covid

Wellness

How to Support Healthcare Workers During the Third Year of the Pandemic

This piece was originally supposed to be for National Women Physicians’ Day… which was over two months ago now on February

Emmie Arnold

Posted on April 7, 2022

Life

Show Your Teacher Appreciation

The end of the school year is approaching, and many are celebrating. The reality is, however, that the teachers who have made

Emmie Arnold

Posted on June 3, 2021

Essays

The Sacred Rite of Touch

I spent September 2019 to June 2020 doing a hospital chaplaincy residency in Minnesota, many miles away from my family in New

Emmie Arnold

Posted on January 20, 2021

Food & Drink

An Ode to Eggnog

While Covid has changed many things about this holiday season for the worst, thankfully there are some things that remain the

Kirsten Clark

Posted on December 24, 2020

Life

How to Survive the 2020 Holiday Season

Once upon a time, I spent the holiday season wishing it to be over. I avoided family dinners because I didn’t want my dating

Kerra Bolton

Posted on November 28, 2020

Wellness

Adult Hacks for Emergencies: 2020 Edition

September is National Emergency Preparedness month. I wrote an emergency hack piece a few years ago. Today, I’m updating that

Lesley Gayle

Posted on September 27, 2020

Essays

The Vulnerability of Joy

Joy feels very vulnerable to me right now. This was a statement I wrote on Facebook, one status of many throughout the day on

Kelly Wilson

Posted on September 26, 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

Food

In Praise of Farmer’s Markets

I grew up in suburbia, closer to more urban areas than farms due to continual real estate development of my home state. There

Emmie Arnold

Posted on August 6, 2020