THE WANT LIBRARY
Our full library of blog posts, filled with tips, tools, motivation, and inspiration to shift your self-talk
THE WANT LIBRARY
Our full library of blog posts, filled with tips, tools, motivation, and inspiration to shift your self-talk
Holding Onto Keys.
Two weeks ago, I finally turned in the keys to our old studio apartment. Keys I should have turned in weeks ago. We had a month’s worth of a lease overlap and so I held on because...well, because. Because I have a...
124: My Story
After almost six years and 124 episodes, I realized I'd never done what many people do right at the start of their podcasts...shared my story. But as I'm evolving, WANT is evolving, and the world is evolving, maybe now...
Reminder: Create A Normal That’s Actually New.
"Monday morning, indoor group fitness opens back up in NYC!" I saw the news headlines plastered all over my friends' social media timelines, celebratory emojis abound. Not soon thereafter, the emails started rolling...
How To Be Fearless. (plus…we’re on CNN!)
FEARLESS = FEAR < FAITH (or, “Fearless” is when the fear is less than the faith) was an equation I stood behind long, long before this past year. But March 2020-March 2021 made me realize how vital it truly is to...
121: Walking (And Paving) The Road To Recovery with Johanna Kandel of The Alliance For Eating Disorders Awareness
After recovering from a ten-year-long battle with various eating disorders, Johanna Kandel founded The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness. Since its inception in 2000, The Alliance has brought information and...
On Beating Overwhelm – Or, A Formal Apology To The Time Known As “Dawn”
It all just feels so much more complicated now than it has in the past, doesn't it? Or maybe it's always felt this complicated, we've just been too distracted to notice... The dictionary definition overwhelm - "to...
The Joy Tab.
Last Saturday I hit a breaking point. Or whatever you want to call those moments these days where it just all feels like too much and not enough simultaneously. A vortex of feeling. A black hole of numbness. No tears...
How To Keep Your Good Going.
About seven months ago, I wrote: Well. We're not there yet. But it feels like our New Normal is close. Can you feel it too? And hopefully, it will be a New Normal that’s been needed for a good long time. I believe in...
I Am A Political Person.
I found something I wrote back in February 2016 the other day that began “I’m not a political person, but...” Oof. Cringe-worthy. I AM a political person. Always have been. We ALL are. But I knew why I said that. ~...
How To Harness Positivity When Everything Feels Like A Dumpster Fire
(...and the dumpster was filled with rancid milk and rotting broccoli and dog poop bags.) WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, my theater teacher used to tell us that instead of saying we were nervous before a show, we...
Pod From The Heart: 5 Podcasting Tips To Start (And Maintain!) A Successful Show
“You should start a podcast. In a few years everyone’s gonna be doing them. If you want to, now’s the time. But you know, also, don’t do it if you don’t want to.” Sitting in a café in Silverlake across from my friend...
Transitions, Turning Points, Seasons, and Google Cal.
I’ve always loved transitions - especially the ones that happen in September. I'd turn another year older, my favorite TV shows would start back up (no more Summer reruns!), and school would finally, finally be in...
