Welcome to the Archive for Sweatpants & Coffee
Once upon a time, there was a site called Sweatpants & Coffee. It was full of inspiration, comfort, creativity, and fun, and featured wonderful writing from many talented contributors. Now, I’m on a new adventure, but here is a trove of memories for anyone who wants to sift through them. It will always hold a tender and magical place in my heart, and I am filled with gratitude for that time and those companions.
You Don't Get To Be The Loser | For Here, Please
What would happen if I don’t have to be the failure, loser, dog? What if pleasing other people doesn’t actually meet my own needs? What if it doesn’t matter what they all think? What if the only thing that matters is what I know, in my heart?
Sweatpants & Sanity | 4 Things That Are Not True About Anxiety
For years, I convinced myself I didn’t really have an anxiety problem because I couldn’t easily pigeonhole it into one of the classic anxiety disorders defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. My attacks weren’t about nothing; they were always about death. I could trigger them myself if I thought about death long enough. They didn’t happen very often or over a specific period of time.
