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In Heather Havrilesky's Ask Polly columns, I feel like I've had very productive therapy sessions while reading about someone else's life and problems

My older daughter’s childhood friend died at the age of 14 from a single pill she purchased from someone she met online.

Fentanyl poisoning deaths are preventable. Naloxone belongs in every first aid kit.

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I’ve always been a big believer that everyone should know CPR (if only because taking a first aid & CPR course really helps you not freeze in an emergency) and now I believe really strongly that everyone should carry naloxone & know how to use it (easy!)

Helpful information on fentanyl poisoning. Thousands a year are dying from one bad pill. Everyone should have naloxone in their first aid kits at this point. Please read and share.

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'The atrocities committed by Hamas on Oct. 7 were unconscionable and depraved, and the taking and holding of hostages is abhorrent. But the right to self-defense does not and cannot require unleashing this humanitarian nightmare on millions of civilians.'

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Andre Braugher was quite simply one of the greatest actors in the history of the medium. He rarely got his due but we all knew it. A force of nature. What a loss.

a beautiful gutwrenching essay from Heather Havrilesky on Matthew Perry, the corrosiveness of shame and why how we remember his struggles — and his generous honesty about his failings — matters deeply to our own lives

nytimes.com/2023/11/06/opi…

'Flailing confusedly, craving more love, more safety, less loneliness isn’t just human; it’s the signature move of every human alive.' Love this, by Heather Havrilesky nytimes.com/2023/11/06/opi…

Of all my reading for therapeutic reasons nothing comes close to Heather Havrilesky's blog AskPolly. Can't believe an advice column directed mostly at women would help a dude bro man's man like myself. The self introspection I gained was painful at first but ultimately fulfilling.…

Im taking a memoir writing workshop this week at a place that makes you feel like maybe the universe really is conspiring in your favor & then this Heather Havrilesky newsletter shows up & it's so good. I want all the women who write abt their lives to read it: askmolly.substack.com/p/undead

Made it free for you! Thanks for asking.

How to I read this for free, when i saved it, it was free i think now its paid. Can someone help?

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I could only understand parts of this and it's possibly my favorite review ever.

I've been in Durham, NC for two years now. Here's what I wrote right after moving. 2021 was a hard year.
askmolly.substack.com/p/fanfare

You were born affectionate and grateful. Show yourself.
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Check it out guys I finally outlined my novel