Alice Elliott Dark’s answers to the Beyond Questionnaire are, of course, so good! This one I particularly loved. May we all be so worn down!

“I saw a therapist for 15 years who was only and consistently kind. That’s all she did; she kindly validated my feelings. I would get frustrated with her method and want something rigorous and challenging, but her way helped me. She wore me down! I started being kinder to myself.”