One in eight couples – or 7.3 million women in America alone – go through infertility. I am 1 in 8. But there’s an aspect to my journey to motherhood that I’ve never shared, and in this episode, I share the full truth to help other women and couples get pregnant: We used an Egg Donor. I felt so much shame around this, as many women do with egg and embryo donation. But now I'm proud of it, so in this episode, I share my journey – the whole thing… the shame, the fear, the decisions, the pain of Mother's Day when trying to conceive, and more. I share to help women going through this – and to help you create ANY dream in your heart.

Even if you’re not on a fertility journey, even if you never want kids, you want to hear this episode because it will touch your heart and inspire you like no other. I bawl, I laugh, I bear my soul. Recording this wasn't easy and I wasn't sure I could share it all. But my purpose in life is to inspire women, and when I reminded myself of that, I knew I needed to share ALL of it.

This is the Mother’s Day podcast episode everyone needs – the love story of how a little boy and I came to be connected forever. So, grab some tissues and settle in to listen to the most intimate and vulnerable episode I’ve ever made for you. Because I love you. 

In this emotional, challenging, beautiful episode, I share:

• The “secret” I've carried around using an Egg Donor and why
• The shame, fear and pain I had to overcome to make this decision
• All the different things we tried – doctors, health changes, birth specialists, fertility specialists, IVF and more – to get pregnant
• The beauty and wonder of egg and embryo donation
• How for many women, Mother’s Day isn’t just brunch and flowers, but a time of grief, trauma, pain and remembering loss
• My personal history with miscarriage, and how common it is
• The traditions that Josh and I developed to still make Mother’s Day special in the past and how we’re integrating Shay into our traditions now that he’s here

Join me, Sister, for this emotional beautiful episode. And please share this episode with every woman you know who’s experienced infertility, miscarriage, challenging births, or any difficult emotions with Mother’s Day. That’s how we change the world, one woman at a time.

I love you!

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PPS – Want Sisterhood and daily 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/)

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May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life!!

Bye for now!

XO,

Carin

And for resources and support around infertility, please visit:

• Resolve (https://resolve.org/), “the National Infertility Association since 1974”
• ReproductiveFacts.org (run by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine)

“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://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

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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://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 (http://www.instagram.com/carinrockind) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/carinrockind).

May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life!!

Bye for now!
XO,
Carin