Season 1

Play comes naturally to most children, but as we get older, playfulness, zest, tends to diminish. We get stuck in responsibilities, or maybe you feel like play is frivolous. But then you also end up feeling unhappy and depressed and …

Today I’m dropping the first in a new series, called Ways of WOMAN, or WOW! These are bite-sized, supremely actionable tools for you to use to live as the powerful woman you were born to be. Join me as I …

I grew up the grandchild of Holocaust survivors. My grandparents fled Europe and came to the United States with nothing, and their experiences understandably left them with concerns about money and scarcity. Some of this rubbed off on me, along …

You ever have that feeling that you should be happier than you are? Maybe you think that in general, things are going pretty OK in your life, and for sure a lot of people have it worse than you do, …

I didn’t build my business on social media - I built it by speaking on stages. My big dream was to be impactful like Oprah, and though I had no mentor, I figured it out. I spoke at AVON and …

After I divorced years ago, I had a series of relationships over a number of years, some for a short time and some that lasted a while, but for too much of that time I wasn’t really clear on what …

I recently got back from leading my Wild Woman Retreat in Puerto Rico, and I’m just gonna own it… It was AMAZING! I really do lead the best women’s retreats! Together we embraced the wild parts of ourselves, those parts …

If you’re listening to my podcast, you know that I am all about women -- uplifting, educating, empowering, inspiring, and bringing together women. And yet it was only a few years ago that I learned about International Women’s Day! It’s …

Just dropping into your podcast feed a brief announcement for The Women’s Day Event: WOMANFEST, a 5-hour live event, held on Zoom, March 10, 2023, in honor of International Women’s Day! WOMANFEST is a free event to celebrate the power …

We’re every age we’ve ever been, and we carry with us the hurts from the younger versions of ourselves. To really become the powerful woman we were born to be we need to heal those wounds, we need to mother …

Deep down inside of us, and affecting who we are and the choices we make, is the 5-year old we once were, the 12-year old we used to be… We are every age we’ve ever been, and sometimes we can …

Honesty time… how do you feel about your Pussy? (Vulva/Yoni/Vagina) Growing up, I was worried that mine looked weird and smelled funky. Sound familiar? I never looked at “her” - except when there was an “issue.” Years later, I started …

I recently sent a survey to my newsletter list because I wanted to better understand what struggles and challenges women in this community are dealing with, so I can better help. In today’s episode I’m posing those questions to you …

Many of us have regular meditation practices or gratitude practices. I do, and they’re such an important part of my being present, and my living grounded and with appreciation for what I have. However, how many of us have a …

Leadership in the feminine is desperately needed, now more than ever. With the chaos engulfing our world in so many ways, we need more women rising in their power and leading from the feminine, instead of the toxic masculinity that …

Here in the United States we have an obsession with exercise, at the same time that we have an obesity epidemic. People are often judged based on whether or not, and how much, they exercise. And yet, there are systems …

Like most women, I can struggle with self-doubt and question my own choices. But deep down inside I typically know what I really want to do. Deep inside all of us is the wisdom to know who we really are, …

As we approach Thanksgiving here in the US, I’ve created a guided meditation to help you: Refocus on your gratitude Go into your heart, soul, mind, and body Recalibrate around what is good Recenter on what you truly desire Prepare …

So many women I know, both friends and clients, are feeling extremely burned out, and I am right there with them. I hit a sort of rock bottom with my own burnout recently, despite the fact that I practice a …

So many people I know have a book inside them that they want to get out. I know it’s been true for me for so many years! And yet, getting that book done can be so intimidating! In today’s episode, …

On October 18 I held “Happiness: The Masterclass,” a free event for Women’s Happiness Day. This was such an impactful event, and we got such wonderful feedback on it, that I decided to release the audio of it as a …

Every feel like you’re interested in, passionate about, several things, and because of that you’re not sure how to get moving on anything? The term “multipassionate” has become more popular in recent years, and my guest today, Diana Ringquist,...

I’ve been very open about my fertility journey and the devastating miscarriages that I’ve endured. Born from the ashes of my second miscarriage, though, was the idea for Women’s Happiness Day, which we’ll be celebrating in just a few short...

Every so often we read a book that touches us so deeply, so profoundly, that we find ourselves telling everyone we know that they MUST read this book. This is exactly what happened when I read The Woman They Could …

When I was a little girl, I, like most young girls, was sorely lacking a clear understanding of my own body, how it worked, what changes I could expect it to undergo, and so much more. I learned some things …

Sister, big changes are coming… for me. For you. For US. After 12 years as PurposeGirl, the name no longer fits. I’m not a “Girl” – I’m WOMAN. WE are WOMAN. So, I’m excited to share that that PurposeGirl is …

I have been traveling and working for the past month in Italy. It's been fun and hard at times, but I am truly living a vision board. It's been a dream trip, even with the reality of traveling with a …

If you’re like me, like so many of my clients, like so many women today, then sometimes, maybe even often, you feel isolated or lonely. Women were meant to go through life in community with other women, but there’s been …

These last few months have been full of turmoil, both politically here in the US and personally, in my own life. Last year held some of the highest highs for me. This year… some of the lowest lows. And so, …

I'm off on a 2 week break, taking some much needed vacation, and gearing up for something HUGE coming soon, so stay tuned! We’re changing the world one woman at a time. Go to Apple Podcasts and leave a 5-star …

The state of sex education in our country is abysmal! In many places the only thing taught is abstinence, and in a majority of states, sex ed doesn’t even need to be medically accurate! How ridiculous is that?!? Better sex …

Ever compare yourself to other women? Feel less than or like you don’t measure up? Oh sister, you know how strongly I feel that women coming together are magical! When we get together in sisterhood, it’s a profound experience! And …

So many find it challenging to be their full, authentic selves, for fear of what others would think and do. And yet, for us to fully live our purpose and make the greatest impact on the world, we need to …

Best friends are wonderful. But even more important than having a best friend is being your own best friend. And this is something that many women struggle with, because we tend to beat ourselves up, be self-critical, and say mean …

We’ve been dealing with a pandemic for several years now (we recently passed 1 million COVID-related deaths here in the US alone) and we’ve been feeling the impacts of the health and safety risks as well as the isolation. Add …

As women we are particularly prone to pressures and expectations about what we should look like in order to be considered attractive and worthy, and these pressures make so many women miserable. My guest today is all about helping women …

In honor of Mother’s Day, I am beyond thrilled to have the most important woman in my life as a guest on the podcast: My mom, Gladys Rockind! Gladys has always been a huge inspiration to me, and I’ve learned …

I am honored to have reached this amazing milestone of 200 weekly episodes, and I want to thank you, my listeners, for making this podcast so successful in countries all over the world. Through listener feedback, I decided to commemorate …

Women come to me for a number of reasons – sometimes they feel like they’re in a rut, that they’re just going through the motions and they know there’s more to life. Sometimes they’re searching for something more meaningful and …

I celebrate women all year long, but as Women’s History Month comes to an end, I want to hold up several women as shining examples of women living their purpose and the incredible impact they have had on the world. …

Oprah does it. Will Smith does it. So do Jay-Z and Lindsey Vonn. And so do I. We all make use of the power of visualization, and in today’s episode I’m talking all about visualization and visioning, including: Vision boards …

She’s a top-notch Animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios. She’s a life coach. She’s an author. Any one of those would be career enough, but my guest today does them all and does them exceptionally well! Her fascination with human …

Just dropping into your podcast feed a brief announcement for The Women’s Day Event, a 12-hour live event, March 8, 2022, in honor of International Women’s Day! The Women's Day Event is a free event that will be the world's …

So many people have ideas about how they’d like to change the world for the better, but they allow their limiting beliefs, or expectations from others, or any of a host of other challenges to stop them before they start. …

My guest today has a lot to say about a lot of things, and that makes sense, because she has such a rich, diverse set of experiences behind her. Member of the US Congress. Emmy-award winning journalist. Founder and head …

What is that big, juicy, audacious dream that you’ve always had, that maybe you’ve been afraid to pursue or you’ve beaten yourself up for abandoning? Maybe you think it’s impossible to achieve? Last year I accomplished that kind of goal …

When I created The Women’s Day Event for International Women’s Day in March 2021, I knew I wanted to give back, I knew I wanted to raise money for a community organization that supports girls leadership, and I was thrilled …

For so many women, the idea of midlife implies a crisis: Midlife crisis. A big part of this is because society has put so much emphasis on our looks and has tied our looks to our worth. And this is …

Goals can be valuable tools when created and used properly, but too many of us have spent years chasing life goals that were directly given to us, or heavily influenced by, others, and aren’t truly in alignment with our own …

Just dropping into your podcast feed a brief announcement for DreamAlive, a 4 day live event, Jan 25 – 28, to help you create all you desire and more than you can imagine in 2022! DreamAlive () is an event …