WANTcast: The Women Against Negative Talk Podcast

People talk about being "more brave" in their lives...but what does that actually MEAN, and how do we do it?? In this episode, we talk about: Why Katie doesn't consider herself a naturally BRAVE person How we sometimes misuse the word BRAVE, and how it differs from fearlessness Katie's BRAVERY a-ha moment, and how she's defining bravery (and being brave!) in her life moving forward How to reverse-engineer however you hope to be by changing your perspective on yourself Why easy things, like emails, are so damn hard ...and MORE SHOW NOTES: SUBSCRIBE to The Good Word, WANT's monthly emails from Katie, on Substack! Love the WANTcast? Share it with a friend, subscribe, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts telling people why you love it. Find us at womenagainstnegativetalk.com Follow Katie on Instagram at @katiehorwitch, or visit katiehorwitch.com

The negative self-talk struggle around the holidays and New Year is definitely A THING. You're not alone, and we're unpacking a lot in this episode. Including: Why the negative self-talk around THIS time of year is especially potent and important to be aware of Why the data around New Years Resolutions (80% of people let them go by February) is about waaaaaaay more than goal-setting strategies and might be a sign of something deeper going on way before New Years Day even hits Why the ends of years can be really hard for some people (including Katie!) Four ways Katie personally navigates her self-talk during this time of year, and what she's seen help others as well ...and more! SHOW NOTES: SUBSCRIBE to The Good Word, WANT's monthly emails from Katie, on Substack! Love the WANTcast? Share it with a friend, subscribe, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts telling people why you love it. Find us at womenagainstnegativetalk.com Follow Katie on Instagram at @katiehorwitch, or visit katiehorwitch.com

Well this is the boundary podcast episode you might not have heard before... You know how important it is to set boundaries with others (family, friends, coworkers, strangers on the internet). But what about setting boundaries with your SELF? Why it's so important to set boundaries with ourselves, and what happens when we don't FOUR areas to look at when you're setting boundaries with yourself The big myth about "balance" and how to think of it instead How self-directed boundaries can help us set and maintain boundaries with others, especially during tense or stressful times and more! SHOW NOTES: Prentis Hemphill on boundaries Cheryl Strayed on boundaries READ: Setting Mindful Boundaries with Family on WANT LISTEN: On Listening As Service with Benjamin Mathes on the WANTcast Love the WANTcast? Share it with a friend, subscribe, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts telling people why you love it. Find us at womenagainstnegativetalk.com Follow Katie on Instagram at @katiehorwitch, or visit katiehorwitch.com

No matter what, whether you celebrate or you don't celebrate, you're probably getting a lot of messages around thankfulness and gratitude right now. In today's special Thursday episode, we're talking how to frame this day and this time of year as something a little bit different than in the past: Why you might feel a sense of burnout, anxiety, or longing the day of an emotion/expression-focused holiday like Thanksgiving or Valentine's Day How to cultivate a gratitude practice in as little as 1-2 minutes without going overboard or being unrealistic Katie's theory on bringing more of a New Year's Eve vibe to the day we're supposed to focus on "giving thanks" ...and more! SHOW NOTES: Listen: WANTcast 117: 4 Steps To A 5-Minute Gratitude Practice Astrology of the Week Ahead with Chani Nicholas The Rising Sign on Good Risings with Colin Bedell Love the WANTcast? Share it with a friend, subscribe, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts telling people why you love it. Find us at womenagainstnegativetalk.com Follow Katie on Instagram at @katiehorwitch, or visit katiehorwitch.com

America is more obsessed with fitness than we've ever been...but somehow the unhealthiest we've ever been. How is this so, and how we can break the barriers that Fitness + Wellness Culture tells us we must subscribe to? Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, the author of FIT NATION, is here to answer these questions and more. For her, fitness is, as her new book describes, "a social justice issue. She argues that the fight for a more equitable exercise culture will be won only by revolutionizing fitness culture at its core, making it truly inclusive for all bodies in a way it has never been." SHOW NOTES: Buy Fit Nation here Natalia's website Instagram Facebook Twitter Natalia on Episode 043 of The WANTcast Past Present podcast Welcome To Your Fantasy podcast Love the WANTcast? Share it with a friend, subscribe, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts telling people why you love it. Find us at womenagainstnegativetalk.com Follow Katie on Instagram and Twitter @katiehorwitch, or visit katiehorwitch.com

Today's guest is Kara Cutruzzula: a writer and editor, a playwright, a musical theater lyricist, and the author of both DO IT FOR YOURSELF and DO IT TODAY: An Encouragement Journal. Her long-running must-read newsletter Brass Ring Daily, about work and creativity, has been featured in Lifehacker, Inc., TIME, and Vanity Fair — which called it "a life coach in your inbox". Today we talk about: Kara's specific advice for actually "enjoying the process" and "trusting the journey" in your work and life How/why we diminish our own excitement about projects and milestones, and how to keep some of that joy for yourself Why Katie sometimes feels like she experiences an existential crisis when she hits her goals, and Kara's way of countering that feeling Finding your collaborators and champions, how to reach out to people whose work you admire when it feels scary to — plus Kara's exact "in" line — and where the heck to actually find them Kara's unique take on why hearing NO is sometimes the best thing you can hear The reason Kara doesn't actually write with a reader in mind, and how it's helped the longevity of Brass Ring Daily and more! SHOW NOTES: Kara's website Instagram Brass Ring Daily Do It Today podcast BUY Do It Today: An Encouragement Journal BUY Do It For Yourself Love the WANTcast? Share it with a friend, subscribe, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts telling people why you love it. Find us at womenagainstnegativetalk.com Follow Katie on Instagram and Twitter @katiehorwitch, or visit katiehorwitch.com

"Doing your own thing" or "being yourself"...a lot of people will talk about it like it's this gold at the end of the rainbow, and it will feel so great when you get there. In this episode, we talk about... The reality of being yourself and "doing your own thing," and why so many of us are left thinking we're doing it wrong The email Katie received about yoga pants that gave her an unexpected blast from the past Trends, trendsetting, and how to mindfully navigate the ups and downs of what's in vs. out Why you might want to hold the idea of "being yourself" a little more loosely than you are right now... and more! Love the WANTcast? Share it with a friend, subscribe, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts telling people why you love it. Find us at womenagainstnegativetalk.com Follow Katie on Instagram and Twitter @katiehorwitch, or visit katiehorwitch.com

Season 8 of the WANTcast is here! 1. What we really mean when we're saying we need to "get back into the swing of things" 2. Four practices and ideas to help you move forward — without letting the negative self-talk spiral of "I should do this" or "I used to do this, so why can't I now" get in your way. 3. Why Katie is extremely allergic to hopping on bandwagons, why this maybe isn't the best thing, and how to think of it instead. and more! Love the WANTcast? Share it with a friend, subscribe, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts telling people why you love it. Find us at womenagainstnegativetalk.com Follow Katie on Instagram and Twitter @katiehorwitch, or visit katiehorwitch.com

This time of year can bring up a lot of negative cultural messaging — and therefore negative self-talk — around bodies and working out, and while things are changing for (hopefully) the better, we've GOT to know where we've come from and how we got here so that we can get to where we truly want to be. Danielle Friedman is an award-winning journalist and author of the critically acclaimed cultural history of women's fitness Let's Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World. From the revolutionary and sometimes radical beginnings to the intermingling of diet culture and fitness, to fitness's place in the feminist movement, to the history of fitness shaping our self-perception — hopefully, this episode can help you get curious about movement's place in your own life, what's informed that, and where you're going from here. (This is also the season finale — we're taking a short summer vacay. See you in a couple months!) SHOW NOTES: Danielle's website Buy Let's Get Physical Danielle on IG The Cut: The Secret Sexual History of the Barre Workout Follow Katie on Instagram Leave a review on iTunes (and subscribe to the WANTcast if you haven't already!) Subscribe to The (Good) Word, our monthly email digest filled with tips, tools, motivation, and inspiration to shift your self-talk Join The WANT Community, our private membership club Visit womenagainstnegativetalk.com

When life gets stressful, do you go MIA? Why a text from a friend inspired the podcast's return, a conversation about why we shut down, and how to give yourself what you need without compromising everything else in the meantime. Also, how to support your loved ones who do this (without ignoring what you need, too). SHOW NOTES: We Can Do Hard Things on BURNOUT Follow Katie on Instagram Leave a review on iTunes (and subscribe to the WANTcast if you haven't already!) Subscribe to The (Good) Word, our monthly email digest filled with tips, tools, motivation, and inspiration to shift your self-talk Join The WANT Community, our private membership club Visit womenagainstnegativetalk.com