TIPS + TOOLS
Step-by-step ways to become a more pragmatically positive YOU in every micro moment
TIPS + TOOLS
Step-by-step ways to become a more pragmatically positive YOU in every micro moment
Making Friends As An Adult, Part II: Vulnerability + The First-Best You
Friendship as an adult is complicated. No longer bonded by the confines of proximity ("You’re in my class? Let’s be friends!"), we’re now able to choose who and what we keep around. In theory, this should make for even...
Making Friends As An Adult, Part One: It’s Not About The Bestie
People talk all the time about how the media influences the way we view our bodies, but just as strongly and pointedly, it influences how we view friendship. As pop culture would have it, we're supposed to have a...
Negative Self Talk And That Time Of The Month.
At the time of writing this, I've literally just spent three hours alternating between being curled up in excruciating pain in fetal position and being spread out in starfish position (to distribute the agony?) in...
Fhop ‘Till You Drop: On Shopping Smart, Saving Cash, And Letting That Guilt Go
I'm letting you in on a dirty little secret. I love to shop. I must preface this entire post with the fact that I grew up with little "indulgences" being a part of my life. You know, a treat here, a toy there. We...
#WANTwisdom: A Pragmatically Positive Guide For Writers + Creatives
Hey WANT peeps! A weekend post - kind of fun and unexpected, right? I hope you're sitting back and relaxing today, soaking in the last few hours before Monday rolls around. I know that for me, Sundays are a time of...
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...
