Why I want to be a therapist (again)
As a modern blogger - especially when "modern blogger" is, increasingly, an oxymoron - the analytics of blogging are hard to escape. How...
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Anna Jolliff
- Jun 14, 2021
- 7 min
I quit my job without a plan
After six months of tracking, I realized that "work" hadn't been "satisfying" one time.
Anna Jolliff
- Apr 22, 2021
- 3 min
Why you should take a mental health day
Many people - probably most - haven't quite created the daily routine that meets their every need.
Anna Jolliff
- Apr 16, 2021
- 4 min
Why I left & why I'm back
When I first hit "publish," I didn't know that 30 Days Sober with Harper would be my last post for a long time. Three months is by far...
Anna Jolliff
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
Ten things I loved in 2020
I laid aside my fears for just long enough to sign my first lease with a partner, in my first relationship with a woman.
Anna Jolliff
- Nov 7, 2020
- 7 min
Jackie's Story
Far from being “crazy” or “disordered,” Jackie’s symptoms were a sign that she was fully human.
Anna Jolliff
- Sep 5, 2020
- 4 min
Ex-therapist sees a therapist
This dispassionate and depressed ex-therapist has seen a therapist three times, and a couples therapist another six.
Anna Jolliff
- Jun 12, 2020
- 3 min
Am I a failure for quitting my job?
I have also bounced between jobs and places and even entire belief systems, waiting for something to feel right.
Anna Jolliff
- May 29, 2020
- 3 min
I'm right on time, and right where I need to be
The fear of being unfaithful to my calling is something I have thought about every day, usually multiple times per day, since I was 12.
Anna Jolliff
- Mar 6, 2020
- 4 min
On wanting what you don't have
Happiness isn’t having what you want; it’s wanting what you have. The first time I heard this saying, I agreed. It seems to make sense...
Anna Jolliff
- Feb 14, 2020
- 2 min
Sober on Valentine's Day
Maybe Valentine's Day stress you out. Maybe you can’t imagine a sober one. Or maybe it's no big deal for you; maybe you'd even forgotten...
Anna Jolliff
- Sep 20, 2019
- 3 min
6 things it's hard to say aloud (part 2)
On Tuesday, we discussed three things I once struggled to say aloud. As I created this list, I realized that I was quickly listing almost...
Anna Jolliff
- Sep 17, 2019
- 3 min
6 things it's hard to say aloud (part 1)
On Sunday, I had the opportunity to share my story in a women’s recovery meeting. These days I rarely get nervous, largely because of...
Anna Jolliff
- Sep 10, 2019
- 5 min
This time, with a girl
This story starts on July 20th, 2018. I was interviewing for my current position, and she was asking the questions. At that time in my...
Anna Jolliff
- Aug 20, 2019
- 3 min
The beginning of the bottom
Fifteen days before I quit drinking, I saw a dinner invite on my then-boyfriend’s calendar. At the time, we worked at one of those creepy...
Anna Jolliff
- Aug 9, 2019
- 4 min
How to kick ass at being sad
Last week, I said goodbye to a dear friend. She isn’t dead (and neither am I), but she is leaving. She moved 2,000 miles away to begin...
Anna Jolliff
- Jul 19, 2019
- 4 min
All about my worst fear
It’s been a long time since I’ve discussed the Enneagram. In the meantime, I’ve just been four-ing around. You know, feeling feelings,...
Anna Jolliff
- Jul 12, 2019
- 4 min
Meditation with an eating disorder
There are a lot of good reasons to avoid working the twelve steps. Certainly, listing out every resentment ever is scary. Undeniably, the...
Anna Jolliff
- Jul 9, 2019
- 3 min
Confession: I've been forcing it.
Imagine you were asked to complete a 500-piece puzzle. For me, that’s easy enough; as long as I have unlimited time, snacks, and...
Anna Jolliff
- Jul 2, 2019
- 3 min
When you're 14 and feeling bad
While other kids rebelled through sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll, I set myself apart from my siblings by throwing up average performances...