WANTcast: The Women Against Negative Talk Podcast

In this episode, we're unpacking LONELINESS. Some observations and thoughts I've collected about loneliness over the last few years, some strategies to face loneliness, and ways to feel your feelings with grace and space.   SHOW NOTES: Website Instagram Leave a review  on iTunes! Subscribe to The (Good) Word , our monthly email digest filled with tips, tools, motivation, and inspiration to shift y...

The words we choose to describe the time we're in *matter.* Saying that this is our "New Normal" implies that the Now is the Forever…which it's definitely not. In this episode, we'll unpack handling OVERWHELM during what I propose we call the FOR-NOW NORMAL - questions to ask yourself and ways to shift your mindset, plus prioritization strategies to help create structure and order when so much fee...

Making friends as an adult is hard. And keeping those friendships strong when life gets in the way? Even harder. Life is always going to keep handing you (or your friend) full schedules. Geography and time zones – or sleep schedules – won't always be on your side. The world will throw you curveballs you NEED to answer to, whether you like it or not. Here's how to stay connected when life gets in t...

Over the last couple weeks, I've been asked many times what I "think of all this," how people can take care of themselves during the Coronavirus pandemic, and what my general take is on living day-to-day life when it looks and feels anything but normal. Instead of posting a million times to Instagram or spreading my responses out over emails, texts, DMs, and social media updates, I figured it migh...

Today we've got Erin Claire Jones on the WANTcast breaking down the ins and outs of Human Design - both the 101 for newbies and a deeper dive for people who are already familiar. Human Design "sheds light on your emotional, psychological and energetic makeup, giving you the self-awareness and tools to align with your nature and step into your highest potential in every area of your life — in your...

We've all heard the cliché that "you need to love yourself before you can love others." But that's only half the story.   It's time to reclaim the word "single" and redefining it not as something negative or lacking, but as a state-of-mind you carry with you, whether you're in a relationship or not.    ~~~~~~~ SHOW NOTES: Website Instagram Leave a review  on iTunes! Subscribe to The (Good) Word ,...

What does "following your dreams" ACTUALLY look like? In this very special episode of the WANTcast, we celebrate WANT's five year anniversary by diving into the full, unedited story of how it got started...the FIRST time around, in 2007. We'll dive into how to handle fear, how to communicate a mission responsibly, honoring gut inklings and intuition, how to self-talk yourself into taking the first...

Struggling with self-love and body image? This episode is about how to get clear on how you *actually* feel, so that you can start to build a healthy relationship with the skin you're in.   SHOW NOTES:  Website Instagram Leave a review  on iTunes! Subscribe to The (Good) Word , delivered to your inbox on or around the 1st and 15th of each month     This episode is in support of She Should Run, a n...

It's the most-used WANT exercise for a reason: it's unexpected but it WORKS. Going through a major life transition, had a stressful month, or just wanting to take preventative measures to ensure you don't have a *complete* meltdown when it all eventually feels like too much? You might be in need of a Planned Freak-Out. In this episode we'll talk about the origin story of the PFO, why it's so diffe...

Doesn't it sound sexy to say what you're "leaving behind" in the new year? To make a list of what you're going to stop doing in 2020?  But it's not that simple. 80% of us fall short on our goals in just a few weeks and use that hiccup to completely lose momentum. In this episode, we'll dive into two simple but deceptively impactful exercises to do at the start of the new decade: one to help you re...

You've probably heard the phrase "consistency is key" - in business, in marketing, in fitness, in habit-forming. Consistency is basically the golden ticket to any and all kinds of success. Or is it? This episode breaks down an alternate view on consistency, and is for those people who feel defeated when things aren't going according to plan or they're thrown off their game (we reference seasonalit...

'Tis the season...for complicated family dynamics! In this super short, super digestible solo episode, we'll dive into how to set some simple mindful boundaries with your family, through the holidays and beyond. We'll talk about how to manage negative talk around the table, redirecting tough conversations, and how to be yourself when you feel like you need to play the role of someone else.     SHO...

Forget about F-bombs or the S-word...today we're talking the REAL curse words that are causing us lasting harm. In this super-pragmatic yet personal episode, we'll dive into why it is the words we use matter SO much, tackle what I call E.H.W.'s, and you'll walk away with actual steps to censor these words in your life so they stop holding you back. No words are inherently bad or good, but the thre...

Today's episode is all about navigating the complications of grief - your own grief, the grief of a loved one, caretaking as a millennial, and so much more. Vivian Nunez is a NYC-based writer, content creator, and the founder of Too Damn Young, an online community and resource site for grieving young adults. Vivian uses her content and Instagram to put words out into the universe that make people...

We live in a culture of over-apologizers.  But sometimes you  screw up –  majorly.  Maybe it's a missed deadline. Maybe you forget about important plans. Maybe you sleep through your alarm clock or lose a pair of borrowed earrings or think it's Sunday when it's actually Monday. Or maybe it's worse. Whatever the case, you're deeply sorry – yet don't know how to accurately portray how sincere you re...

Seane Corn is an internationally acclaimed yoga teacher and public speaker known for her social activism, impassioned style of teaching, and raw, honest and inspired self-expression. Featured on over 40 magazine covers and countless media outlets, Seane has chosen to use her platform to bring awareness to global issues including social justice, sex trafficking, HIV/AIDS awareness, generational pov...

On this solo episode of the WANTcast, we dive into the concept of "Emotional DNA," navigating the moments in life that aren't quite good but aren't quite bad (the grey area we talk about so often here on the WANTcast), and, most notably, managing transitional moments when you literally cannot imagine what's next. ~~~~~~ SHOW NOTES: Website Instagram Judy Wilkens-Smith ~~~~ THIS EPISODE IS IN SUPPO...

In this episode, we answer the question: what happens when you keep applying for jobs and going for opportunities, but you never get them? What happens when you get so close, but don't land the gig? How can you stop feeling like you're goop, but not good enough? Helping out with today's episode is Angela Leigh, a mentor, coach, and leader in the fitness and wellness industry. Angela Leigh is the u...

Without Summer vacations and required reading, it can be hard as an adult to draw the line between where Summer ends and Fall begins. Because although we'd love to have an endless summer…and although the first day of Autumn isn't technically until September 23rd…we can all feel a shift happen the moment Labor Day weekend comes to a close. It's "back to the grind" – even though most of us have been...

In today's SEASON FINALE, two listeners ask about finding confidence and self-love again, and finding positive communities when all people want to do is bond over negativity. There's a common theme in the answers to both of these - and it has to do with how you become the first-best version of yourself instead of the second-best version of someone else.   ~~~~~~~~~ **This is the SEASON FINALE of S...

What happens when you feel a "calling" to change things up...but everything is going just fine? What if you're doubting a choice is the right one to make...but you don't have proof as to why? In today's episode of the WANTcast, a listener asks if she should follow her gut and change everything, even though life is great. I share some insight into my move to NYC after a lifetime in Los Angeles, plu...

Jennifer Pastiloff's debut memoir,  On Being Human , is set to release on June 4th, and it's already getting massively well-deserved buzz.  Centered around the touchstone stories Jen tells in her popular workshops, On Being Human is the story of how a starved person grew into the exuberant woman she was meant to be all along by battling the demons within and winning . It's about how years of waitr...

Getting a "gut feeling" can be your intuition kicking in...or a case of being triggered. And if you're a naturally super-intuitive and "tuned in" person, it can be even more difficult than normal to tell the difference. Make sure you know which is which before you make a choice you might not feel so great about after the fact.   SHOW NOTES: •  Come play at the Empowered Voice conference  in Septem...

Ever feel like you don't have enough time to make your mark? Feel like technology (or maybe just other people) are more in control of your life's story than you are? In this solo episode, I talk about my latest "a-has" about making meaning and leaving your legacy - and hopefully, it'll give you some of your own a-ha moments too. SHOW NOTES: • Come play at the Empowered Voice conference in Septembe...

Today's guest is a leading voice in the wellness industry that champions the kind of wellness we should all be striving for: the kind that's got a BACKBONE. Liz Moody is a writer, editor, host of the  Healthier Together podcast,  recipe developer, and the author of two healthy cookbooks: Healthier Together and Glow Pops . She's a fierce advocate for mental health and emotional intelligence, a fict...