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 filters and lighting. I need to tell more people that [...]
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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 the Detroit Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure 5K [...]
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 attach my name to this post. I just can’t. There [...]
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 had found The One. I had already married twice [...]
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 whores anymore.” The sex worker-shaming [...]
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 when you’re not in the best shape mentally, [...]
Anxiety Blobs Living Their Lives
The Anxiety Blob, Sweatpants & Coffee’s lovable mental health mascot, is a way for people with anxiety, depression, or any other mental health issue, to feel less [...]
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 already postponed the appointment twice, so when the [...]
In Appreciation of Dogs: 10 Things You Should Know About Man’s Best Friend
I appreciate dogs every day, but with April designated as “Dog Appreciation Month,” I figured now is a good time to explore exactly why we do (and should!) appreciate the [...]
17 Relatable Posts About Actually Living with a Mental Illness or Disorder
If you live with a mental health issue, you know the struggle of dealing with an invisible illness. The constant doubt, the guilt, the exhaustion, and frankly, the inability [...]
