Episodes

When I recently turned 45 I started feeling anxious about my age, how much time I have left, what I’ve accomplished, and how much I still want to do in life. Some women go through a “quarter-life” or a “third-life” …

At any given time there are countless children spending extended periods of time in hospitals battling serious illnesses. For these children and their loved ones, this can be an incredibly draining, debilitating, isolating experience, but it doesn’t...

A few days before recording this I got back from a week at Burning Man. If you’re unfamiliar with Burning Man, here’s their brief description: “Once a year, tens of thousands of people gather in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to …

I am so excited to announce the first ever PurposeGirl ALIVE event, the event for women to reclaim their Power, stand for their Pleasure, and create a path toward their Purpose! PurposeGirl Alive is all about becoming the happy, brave, …

A dear friend and client of mine passed away a few days ago, and it got me thinking about what it means to live one’s life fully, to live so that you don’t have regrets. A research study showed that …

The way that our clothing fits has a huge impact not only on how comfortable we feel, but also on how beautiful we feel. My special guest, Elizabeth Olson, has had her own issues around feeling comfortable and beautiful in …

In my work with women over the years, both through one-on-one coaching and in group programs and retreats, I’ve identified seven things that tend to keep women stuck, what I’ve dubbed the Seven Sacred Sins: Self-doubt, self-hatred, shame,...

Financial literacy is more closely tied to wellbeing and happiness than wealth. Those with a high net worth can be extremely unhappy, and those with a relatively low net worth can be very deeply fulfilled. More important than the amount …

I’m recording this episode on July 24, which is the anniversary of one of the greatest tragedies of my life. In today’s episode I open up about what happened and how it affected me. I then take you through the …

It’s an unfortunate fact that many women have been silenced, their voices have been suppressed, they don’t feel free to speak their truth, and this has a wide range of harmful effects on our lives, from interpersonal to professional and …

It’ll come as no surprise to you that living one’s purpose is core to what I believe and what I teach. After all, this is the PurposeGirl Podcast, and my business is called PurposeGirl. I’ve addressed it before, but in …

Do you consider yourself a very confident person? Or, do you feel that you’re not very confident? People often think of confidence as binary, where you either have it or you don’t, either you’re a confident person or you’re not. …

In June 2019 I held the first Women’s Happiness Summit (), the event for women worldwide to become our happiest, most fulfilled, most alive and most vibrant selves! I interviewed 30 female experts on everything from overcoming self-doubt, to...

Talking about race can be extremely difficult for many of us, but without being able to discuss issues around race there can be no healing around race, and we desperately need healing and bridging the racial divide. My guest today, …

Too often women tend to the needs of others at the expense of themselves, taking care of everyone else, and in so doing end up suppressing a part of themselves. In order to be truly happy, however, we need to …

I am so excited to announce the first ever Women's Happiness Summit, an online event running from June 17 - 20, 2019! The Women’s Happiness Summit is the event for women worldwide to become our happiest, most fulfilled, most alive …

One of my top priorities coming into 2019 was to get on top of my finances in a more intentional way. This is an area in which I haven’t felt very confident and I’m sure many of you can relate, …

Women’s rights and freedoms have been under attack for years. We are typically paid less than men for the same work even when we have the same education and experience. We are abused in a wide variety of ways, and …

On The PurposeGirl Podcast I teach a range of tools for working with your mindset -- things I’ve learned in my coaching practice, through positive psychology, and through my own personal work. In the last year or so I’ve discovered …

Every woman is a goddess. I don’t mean that in a mythological or religious way, like Aphrodite or Parvati. I mean that every woman is deserving of being adored and worshipped. However, there are a number of factors that get …

Everyone is short on time. You ask someone you haven’t seen in a while how they are and the odds are that they’ll tell you that they’re so busy. But running around feeling rushed and pressed for time all the …

Shit happens to everyone. We’re not getting through life without facing our share of challenges, setbacks, disappointments, and tragedies. However, it’s important to understand that our happiness is actually our choice. This isn’t just a pretty...

Today I’m joined by Andie Kramer, a partner in the international law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP. Andie has mentored thousands of women and written hundreds of articles and blog posts on gender biases, and is co-author of the …

Today’s episode is very explicit. There is extremely open talk about a number of things that we as women usually feel uncomfortable discussing, even with our closest friends. I talk about the fertility journey that my husband and I are …