MOTIVATION + INSPIRATION
Stories, encouragement, and strength to help you dive in and dig deep
MOTIVATION + INSPIRATION
Stories, encouragement, and strength to help you dive in and dig deep
Keeping Score: The Conversation We’re Not Having About Healthy Living (But Should Be)
You know the feeling: you hear a song on Spotify shuffle, you tune into the local radio station, an in-the-know friend plays you a record - and you're in awe. You become more than a fangirl. You follow the band’s...
Shorts And Me: A Love Story (Or, I Conquered Legmorphia And All I Got Was This WANT Post)
The other day in the gym locker room, one of my friends from spin class was talking about her body. I just feel gross, she said. It's like my stomach is ten times bigger. And then she caught herself, looking to me with...
Gone Girl: Coping With Loss (When You Just Cannot Deal)
I have many character strengths. Coping with loss is not one of them. Whether it’s a stitch in time or a relationship gone sour, I’ve never fully come to terms with the “right” way to deal with loss. Maybe it’s the...
And I’m Feeling Good: Shifting A Bad Body Day (or week.) Without Kidding Yourself
"Can I be totally real? This winter has destroyed me." I got this email from a friend last week and all I could do was sigh and nod. Yep, I'm right there with you, love. I completely get it. In my Xsomething years of...
Girl Powered: My 5 Career AHA! Moments From This Weekend
Those freakin’ Girl Scouts. They know just how to get you. And no, I’m not talking about Thin Mints. I am maybe one of the biggest girl’s girls you’ll ever find. I live for uplifting other women, and forming sisterly...
A Crash Course In Casual Negativity: The Not-So-Silent (Confidence) Killer
Casual Friday, casual workplace, casual friendship, casual hookups. Casual dating, casual sex. The way we dress to go out to the movies or the mall looks pretty much the same as going to a five-star restaurant. Yoga...
What’s Food Got To Do, Got To Do With It: Defining Diet On Your Own Terms
Growing up, my elementary school had a pretty extensive hot lunch program. Pizza, deli sandwiches, ravioli, chocolate milk. Delicious, yes, and every savory-toothed kid's dream. Most days, my friends and I would bring...
Playing To Win: On Peaks, Valleys + Your Fullest Potential
The loudest moments in life are usually followed by some sort of silence - and vice versa. Cheers and praise followed by crickets. Thoughtful moments followed by battle cries. It's the quiet hum of the city right...
What Do You Stand For: Defining Your Through Line
What is the common theme in everything you love? What is a common goal in everything you do? Those, my friends, are your through line. Finding your through line is the solid base for your WANT journey. Negative...
I WANT: Welcome To Women Against Negative Talk
As I currently type this, I am yet to even make the WANT site public. I've gathered a few posts together, I've imported some of my favorite content from The Blog Formerly Known As KatieHorwitch.com, I've even shown the...
Orthorexia, Explained: When Healthy Becomes Hurtful
The thing about Orthorexia - and other forms of disordered eating - is that the grey area is more like a thick haze of charcoal dust than a translucent screen. It's like this secret rumor where everyone else knows the...
Lead With The Love: Motivation, Fitspiration, And A Call To Action
One part of my work that I love is actively engaging in social media: not mindlessly scrolling down news feeds and insta-rolls as I do when I’m bored once did - but rather, noticing trends, looking at what people have...
