and I Can't Move On!'
'My Exes Keep Reappearing and It's Driving Me Mad!'
Were Your Parents Right About Anything?
'I Don't Want to Have Sex with My Husband!'
It's Not a Moral Failure to Dislike Someone
'I Want My Fucking Pearls Back!'
Fentanyl Poisoning Deaths Are Preventable
'Help, I Feel Trapped in My Marriage!'
‘Should I Continue to Do a Job I Love Within a System I Hate?’
'Are Men Capable of Full Intimacy?'
'As an Angry Feminist, Should I Let Go of the Dream of Marriage?'
'Am I Too Self-Indulgent to Have Kids?'
'Am I in Love or Do I Just Want to Be Her?'
'I Finally Got My Mom Out of My Head!'