Episodes

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, Milagros Phillips,...

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 embrace and nurture our many different...

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 and most vibrant...

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, but today’s guest is going to help us with this....

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 in ways that men don’t usually...

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 that our...

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 in the way of our feeling...

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 time is no way to live our happiest...

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 ABA guide,...

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 on. I talk...

We all have stressful days, and we all handles stress in our own ways. Some exercise, some have a few drinks, some binge watch a favorite (or a stupid) show, and some go for the Ben and Jerry’s. It’s important for us to think about our own coping...

I love receiving emails and voicemail from you, my listeners, and in today’s episode I’m answering some of the questions that you’ve sent me. Specifically, I’m talking about body image and self-love, dissatisfaction with one’s job, my own...

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if, when we experienced success and were recognized for our achievements, others celebrated with us? Sometimes that’s the case, but unfortunately, when someone experiences success, others often resent, attack, or ostracize...

We all face challenges in our lives, and how we react to these challenges has a huge impact on our well being. Some have said that positive psychology at its core is all about struggling well, and in today’s episode I’m talking about different...

Rates of anxiety among adolescents have been steadily growing in recent years. In the United States, 1 in 3 kids will be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder by the age of 18, and the global statistics are similar. My special guest, Renee Jain, brings...

March 8 is International Women’s Day, and in honor of this I’m celebrating the women who have inspired me, and I hope that their stories inspire you as well. I start with my grandmother, Mary Ann Reinstein, a Holocaust survivor who lost everything...

The relationship between a mother and her daughter is unlike any other: complex, extremely powerful and strong, challenging, rewarding, and so much more. On today’s episode I’m joined by two very special guests to discuss the particular nature of...

This is my 50th episode, and I am so grateful to all of you, my listeners for being on this journey with me! To celebrate I’m giving you 50 tips, 50 things you can do right now, to boost your happiness! I hope you try some of these today or this...

Dating can be tough. There are new websites and apps all the time that are supposed to make it easier, but it can still be extremely daunting trying to find just the right person. My guest today is dating coach, Marni Battista, the queen of making her...

February 13 is International Day of Self Love and Galentines Day, which is a day to honor and celebrate your friends. So many women are used to giving to and taking care of others, but we don’t always take care of ourselves as we need and deserve,...

More and more people are trying to find financial independence by starting their own businesses and doing so with online marketing as a major component of their business plans. There is a glut of people claiming to be experts in this, offering to...

The teenage years can be a very difficult time. They certainly were for me. This weekend I spoke to 250 teenagers, and I wanted to give them the exact message that they need to hear right now to know that they’re going to be OK. Inside of each of us...

For years, a dream of mine has been to have a team of people supporting me in the work that I do, lifting up women to be their happiest, best, most empowered selves. Very recently that team has come together, and in today’s episode my guests are two...