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'How Can I Stop Being So Afraid of Changing My Life?'
Once you learn to live in the present you'll stop fearing the future so much.
 • Heather Havrilesky
'How Do You Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Body?'
Love your softest, most painful self every single day with reckless abandon.
 • Heather Havrilesky
‘I Just Need a Mother!’
Instead of feeling ashamed of your loneliness and longing, you need to learn to give yourself exactly what you need.
 • Heather Havrilesky
'My Hurt Feelings *Panic* Me!'
It's your punishing, neurotic thoughts, not your feelings, that send you into fight or flight mode. Daring to greet your feelings with enthusiasm will…
 • Heather Havrilesky
Does Everything Hurt Your Feelings?
Maybe it's finally time to embrace the source of your strength.
 • Heather Havrilesky
'I Made a Huge Mistake and Now He's Gone for Good!'
This humbling has so much to offer you.
 • Heather Havrilesky
'My Boyfriend Is So Chaotic!'
Stop taking a poll of what your friends think and trust your gut instead.
 • Heather Havrilesky
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Advice and wisdom from Heather Havrilesky, published since 2012 (formerly at The Awl and NY Magazine). Paid subscribers receive 1-2 weekly posts on how to navigate our broken world with compassion, realism, and an open heart.
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