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.

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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 ed has a huge range of benefits, from a reduction in unwanted pregnancies to lower rates of STI's to improved quality of health overall. In today's oh-so-juicy episode, sexuality health educator Liz Kessler joins us to discuss: Pleasure as an indication of flourishing Female genital erasure Pornography The importance of teaching and using proper terms for our body parts Creating a self-pleasure practice The anatomy of the clitoris What most women need (and don't need!) to orgasm The importance of a healthy pelvic floor Female genital erasure About Liz Kessler Liz Kessler is a sexuality health educator and coach, a clinical sexologist, and a certified positive psychology practitioner providing talk -based education and coaching on sexuality-related concerns. Liz Kessler views her work as a sexuality educator and sex coach as part of a movement she calls intimate justice. Liz works with people to feel safe in their own bodies, to feel deserving of connections with themselves and others, and to heal and thrive through pleasure - all leading the way to healthy intimacy and relationships. She believes that sexual health is an integral part of overall well-being. Liz's philosophy is that pleasure is an indication of flourishing. Liz uses her skills as a positive psychology practitioner to take the boo out of taboo to normalize conversations around sex and sexuality. Liz will help you to understand your sexual issues and resolve your sexual difficulties. While being healing-centered and trauma-informed, Liz works with people of all identities who experience various common sexual concerns including low libido, lack of pleasure, frustration around orgasming, pain during sex, decreased intimacy in their relationships, needing parenting support around sexuality, body-image issues, With Liz's individual, couples, or group coaching services, people are able to own their pleasure and sexuality, understand how anatomy contributes to their sexual pleasure, rediscover their libido, restore sexual intimacy in their relationships, and be the sex-positive role model that children need. Liz's focus areas include people in midlife who finally want to feel comfortable with their own sexuality and pleasure. She also supports parents around raising sexually healthy adults. Liz fundamentally believes that sexual wellness is essential to overall mental health. If you are curious about being on a path to pleasure, sexual wellbeing, and flourishing, contact Liz. To learn more about and follow Elizabeth:https://linktr.ee/sexedwithliz https://sexedwithliz.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/SexEdwithLiz https://www.instagram.com/sexedwithliz/ https://www.facebook.com/IntimateJustice https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-kessler-155b4614/ 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!

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 yet, so many of us have been hurt by women, and we carry deep sisterhood wounds. Well, I grew up believing that I needed to be perfect to be loved, and a lot of this had stemmed from my experiences with other girls when I was little. I was basing my sense of self-worth on the approval of others, and this has caused me so much grief over the years. These beliefs, "I'm only lovable if…" or "I'm only worthy if…", are so harmful and yet so common among women. For me, it's an ongoing effort of using my tools to keep these harmful beliefs at bay, and fortunately I have a toolkit of strategies that I use for this. In today's episode I'm talking about The childhood origins of some of my own sh*t – a story about cheerleading you need to hear The ups and downs of social media – how it impacts our worth My struggles in high school with shame and feeling like a loser The origins of our women wounds and how to move through them Why I create safe, sacred sisterhoods The surprising core nature of women in times of stress Specific steps for healing sisterhood wounds: 4 Purpose Power Tools to change your life with worth, women, and friendships And as of early June, 2022, the doors are now open for my life-changing retreat, Goddess Getaway: Italy! To learn more and sign up before all the spots are gone, go to: http://carinrockind.com/italy 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 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 bring all of our gifts to bear from a place of authenticity. Today's guest is a true inspiration, a shining example of living your truth and making a positive impact in the world. Delegate Danica Roem joins us to discuss: Her first election in November 2017 as the first out and seated transgender state legislator in the US. Why it is so powerful for members of marginalized groups to see people like them in positions of authority. How she has stayed grounded while on the campaign trail. How she flips the script and turns getting attacked on social media into a positive. Being vulnerable enough to be visible. Her journey to transitioning. How she met her partner because of, not despite, her transitioning. The potentially difficult conversation around coming out. Running for the newly drawn open state senate seat in 2023. Living with our scars and embracing a meaning from them. About Delegate Danica Roem: Delegate Danica Roem, part of the historic group that flipped Republican seats in the 2018 election, is the first out-and-seated transgender state legislator in American history. Prior to her political career, Roem was a journalist and now serves as a frequent guest on national media. She and her work have been featured in USA Today, People, GQ, The New York Times, Elle, and many others, and was the subject of the GLAAD award-winning documentary This Is How We Win. To learn more about and follow Delegate Roem: https://www.facebook.com/danicafordelegatehttps://twitter.com/pwcdanica And you can find her new book, Burn the Page, at Amazon (https://amzn.to/3sRm5VA), Barnes & Noble, Powell's and more! 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!

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 things about ourselves we would never say about a friend. In today's episode I am thrilled to bring you a conversation with Marjolein van der Kruk, who empowers women to shift from self-doubt to self-love, from feeling small to standing in their power, from being their worst enemy to embracing their whole true self. Marjolein and I talk about: How her journey to become her own BFF began Marjolein's definition of self-love Understanding and embracing our emotions Our inner critics Arrogance versus confidence First steps to self-love: awareness and self-compassion What holds most women back from being their own BFF How her experience with and expertise in self-love informs her parenting About Marjolein van der Kruk: Marjolein van der Kruk is the Queen of Hearts! She founded The Blue Flamingo 7 years ago after quitting her very successful 18-year corporate career in pharmaceuticals. She switched from the science of the body to the science of the heart! She is a senior leadership faculty at THNK, the school of Creative leadership, where she teaches leaders in corporations how to uncover their true authentic selves. She is a trained life coach and an Emotional Intelligence certified practitioner, and she has a Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology. She is a Self-Love teacher and guide. In her newest program, Be Your Own BFF, she empowers women to shift from self-doubt to self-love, from feeling small to standing in their power, from being their worst enemy to embracing their whole true self. She is a Dutch chocoholic, and was born and raised in Paris and lives in the Netherlands near the North Sea beach, with her daughter Charlotte. To learn more about and follow Marjolein: www.beyourownbff.com https://www.facebook.com/queenofhearts.selflove linkedin.com/in/marjolein-van-der-kruk Join Marjolein's Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/byobffcommunity) and download her free Self-Love workbook (https://www.beyourownbff.com/self-love-guide). 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!

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 to that the continuing incidents of gun violence, race-based attacks, attacks on women's rights, and so much more, and we have a lot of very real reasons to feel anxiety. So, the question becomes: What do we do about it? I have years of expertise in women's happiness and an Ivy League degree in Positive Psychology (the scientific study of human flourishing). And I also struggle with anxiety. I always have. If you're looking for that one thing you can do to alleviate your anxiety, you're going to be disappointed, because there isn't one thing that works for everyone. We're just too complex for that. However, I have a toolkit of strategies that I use to manage my own anxiety on a regular basis, and in today's episode I'm going to share my tools with you: I get support. I surround myself with sisterhood. I allow myself to feel and express my emotions instead of suppressing them. I reframe how I think about my own anxiety. I practice acceptance. I ground in and meditate. I move my body. I use my journal (you'll have to listen to find out how). One of my favortie ways to reframe: "What else is true?" Self-touch Taking a bath I also get very personal in talking about how my own anxiety manifests itself, and what it feels like. And as of May 19, 2022, the doors are now open for my life-changing retreat, Goddess Getaway: Italy! To learn more and sign up before all the spots are gone, go to: http://carinrockind.com/italy 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!

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 to feel beautiful and confident and sexy in the body that they have, regardless of whether it conforms to society's expectations. April Codd is the founder of Love Yourself Sexy, and in today's episode we're talking about: It's more important to look at how well your body functions with the weight it carries, as opposed to a number on a scale. Working out as a celebration of what your body can do as opposed to trying to change it because you feel it's flawed. Redefining sexy and beautiful for ourselves. How April loving her own body has improved her marriage and her relationship with her child. April's course, Love Yourself Sexy About April Codd: April is founder and creator of Love Yourself Sexy and all about empowering women to love their bodies just the way they are. She is your biggest cheerleader and your shoulder to cry on and your mirror to reflect your beauty back to you. A momma and wife who is balancing life and entrepreneurship while bringing women wisdom, embodiment, and real-life experiences to help them grasp beautiful and sexy in their own bodies. April is so passionate about helping woman love themselves where they are at right now. To learn more about and follow April: https://loveyourselfsexy.com/ https://www.instagram.com/andsheroseup https://www.facebook.com/groups/725605951700111 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!

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 so much about being a mom from watching her. In today's episode you'll hear: How Gladys bucked convention and followed her own passion to become a math professor and head of the math department at a community college. The sexism that Gladys faced in her career and how she dealt with it. The importance of NOT making coffee! (You'll just have to listen to find out more!) How Gladys and other women banded together to exert their power. Some of Gladys's secrets to a long and happy marriage. Assorted completely adorable stories about ME, told by my mama! Me cry. A lot! But they're good tears! 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!

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 this special episode by having my soul sister, Stacey Hoffer, turn the tables and interview me! I had no idea what she was going to ask and where this conversation was headed, but rest assured that we went deep into my mission, my journey, my desires for my listeners and for women everywhere, and so much more. There's no one I'd rather have interviewing me, and I know you're going to love this conversation! Along the way I talk about: How I manage to keep showing up. How pleasure helps me with my purpose and my passion. How the podcast gives space for many sides of me to come out. How the podcast provides a safe space to talk about challenging and difficult topics that need to be talked about. How I hold space for clients to get out their darker feelings in a healthy way. And then Stacey puts me through the Purpose Power Play Round, the thing I always end my interviews with! To follow Stacey Hoffer: https://www.instagram.com/evolvingstacey/ https://www.facebook.com/evolvingstacey 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!

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 fulfilling to do and they need help uncovering their purpose. And for so many women who come to me, they're craving more joy in their lives, more happiness. In today's episode I'm talking all about the number one thing that is getting in the way of women's happiness, in the way of us living our purpose, and it's probably not what you think. Along the way I talk about: Figuring out what will truly make us happy Saying yes to ourselves, and getting clear on our Yes and our No The interconnectedness of joy and purpose The harm that comes from squashing your own desires Specific steps you can take to help uncover your purpose and go and take action towards it (Vision, Our Superpowers, Joy, and more!) And the doors are now open for my flagship course, Goddess on Purpose, which I offer live only once a year! To learn more about Goddess on Purpose, and to join, please go to: http://goddessonpurposecourse.com/ 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!