YES, WOMAN (formerly PurposeGirl): Real conversations for women ready for MORE - More aliveness, more purpose, more pleasure, more power to create the life you want.

What if the thing standing between you and your next level… isn't strategy? What if it's audacity? In this episode of YES, WOMAN , Carina dives into the conditioning that keeps women quiet, careful, "humble," and afraid to fully claim what they want. From money, purpose, and visibility… to dancing wildly at a wedding without caring who's watching… this conversation is about what becomes possible w...

Why women leaders freeze when they know they're meant for more You're not lazy. You're not unmotivated. And you're definitely not broken. So why do so many capable, brilliant, purpose-driven women keep freezing when it comes to the thing they say they want most? In this deeply personal episode, Carina unpacks the invisible trauma responses that keep women stuck in busyness, overwhelm, perfectionis...

Do you ever wonder if you're doing it right as a mother… or quietly fear you're messing it all up? In this deeply honest and powerful episode of YES, WOMAN , Carin Rockind sits down with parenting expert Laura Dawn to talk about what's really going on beneath mom guilt, anxiety, and the pressure to be perfect. This is not about fixing your child. This is about trusting yourself again. From ADHD an...

What if you're not crazy… you're just finally telling the truth? In a world that teaches WOMEN to be palatable, agreeable, and "good"… the moment you want more—more freedom, more expression, more LIFE—you start to question yourself. Is this too much? Am I being unrealistic? Have I gone crazy? In this episode, we flip that completely. Because maybe the WOMAN who dares to want more… who speaks up… w...

What happens when a WOMAN builds the "perfect" life… and still feels empty inside? In this deeply personal episode, I take you inside my own journey from being the perfect child, to chasing the perfect life, to realizing none of it actually made me happy. This is the story of how I went from being the "Yes girl" saying yes to everyone else, to becoming a YES WOMAN fully owning my desires, my truth...

What if the most radical thing a WOMAN could do… is say YES to herself? In the very first episode of YES, WOMAN - Carin Rockind asks a bold question: Why are we alive if not to feel that full-bodied, radiant YES about our own lives? As the founder and CEO of the Institute of WOMAN, Carin Rockind has spent over 15 years working with thousands of women and she's seen the same pattern again and again...

What if the reason women are obsessed with certain love stories has nothing to do with fantasy and everything to do with the kind of love we secretly crave? In this episode of YES, WOMAN , Carina sits down with love coach Taylor Carr for a fascinating conversation about relationships, desire, and the deeper truths behind why women respond so strongly to powerful love stories like Heated Rivalry . ...

What if this year is asking you to  shed your old life and step into the WOMAN you were always meant to be? In this episode of the YES, WOMAN Podcast , Carina explores the powerful symbolism of the Year of the Fire Horse , a rare energetic combination that represents movement, courage, passion, and bold new beginnings. After the completion of a nine-year cycle, we are entering a moment of ignition...

Failing Ferociously, Owning Your Ambition & Saying YES to Yourself with Monica Dominic In this soul-shaking episode of YES WOMAN , Carina sits down with the electrifying, big-hearted Monica Dominic entrepreneur, keynote speaker, podcast host, and author of the upcoming book Ferocious Ambition for a conversation that will change how you see failure, ambition, and yourself. This episode is a love le...

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 g...

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 ke...

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 hel...

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 Andre...

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...

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 ow...

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 th...

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 c...

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 talki...

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 happi...

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...

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...

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 perf...

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 in...

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 change...

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...