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
On Sameness + Perfection.
WHEN I WAS 12, I read the book The Giver by Lois Lowry. A sort of Brave New World for the tween set, it's about a confined society in which everything is Just So all the time. It's a society that's been converted to...
5 Badass Female Cartoonists + Illustrators You Should Follow On Instagram
One of the many joys of my childhood was coming downstairs for breakfast on a lazy Sunday and seeing the newspaper parceled out for each family member. My dad got the front pages - the major headlines and serious...
WANTcast 034: The Recovery Myth Part One – 7 Common Misconceptions About The New Normal
I am so proud to bring you THE RECOVERY MYTH: a new four-part miniseries by WANT sharing real-life stories, smashing open misconceptions, and shining a light on what recovery from an eating/body-related disorder or...
The Recovery Myth: 7 Common Misconceptions About The New Normal
So many of you have asked me questions about eating disorder "recovery." How to get there. How to stay there. How to exist there. I've avoided writing about recovery - like, really writing about it - for a while. Not...
Success You Can’t See.
Vincent Van Gogh only sold one painting in his entire lifetime. As such an iconic artist, it’s natural to assume it was one of the “greats." Starry Night? Irises? Sunflowers? One of his many, famed self portraits? Nope...
An Introvert’s Guide To (Soul-Satisfying) Socialization
Faking it is the worst. No, matter whether you're feigning confidence in an interview or fighting off your impulse to hide from adult responsibilities or in the passionate midst of a NSFW sitch, "faking it" feels...
Comparing Yourself To Others (Or, It’s Funny You Think That I Know What To Say.)
Recent Question: "Katie, as someone who writes as a profession...do you ever sit down some days and feel like you don't have anything to say?" Recent Answer: "LOL. Try almost EVERY WEEK." The comparison trap -...
Speak Your Heart: On Vulnerability.
I have a friend whose primary language has always been sarcasm. She’s always making a joke of sorts, always deadpanning her way through her day. Yet something has shifted in the last year: where she once would use her...
Balancing Act: A Creative Gal’s Guide To The Daily Grind
On one hand... you’ve got creativity running through your bloodstream. You think outside the box and see the world as one big art project waiting to happen. Whether you’re the kind of creative who writes, draws, sings,...
Snacking In Motion (Or, How I Quit Judging And Ate The Damn Fries)
You know how on Sex and the City, the women NEVER seem to stop eating (and drinking)? One minute it's soft-serve, the next second it's cupcakes. These women stay lithe, luminous, and lively...and yet they don't take...
A Beautiful Mess: Spring Cleaning For The Soul
Internal chaos manifest itself in many different external forms: an unhealthy diet, insomnia, addictive behaviors, chronic indecision or stagnation. For many of us, it takes shape in the form of messiness. And just...
How To Activate Your Inner Activist: Jahan Mantin of Project Inkblot
Activism doesn’t always need to be loud to be heard. What resonates with one person might fall on deaf ears with another. What might make one person fired up might make another person want to run for the hills....
