I Thought I Wanted This: Episode 1

Psst — this is from my new show, I Thought I Wanted This. Ditch the Ick grew up. I Thought I Wanted This is about what happens when the life you planned and the life you actually want stop being the same thing: careers, relationships, money, moving across the world and changing your mind out loud. There’ll still be the occasional dating story, but mostly it’s honest conversations with women who’ve been there (or are in the messy middle right now). If you liked hanging out here, come find us. Follow along on Instagram: @ithoughtiwantedthis. ----------------------------------- What happens when you finally get the thing you wanted, and it’s not terrible, just fine? We’re kicking off the show with the job I was sure would fix everything, why “fine” can be harder to leave than a disaster, and why we so often need a villain before we let ourselves change our minds. We also walk through the five questions we’ll come back to all season, and what this show is (and isn’t). In this episode: Why “fine” isn’t the same as content Inflating the story to justify changing your mind Running my own career change through the five questions This week’s exercise: finish the sentence “I thought I wanted ___” Is “Same girl. Different plan.” the right tagline? Tell us. Connect with us: Apply to be a guest: ⁠https://forms.gle/aumPddFB33yvBUxB6⁠ Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Instagram: @ithoughtiwantedthis / Katie: @ladykatieabroad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices