On Peeves + Vexations: How To Handle What Gets To You.
SINCE THE AGE OF FOURTEEN, I’ve been plagued with very, very difficult skin. The ads I saw on television didn’t seem to understand the severity of my problem, and the products marketed to clear, zap,...
View ArticleThe (Good) Word: Weeks of September 25th-October 20th
Last month, I shared the very first installments of this series with you. And it’s been a while – but I’m back with the (good) word on The (Good) Word. In a nutshell? A brief collection of some good...
View ArticleTweak Your To-Dos: A PSA On Goal Setting + Productivity
Today, I’m intoxicated with possibility. The sun shines brightly through my window, reminding me of the day ahead I have yet to conquer. The empty coffee cup signals to me my wheels are off and...
View ArticleWoman Against Negative Talk: Ashlee Piper On Being Heroic, Living...
Being eco-chic and health conscious is super trendy right now. And that’s not a bad thing – but honestly, it’s not the best thing, either (I’ll let you read up on why HERE). Just like with any trend,...
View ArticleThe WANTcast Episode 004: On Accepting What Is + Making Huge Shifts with...
Happy November! This is the time of year we’re usually the most contemplative about where we are in our own lives, and it’s for that reason I’m so excited to introduce you to today’s guest. Lynn Chen...
View ArticleI Am Still Learning: On Leaving Your Job.
I’ve been writing this post in my head for months. Envisioning the aftermath. Formulating the response. Figuring out how much I say. I’ve romanticized it in my head, the words cathartically flowing...
View ArticleAnd I’m Feeling Good…Part Deux: How To Stretch A Good Body Day (or week.) For...
It’s been two weeks in my new home across the country, and I’ve felt a shift happen. An actual, physical shift. In my body. It feels good. It sounds superficial and petty, but it’s not: the way I feel...
View ArticleBeing Afraid Of The Friends That You Need.
“We are a group of ladies that like to group hug the shit out of each other and make it feel like home. Welcome to the lady gang :-* “ I received this text the other night from a fairly new-ish friend,...
View ArticleThe WANTcast Episode 016, Your Vulva Is A Snowflake: On Hang-Ups, Trauma, +...
So, you’re probably wondering about that title, “your vulva is a snowflake,” and the fact that today’s episode has the word “sex” front and center You might even be thinking, oh this episode isn’t for...
View ArticleThe Self-Love Turning Point: 17 Badass WANT Women On When They Started To...
Self-love…it can be so elusive, right? One day we’re our own biggest fan, the next we’re bashing ourselves for missing the mark. One minute we’re flying high, the next we’re buried in a pile of shoulds...
View ArticleSeventeen-Point-Five: The Underestimation of our Unforeseen Strength.
Another day at the gym, another chance to fit in some resistance work. It was crowded on the floor, the weight rack reminding me of the produce shelves at Trader Joe’s Chelsea on Sunday evenings:...
View ArticleThe WANTcast Episode 017: On Confronting The Uncomfortable with Erica Chidi...
A note on recent events in our country and world… There is a dark cloud over our world right now and for weeks I was trying to decide what to do and how to proceed. And no, that doesn’t mean using...
View ArticleWANT All-Stars: The 7 Most-Read Pieces Of WANT Wisdom
There's so much I love about WANT. I love the community that surrounds it. I love how it's ever-changing. But most of all, I think, I love how every single essay, article, how-to, interview, tip,...
View ArticleHow To Listen When You Disagree: A Lesson From The Republican National...
It’s easier to unfriend, unfollow, and tune out when we hear what we don’t want to hear. In an ideal world, we tell ourselves, everyone would share our exact viewpoint. In a perfect universe, we say,...
View ArticleThe WANTcast, Episode 018: On Following Your Intuition In Work, Love + Life...
Today’s guest is the lovely Ashlee Piper. Ashlee Piper is a political strategist turned vegan and eco-lifestyle expert, writer, and TV personality whose work has been featured in/on Refinery29,...
View ArticleDown In The Slumps: The Simple, No-B.S. Shift For When You’re Feeling...
I make lists like it’s my job. And for a while there, it was: I’ve gone down the personal assistant route, I’ve written round-ups of everything from the best protein bars to “7 bike shorts that don’t...
View ArticleWoman Against Negative Talk: Emily Greener On Curiosity, Complexity, and The...
If you’re anything like me, your entire experience from freshman year of high school to senior year of college was a massive lesson in self-discovery. Never before are you not only forced to think for...
View ArticleThe WANTcast Episode 019: On Becoming A Leader, Quarter-Life Crises, and...
The end of August/beginning of September always symbolizes a fresh start to me – and this is the perfect episode to hopefully catapult you into whatever newness is in store for you in the season to...
View ArticleObsession + Adventure: On Unexplained Loss And The People Who Leave Us.
When I was little, there was a woman who would come over and help take care of me. Her name was Yvette. Yvette was short in comparison to my mother, but to me, she was just the perfect height for my...
View ArticleThe Right Track: How To Tell If You’re Using Your Intuition or Being Triggered
(Everyone’s got at LEAST ONE crazy story when it comes to dating. I never like to date…so when it comes to crazy stories, I literally have one. Just one. But I think it’s pretty good :) I also talked...
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