Announcing the return of new episodes of The PurposeGirl Podcast -- and a live event in November! It's been a while -- a little over a year, actually! -- but I'm back!!! There are lots of changes coming to the podcast with its return, but I wanted to let you know about a live weekend event taking place in Philadelphia in November, and you are NOT gonna want to miss this! Listen to learn more, or go to https://carinrockind.com/womanrising ....
It’s been over 4 years of weekly podcasts, and I’m doing something I’ve never done… I’m taking a break! It’s going to be a short break for part of the summer, and when I come back, get ready for some big changes! The name PurposeGirl is going away… The girl is a WOMAN, and the refreshed podcast is going to reflect that! So, if you aren’t already subscribed, please make sure you subscribe so you keep getting the new episodes under the new name! I am SO excited about all the amazing things coming ...
In honor of Pride month here in the US, I wanted to bring you a genuine conversation with a number of dear friends of mine about our own discoveries about our places in the LGBTQIA+ universe. We’re having a frank, open discussion about our experiences, our joys, our struggles, and so much more. Regardless of how you (or those in your lives) identify, these issues touch all of us, and I want to help bring greater understanding to my community and to all those whose lives you touch. I’m joined by ...
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 play is a way out of it. The power of play can really help us live more enjoyable, fulfilling, and even productive lives. My two guests today, Elaine O’Brien and Andrea Seydel, are not only dear friends of mine, but they just coauthored a book on this, and I am so th...
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 talk all about: The two little words that hold so many women back The trauma of the powerful woman Positive What-If-ing Negativity bias I know you're going to love this new series! Please send us a note at team@purposegirl.com and let us know what you think! And make sure to subscribe to the pod...
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 with my own experiences growing up around people who had far more money than I did (not that I wanted for anything). And as a result, I ended up with my own set of issues around money. Today’s episode is a bit of a departure for me, since I rarely focus o...
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, and yet you feel like you should be happier? You wonder what’s wrong with you? I’ll out myself and say that yes, I’ve been there many times in my life. If this at all resonates for you, then I’ve got the best guest for you! Today I’m sitting down with Dominique Velasquez to talk about: The guilt that ...
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 for Victoria’s Secret execs. For Capital One and at Women’s conferences. I LOVED IT! I made an impact, I made money, AND, nearly every time I spoke, I got clients! But then… I kept seeing all of these other coaches making $1 Million in 6 months! I felt so inadequate. Ads started screaming at me on Facebook: G...
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 wanted out of these relationships, let alone how to go about getting it. Looking back on it now, I wish I had had someone in my life like today’s guest to help me navigate all of this. Today we’re talking with Jamie Simkins, expert in all things dating, relationships, love and sex, and it is SUCH a fa...
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 that the patriarchy tries to suppress because our raw power threatens and scares them. Because uncovering and embracing these deeper parts of ourselves is critical to our own happiness. I’m on the verge of a major transformation right now, one in which I’m moving away from Purpos...
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 such a shame that this day, now one of my favorite days each year, isn’t more widely celebrated. Well, I’m doing my part to change that, because today’s episode is all about the ways you can celebrate and honor International Women’s Day and women’s history! Join m...
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 of women, to elevate and inspire us, for us to gather in Sisterhood and raise our voices and make a difference. And all proceeds from this event are going to support women’s reproductive freedoms. In the wake of Roe being overturned, when our freedoms as women are ...
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 the little girl within, and when I started doing this I made such enormous strides in my personal growth! My guest today, Lisa Payne, is a soul sister and one of my clients, and she is the perfect person to help all of you to better get in touch with your inner child and begin the healing pro...
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 see these little girl tendencies in our own actions. But what the world needs now more than ever, and what WE need, is to live as a WOMAN! And so, today’s episode is all about shifting from the little girl inside of us to becoming the woman we want to be. Join me as I talk all about: Taking radical self-res...
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 my own sexual and sensual empowerment. I began developing a much healthier and more positive relationship with my Pussy. I fell in love with her, and this has changed EVERYTHING! I feel more free in bed, I feel more beautiful, more ALIVE. I’m more connected to my d...
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 and then sharing the general trends that I found popping up again and again in the responses. But I’m not just sharing struggles – I’m also proposing a solution, and it all comes down to living in wholeness. So, today I’m talking about: What it means to live in your w...
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 courage practice? I’m guessing very few, but in today’s episode my guest is going to teach us all about the value of courage and leading a courageous life, how we can all live more courageously, and why it can be so transformative for us and for those around us. I am honored ...
At the end of every year, I always spend time going through a particular ritual that helps me celebrate what was really good in the past year, look back at what I learned, and ask myself what do I want to carry forward? Doing this ritual helps me look at what I want in the coming year. I want to share this ritual with all of you so you can reflect on 2022 and look at what you want for 2023. Before I get to this very powerful ritual, I talk about: Taking time to pause and enjoy the moments in lif...
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 is far too common in positions of power. In today’s episode I’m talking about what it means to be a priestess, and I’m publicly announcing a new program in which I’m bringing together years of my own training and work with ancient feminine wisdom: PRIESTESS. A PRIESTE...
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 and structures in place that make it difficult for so many people to incorporate regular exercise into their lives. My guest today, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, has a new book out that takes a look at this issue and makes recommendations for what we can do to make positive changes in ...
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, that fully alive, fully radiant, fully wild self that is the key to our own happiness and success. And the more we tap into that wild side, our true inner nature, and let it out, the happier we’ll be. And so, in today’s episode I’m talking all about: The key to a woman’s happiness The jail we cr...
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 to create more of the good in your life You're gonna want to get comfortable for this one! We’re changing the world one woman at a time. Go to Apple Podcasts and leave a 5-star review and subscribe so you never miss an episode!...
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 lot of self-care. However, what I had been thinking of self-care really hasn’t cut it. My attempts at self-care haven’t been enough. And so, in today’s episode I’m talking all about: What recent research says about women in the workplace and burnout How my fear brain has contributed to my bur...
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, Kathryn and I discuss what it takes to write and publish a book, and how she helps authors do just that. Kathryn talks about: Why it doesn’t matter if your first draft is crap. The playfulness and creativity of writing. Shifting between a top-down and a bottom-up approach to writing. Writing in 30-minu...
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 podcast episode. Today’s episode is the audio from this event, and in it you’ll hear me talk about: The origins of Women’s Happiness Day The power of the words, I Choose The ten reasons why women are twice as depressed as men, including suppressing our emotionality, perfectionism, hati...
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, Founder and CEO of The Modern Goddess Project, is a mutlipassionate entrepreneur. She specializes in helping multipassionate women “get shit done” and live their full, extraordinary lives, and she has recently launched The Modern Goddess Project. In today’...
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 days, on October 18. And so, in today’s episode, I’m talking about women’s happiness as grounded in the science of positive psychology, including: The relationship between helplessness and hopelessness The power of hope The impact of lockdown and isolation on ...
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 Not Silence, a mesmerizing story of a woman in the 1800’s whose husband had her unjustly committed to a mental institution, her heartbreaking struggles, and her amazing triumphs. This book made me outraged and inspired and fired up, and I am thrilled to have the author, Kate Moore, on ...
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 about puberty in school, from friends, from my older sister… but I wish I had had a really clear guide that laid it all out. Fast forward to 2022, and I learn that a dear friend of mine from my childhood wrote a book about puberty for pre-teen and teen girls, exactly what I needed, and her bo...
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 dissolving – and we will be reborn as The Institute of WOMAN. This is about our Reclamation. Our Becoming. Our Wholeness. Our FREEDOM. And in today’s episode I take you on the very personal journey of this transformation so you understand what lies ahead for me and for all of us. I share: Wha...
