The Graceful Flail: An Ode To Adulthood.
Being an adult is hard work. We wake up early, we go to bed late, we regulate early bedtimes to make those early mornings more manageable and push those late nights so the mornings start fresh. Half...
View Article5 Fem-Powered Podcasts You Should Be Listening To (…that AREN’T by NPR.)
Look. I am NPR’s self-elected fan club president. In a storm of biases and opinions, I can count on NPR to fill me in on what’s going on in the world, open my eyes to opinions that might not entirely...
View ArticleThe Recovery Myth, Part Four: “What Does Recovery Mean To You?” 7 Warrior...
I am so proud to bring you THE RECOVERY MYTH: a four-part miniseries by WANT sharing real-life stories, smashing open misconceptions, and shining a light on what recovery from an eating/body-related...
View ArticleWANTcast 038: The Recovery Myth, Part 4 – What Does Recovery Mean To You +...
In the FINALE of The Recovery Myth miniseries, we talk about what recovery REALLY means…plus we’ve got Katie Dalebout on, who talks all about sustaining, maintaining, body image, the perks and pitfalls...
View ArticleThink Big. Start Small. Step Now.
I – Think big. I grew up a sporadic yet impassioned journal writer. Long stretches of months would sometimes go by between entries, yet when they DID happen, the entries would always be pages long –...
View ArticleGhost Worries: The Fear of What *Might* Happen.
I am high-strung. It’s not that I’m not easygoing or that I’m quick to argue – not in the least. My high-strungness manifests in waves…or rather, in jolting earthquakes that eventually rumble...
View ArticleThe Table Flip.
I had an odd experience this morning. It’s the first Sunday in a while I’ve not only been by myself (Jeremy is in San Diego), but I’ve had a few hours TO myself. No meetings till later, no appointments...
View ArticleWANTcast 039: On Creative Postpartum, Making Money, and Dreamin Big with Erin...
We’re BACK! In Episode 39 of the WANTcast, filmmaker Erin Bagwell and I discuss creative postpartum (aka what happens after you finish a project), setting goals after hitting a BIG goal, speaking up...
View ArticleIt Moves With You: On Slowing Down + Shifting Gears
All year, I’ve been running. Literally and metaphorically. Running into my career, running into my 30s, running into huge life changes, new habits, new routines, new purpose, standing my ground with...
View ArticleThe Artist Formerly Known As Me: On Living In Flux.
MY RELATIONSHIP with journaling was very “friends with benefits” for most of my life: oft ignored but always there when I needed it most. Most of the time, I completely ignored my grandmother’s advice...
View ArticleWANTcast 040: Thinking Out Loud: On Functioning Under F*ck-It, Micro vs...
**SEASON TWO FINALE** Ending the year with some THINKING OUT LOUD. In this episode, we dive in and dig deep on: –Letting “WHY” be your guide and how it helped our wedding truly be the best day ever...
View ArticleTwelve Goals, One Year: How To Conquer One ‘Resolution’ A Month in 2018
We’re all set with the best of intentions come January, etching lofty goals into our journals to carry with us into spring, summer, fall, and winter. But let’s be honest with ourselves for a sec: the...
View ArticleShift Your Self-Talk: Defining Your Through Line.
What is the common theme in everything you love? What is the common goal in everything you do? Those, my friends, are the building blocks of your THROUGH LINE. We’re all equipped with a through line;...
View Article5 Empowering Books By Women I Can’t Freaking Wait To Read In The New Year...
Last year, I did something I’ve wanted to do since I was in elementary school: I joined a book club. Okay, the book club consisted of two people. One of them being me. The other being my husband. But...
View ArticleBack On The Wagon: An Ode To Resolution Season.
It’s January 12th, 2014. Four years ago almost to the day. I’m sitting at the doctor’s office and I’m terrified to go in. On a routine visit to a brand-new health practitioner who’s highly recommended...
View ArticleWANTcast 041: On Conquering Change (When You Don’t Like Change) + Making...
We’re back in action, baby!! I can’t think of a better guest to kick off Season Three (which, by the way, will be 20 episodes and now run every other week instead of every three weeks) than author and...
View ArticleIt’s Not Easy, But It’s Right: A Love Story.
I woke up this morning with the kind of heartache I hadn’t felt in a very, very long time. Bigger than that one hour I had a mini meltdown when I moved. Bigger than packing up my things and saying...
View ArticleWANTcast 042: Defining Your Through Line
We’re all equipped with a Through Line; something we’re wonderful at and are meant to give to the world. While some people might suggest mantras or affirmations to learn a new internal language, it’s...
View ArticleThe Recovery Myth: Let’s Get Real.
I was really struggling to figure out what to post for #NEDAwarenessweek and its theme, #LetsGetReal, so I figured I would share the realest of the real: me sitting in probably the most cluttered...
View ArticleWANTcast 043: On Woke Wellness, Feminist Fitness, Having Hard Conversations,...
Today’s guest is one of the coolest chicks I know (and you too, soon!), and a conversation that’s a LONG time coming: scholar/writer/teacher/activist Natalia Mehlman Petrzela. Natalia is a historian...
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