life

Connection

Invited to Walk in Others’ Shoes: The Gift of Working as a Hospital Chaplain

The other night, I went to my friends’ home for dinner. I got to hang out with their two young girls while I was there. It

Emmie Arnold

Posted on November 23, 2019

Connection, Self Care

The Perfect Flat Lay Life

I can basically sum up what I’ve been thinking and feeling for the past year as: “Everything is horrible, but life is still

Nanea Hoffman

Posted on September 5, 2019

Life, Mental

Sweatpants & Mental Health | Codependent? No. More.

I have a serious problem on my hands, and it’s one that a lot of women my age and in my time of life would love to have: my

Barbara Doyle

Posted on June 19, 2019

Essays

For Here, Please | I’m Having a Heat Wave

It’s January, but I’m thinking of summer because it feels like full-blown late July in my body, particularly my head, a

Jen Violi

Posted on April 28, 2019

Culture

Guitars Make the World Better

People love music, and it seems that we have from the beginning of prehistory. One can imagine ancient caves in which rocks

Tony Moir

Posted on April 17, 2019

Inspiration, Life, Self Care

How to Invite Life’s Magic

What if the universe stretched its hand out to you and invited you to dance? That’s the question I’m living this year after

Kerra Bolton

Posted on January 21, 2019

Life

“When Death Comes” | A Tribute to Mary Oliver

I found out this morning that one of my all-time favorite poets died. Mary Oliver, the badass pen toting poet died. I’m still

Jerusha Gray

Posted on January 17, 2019

Books, Life, Self Care

Sweatpants & Soul | Fighting for the Present in the Middle of the Past and Future

“…I believed that I was living in the center, but I rarely let my feet rest on solid ground, rooting me in the present… my

Emmie Arnold

Posted on December 9, 2018

Connection, Life, Mental, Self Care

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

Nanea Hoffman

Posted on August 23, 2018

Life, Mental

Sweatpants & Sanity | The Art of Repairing Broken Things

On my Tumblr, I have a question box. A few years ago, I received this question: “Should i commit suicide? I honestly

Emmie Arnold

Posted on May 28, 2018