Connection It’s Been Almost 20 Years – A Prayer of Remembrance “Remembrance begins with deep, personal identification. It begins with remembering the affliction of [others], and marking Emmie Arnold Posted on September 11, 2020
Wellness National Grief Awareness Day As Sweatpants & Coffee’s favorite (/only) hospital chaplain, of course I wanted to write our National Grief Day piece. Emmie Arnold Posted on August 30, 2020
Essays A Whole Lot of Nothing I dreamed I pressed my hands against the wall of our bedroom and the whole house fell down. I liked that the house fell down, Jen Violi Posted on March 21, 2020
Connection, Essays, Self Care, Wellness Ordinary Sad I woke up the other day feeling sad. There’s the Big Sad, because, you know, terrible, not-fun life events, but then there’s Nanea Hoffman Posted on June 27, 2018
Self Care Sweatpants & Soul | In Defense of Grief At the time that they leave, it feels like we will never be the same again. And it turns out that that is true. We are Tony Moir Posted on June 19, 2018
Culture, Fun 5 Incredibly Sad Episodes from Children’s Cartoons Do you like nostalgia and crying? Then you’ve come to the right place. We don’t normally think of kids cartoons Matthew Hoffman Posted on August 25, 2017
Essays Personal Essays | My Slobbery, Comforting Shadow Out of everyone, it seemed that Murray, our family dog, was the one who best sensed my bewildered, raw grief. He looked up at Guest Author Posted on April 3, 2017
Essays, Mental Personal Essay | Struggling with Grief During the Holidays The holidays are meant to be a time of celebration, but some of us may be struggling. Know this: you are not alone. Emmie Arnold Posted on December 19, 2016
Mental Surviving Free-Floating Holiday Grief Have you ever taken a random grief nap? As in, “I am suddenly overwhelmed by piercing sadness and I think I’ll just shut my Nanea Hoffman Posted on December 23, 2015
Mental Lovebomb | Honor the Sadness It’s okay to fall apart. It’s okay to be vulnerable. “Superheroes have tough days, too.” Sometimes, the way to move through Katie Lovebomb Posted on December 7, 2015