The PurposeGirl Podcast: Empowering women to live their purpose with courage, joy, and fierce self-love.

Scientific research in relation to positive psychology has proven that emotions are contagious up to three degrees of separation. It's a fact: the way we show up to the people around us has a direct effect on how our social environment responds. In consequence, how we work with our own emotions is crucial, and learning to do so can become a powerful tool for our own self-improvement and the betterment of those around us. In this episode of The PurposeGirl Podcast, I'm fortunate to be joined by Ilana Nankin, an award-winning entrepreneur, master educator, and expert yoga trainer committed to using wellness as a vehicle for social change. Ilana shares with us how taking up yoga lessons was a life changing experience for her, and how she went from being an overwhelmed teacher at an under-resourced school in San Francisco, to starting a revolutionary movement that aims to enhance the health and wellbeing of the overall educative community. In this episode, Ilana and I discuss the following: The importance of self-care; learning to put yourself first in order to build a healthy sense of community. Powerful tools that can be helpful to deal with the current global context, such as intention setting and gratitude practice. The concept of emotional contagion and how the way we show up to people has a direct effect on others. Limiting beliefs, and learning how to replace them with empowering beliefs despite any given circumstances. Mission and vision as key elements behind a successful entrepreneurship. You can learn more about Ilana's organization on its official web page (https://www.breatheforchange.com/), Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/Breathe4Change/) and Instagram account (https://www.instagram.com/breathe4change/). You can also connect with Ilana on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ilananankin), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ilana_nankin/), and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilananankin). Or you can check out her personal blog (https://medium.com/@ilana_nankin). It would really mean a lot to me if you would go to Apple Podcasts and leave me a review (hopefully a great one!), leave a 5 star rating, subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode, and download the episodes! And please spread the word and help our community grow! Thank you so much spending your time with me! And if you aren't following me already, you can find me on Instagram and Facebook, and click here to receive my newsletter. May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life. Bye for now! About Ilana Nankin Dr. Ilana Nankin is an award-winning entrepreneur, master educator, and expert yoga trainer committed to using wellness as a vehicle for social change. Ilana is the Founder and CEO of Breathe For Change, an organization on a mission to enhance the health and well-being of teachers, students and entire school communities. Breathe For Change offers the world's only 200-hour Wellness and Yoga Teacher Training specifically for educators, and leads self-care and social-emotional learning professional development for schools, districts and organizations. Since 2015, Breathe For Change has certified 3,500 educators as Yoga Teachers and Wellness Champions, who are positively impacting the lives and well-being of over 500,000 students throughout the country.

Do you consider yourself to be an optimist or a pessimist? Actually, whether you choose one over the other, technically, you'd be wrong. Psychological studies have proven that optimism and pessimism are not invariable character traits, but moldable features related to our way of thinking. And here's the good news: No matter what your circumstances are - optimistic thinking is something that anyone can learn! Along the way I talk about… The benefits of an optimistic way of thinking, and how it helps us achieve better physical and mental health, professional success and quality relationships. The "explanatory style" – Analyzing how we explain a difficult situation in order to transform our mental habits. The importance of becoming aware of our own response to adversity and challenge, so that we can actually to do something about it. Four really powerful tips: the "ABCDE" thinking, the "worst case, best case, most likely scenario" technique, the Genius of Hope, and Desire. It would really mean a lot to me if you would go to Apple Podcasts and leave me a review (hopefully a great one!), leave a 5 star rating, subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode, and download the episodes! And please spread the word and help our community grow! And don't forget to pre-order your copy of my new book, Wonderful You: 100 Inspirational Quotes for a Pop of Joy, on Amazon! https://amzn.to/2UkhXMY Thank you so much spending your time with me! And if you aren't following me already, you can find me on Instagram, click here to join the PurposeGirls Facebook Group, and click here to receive my newsletter. May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life. Bye for now!

When I first started PurposeGirl I started with the dream of creating a movement of women coming together in their power and shifting the world for the better. I've always been fascinated by movements of women that start organically, where women gather and take a stand for something together. My guest today has created such a movement, a movement that has been leading people to feel empowered in their minds and bodies. My guest today is Sadie Lincoln, the co-founder and CEO of barre3. In today's episode of The PurposeGirl Podcast, Sadie talks about: Working out at home shortly after the birth of her first child and what she learned about listening to her own inner voice. The importance of paying attention to what she really needs, and the importance of building a company by paying attention to what people really need. The need to be intentional in defying the countless messages coming at us that attempt to disempower us around our bodies. How some member of the fitness community send exactly the wrong kinds of messages, and how barre3 is different. The emphasis on encouraging modifications at barre3, where members are taught many variations on poses and exercises so they can choose what to do based on what their bodies really need, thereby empowering them to choose for themselves. A new way of thinking about what it means to be a badass. What it means to be empowered from within. The impact of having been raised by a sisterhood of women. How the idea of belonging and community is core to barre3. The importance of having one's business be driven by purpose. Getting clear on your distilled essence is the hardest thing you'll do. The importance of self-awareness practices. Barre3 retreats You can learn more about and follow barre3 on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/barre3company), Twitter (https://twitter.com/barre3), and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/barre3 and https://www.instagram.com/sadielincoln/). Note: In this episode Sadie talks about an upcoming barre3 retreat, but this interview was recorded shortly before the coronavirus spread throughout the United States, so dates have changed since the recording of this interview. Please go to https://experienceb3.com/ for information on future retreats. To learn more about Goddess on Purpose, please go to http://carinrockind.com/goddess. Also, you can pre-order my new book (or order it, depending on when you listen to this), Wonderful You, at Amazon here (https://amzn.to/2WEF4U6). It would really mean a lot to me if you would go to Apple Podcasts and leave me a review (hopefully a great one!), leave a 5 star rating, subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode, and download the episodes! And please spread the word and help our community grow! Thank you so much spending your time with me! And if you aren't following me already, you can find me on Instagram and Facebook, and click here to receive my newsletter. May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life. Bye for now! About Sadie Lincoln Sadie Lincoln is the co-founder and CEO of barre3, a fitness company focused on teaching people to be balanced in body and empowered from within. Starting in 2008 with the flagship studio in Portland, Oregon, barre3 has grown to include more than 140 franchise studios powered by female entrepreneurs, plus an online-workout streaming-subscriber base in 98+ countries. What started as a workout has blossomed into a full-blown movement made up of millions of people focused on body positivity, being empowered, and redefining what success in fitness means. Sadie is on Inc.'s Female Founders 100 list, has been featured on NPR's How I Built This, and speaks regularly on the topics of mindful leadership, the power of body wisdom, and the movement to redefine what success in fitness means. Beyond running her company and being a global spokesperson, Sadie still enjoys teaching barre3 classes to many of her founding clients in her hometown of Portland, Oregon.

In a world filled with uncertainty, the discussion focuses on transforming helplessness into resilience. Real stories illustrate how processing emotions is vital for empowerment. Choosing to embrace purpose, even in challenging times, can lead to personal growth. The introduction of a new course offers women the chance to discover their passions and create meaningful paths forward. Ultimately, small daily decisions shape our happiness and well-being more than we realize.

Because of Coronavirus, we need tips and tools to boost immunity, stay positive, and regain hope, and in this episode, I give you all my tools. Suddenly, many of us have had our lives changed in ways we couldn't have predicted, and we're now quarantined or sheltering in place, practicing social distancing, and pretty much staying at home. Many are struggling with anxiety and fear for what their future holds, but we can also use this time to go inwards, to be more contemplative, to ponder the bigger questions about our life and our purpose. For so many of us, our lives have been busy and chaotic and overwhelming and go-go-go. Being busy and always doing has been a badge of honor, but we can use this time to slow down, reconnect with what matters - those we love, and ourselves. We can use this time for purpose. To discover who we are and what we want in life. In today's episode I show you ways you can work with your stress right now, rise above it, and use this time to move towards and support your highest, most purposeful selves. I talk about My morning routine from a few weeks ago, when I delivered Amazon's keynote for International Women's Day, and the day before giving it I was told that instead of a room of 600 people it would be entirely live-streamed. I was stressed and frustrated, and I share with you the tools I used to shift this so that I gave an outstanding, inspiring talk. The impact of movement, and moving stress out of our bodies. How regular exercise helps strengthen our immune system, so important right now in our current situation, and I offer tips for getting your exercise. The importance of proper and focused breathing to our wellbeing. The benefits of a regular meditation practice and tips for getting started. The health benefits of smiling and laughing. Having gratitude for what we do have instead of frustration over what we don't have, and a simple gratitude practice that everyone should be doing. The health benefits of nature, and how you can get your nature fix even if you need to stay indoors. The importance of community, of finding sisterhood. I announce my upcoming Goddess On Purpose course, for which the doors will be opening a few days after this episode is published. Reach out to my team (josh@purposegirl.com) to get on the waitlist, or to register if the doors have opened by the time you hear this. You can pre-order my new book (or order it, depending on when you listen to this), Wonderful You, at Amazon here (https://amzn.to/2WEF4U6). To learn more about the online classes offered by SoulFlyte yoga and fitness studio, please go to (https://www.soulflyte.com/schedule). It would really mean a lot to me if you would go to Apple Podcasts and leave me a review (hopefully a great one!), leave a 5 star rating, subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode, and download the episodes! And please spread the word and help our community grow! Thank you so much spending your time with me! And if you aren't following me already, you can find me on Instagram, click here to join the PurposeGirls Facebook Group, and click here to receive my newsletter. May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life. Bye for now!

What is so important to you, what are you so passionate about, that you would put aside your everyday life for months to pursue that passion, to fight for that cause? My special guest today did exactly this: Liz Warner is running 30 marathons in 30 countries with the goal of raising over $100,000 for local NGO's (non-governmental organizations) that support women and girls in those countries! In today's episode of The PurposeGirl Podcast, Liz talks about: What motivated her to take on this incredibly impressive feat. Some of the internal struggles she endured in pursuing this, including acceptance of the unknown and a recognition that she was going to fail along the way. How she chose the local organizations that she is supporting. Some of the NGO's she supports, including Free to Run (Afghanistan), Empower Her (Côte d'Ivoire), and She Is Egypt (Egypt). Examples of sexism she faced running marathons in countries around the world. How each one of you can help her reach her goal! You can learn more about Liz Warner, and you can support her efforts, at her website (www.runtoreach.com), and please follow her on Instagram (@runtoreach). It would really mean a lot to me if you would go to Apple Podcasts and leave me a review (hopefully a great one!), leave a 5 star rating, subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode, and download the episodes! And please spread the word and help our community grow! Thank you so much spending your time with me! And if you aren't following me already, you can find me on Instagram and Facebook, and click here to receive my newsletter. May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life. Bye for now! About Liz Warner Marathoner Liz Warner launched Run to Reach in early 2019, marking the beginning of a whirlwind 18-month international fundraising initiative that will see her face 30 marathons across the globe and partner with 20 local NGOs. Each one empowers women in its community to become independent, take control of their futures and fight in the face of vulnerability and discrimination. Currently residing in Paris but born and raised in Atlanta, Liz has competed in the world-renowned Singapore and Paris marathons, as well as smaller races in Myanmar and Lebanon. Liz now faces 20 further marathons across the six inhabited continents, reaching her own summit at the Everest Marathon in May of 2020.

Have you ever felt like life was handing you setback after challenge after tragedy after crisis? I definitely have. And yet, time and time again I've managed to push through, persevere, and rise again. And, if you're like many of the women I know and with whom I've worked, you have, too. Not sure if you remember these toys, but a friend told me years ago that I'm like a Weeble – "Weebles wobble but they don't fall down!" I think that's such a great description! In today's episode I talk about Positive psychology, the scientific study of human flourishing The concept of learned helplessness and what this means for our own lives The cycle of thought – feeling – behavior Optimistic versus pessimistic thinking Shifting from seeing things as happening TO you to happening FOR you How we can cultivate our own resilience and strength in the face of challenges How we can shift our way of thinking so we rise up stronger than ever It would really mean a lot to me if you would go to Apple Podcasts and leave me a review (hopefully a great one!), leave a 5 star rating, subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode, and download the episodes! And please spread the word and help our community grow! Thank you so much spending your time with me! And if you aren't following me already, you can find me on Instagram, click here to join the PurposeGirls Facebook Group, and click here to receive my newsletter. May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life. Bye for now!

Have you ever been SO angry that you wanted to smash something, throw something against the wall, or even hit someone? It's perfectly normal to feel anger and frustration, but we need to have appropriate outlets for these more challenging emotions or we'll end up doing something destructive, like taking it out on someone. In today's episode of The PurposeGirl Podcast, I'm joined by Aria Tru, NLP Transformational Life Coach and founder of Women Breaking Plates, an organization she formed to give women a fun, cathartic way to break free of old habits, patterns, traumas, and emotions. As the name of the organization suggests, at Women Breaking Plates events, women have the opportunity to write on plates the things that no longer serve them, things they want to get rid of, and then shatter them. This is part of a larger event in which women support each other, are supported by a variety of healers, and take physical actions that help make shifts in their own bodies and in their lives. In this episode, Aria talks about: The importance of recognizing that one is able to change, and making a decision and taking steps to change How traumatic events enter our bodies through our five senses and how we need to learn new ways to rewire our system to process and release the traumas Our sacred rage that needs to be expressed Instead of thinking about having emotional blockages, see it as emotions that haven't yet been expressed The importance of acknowledging and listening to the hurt parts of ourselves The Empowerment Parties held by Women Breaking Plates The Full Body YES! You can learn more about Aria Tru at her website (https://www.womenbreakingplates.com/), follow her on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/WomenBreakingPlates/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/womenbreakingplates/), and check out a video of an Empowerment Party on YouTube (https://youtu.be/heHxW6RhrDo). And, if you're in the LA area, she's holding her next event March 7 in LA. It would really mean a lot to me if you would go to Apple Podcasts and leave me a review (hopefully a great one!), leave a 5 star rating, subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode, and download the episodes! And please spread the word and help our community grow! Thank you so much spending your time with me! And if you aren't following me already, you can find me on Instagram and Facebook, and click here to receive my newsletter. May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life. Bye for now! About Aria Tru Aria Tru is a NLP Transformational Life Coach that has spent 20 years assisting her clients in healing and rewiring the trauma in their nervous system, while building a stronger, more loving sense of self. Aria believes that no matter what has happened to you or what you have been through you can find healing, and make new, positive choices for your life. She founded Women Breaking Plates 2 years ago to give women a fun, cathartic way to break free of old habits, patterns, traumas, and emotions. Women Breaking Plates has become a success and is going on it's 5th event.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all my listeners! I had no idea where this journey would take me when it started, but after 100 episodes, over 150,000 downloads, and hitting the top 20 in dozens of countries around the world, it's clear that there are a LOT of women out there who are on this journey with me. I've received so many wonderful reviews, emails, and private messages from women whose lives I've changed, women who have felt heard and seen and supported through The PurposeGirl Podcast, and I dedicate this episode to you, my wonderful listeners, my PurposeGirls! In today's episode I recap some of the highlights from the first 100 episodes, some of the episodes that brought the most feedback and engagement. In the first few episodes I talked about the importance of our own happiness, both to ourselves and to those around us. In Episode 8 I talked about our own pleasure, which was a pretty edgy episode to do early on, and I'm proud that I did it. In Episode 9 I talked about our "dark side," let you know that it's OK to have anger and grief and the "darker" emotions, and addressed how to work with these feelings. Episodes 15 and 19 were about sisterhood and women helping women, and I talk about lifting each other up instead of feeling competition with other women. Episodes 22 and 96 were all about fears that many of us have, and how we can shift these fears into courage. I've talked about self-love in a number of episodes. In Episode 7 I interviewed Stacey Hoffer, in Episode 99 I interviewed Crystal Langen, and in Episode 48 I talked all about what self-love is and its many different levels, and how we can increase our own self-love. In Episode 51 I talked about the special relationship between mothers and daughters, and I interviewed two guest experts about how to strengthen this relationship. In Episode 74 I talked about the "seven sacred sins" that keep women stuck, and I received a lot of feedback about this one. It really resonated for a lot of you. In Episode 85 I talk about how to thrive and help others thrive at work. I received more messages about Episode 90 than any other. In Episode 90 I interviewed Todd Pressman about anxiety, an issue I've struggled with in my own life, and Todd takes me through an exercise that he created to get down to one's core fears. In several recent Episodes (see Episode 94, as well as 98 where I talk about our money stories) I've talked about launching purpose-based businesses, and many of you told me this really resonated for you. In this episode I announce a contest where I'm giving away an Activation Session, a coaching experience with me valued at $1000. To enter, subscribe to this podcast and leave a 5-star review, take a screenshot of both (it's fine if you already left a review a while ago, just take a picture of that), and email the screenshots to [josh@purposegirl.com]! I'll be picking one winner at random on March 1, so send them in by the end of February 29 (EST)! In this episode I also announced that we're going to be holding a Mother-Daughter Retreat the first weekend in May in my home in Philadelphia! To learn more go to [purposegirl.com/motherdaughter]. It would really mean a lot to me if you would go to Apple Podcasts and leave me a review (hopefully a great one!), leave a 5 star rating, subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode, and download the episodes! And please spread the word and help our community grow! Thank you so much spending your time with me! And if you aren't following me already, you can find me on Instagram, click here to join the PurposeGirls Facebook Group, and click here to receive my newsletter. May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life. Bye for now!

February 14 is celebrated in countries around the world as Valentine's Day, but in recent years, February 13, the day on which this episode is being released, has been known as Self-Love Day. In today's episode of The PurposeGirl Podcast, I'm joined by Crystal Langen: speaker, author, coach, and sisterhood specialist. Crystal teaches women to speak their voice and helps them build and strengthen their own self-love. In this episode, Crystal talks about: Reclaiming our beauty-knowing The power of the seemingly simple act of wearing red lipstick, and its impact on our own feelings about ourselves and about being seen Her near-death experience and how her connection to herself and her own self-love saved her life The connection between loving yourself and loving others How she nurtures her long-lasting, smokin'-hot sex life with her partner of 20 years You can learn more about Crystal Langen at her website (www.crystallangen.com), follow her on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/crystallangen) and Instagram (Red_Lip_Revolution), and check out her private FB group, Beauty + Body RECLAMATION (https://www.facebook.com/groups/522219611482293/). It would really mean a lot to me if you would go to Apple Podcasts and leave me a review (hopefully a great one!), leave a 5 star rating, subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode, and download the episodes! And please spread the word and help our community grow! Thank you so much spending your time with me! And if you aren't following me already, you can find me on Instagram and Facebook, and click here to receive my newsletter. May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life. Bye for now! About Crystal Langen Crystal Langen is a certified WomanSpeak speaker, international best selling author, coach (for 1-on-1, online group courses, and masterminds), and sisterhood specialist. At the time of the release of this episode she has one remaining opening for 1-on-1 coaching. Please contact her through her website to inquire about bringing her to speak about her Red Lip Revolution or to have her bring her "red tent and teardrop trailer" to events such as women's conferences, marches, and festivals.