231 Dating, Break Ups, Relationships, and Love with Jamie Simkins
Release Date: 03/28/2023
YES TO AUDACITY: The MiniSeries Ep 3 - Are you showing up for your life?
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.
You’re not fully showing up. Not because you don’t care… but because your mind is everywhere except here. In this episode, I’m sharing what it really means to show up for your life—and why most WOMEN never actually do. If you’ve been distracted, busy, or feeling pulled in a million directions… this is your reset. Come join me inside the WOMAN Rising Facebook group for a free masterclass: Make Your Dreams Come True + Become the Happiest WOMAN You Know April 23 • 12pm PT https://www.facebook.com/groups/iow.womanrising
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YES TO AUDACITY: The MiniSeries Ep 2 - Why you should stop playing small
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.
Why you should stop playing small. A note to myself… and to the WOMAN who’s ready for all her dreams to come true in 2026. This is part of my Audacity mini series—as I call in 500 women for something bigger. If you feel that pull for more… come with me. Join me inside the WOMAN Rising Facebook group for a free masterclass: Make Your Dreams Come True + Become the Happiest WOMAN You Know April 23 • 12pm PT https://www.facebook.com/groups/iow.womanrising
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YES TO AUDACITY: THE MINI SERIES EP 1 - THE SECRET QUESTION
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.
You did everything right. The career. The money. The life that looks good on paper. So why does it still feel like something is missing? In this first episode of the Yes to Audacity mini series, Carin Rockind names the question so many WOMEN are quietly asking: “Is this all there is?” If you’ve ever felt successful… but not fully alive, this episode will land deep. Because the truth is— There’s nothing wrong with you for wanting more. You didn’t come this far just to feel fine. Inside this episode, you’ll understand why achieving your goals doesn’t create lasting fulfillment...
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YES to Conscious Parenting | ADHD, Mom Guilt, Self-Trust & Raising Resilient Kids
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.
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 and emotional regulation to self-compassion and boundaries, this conversation will change how you see parenting—and yourself as a WOMAN. You’ll learn why your child’s behavior isn’t a...
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YES to Being a "Crazy" WOMAN
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 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… who goes against the script… isn’t crazy. She’s awake. 💖 Share the Love If this episode hit something real for you: Leave a 5-star review Send it to a friend...
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YES TO BECOMING A YES, WOMAN
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 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, and my life. If you’ve ever looked around at your life and thought, “I have everything… so why don’t I feel alive?” This episode is for you. Because your YES isn’t logical....
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YES to your YES
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 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: WOMEN say NO to themselves & say YES to everyone else. In this deeply personal and powerful opening episode, Carin shares: Why saying NO collapses the body—and YES brings us back to...
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YES FAILING IS GOOD
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.
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 letter to the WOMAN who’s been taught to fear failure, shrink her ambition, or carry shame that was never hers to begin with. Together, Carina and Monica pull back the curtain on what it really...
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YES... YOUR FIRE (the year of the firehorse)
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 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. A time when many women feel a deep pull toward reinvention, purpose, and personal freedom. But before we step forward, we often have to shed the beliefs, stories, and expectations that have kept...
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YES to LOVE... like Heated Rivalry
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 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. Exploring Love and Relationship… Together they explore masculine and feminine dynamics, the psychology of attraction, and how women can create deeper intimacy and passion in their own...
info_outlineAfter 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 talking with Jamie Simkins, expert in all things dating, relationships, love and sex, and it is SUCH a fabulous, juicy conversation! Join us as we talk all about:
- Some of the common struggles so many women have in relationships and dating
- Why it matters that our brain confuses what is familiar with love
- Why women often “overfunction” in their relationships
- The challenges of getting back together after a break-up (70% don’t make it!)
- Regarding the pain of break-ups, it’s not that time heals all wounds, it’s that…. (You’re gonna have to listen to hear the rest of this one!)
- Why the break-up brain is an addicted brain
- How to manage a break-up in a healthy, healing way
- How to strengthen your current relationship
About Jamie Simkins
Jamie is a licensed therapist based in Chicago and an international coach who helps women to stop feeling lonely and start getting the love they crave. Jamie’s work centers on the full life-cycle of romantic love from navigating dating, to strengthening relationships, to healing from breakups. To learn more about and follow Jamie:
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