When “How Are You?” Is a Loaded Question
Content Warning: suicide, loss How are you? Three little words. “How are you?” One easy question? Or one loaded question? How
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January 9, 2020
Mental
18 Relatable Posts for People in Therapy
We at Sweatpants & Coffee are huge fans of therapy. Love it. Couldn’t live without it, quite literally in some
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December 8, 2019
Get Back on Track When Everything in Life is Hard
The morning started out by waking up earlier than usual. I find this personally offensive. My body has the audacity to start
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November 25, 2019
Negotiating the World as a Sensitive Person
I learned recently about an insect called the trap-jaw ant. It has the fastest snapping jaw of any creature on earth. A
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November 10, 2019
When You Stumble Onto the Dim Path
The area’s most popular tourist attraction was closed. Granted, it was a crisp Sunday in the hills and valleys of Montpelier,
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October 23, 2019
Shitty Poetry & Learning to Breathe
Jerusha Gray shares how stumbling upon a childhood poetry journal has reminded her to always carve out space to breathe, to
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October 7, 2019
When Inspiration Becomes Hard Reality
Don’t get me wrong, I love an inspirational meme. In fact, they have become a staple in my social media scrolling each day,
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September 29, 2019
Have a Girls Night In for Your Mental Health
The Power of Girlfriends We’re all under a lot of stress. Women, in particular, tend to take on not just a lot of the work at
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September 21, 2019
Ugly Steps and Crooked Railings
When we first bought our house, it had a wonky, completely non-code step that led up onto the front porch. It required you to
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September 15, 2019
Stupid Little Reasons to Stay
Content warning: this piece contains mentions of suicidal ideation, PTSD, and depression The bedroom is quiet and gray. Only
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September 11, 2019
