Inspiration, Life, Self Care For Here Please | Impostor Syndrome and Learning to Be Bold When I think of imposters, I think of any given villain from Scooby Doo, caught in the act by Scooby and the gang, ripping Jen Violi Posted on July 13, 2019
Inspiration, Self Care For Here Please | What If My Need Is a Gift? I’ve been getting lessons in receptivity. I didn’t sign up for them, at least not formally. Maybe my heart or soul did, an Jen Violi Posted on May 29, 2019
Culture, Life, Self Care Sweatpants & Equality | For Here, Please | Instructions for Resurrection 11 Ways to Reclaim Your Power (and piss off the patriarchy) Take off your bra before you start writing this. Toss it over Jen Violi Posted on March 29, 2019
Essays For Here, Please | Bring Out Your Dead: A Simple Ritual for You I find this a simple and brilliant combo, one we can take a cue from as we turn our awareness to ghosts, saints, or souls in Jen Violi Posted on October 30, 2016
Giveaways Sweatpants & Coffee 2 Year Anniversary Giveaway: Death Wish Coffee & Putting Makeup On Dead People We are kicking off Sweatpants & Coffee’s 2 year anniversary week with a fantastic giveaway from our pals at Death Jessica Hancock Posted on July 6, 2015
Wellness Entertain The Present | For Here, Please I’m running late but actually walking, on my way to meet Nancy and Kim for one of our writing sanctuary days. The sun warming Jen Violi Posted on February 2, 2015
Inspiration, Wellness Take Your Write-amins: Unshackle Your Voice If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. If you’re too much—bold, loud, opinionated, emotional—they won’t Sweatpants & Coffee Posted on September 8, 2014
Wellness Sweatpants & Soul | Please Don’t Suck It Up Here’s a confession, with a bonus realization: I’m really good at “sucking it up,” and I don’t have to do that. So have I Jen Violi Posted on April 28, 2014
Life Coffee Talk, Episode 2 | Putting Makeup On Dead People | Death, High School, And Growing Up Catholic Talking with author Jen Violi about her book Putting Makeup On Dead People, why Nanea identifies with a teenager who works in Sweatpants & Coffee Posted on January 27, 2014
Wellness For Here, Please | I Say A Little Prayer For You As a little girl, every night, tucked under a white comforter with blue flowers, flanked by a legion of stuffed animals Jen Violi Posted on December 26, 2013