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

December 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

“…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 mind hummed with possible futures. Always. If [...]

The Dream and Nightmare of Celiac Disease

November 25, 2018 // 0 Comments

The night of my diagnosis, I wrote the word “celiac” in bold black letters on the palm of my hand. When I awoke the next morning, I needed to know, immediately and [...]

Notes from Nanea | Comfort and Growth Aren’t Mutually Exclusive

November 14, 2018 // 1 Comment

My dear Sweatpants & Coffee tribe, After a quick perusal of social media, here’s what I know about one’s personal comfort zone. If you stay in it, you will be: [...]

Notes from Nanea | How Are You Taking Care of Yourself?

October 11, 2018 // 0 Comments

My dear Sweatpants & Coffee tribe, When I was a small child, I was no less full of anxiety than I am now, but I didn’t know how to put words around it. I just moved [...]

Stop Explaining Yourself

October 9, 2018 // 2 Comments

What would you do if you knew you could not fail? I’ve seen this quote everywhere. I’m pretty sure it has been rePinned approximately one jillion times. It’s designed [...]

Notes from Nanea | Passing Through Shadows

September 27, 2018 // 1 Comment

My dear Sweatpants & Coffee tribe, As I write this, we’re heading into fall. I feel a change in the beat of my blood, in my mouth, in my dreams, and it matches the [...]

Notes from Nanea | What the Comfort Zone is For

September 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

My dear Sweatpants & Coffee tribe, When the going gets tough, it’s a natural instinct to turtle. Pull in your flippers, tuck in your tail and head, and curl up until [...]

How I Blew Up My Life and Learned to Love Myself

August 30, 2018 // 3 Comments

Love yourself. Self-love is the sugar-coated pill we prescribe when we don’t know what to say to a friend plagued with a broken heart, broken leg or broken life. But a [...]

Notes from Nanea | Random Acts of Self-Care

August 15, 2018 // 0 Comments

My dear Sweatpants & Coffee tribe, Everything works better if maintained regularly, especially you – an organic expression of energy, consciousness, and, in my case, [...]

Notes from Nanea | Emotional Pain Management

August 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

My dear Sweatpants & Coffee tribe, I’m thinking a lot these days about pain management. Mitigating pain has been a big part of my life these last few months. When my [...]