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!

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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.

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Have you ever felt: “There has to be MORE than this”? I have, so in this episode I help you figure out what that means and how to get it.

Years ago in my first marriage, I kept feeling “There has to be MORE.” The same in my old career. I wanted “more.” But I remember not even being sure what I wanted “more” of.

Ever felt that way? You want more, but not more busy-ness or stuff. Rather, you want more fulfillment, more vibrancy, more aliveness, more purpose! In this episode, we get to the heart of what you ACTUALLY desire, what would REALLY fill you, and what “MORE” means to you.

I firmly believe 100% that you can “have it all” – I do and I want you to also. You just need to know what that means to you, and let go of what it doesn’t. You need the tools to do it.

In this episode, I take you step by step through a powerful coaching tool for you to figure out exactly what you want and so that you can take steps to create it in your life.

You just have to take that first step of going deep into yourself and finding out what is that you want for each area of your life. Trust me – You can have it all! 

On this episode, I teach you:

• A powerful tool to get crystal clear on what you want, what’s working and what’s not working in your life.
• A simple shift to achieve your goals.
• How to connect with your inner desires in order to bring some juiciness into your life.
• My favorite tool every time you say to yourself “I can’t…” to get into action toward your dreams and fulfillment! (And it’s so simple!)
• THE party of the year and why you MUST be there and invite every woman you know – and it’s FREE!

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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://blog.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

Have you ever found yourself chasing goals with a lot of effort, feeling like a hamster in a wheel, only to feel disappointed and empty after achieving them? You do do do and still aren’t happy?! Sad but true, most of us were taught to go after generic goals like a prestigious degree, a big salary or a fancy house, rather than to look deep into ourselves to figure out who we are and what we want for our lives. 

In this episode of The PurposeGirl Podcast, Jessica Zweig, award-winning entrepreneur and one of the nation’s most preeminent branding experts teaches us how to BE before we DO. She and I have so much fun diving into how to create your personal brand and have ultimate success.

Jessica was a “DO’er” with a seemingly successful business, but under the facade, she was broke, in debt, and suffering. She shares her deep transformation journey that led her to a very final conclusion: first, you just have to be you.

In this episode, Jessica and I discuss the following:

• The #1 first step to true purpose (and it’s not what you think).
• How to shift from VICTIM in your life to the powerful CREATOR who creates whatever you desire.
• The key mindset tweak that will change how you think about failure.
• Why personal brand matters and how to create it.
• The key to personal branding (gulp – vulnerability) and how to do it.
• Small baby steps you can take to move forward.
• A detailed step by step guide to build an authentic platform for marketing your brand, business and purpose.

Follow Jessica on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook (@jessicazweig) and learn more about SimplyBe at http://www.simplybeagency.com. Also, don't forget to check out Jessica's book!

Be: A No-Bullsh*t Guide to Increasing Your Self Worth and Net Worth by Simply Being Yourself (https://amzn.to/3s4AMlG).

This episode is brought to you by The Women’s Day Event – the world’s largest, most powerful women’s day event on the planet. Join Carin and 20+ world-renowned teachers, speakers, coaches, and fitness experts speaking on leadership, purpose, happiness, sensuality, and entrepreneurship so that you create the best, most powerful 2021 possible! Register for FREE at http://www.thewomensdayevent.com

Want to REALLY rise up, live your purpose, hit your goals and be magnetically RADIANT? Crave Sisterhood support? 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!!

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://blog.carinrockind.com/newsletter

Love this episode and The PurposeGirl Podcast? Share it! 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 Jessica Zweig

Jessica Zweig is an award-winning entrepreneur and one of the nation’s most preeminent personal branding experts. As the Founder/CEO of SimplyBe. Agency, Zweig’s visionary work in defining and enhancing personal brands has gained her many notable accolades, including being named one of Crain's Chicago's 2020 Most Notable Entrepreneurs, one of Inc.’s Top Digital Marketer to Watch in 2017, a Personal Branding Expert by Forbes, and one of the Chicago Tribune’s Top 10 Entrepreneurs to Follow. Zweig also received a Stevie Award “Female Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2018 and 2019. Zweig is also the host of The SimplyBe. Podcast, one of the Top 20 Marketing podcasts on iTunes. Guests of the show include NYT best-selling author Candace Bushnell, global peace ambassador Prem Rawat, and designer Rebecca Minkoff to name a few. Zweig’s highly anticipated debut book, “Be. A No Bullsh*t Guide to Increasing Your Self Worth and Net Worth by Simply Being Yourself” was released in February 2021, with Sounds True Publishing (Macmillan).