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.

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, "What You Need to Know About Negotiating Compensation." According to Andie, even the most well-intentioned workplace is biased, because the leadership is almos...

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 about masturbation. I talk about sex. I talk about orgasm. My point in discussing these things so openly is to try to remove the stigma around some of th...

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 mechanisms and determine whether or not we're just numbing out and avoiding dealing with our stressors head on, because if we're just numbing out, the is...

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 bisexuality, and dealing with failure. Along the way I mention two books that you might want. You can get The Female Brain, by Louann Brizendine M.D ( https://am...

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 them. This is known as the Tall Poppy Syndrome, and it can be so demoralizing. My guest today, Rumeet Billan, is an expert in this and recently conducte...

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 types of traumas that we face and how we can struggle well with them, how we can overcome our challenges. I dive deeply into the concept of post-traumatic g...

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 together technology and child psychology as she works with children and parents to build the emotional intelligence of children, helping build their r...

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 when she was young, lived through a lot of hardships, lived a life of service and never complained. I talk about my mother, Gladys Rockind, a brilliant...

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 the mother daughter relationship, how we can better understand it, and what we as women can do to strengthen our own mother-daughter relationships. If yo...

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 week, and when you do, please let me know how it went (see below for how you can leave me voicemail)! In this episode I mention a number of different reso...

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 clients irresistible to men, and not just any men: High quality men. Marni talks about having the right mindset for successful dating, including rec...

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, and today's episode is all about how we can take care of and love ourselves. We've been raised to think that taking care of and loving ourselves is self...

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 teach you how to be successful online, but it's daunting knowing whom to trust and how to go about it. My guest today is Genecia Alluora, the Founder of...

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 are all of our younger selves, us at every age we've ever been, still having an impact on our current selves, and today I'm discussing what we need to...

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 of these people: Elizabeth Webber and Jessica Funk. Elizabeth is a branding expert, graphic designer, and stationer, and she and cofounded The Happy W...

My biggest dream in life has been to publish a book. I was on a path to accomplishing this earlier in my life but I let fear and insecurity derail me. In today's episode I talk about this huge dream of mine, how it has continued through the years, and what I've done to deny and suppress it and then to pursue it. I also discuss the importance of pursuing our biggest dreams, how to flip from being a...

My guest today is Stella Grizont. Stella is an executive coach and has helped over 1400 overachievers work happier and live better across 21 countries. She's a favorite for organizations like Google, Genentech, and J&J. She's on a mission to empower people to take control and end the dread they experience on the job and feel like their most alive self. You may have seen Stella featured on Forbes,...

According to research from 2017, 90% of New Years resolutions fail. There are many reasons why they tend to fail, and I address a few of these, but a big reason is that they aren't grounded in things that are truly meaningful for us. In this episode I teach you a New Years ritual that I've been doing for years that can help you pause and get deeper and really explore what's important to you. This...

My guest today is Melissa Garson, a Certified Life Coach, Author, Speaker and as some of her clients say, a GAME Changer! The Founder of Melissa Garson Coaching, Melissa coaches clients all over the world by phone and has been educating and inspiring women of all ages for over 25 years. She earned her Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and her certification...

This episode is the sixth in a six-part series in which I take you through six different pathways to happiness, to human flourishing, and with each one I provide you with tools that you can use. This is all based on the current research through a framework called PERMA-V. In today's episode I teach you all about the V – Vitality – and every other week, when I do a solo episode, I be discuss anothe...

My guest today is Shira Turkl-Rubin. Shira started Soul Flyte, a boutique yoga and fitness studio in Nyack, NY, from scratch. Her knowledge of yoga, fitness, digestive health, body awareness, meditation and nutrition lead her here to this very moment when she decided to open her own studio in a bustling town filled with curious, open minded people. Shira is an E-RYT 200 and 500 hour certified yoga...

This episode is the fifth in a six-part series in which I take you through six different pathways to happiness, to human flourishing, and with each one I'll provide you with tools that you can use. This is all based on the current research through a framework called PERMA-V. In today's episode I'll teach you all about the A – Achievement – and every other week, when I do a solo episode, I'll be di...

My guest today is Holley Kelley, a gerontologist, fellow in thanatology, multi-award-winning author, and founder of the Latter-Life Planning Institute. She is also host of the weekly radio show, Aging GreatFULLy, broadcasting globally on the CTR Network. Her career emphasis is helping people around the world Live Vibrantly, Plan Thoughtfully and Age Dynamically! As an aging influencer and death ch...

This episode is the fourth in a six-part series in which I take you through six different pathways to happiness, to human flourishing, and with each one I'll provide you with tools that you can use. This is all based on the current research through a framework called PERMA-V. In today's episode I'll teach you all about the M – Meaning – and every other week, when I do a solo episode, I'll be discu...

My guest today is Pax Tandon, author, producer, wellness advocate, teacher, and former news anchor. Her mission is to effect mass positive change on the planet, and she believes that the practice of Mindfulness is vital to this mission. Her book, Mindfulness Matters, is out now. She also recently finished work on the Mindfulness Matters short film, which she co-produced, co-wrote, voiced and starr...