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

"Girls can be really, really mean." How many times have you thought, felt, or said that? So many women I work with – me included – have deeply seeded sisterhood wounds. So many women I connect with share that they were isolated, rejected, teased, and even bullied by the girls we thought were our friends when we were younger. It's painful, embarrassing, and has long lasting impacts. It's one of them many reasons why the work we do here at PurposeGirl is so important: to heal the wounds of sisterhood and learn how to lift other women up from a place of authenticity and joy. Because sister, there's enough of everything – clients, money, time, joy, leadership, opportunity, connection, and more – for ALL of us. Your success is not at the deficit or loss of another woman, it is to HER benefit, too! Just like her success is yours. So sisters, in this episode of The PurposeGirl Podcast, I'm fortunate to be joined by Molly Galbraith, cofounder of Girls Gone Strong (GGS), the world's largest platform providing evidence-based, interdisciplinary health, fitness, nutrition, and pregnancy education for women and the health and fitness professionals who work with them. In this episode, Molly and I dig into: How we all have likely been on the receiving and giving side of a Sisterhood wound, and how that can be reversed in adulthood. The fact that much of our society creates a false sense of scarcity for leadership and "success", which leads to the development of a false hierarchy amongst women, that ultimately creates a system of competition. Tools you can use to turn your jealousy and comparison into inspiration and opportunity. Some details about Molly's brand new book! You can follow Molly on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/mollymgalbraith/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/themollygalbraith/). You can also check out her official website https://www.mollygalbraith.com/ and learn more about her work at https://www.girlsgonestrong.com/ Want more PurposeGirl?? Ready to be your full Goddess on Purpose self? And desire Sisterhood who feels the same? Join the Free PurposeGirls Facebook Group! I post prompts, motivation, and do free live videos and challenges to get you on purpose and loving life!! Click here to join (https://www.facebook.com/groups/PurposeGirlsGroup/). Also make sure you're getting my newsletter – that's the first place I send announcements about events, programs and share purpose and happiness tips. Click here to receive my newsletter for free (https://carinrockind.com/newsletter)! Love this episode? Love The PurposeGirl Podcast? Then share the love!! Go to Apple Podcasts and leave a 5 star review, subscribe so you never miss an episode, and download ALL the episodes to listen again and again! And share the PurposeGirl Podcast with every woman you know – that's how we change the world one woman at a time!! Thank you so much for listening, love, and if you aren't following me already, you can find me on Instagram and Facebook. May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life!! Bye for now! XO, Carin --- About Molly Galbraith Molly Galbraith is the cofounder of Girls Gone Strong (GGS), the world's largest platform providing evidence-based, interdisciplinary health, fitness, nutrition, and pregnancy education for women and the health and fitness professionals who work with them including industry leading certification programs and coaching. Her debut book is called Strong Women Lift Each Other Up. The Strong Women Lift Each Other Up philosophy is woven through the fabric of GGS, as Molly leads her international team of women from the US, Canada, UK, Mexico, India, and Australia. From employing and educating, to featuring, collaborating with, and investing in women, GGS is dedicated to lifting women up in 80+ countries around the world. Molly has spoken all over the world at top conferences and prestigious universities like Yale, and she's been featured in publications like Time and People.

Today I took a pause to appreciate and feel grateful for my life. I still find myself in such wonder as I watch my 9-month-old son, Shay, view the world with such curiosity and excitement. I've been trying to instill some of the same in my own life. To slow everything down and find the beauty in all that is around me. Maybe you had a long day, or you're feeling tired after several hours of work and parenting, or you're having trouble letting go of the way you handled something. The anxiety and stress may be overwhelming. But, sister, I got you. Today's episode of the PurposeGirl Podcast is a guided meditation in which I'll lead you to feel gratitude and joy, as well as help you to envision the purposeful life you desire to create for yourself. So, go find a quiet space, get yourself comfortable, and prepare to dive deep into this wonderful purpose meditation. Want more PurposeGirl?? Ready to be your full Goddess on Purpose self? And desire Sisterhood who feels the same? Join the Free PurposeGirls Facebook Group! I post prompts, motivation, and do free live videos and challenges to get you on purpose and loving life!! Click here to join (https://www.facebook.com/groups/PurposeGirlsGroup/). Also make sure you're getting my newsletter – that's the first place I send announcements about events, programs and share purpose and happiness tips. Click here to receive my newsletter for free (https://carinrockind.com/newsletter)! Love this episode? Love The PurposeGirl Podcast? Then share the love!! Go to Apple Podcasts and leave a 5 star review, subscribe so you never miss an episode, and download ALL the episodes to listen again and again! And share the PurposeGirl Podcast with every woman you know – that's how we change the world one woman at a time!! Thank you so much for listening, love, and if you aren't following me already, you can find me on Instagram (www.instagram.com/carinrockind) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/carinrockind). May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life!! Bye for now! XO, Carin

Want to be a Goddess on Purpose? Goddess on Purpose started this past Wednesday, April 14, 2021, but you can still sneak in before April 21, 2021, at 6:30 pm ET! And sister, this is THE PLACE to uncover your purpose, to do so in a feminine, PurposePowerful, juicy way, among sisters all over the world, likeminded women doing all of this with you! Join us, Sister! www.goddessonpurposecourse.com

Each little action counts, sister. And my guest today is the perfect example of this in practice. If each of us believes our actions have impact, we WILL change the world. It's a choice, though, to believe we have impact and agency, and that if we put our minds to anything huge, we will be able to achieve it. Colleen Osborne, my soul sister, multi-time client – literally, this incredible woman was in Goddess on Purpose and then my business Mastermind, Goddess on Fire - and friend is going to be the President of the United States. Okay, maybe not, but she is an incredible leader and a perfect example of making a big difference with small actions that matter. Colleen and I are talking about: What small actions Colleen has taken in her own world that has changed the lives of countless people around her. How to get around Imposter Syndrome so that you can do everything your heart desires boldly and bravely! The key to taking the first step in leveling yourself up. How everyone has a labor of love project, and how to figure out what yours is. That impact for yourself is also impact that changes the world How to stay grounded, centered and clear while doing the hardest work of changing the world. Colleen got so much out of the Goddess on Purpose program, and now you can too! Want to be a Goddess on Purpose? Goddess on Purpose started this past Wednesday but you can still sneak in! And sister, this is THE PLACE. (www.goddessonpurposecourse.com). To uncover your purpose, to do so in a feminine, PurposePowerful, juicy way? Among sisters all over the world, likeminded women doing all of this with you, Goddess on Purpose is the only way! Join us, Sister! Want more PurposeGirl?? Ready to be your full Goddess on Purpose self? And desire Sisterhood who feels the same? Join the Free PurposeGirls Facebook Group! I post prompts, motivation, and do free live videos and challenges to get you on purpose and loving life!! Click here to join (https://www.facebook.com/groups/PurposeGirlsGroup/). Also make sure you're getting my newsletter – that's the first place I send announcements about events, programs and share purpose and happiness tips. Click here to receive my newsletter for free (https://carinrockind.com/newsletter)! Love this episode? Love The PurposeGirl Podcast? Then share the love!! Go to Apple Podcasts and leave a 5 star review, subscribe so you never miss an episode, and download ALL the episodes to listen again and again! And share the PurposeGirl Podcast with every woman you know – that's how we change the world one woman at a time!! About Colleen Osborne:Through personal and leadership coaching, leadership development, and her writing, Colleen Osborne serves others in their quest for personal discovery, growth, and having a meaningful impact on the world. She is owner of Osborne Associates Consulting, a business which is devoted to helping humans and purpose-driven organizations achieve their full potential. Colleen sees herself as a Catalyst for growth, evolution, and change at the individual, organizational and societal levels. Colleen is working to "Level Up" the human species. She deeply believes in Hope and views Hope as an active endeavor. Her blog, Alive with Hope, and her newsletter, The Good News and The Good Do's, spread hopeful messages and encourage people to change the world, one tiny action at a time. She is changing the world through her involvement with local initiatives to address homelessness, using her skills to amplify, uplift and support women of color, being an outspoken voice for belonging, and promoting civil dialogue to bridge differences. With 30 years of professional experience, Colleen's expertise spans human resources, training and development, leadership development, coaching, and mediation. She is a Career Development Facilitator and a certified Coach through the International Coach Federation and the Newfield Network. In her free time, Colleen enjoys meditation, qi gong, time with her husband Hugh, and building community in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, where she lives. Connect with Colleen: The Good News and The Good Do's: https://goodnewsandgooddos.substack.com/ Twitter: @Colleen10713773 And if you're listening within a few days of the release of this episode, please check out Colleen's upcoming event, April 24, 2021, "The Inner Critic and Impostor Syndrome: Befriending Your Inner Voices." https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-inner-critic-and-impostor-syndrome-befriending-your-inner-voices-tickets-149751495755 Thank you so much for listening, love, and if you aren't following me already, you can find me on Instagram and Facebook. May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life!! Bye for now! XO, Carin

What's my purpose? How do I figure it out? Where do I even start? In this episode, I break it allll down for you: Why purpose has been so hard to "find", where you need to start, the first step you need to take, questions and inquiries to journal on to get there and taking imperfect powerful action. I seriously make it sooo simple. Women come to me usually in one of two places: "I have absolutely NO CLUE what my purpose is, please help me find it" OR "I know my purpose, but I don't know what to do next/with it." My PurposeGirl Process works either way, but in today's episode, I'm answering what to do if you don't know your purpose at all. There are 5 steps to take and they will likely surprise you as it doesn't begin with thinking about what "career" you want. Rather I believe that the question "What do you want to BE when you grow up" has messed us up both in terms of career and purpose. Maybe you want to "be" more than 1 thing! Purpose comes down to BE, DO, IMPACT and I'm excited to share it all with you! In this episode, I'm talking about: How you've been looking for purpose in the wrong places and how to change that What purpose anxiety is, the science behind how it is actually holding us BACK from uncovering purpose, and how we get out of it The true definition of purpose and how to apply it to your life Defining "your part" in repairing the world What you need to get curious about The major components of Purpose Want to be a Goddess on Purpose? To uncover your purpose, to do so in a feminine, PurposePowerful, juicy way? Among sisters all over the world, likeminded women doing all of this with you? Then you need to sign up for Goddess on Purpose. Learn the details and sign up NOW (www.goddessonpurposecourse.com). The first class is in less than 1 week! Want more PurposeGirl?? Ready to be your full Goddess on Purpose self? And desire Sisterhood who feels the same? Join the Free PurposeGirls Facebook Group! I post prompts, motivation, and do free live videos and challenges to get you on purpose and loving life!! Click here to join (https://www.facebook.com/groups/PurposeGirlsGroup/). Also make sure you're getting my newsletter – that's the first place I send announcements about events, programs and share purpose and happiness tips. Click here to receive my newsletter for free (https://carinrockind.com/newsletter)! Love this episode? Love The PurposeGirl Podcast? Then share the love!! Go to Apple Podcasts and leave a 5 star review, subscribe so you never miss an episode, and download ALL the episodes to listen again and again! And share the PurposeGirl Podcast with every woman you know – that's how we change the world one woman at a time!! Thank you so much for listening, love, and if you aren't following me already, you can find me on Instagram and Facebook. May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life!! Bye for now! XO, Carin

Ever feel anxious about Purpose? Like what is the first step?? I got you. When stressed about Purpose, women are typically in one of two places: You know your purpose and don't know what to do next, or you have absolutely no idea what your purpose is. Today's episode addresses both to give you the first step either way. My guests are two incredible soul sisters, two of my dear friends and clients, two Goddess on Purpose alum who each found me in one of those places: Deahna Byrd-Taylor and April Codd. Deahna knew exactly what her purpose was – to to be a holistic health coach – but didn't know what steps to take to make that purpose and passion into a career. She was stuck in fear. April didn't even know what the word purpose meant when she first found me. She just knew that she felt unhappy, stuck, and going through the mundane motions of life. Two totally different blocks, and through the coaching and support each woman received in the Goddess on Purpose program, they have both taken not just steps but HUGE jumps towards purpose. Using their examples, in this episode I will teach you how to pursue your purpose, taking that first step. In this episode, April, Deahna and I talk about: What to do if you don't know your purpose and you don't know where to start How to get unstuck when fear paralyzes you What Sisterhood has to do with Purpose and what to do if "mean girls" have taken down your self-esteem in the past. How to discover what is possible for you How impactful the Goddess on Purpose program was for these two very different women and what it will do for you The way to amplify success The two words that will dictate your life (I bet you can guess what they are) Want more PurposeGirl?? Ready to be your full Goddess on Purpose self? And desire Sisterhood who feels the same? Join the Free PurposeGirls Facebook Group! I post prompts, motivation, and do free live videos and challenges to get you on purpose and loving life!! Join here! https://www.facebook.com/groups/PurposeGirlsGroup/ Also make sure you're getting my newsletter – that's the first place I send announcements about events, programs and share purpose and happiness tips. https://carinrockind.com/newsletter Love this episode? Love The PurposeGirl Podcast? Then share the love!! Go to Apple Podcasts and leave a 5 star review, subscribe so you never miss an episode, and download ALL the episodes to listen again and again! And share the PurposeGirl Podcast with every woman you know – that's how we change the world one woman at a time!! Thank you so much for listening, love, and if you aren't following me already, you can find me on Instagram and Facebook. May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life!! Bye for now! XO, Carin

Do you ever see "other people" doing cool things and you think "well that's for other people... Not for me..."? Nothing is more disempowering. I just spent 7 glorious weeks LIVING in a multi million dollar home in Miami Beach, going to the beach or pool every day, taking boats out on the water, working and luxuriating in paradise!! Years ago I would have thought that was for other people. "The lucky ones"... "the beautiful people." Since, I've learned the steps to make happen it happen for me (and for you) and surprise - it all comes down to Purpose. (Because we make our own luck and we ARE the beautiful people, Sister!) The answer for all you desire, all you want for yourself and your loved ones and the world is found in the magic of Purpose. And in today's episode of The PurposeGirl Podcast I teach you how to get it all with 4 simple steps. No more wishing. No more feeling empty inside or like you have to accept crumbs. I won't allow it. Your wildest dreams can be your reality. Mine just did... All using Purpose. When you're on purpose, sister, anything and everything is possible. In this episode, I talk about: How AMAZING and juicy our 7 weeks in Miami were, and how my time in Miami is evidence you can bank as proof that your desires are possible for you. How we did it including figuring out finances and childcare, getting creative so you can too. The #1 research proven tool to get on your way that you cannot live well without (Olympic athletes and top pros use it too!!). How to overcome any obstacles to dreams with ease. What to do if you have no money to pursue the dream? (My story of being broke twice) How you can use the way your brain works to your advantage! If you want to make your dreams a reality or you have no idea what your dreams are - join me in the Goddess on Purpose class starting April 14, 2021. Throughout 8 weeks, I will work with you to get clarity and focus, to feel joy, radiance and aliveness and to take action. It's the most powerful, fun, transformative course to Purpose. It's led women worldwide to create new businesses, fall in love with themselves and realize dreams like moving. You do it with my live coaching, with Sisters who love you as is, support you unconditionally and cheerlead you.You do NOT want to miss this. Register now (www.goddessonpurposecourse.com). Want more PurposeGirl?? Ready to be your full Goddess on Purpose self? And desire Sisterhood who feels the same? Join the Free PurposeGirls Facebook Group! I post prompts, motivation, and do free live videos and challenges to get you on purpose and loving life!! Join here! https://www.facebook.com/groups/PurposeGirlsGroup/ Also make sure you're getting my newsletter – that's the first place I send announcements about events, programs and share purpose and happiness tips. https://carinrockind.com/newsletter Love this episode? Love The PurposeGirl Podcast? Then share the love!! Go to Apple Podcasts and leave a 5 star review, subscribe so you never miss an episode, and download ALL the episodes to listen again and again! And share the PurposeGirl Podcast with every woman you know – that's how we change the world one woman at a time!! Thank you so much for listening, love, and if you aren't following me already, you can find me on Instagram and Facebook. May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life!! Bye for now! XO, Carin

Sister, I want you to have all the deliciousness in your life that you could possibly desire. And I really believe that the key to unlimited possibility in your life is, you guessed it, purpose. There is so much power in purpose. In you finding YOUR purpose. It isn't just the thing that gets you up in the morning. No, sister. It's a verb. It's a way of life. "She who has a why has a way to live through any how." And sister, being a Goddess on Purpose isn't just about making HUGE waves. You don't need to go out there and make the world's biggest event or donate the biggest check. No. It is about making consistent small waves that ultimately move the ocean. In this episode, I talk about: What purpose is, and why not knowing your purpose can lead to negative feelings. What purpose DOES for us, beyond giving us meaning. What purpose does for ME, PurposeGirl. My signature program, Goddess on Purpose!! Hint hint: It's open for registration NOW! Want to be a Goddess on Purpose? To uncover your purpose, to do so in a feminine, PurposePowerful, juicy way? Among sisters all over the world, likeminded women doing all of this with you? Then you need to sign up for Goddess on Purpose. And before 8 am ET (New York time) March 20, you can register at the Early Bird price! Sign up NOW! (www.goddessonpurposecourse.com) Want more PurposeGirl?? Ready to be your full Goddess on Purpose self? And desire Sisterhood who feels the same? Join the Free PurposeGirls Facebook Group! I post prompts, motivation, and do free live videos and challenges to get you on purpose and loving life!! Join here! https://www.facebook.com/groups/PurposeGirlsGroup/ Also make sure you're getting my newsletter – that's the first place I send announcements about events, programs and share purpose and happiness tips. https://carinrockind.com/newsletter Love this episode? Love The PurposeGirl Podcast? Then share the love!! Go to Apple Podcasts and leave a 5 star review, subscribe so you never miss an episode, and download ALL the episodes to listen again and again! And share the PurposeGirl Podcast with every woman you know – that's how we change the world one woman at a time!! Thank you so much for listening, love, and if you aren't following me already, you can find me on Instagram and Facebook. May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life!! Bye for now! XO, Carin

OH. MY. GODDESSSSSS!!! The Women's Day Event was OFF THE CHARTTTSSS!!!! It was extraordinary! Life-changing! Magical!!. It was EVERYTHING all wrapped into one amazing powerful empowering fabulous fun event and I'm soooo grateful and proud and overwhelmed with joy. Imagine a full day of the best, most real, most raw, inspiring, motivating, enlivening speakers and dance classes possible empowering YOU all day. Imagine a day of Sisterhood where you were encouraged and supported by like hearted women like you from around the world! Imagine a day where you laughed and cried and ROSE UP as the freaking GODDESS ON PURPOSE you were born to be!!! Women said it was the best day of their lives. The most magical and inspiring experience they've ever had. They said they left ready to "take up space," "make purpose non-negotiable," and #DOTHEDAMNTHING! If you missed it, no worries because in this episode of The PurposeGirl Podcast, I give you the play by play of the event including many of the nuggets of wisdom and inspiration for you to take with you. Plus, at the end of the episode, I give you Purpose Power tips in the form of journal prompts that you do NOT want to miss! I also share the secret behind-the-scenes… Like how I felt the night before (SPOILER: It wasn't pretty – hello TERRIFIED)… and I share how I got through it to run the BIGGEST Women's Day Event on the planet. Specifically, in this episode, you'll get: The very real raw feelings of fear I had and how I got through it so you can too What it took to put on a large event How you can "create your own stage" and live every dream you want How I got amazing abs 8 months postpartum! Must-have nuggets of wisdom from New York Times best selling authors and world renowned leaders. How you can watch the replay and get forever access Get your All Access Pass with forever access to the speakers, panels, and fitness classes by going to thewomensdayevent.com. If you paid for all these speakers and classes, it would be over $1000, but it's on sale now for only $197. With the All Access Pass, you get forever access to all sessions (12 hours of content!), the ability learn from 25 speakers and classes, the Goddess Resource Guide that has ADDITIONAL trainings for you, including on Grief, Sexuality, Health, Sales, How to write a book, Purpose AND the opportunity to get FREE COACHING from genius coaches! That would be more than $2000 alone, but it's included for free with your All Access Pass! ANDDDD to make it even better, for every purchase of the All Access Pass, we're donating a portion to the Power of Girlhood, our not-for-profit partner who gives leadership, academic and social skills to girls with promise in underserved areas and communities of Detroit. So by investing in yourself with this All Access Pass, you invest in the girls of the future. What could be more amazing??!!! Get it now at thewomensdayevent.com. SPECIAL THANKS to our sponsors, Insight (https://www.insight.com/) and Live Happy (https://www.livehappy.com/). We couldn't have done this without you. Also thank you to our amazing speakers, affiliates on the Launch Squad , my incredible team who made it seamless and made it easy for our speakers, and to our ASL interpreters!! You all ROCK!! You all show me that it takes a village and we're sooo much better together! Also, coming soon… I'm announcing THE Goddess on Purpose course – the only course that empowers you to RISE UP as the powerful feminine leader on purpose, feeling alive and sexy in your body, elevated in your spirit and making a massive impact on the world. Coming soon! Want more PurposeGirl?? Ready to be your full Goddess on Purpose self? And desire Sisterhood who feels the same? Join the Free PurposeGirls Facebook Group! I post prompts, motivation, and do free live videos and challenges to get you on purpose and loving life!! Join here! https://www.facebook.com/groups/PurposeGirlsGroup/ Also make sure you're getting my newsletter – that's the first place I send announcements about events, programs and share purpose and happiness tips. https://carinrockind.com/newsletter Love this episode? Love The PurposeGirl Podcast? Then share the love!! Go to Apple Podcasts and leave a 5 star review, subscribe so you never miss an episode, and download ALL the episodes to listen again and again! And share the PurposeGirl Podcast with every woman you know – that's how we change the world one woman at a time!! Thank you so much for listening, love, and if you aren't following me already, you can find me on Instagram and Facebook. May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life!! Bye for now! XO, Carin

MJ (Mary Jane) Grant shares with us how being a proud CODA (Child Of Deaf Adults) defined her life purpose – translating and interpreting the human heart. For MJ, being a CODA wasn't "pain" or "struggle," but the world is not set up to support deaf people. People would call her parents dumb, and now caring for her mother with dementia, she's risen up to share the very real experience and challenge with others in a documentary. She will open and break your heart and show you how to persevere with joy, grit, and purpose. You will LOVE her and this episode! It's a fact that no one is exempt from going through tough times. More often than we'd like we find ourselves dealing with really difficult situations than can be frustrating and unfair, making us feel powerless. But even though most of us may fall into these negative ways of feeling, we ALSO can find truly meaningful gifts hidden among the adversity. In this episode, MJ and I laugh (she's become a good friend), we cry, we dish on joy and rollerblading and all things to rise up from trauma. She's a lifelong learner who grew up with a passion for connection and skillful, nuanced communication, excelling in the daily work of connecting others while opening hearts along the way. In this episode, MJ and I discuss the following: The importance of accepting yourself -and HOW to accept yourself – plus how not doing so can lead to identity struggle, depression or worse. How to overcome external judgements. How to turn hard situations into fertilizer for personal growth. An upcoming new paradigm that embraces difference and accepts everybody as special in a unique way. Regardless of how hopeless a context may seem, remember – you always get to choose! Watch "So Happy to Meet You", the short documentary MJ did for the International Dementia Conference that was founded by HammondCare in Australia (https://youtu.be/3py3DHOfW2w). You can check out the journey she has documented at her Instagram and Twitter account (@mjgrant) and also at her YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4eyyELBabLfNrHMsEeBNMg). Want more PurposeGirl?? Ready to be your full Goddess on Purpose self? And desire Sisterhood who feels the same? Join the Free PurposeGirls Facebook Group! I post prompts, motivation, and do free live videos and challenges to get you on purpose and loving life!! Join here! https://www.facebook.com/groups/PurposeGirlsGroup/ Also make sure you're getting my newsletter – that's the first place I send announcements about events, programs and share purpose and happiness tips. https://carinrockind.com/newsletter Love this episode? Love The PurposeGirl Podcast? Then share the love!! Go to Apple Podcasts and leave a 5 star review, subscribe so you never miss an episode, and download ALL the episodes to listen again and again! And share the PurposeGirl Podcast with every woman you know – that's how we change the world one woman at a time!! Thank you so much for listening, love, and if you aren't following me already, you can find me on Instagram and Facebook. May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life!! Bye for now! XO, Carin About Mary Jane Grant Mary Jane Grant AKA MJ came into the world with a magical curiosity for life. Born to two Deaf parents in Sanford, Maine, MJ is a lifelong learner who excels in the daily work of connecting others while opening hearts along the way. She is a proud CODA (Child Of Deaf Adults) and a native user of American Sign Language (ASL), who grew up with a passion for connection and skillful, nuanced communication. MJ has learned, loved and thrived through every chance encounter with the individuals she has met along the way. Her joyful, intuitive nature reflects a warmhearted tenderness and instinctual resilience that emerged early in life and led to a career as a professional sign language interpreter. She has worked with Deaf communities across the U.S. while managing her company, Mary Jane Grant Sign Language Interpreting Services, in between moments of happy chaos at home. But her real gift in the most simple terms? She translates and interprets the human heart. In recent years, MJ walked alongside her father, who passed in 2019, after his battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy while being the primary caregiver for her mother who is living with dementia. Having navigated the healthcare system, MJ discovered the tremendous barriers to care for Deaf seniors. It is MJ's mission to open the hearts of others and ensure her mother, Carmen, as well as every other Deaf senior, has access to the highest quality care to live their best life possible.