Want to have your "best year ever"? Of course. We all do. But it's a bit more nuanced than just simply setting goals or intentions.

Whether you're excited to hit the ground running this new year, are deep in hibernation mode, or are feeling hopeless and defeated or maybe even cynical about 2025, this episode's for you. 

Get out a pen and a notebook: we're diving into Katie's FAVORITE exercise to do every single year to feel a sense of fulfillment — and ownership of your own unique story.

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SHOW NOTES:

How To Have A Planned Freak-Out

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It's game time: the holidays are here! Which means that so are holiday family dynamics!

Instead of just crossing your fingers this holiday season for everything to go smoothly (or for certain conversations to be avoided), do some holiday mindset prep NOW.  

In this episode, we're talking FOUR specific strategies to help you prep for a mindful holiday season with your family. We'll dive into:

• How to set boundaries with your family, and with yourself
• How to prep for the kinds of conversations you do and don't want to have
• How to stay true to yourself
• and more!

An essential listen before your next gathering...maybe even on the commute there!

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Already overwhelmed by the idea of 2025? Join the club. 

In this episode, we'll talk about why you shouldn't abandon setting goals or intentions in the new year — even if it feels trite or pointless, or you're feeling defeated or deflated. And YES, we're talking about this at the beginning of December for a reason. We're not thinking about the nuts and bolts of our goals: we're PRE-THINKING them.

Now is NOT the time to make a huge laundry list for yourself, but it IS the perfect time to get introspective, evaluate where you've been and what you're working with, and set a solid foundation for your goals to stand upon in the new year and beyond.

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“Playing the long game” means being committed to the idea that you’ll go the distance to accomplish a goal — even if it seems far-off — and that you’ll take the necessary steps to get there. Because once you do, your goal will be real, alive, and lasting.

But it can be really, really hard to stick to "playing the long game" in the face of challenges, naysayers, or a seeming lack of proof of progress. You might ask yourself: how long IS this long game??

In today's episode, we're digging into the nuances of THE LONG GAME, and three tools to add to your "long game toolkit" ASAP.

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Astrology Of The Week Ahead with Chani Nicholas

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Have you ever thought, "I wish the kind of body positivity and inclusivity we see today had existed when I was growing up"? If so, you’re not alone. The conversation around mental health, body image, and inclusivity has evolved dramatically — and today’s guest, Jess Weiner, is at the forefront of this transformation.

Jess is a true trailblazer whose work has created a lasting impact on how we view ourselves and each other. If you’re looking to make a difference in the world but often find yourself comparing, despairing, feeling overwhelmed, or unsure where to start: this episode is for you.

ABOUT JESS: Jess Weiner [Wee-ner] is a Cultural Expert + brand advisor who has spent decades educating and speaking on cultural trends in order to help people feel more seen, heard + understood. She is the CEO of Talk to Jess, a consultancy focused on helping Fortune 500 companies and global brands, such as Unilever, Mattel, and Warner Brothers to become more inclusive and culturally fluent. Jess has been a strategic partner in culture-changing moments such as launching Dove’s campaign for “Real Beauty”, which is celebrating 20 years of self-esteem education this year and she is a driving force behind the evolution of Barbie, resulting in over a dozen different body types, over 35 new skin colors and over 100 new hairstyles. She was recently named as one of the top 250 Female Founders by Inc. Magazine and one of the most creative people in business in the areas of Diversity and Education by Fast Company.

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SHOW NOTES:

Jessweiner.com

Jess on Instagram

Jess on LinkedIn

Jess on X How To Find Your North Star + Plan Your Impact with Christen Brandt on the WANTcast

How To Radiantly Rebel Against Ageism with Karen Walrond on The WANTcast

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Season 10 of the WANTcast is HERE!! Today, we're talking all about TRANSITIONS: how to view them, how to navigate through, and how to use this in-between time to your advantage.

This timely Season Premiere of the WANTcast is here to help you make the most of this moment, right here and now. Change isn't easy, and even the most exciting transitions can be complicated. It's not about slowing down or speeding up — it's about being strategic about how to maximize this (sometimes) messy middle.

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What if strength isn’t about how much we can lift, but how we manage life’s struggles? What if we've been told lies our whole life about what it means to truly TAKE UP SPACE? What if failing isn't the end of a goal, but helps you set the goal itself?

Today's SEASON 9 FINALE episode is with the incredible Alyssa Ages — journalist, strongman competitor, and author of SECRETS OF GIANTS: A Journey To Uncover The True Meaning of Strength.

IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:

• The importance of asking WHY, not HOW
• How endurance athletes frame FAILURE, and how to use this specific tactic in your own life way beyond achieving strength goals
• Why it's so hard for women especially to TAKE UP SPACE, the sneaky language to watch out for, and how to reframe your relationship with it
• The importance of using the word YET
• "BULK" (this is mind-blowing!)
• What Alyssa did when she realized the story she'd been telling herself for a DECADE was a lie
• Strength as we AGE and how to reverse hamful narratives even if we think "it's too late"
• and so much more!

This is an episode you'll want to share with your friends, parents, grandparents, siblings, and more. 

Thank you for making Season 9 one of the best yet. See you in September for Season 10!

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ABOUT ALYSSA:

Alyssa Ages is the author of SECRETS OF GIANTS: A Journey to Uncover the True Meaning of Strength (Avery/Penguin Random House) and a journalist whose work has appeared in ELLE, SELF, GQ, Slate, The Globe & Mail, and others. She is a mom, strongman competitor, endurance athlete (six marathons & an Ironman), rock climber, CrossFitter, and former member of the Jersey City Bridge & Pummel roller derby team. Her first book, Secrets of Giants (Avery/Penguin Random House, 9/23), is part personal narrative, part research mission, part midlife crisis odyssey into the world of strength to answer the question: What if strength isn’t about how much we can lift, but how we manage life’s struggles.  

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SHOW NOTES:

Buy SECRETS OF GIANTS

Alyssa's website

Alyssa on IG

Alyssa's speaking page

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It's the mystery that eludes so many of us: How do you make friends as an adult — REAL-DEAL friends – and how do you nurture these valued connections?

Today's guest has been called "The New York Times Friendship Correspondent" and is here with us to dig into the #1 asked question throughout all of WANT's 10 year history: how do I find my people?

Author Anna Goldfarb's reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Washington Post, Vox, Vice, and more. Her book MODERN FRIENDSHIP (out TODAY, June 4th 2024), explores the nuances of navigating adult friendships.

IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT...

• The HUGE yet shockingly simple factor keeping us from making and maintaining friendships, especially as we get older
• Why making friends is more of a challenge now than it ever was for our parents or grandparents
• How to categorize friends in a way that doesn't feel icky and actually HELPS you nurture friendships sans guilt or obligation
• Men and friendship, plus different gender expectations as we get older 
• Making friends as an introvert or someone who has trust issues
• and SO MUCH MORE!!!!!

ABOUT ANNA:

Anna Goldfarb is a friendship journalist who has reported for outlets including the New York Times, the Atlantic, Time magazine, Vice, The Cut, Vox, and the Washington Post. Called “the New York Times friendship correspondent” by Tim Herrera, the editor of the New York Times Smarter Living section, she’s written hundreds of articles that explore the nuances of friendships, relationships, and pop psychology. She lives in Philadelphia. Her first book, MODERN FRIENDSHIP: How to Nurture Our Most Valued Connections, is out today and available wherever books are sold.

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SHOW NOTES:

Modern Friendship

Anna's website

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Anna's Substack

Anna in the NYT

Join us in East Hampton on June 30th at Guild Hall!

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If you're fed up with ridiculous, patriarchal dating rules but don't know what you'd do instead...so feel like you just need to put up with sucky dates for who knows how long...our guest Lily Womble has got your back.

This episode is about dating, of course, but it's really about building the most authentic relationships of your life — including the relationship with yourself.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT:

• Feeling like you're either too much or not enough
• How to ACTUALLY meet people
• The way dating apps are engineered and where they fit in your dating life's ecosystem
• How to find great dates in difficult situations (ie small towns, places with values or politics that don't align with yours, etc)
• and more!

ABOUT LILY:

Lily Womble is sparking a feminist revolution in the way we date and find love. She was one of the top matchmakers in the U.S., but after setting up hundreds of dates, Lily realized that the answer to finding love was much deeper than a setup, and that the way we are taught to date is still stuck in the patriarchal dark ages. She founded her company, Date Brazen, six years ago and has since helped hundreds of women create love lives that are epic, settle-proof, and joyful-as-hell with her intersectional feminist approach. She changes lives daily on TikTok, Top 4 Relationship Podcast- The Date Brazen Podcast , and sold-out coaching programs world-wide. Her debut nonfiction advice book, Thank You, More Please: A feminist guide to breaking dumb dating rules and finding love, comes out in June 2024 with Legacy Lit. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Chris.

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SHOW NOTES:

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Date Brazen

The Date Brazen Podcast

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When we talk about parenting, are we just talking about the kids or are we actually talking about relationships? When we talk about yoga, are we just talking about the poses or are we actually talking about life? 

Sarah Ezrin would argue: YES. We can learn so much about ourselves and how we walk through the world through these two things.

(CW: pregnancy loss, abortion; eating disorders; substance abuse) 

SARAH EZRIN is the author of the award-winning book The Yoga of Parenting. She is a highly-sought after yoga educator, content creator, and maternal mental health advocate based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Sarah lovingly supports people along their wellness and parenthood journeys. She is a regular contributor for Yoga Journal Magazine, Motherly, Yoga International, Healthline, and more, and her words, teachings, and social media are supportive, healing sources for people to feel seen and heard. 

IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT...

• The delicate balance of being honest in your writing when other people are involved in your story
• What parenting lessons can teach us about ourselves
• What yoga can teach us beyond the poses
• Making big decisions in your best interests, even if they're heartbreaking
• The realities of parenthood, caregiving, and "the village"
• How to talk to kids when you're going through a tough time
• How to begin a yoga practice when you're intimidated
• How to navigate the parts of parenting you're avoiding or don't want to approach
• and SO MUCH MORE

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SHOW NOTES:

Buy The Yoga Of Parenting

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