The Intersection of Poetry and Healing
“I believe inconvenient survivors. I believe survivors I am told not to believe. I believe disabled survivors. I believe
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April 14, 2021
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The Gray Robe
When I was in my late teens, early 20’s, I got a gray robe for Christmas. It was a gift from my mother and was
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February 26, 2021
National Grief Awareness Day
As Sweatpants & Coffee’s favorite (/only) hospital chaplain, of course I wanted to write our National Grief Day piece.
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August 30, 2020
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
When Your Trauma Doesn’t Fit the Image of PTSD
I’ve run a blog for the last five years about the intersection of my chronic physical and mental illnesses and my hopes of
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June 27, 2019
That’s What She Said | How To Deal With Light When Emerging From Grief
It’s hard to have nice things. Really hard. Also, that’s what she said. After I had children and discovered the
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November 22, 2018
Sweatpants & Soul | Revival
I was born on thirteen forested acres, in a trailer on the American River Canyon in Northern California. Whenever my parents
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November 6, 2018
That’s What She Said | Dumb Lies You Need to Know During Hard Times
We tell ourselves dumb lies, especially when times are hard. The voices that live in our heads tell us lies about our value,
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August 29, 2018
Sweatpants & Soul | Fibromyalgia: The Power of Being Seen
It was November 2013. I needed to drive from Tennessee to New Jersey (and back) within nine days to get my car inspected at
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July 19, 2018
So You Won’t Watch This Controversial Show: Here’s a List of the Good Lessons from the 2nd Season of “13 Reasons Why”
A list of important points came up while watching 13 Reasons Why that I believe could spark better conversations than
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May 25, 2018
