For the Love of Eeyore
When I was a child, as children often do, I used to escape the tumultuousness and unpredictability of my home environment
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January 17, 2020
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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
Panic Attacks and Little Debbies
I need to be more transparent. I need to stop glossing it over. I need to stop posting about a life that is edited with
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September 11, 2019
When Depression Strikes, I Run
I’ll never forget the very first time I laced up my running shoes. It was a few weeks after my mom and I had participated in
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August 28, 2019
Overheard in the Coffee Shop
Content warning: suicide My name is not Alan Smithee. Unlike the Hollywood directors who ran from their projects, I want to
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August 6, 2019
Sweatpants & Relationships | No Love Better
After my second divorce, I vowed that I would never marry again if there was even one tiny iota of doubt in my mind that I
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July 21, 2019
How Tattoos Tell Our Stories
I used to have a bumper sticker—fortunately, never affixed to my car’s bumper—that read, “tattoos: not just for sailors and
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July 16, 2019
How to Care for Your Soul Online When You’re Feeling Lonely, Other, or Generally Crappy
Navigating the wondrous, complicated, and sometimes treacherous world of the Internet can be a tricky business, especially
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June 12, 2019
Anxiety Blobs Living Their Lives
The Anxiety Blob, Sweatpants & Coffee’s lovable mental health mascot, is a way for people with anxiety, depression,
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May 15, 2019
The Total Weirdness of Depression and Dental Anxiety
Recently, I went in for a routine tooth-cleaning, or what I like to call “my biannual dental shaming.” I had
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May 13, 2019
