WANTcast: The Women Against Negative Talk Podcast

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 SUPPORT OF: Too Damn Young Instagram toodamnyoung.com ~~~~~ Leave a review on iTunes Subscribe to The (Good) Word, delivered to your inbox on or around the 1st and 15th of each month

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 ultimate teacher's teacher and leader's leader. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SHOW NOTES: Pureleighliving.com Angela's Instagram Subscribe to The (Good) Word, WANT's bi-monthly email love letter

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 grinding all year long. This timely Season Premiere of the WANTcast is here to help you make the most of this time, right here and now. Because while January usually gets all the attention when it comes to resolutions, I’d like to argue that September holds just as much promise as the 01/01 mark. ~~~~~ THIS EPISODE IS IN SUPPORT OF: Too Damn Young Instagram toodamnyoung.com ~~~~~ Leave a review on iTunes Subscribe to The (Good) Word, delivered to your inbox on or around the 1st and 15th of each month

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 Season 4! Thank you so much for helping the WANTcast grow and evolve over the last almost-four years. We'll be taking a break over the summer and coming back stronger than ever in August with Season Five.**   ~~~~~~~~~ SHOW NOTES: • Sign up for The (Good) Word, our monthly email digest • Check out She’s The First, this season’s spotlight • Let’s be friends on Instagram!   ~~~~~~~~~ Like this episode? Take a screenshot + share on social, leave a review on iTunes, share it on Facebook, tweet it out on Twitter, or post it on Instagram. Be sure to use the hashtags #WANTcast and #womenagainstnegativetalk!

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, plus a few big, get-honest-with-yourself questions to ask yourself when facing major change of ANY kind. ~~~~~~~~~ SHOW NOTES: • Sign up for The (Good) Word, our monthly email digest • Check out She’s The First, this season’s spotlight • Let’s be friends on Instagram!   ~~~~~~~~~ Like this episode? Take a screenshot + share on social, leave a review on iTunes, share it on Facebook, tweet it out on Twitter, or post it on Instagram. Be sure to use the hashtags #WANTcast and #womenagainstnegativetalk!

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 waitressing taught her to seek out unexpected beauty, how deafness taught her to listen fiercely, how being vulnerable allowed her to find love, and how imperfections can lead to a life full of wild happiness. The world is about to watch her explode. And so, before they do, I wanted to give you all a chance to meet her, so you too can say you knew her “way back when.” In this episode we talk about navigating trauma and grief (especially from unexpected death), feeling worth and building confidence when all you feel is worthless, and shifting from a mindset of expecting to be disappointed to expecting to be delighted. ~~~~~~~~~ SHOW NOTES: • To preorder On Being Human, click here. • Follow Jen on: Instagram Facebook Twitter and at @NoBullshitMotherhood and @GPowerYouAreEnough Website • Lidia Yuknivitch • Attend a retreat  • Sign up for The (Good) Word, our monthly email digest • Check out She’s The First, this season’s spotlight • Let’s be friends on Instagram!   ~~~~~~~~~ Like this episode? Take a screenshot + share on social, leave a review on iTunes, share it on Facebook, tweet it out on Twitter, or post it on Instagram. Be sure to use the hashtags #WANTcast and #womenagainstnegativetalk!

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 September • Sign up for The (Good) Word, our monthly email digest • Check out She’s The First, this season’s spotlight • Let’s be friends on Instagram! Like this episode? Take a screenshot + share on social, leave a review on iTunes, share it on Facebook, tweet it out on Twitter, or post it on Instagram. Be sure to use the hashtags #WANTcast and #womenagainstnegativetalk!

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 September • Sign up for The (Good) Word, our monthly email digest • Check out She’s The First, this season’s spotlight • Let’s be friends on Instagram! • Want a written version of this episode to look back on and take notes? Here you go. Like this episode? Take a screenshot + share on social, leave a review on iTunes, share it on Facebook, tweet it out on Twitter, or post it on Instagram. Be sure to use the hashtags #WANTcast and #womenagainstnegativetalk!

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 fiction enthusiast who encourages you to not only embrace the power of your imagination but also experience stories that AREN'T like your own, and a firm believer that community and connection are at the heart of living a life that's truly lived well. In this episode we tackle mental health and how anxiety might show up for you, chasing your dreams, nurturing healthy relationships, why community is an integral part of wellness, what it actually means to "live your best life," real vs pseudo inspiration on the internet and beyond, and more. ~~~~~~~~ SHOW NOTES: • LizMoody.com • Buy Healthier Together • Buy Glow Pops • Healthier Together podcast • Esther Perel • Onsite • Minimalist Baker • Connect @lizmoody on Instagram ~~~~~~~~   • Sign up for The (Good) Word, our monthly email digest • Check out She's The First, this season's spotlight • Let's be friends on Instagram! ~~~~~~~~ Like this episode? Take a screenshot + share on social, leave a review on iTunes, share it on Facebook, tweet it out on Twitter, or post it on Instagram. Be sure to use the hashtags #WANTcast and #womenagainstnegativetalk!

Last week was about Goodness Overwhelm - this follow-up is about the other end of the spectrum. You can be a pro at shifting your self-talk when life is going pretty well overall. But what happens when the you-know-what hits the fan...and it keeps hitting the fan? What happens when you’re in major need of a WIN, and that win just isn’t coming your way? In this episode, we talk about five powerful strategies to use when life won’t let up. ~~~~~~~~~ SHOW NOTES: • Instagram Bully post • Lynn Chen on the WANTcast • Sign up for The (Good) Word, our monthly email digest •Check out She's The First, this season's spotlight • Let's be friends on Instagram! ~~~~~~~~ Like this episode? Take a screenshot + share on social, leave a review on iTunes, share it on Facebook, tweet it out on Twitter, or post it on Instagram. Be sure to use the hashtags #WANTcast and #womenagainstnegativetalk!