Kindness Matters | One Person Can Make a Difference
Can one person make a difference? It is a silent, unanswered question we ask ourselves in the middle of the night while our brain rattles with thoughts. How can I make a [...]
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Notes from Nanea | The Parts of You
My dear Sweatpants & Coffee tribe, To say that I am a different person now than I was just a few years ago is technically true but a gross understatement. It’s like [...]
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 redefined after we lose someone who was a big part of [...]
Personal Essays | Burn the Pages & Keep Going
The past teaches us important lessons about where we do and do not want to go, but we also need to let go. [...]
Why I Don’t Make New Year’s Resolutions
Kelli shares why instead of making New Year's Resolutions she chooses to make time to help her community instead. [...]
Sweatpants & Soul | The Truth About Risk
Following your dreams means discovering that the notion of security is the hardest addiction to break. [...]
Spotlight Review | MPOWERD: Lighting Up the Night
To kick off July’s Spotlight Series we’re taking a closer look at Luci, an inflatable, solar-powered light that’s changing lives. The team over at MOWERD sent me a Luci [...]
Sweatpants & Equality | Activism is a Practice – A Movement, Not A Moment
"Activism” is a sustained commitment to bringing your highest self in service of the challenges and opportunities in the beloved community." [...]
#TreatYoSelfTote May 2017 | Spotlight Review: Eleventh Candle Company
Can you even with May’s Wine tote?! I’m still swooning and enjoying getting to know these vendors and what they are doing. Today we are Spotlighting the Eleventh Candle [...]
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 me with his large, concerned eyes and I felt understood. He didn’t prod me forward when I wasn’t ready to move yet. He didn’t judge me for my contradicting, inconsistent emotions. He loved me and accepted me, just as I was. [...]
