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April 10, 2018 By Carin Rockind Leave a Comment

Ever feel cranky? Here’s how to shift it!

Do you ever get super cranky?

Me too. And I was getting there last week – big time.

So when Josh said to me, “We're going away for the weekend!” you'd think I would have been over the moon excited.
But I wasn't.
My stomach dropped.
My mind raced about everything else we needed to do.
We just launched our podcast and need to record new episodes.
We just got an apartment in New York that we need to start renting out.
I just picked up a book agent who needs edits done to my proposal.

We had. NO time. For a vacation.

And that's exactly why I needed it.Between traveling and working nearly every day and weekend this year, I've exhausted myself.
Just last week, I started crying over spilling and then running out of shampoo.
And then I yelled at Josh for not helping me clean it “the right way.”
I literally had a temper tantrum in the bathroom.

I was a MESS.
I needed to get away.
So we went to Puerto Rico on a glorious 4 day retreat and it filled my soul.
Daily beach yoga and meditation.
Feeling my feet in the sand.
Soaking in sun and the lapping of waves all day long.

I feel full and alive and at peace and energetic again. If you've felt cranky, you need some self-care too. 

This is what a retreat does. Getaways fill you up so that you have more to give. As women, we give and give so much, but when we're depleted, we're like a car running on fumes. Clunky and on the verge of breakdown. But when you fill up your tank first, you want to give because you feel gloriously charged. Your heart is full, your body is satisfied, and you give from the overflow.

It was so magical that I scoped places for a women's retreat there. As women – who still do the bulk of the housecare and childcare, and we work in nearly equal numbers at lower pay – we HAVE to recharge in order to live well, give of our hearts, and love life. It's no longer optional. It's a necessity.

I taped this video for you from Puerto Rico yesterday. Take it in then ask yourself this: What will I do for self-care TODAY? Get up and dance to my favorite song? Take a lavender salt bath? Spend 15 minutes journaling? Take a yoga class? Or book a retreat and watch how lit up you feel – and how that light then changes your mood, your interactions, your relationships, and your life? There are still a few spots left to join me in Mykonos, Greece. Click here for information. Doing these things will instantly shift your crankiness! 

Whatever you do, let your mantra this week be, “I take good care of myself.”

Filed Under: Happiness Tagged With: Happiness, Happy Monday, Retreat

November 14, 2017 By Carin Rockind 14 Comments

My Miscarriage: How to Heal and Grow at the Same Time

I’m about to get raw and personal and vulnerable because I’ve committed to being real with you. I believe that a woman’s power is in her vulnerability and that we heal when we come together to support one another. And too many women are suffering in silence – whether from depression, challenged marriages, jobs they hate, starting businesses, infertility or cancer, women are trying to do it alone and it doesn’t work.

We need each other to heal and grow, so I dedicate this post to all of you suffering in silence in hopes that you know that you can heal, you can grow, and you can love life again. You can live in both/and.

Two weeks ago, I had a miscarriage.

If you’ve followed me for a while, then you know that I’ve wanted a baby for a long time – ever since my last miscarriage two years ago.

Before then, I wasn’t sure I wanted to be a mom. I just wanted to impact women’s lives. I used to say that at my funeral, I would rather hundreds of women say that I changed their lives than one person say that I was her mom.

But then we got pregnant. It was 2015; we had been in Italy for a delayed honeymoon and after several glasses of Pinot Grigio, I said to Josh, “Oh what the heck! Let’s try to have a baby.”

We got pregnant on the first try. At first, I was terrified that I had just ruined my life. But then I was thrilled. Ten little fingers and toes to love, a whole life to witness and support, a soul to nourish with self-love and purpose! Josh and I started looking for a bigger house, we planned our schedule, we played with baby names. I envisioned the baby coming with me on retreats and I became excited about raising a conscious, soulful child.

And then I started spotting. Terrified, we rushed to the ER and while there, I fully released the baby. It was heartbreaking and strangely beautiful as Josh and I held each other. I understood then that I had entered a rite of passage for women.

That pregnancy taught me that I really do want to be a mom, and it helped me help so many other women. Just last month, two clients had miscarriages and I was able to support them through it. I felt like there was a purpose to my miscarriage and I could now be the mom I wanted to be.

But then we weren’t getting pregnant again. Month after month I cried as I got my period and about a year in, we saw a fertility doctor. I hated it every moment of it. He winked at Josh about his “young” sperm count while he sternly told me I was “old.” He tried to push expensive extensive medical procedures on us, scaring me with statistics while I turned into a blubbering mess of tears on the floor of his office.

It felt gross and like I was being used. I knew there had to be a better way.

A friend suggested a nutritionist/yogi/fertility coach and I signed up to work with her right away. With her help, I cleansed my body, went off of caffeine and gluten, started intentional mediation and yoga, and most importantly, I healed old painful wounds. I found myself totally in love with Josh, my stepson, and our life and about a year in, we got pregnant.

It was Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish new year) morning a couple of months ago and my period was late. I was never late, so I knew. I jumped out of bed at 6 am to take a pregnancy test, and sure enough, two lines appeared right away. I woke up Josh with fresh tears in my eyes and a huge grin on my face, “Honey, we did it! We did it!”

We held my belly at synagogue as we prayed about the miraculous new year we were about to have. I started telling the women closest to me, and we again started planning.

But then I again began spotting. It was the day after I found out that the radio show I was on was cancelled. I tried to keep myself calm but it felt like my whole world was crashing down at once. An ultrasound then proved that the baby was gone.

So in one week: no show, no baby, and honestly, I had a moment of feeling like there was no hope.

Then my friends began calling. My college girlfriends left their own young families and flew in from out of state to be with me. Another friend came over to hold me and pet my hair as I cried on her lap. A friend who just had a baby dropped off a care package. Two other friends from out of state ditched a conference to come sit with me. My clients from AWAKEN, my one-year experience to embody the divine feminine, texted me every day. Together, we healed. I felt both devastated and grateful.

Then I started taking care of myself. I got a therapist, I reached out to my synagogue for support, and last week, I went away by myself.

I always talk to you about self-care but until last week, I’m not sure I even knew what that meant. Mani/pedis are awesome, but sometimes, you have to give your soul what it needs to heal and grow. Sometimes, you need to get away, you need space, you need time and no matter what else is going on or how crazy it seems, you need it in order to be the wife/mother/friend/daughter/co-worker/manager/ son/father that you want to be.

So despite my brain’s objections (“You can’t go away now! The show was cancelled and we need to drum up new business!”), I cancelled my appointments and took time and space for me. For 3 days in the woods, I read, I meditated, I took long hikes, I cried, I screamed, I beat the shit out of a tree while yelling “WHY ME??!!”, I napped, I cooked really healthy food, I lit candles, I danced, and I made angels in the fresh snow. For 3 days and 3 nights, I did nothing but self-care and it filled me.

So I share all of this with you now not needing your sympathy, but in the hopes that it heals you.

Whatever you’re suffering from, don’t do it in silence. Don’t just trudge through the days. Allow yourself to feel. Allow yourself to lean in to others who can hold you and love you. Allow yourself to care for your tender heart and sweet soul.

And then allow yourself to dream and hope again. That’s what I’m doing and we’ll do it together.

With so much love,
Carin


Following Your Purpose – BONUS to Join me for LAUNCH in London
When I was launching my purpose, I was desperate for someone to take me under her wing and show me what to do. I was eager, I was excited, and I was motivated. I just needed someone to give me the blueprint and I would follow.

But I never found that person, so I made it up on my own. It worked, but it took a lot longer and had a lot more heartache and pain than it needed to. I cried a lot of nights because I didn’t know what to do and I suffered a lot of anxiety attacks because I felt so alone.

But you don’t have to be alone. I will be that mentor for you, as I've done with so many women before you. And I now have a bonus for you to do so.

I’m so excited about my upcoming trip to London where I’m going to speak at one of the most inspiring women’s empowerment events on the planet: The Festival of Doers. I want you to join me so that you can be inspired, get motivated, and create a plan for your purpose in 2018! At my new program Launch, you'll attend the Festival and then get 2 focused days of coaching with me to create a plan for your purpose. And now as a special bonus, I'm paying for your hotel!  Click here to get your bonus and learn more about Launch!

 

Filed Under: Purpose Tagged With: Miscarriage, Pain and Loss, Post-Traumatic Growth, Retreat, Sisterhood

August 9, 2017 By Carin Rockind Leave a Comment

She Finally Feels Happy

“And one day she discovered that she was fierce, and strong, and full of fire, and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears.”  – Unknown

Have you ever had an experience so incredible that it was hard to put into words? An experience so beautiful and profound that it opened your heart and elevated your soul, but the English language is horribly insufficient for such awe?

That's how I feel about this past weekend.

This weekend, 25 loving, inspiring, courageous women joined me and Taylor Strecker for Goddess Girls Retreat, and our lives are forever changed.

Imagine feeling safe to share your deepest fears, most secret truths, and greatest hopes – things you haven’t even shared with close friends or family because you’re too afraid of their reaction – and receiving unconditional love, encouragement and support for it all – a hand on your back, someone passing you tissues, hearing that you’re going to be okay.

Imagine sharing your biggest dream – the one that seems silly and impossible and irresponsible – and hearing how AMAZING you’ll be at it!!

Imagine others seeing your truth – seeing your strength when you feel weak, seeing your sweetness when you feel judgmental, seeing your wisdom when you feel broken – and being loved for being yourself.

Imagine laughing for hours with friends for life as you run into the ocean with your clothes on, dance under the moon with abandon, and sip champagne by the pool.

Imagine the kind of sisterhood you’ve always wanted!

As one woman shared, “I've never made such deep friendships in one day before! I truly feel like they're sisters for life.”

Each woman was different – and the same. They had different stories, but similar hearts. One wants a divorce, another struggles with her daughter, and another is finding herself after her kids are out of the house, but under the fear, shame and guilt is the same beautiful spirit wanting to feel alive and free and happy again.

As one woman who lost her job and went through months of struggle shared, “I was driving home and just smiling. I realized I feel happy… just happy.”

You too have a Goddess within. Being a Goddess is being adored for who you are. It's walking with self-confidence, knowing and listening to your heart, and allowing yourself to pursue your desires. It's adoring yourself enough to put your heart first, knowing that when you take care of you, you better take care of others. 

And they're already seeing changes in their lives – feeling more patient with kids, being more present at work, feeling confident to end an unhealthy relationship or to start a new career.

This level of growth is possible for you too. All it takes is an open heart, a hopeful spirit, and a supportive Sisterhood.

Something magical happens when women come together in openness, vulnerability, mutual support, and a desire to grow into the empowered women they were born to be. This kind of growth is ONLY possible in Sisterhood.

While Goddess Girls 2017 is over, you can still have this kind of sisterhood, support, love, and expansive soul growth this year. Beginning September 1, I'm launching the next EMPOWERED Sisterhood. EMPOWERED is my premier program for women who want to change their lives from the inside out. You will get clarity on who you are, you will remember your deepest desires, and you will claim your power to go after every dream in your heart. Click here for information and to register.

EMPOWERED is a 4 month journey to your soul's purpose. Through 2 retreats, weekly group calls, 1:1 support from me, and transformational workbooks, you will create a path to live the courageous joyful life you desire.

Jill, a recent EMPOWERED graduate from Illinois says, “Carin looked in my eyes… I wanted to look away, to hide, but she saw me… the real me, the me that I have spent most of my life hiding. She introduced me to an amazing group of women and encouraged me to see them and let them see me. Carin and my Empowered Sisters accept me, encourage me, support me….. they lift me up everyday, each in their own unique way.  I accept them, encourage them, support them…. I lift them up everyday, in my own unique way. Imagine what is possible when you are no longer hiding…. when you are EMPOWERED!!!”

TZhe freedom you want is waiting for you. If this speaks to you, let's connect. I'd be honored to do a free 30 minute coaching call with you to determine your path forward and if EMPOWERED is for you. Contact me for a free call.

However, if this kind of Sisterhood speaks to you, you need to act quickly. I only have 3 spots left for EMPOWERED and they will go soon.

No matter what you do next, know that you are worthy of self-love and capable of every dream that you've buried. Know that you have a Goddess within and allow yourself the safe space and community to live it.

With so much love,
Carin

Filed Under: Empowerment, Happiness Tagged With: Group Coaching Program, Happiness, Retreat, Sisterhood

June 29, 2017 By Carin Rockind Leave a Comment

Living Fully Alive!

When is the last time you allowed yourself to feel totally and completely alive? To declare out loud what you want, even if others don't get it or support it? To dance when there's no music? To risk failing a big dream because your heart would never forgive you if you didn't at least try?

This is what my client did with me by going on an exclusive VIP retreat with me in Paris, and you can do it too. You don't have to come to Paris with me (though you'd love it), but you do need to take space away to get clear.

When the plane took off to Paris 2 weeks ago, I had no idea what to expect. I was meeting a client that I didn't know for a private exclusive retreat where we would be together in Paris for 5 days. I knew that we'd have fun going up the Eiffel Tower, eating fresh croissant, and seeing a live cabaret show, and I knew that our work together would be powerful, but I couldn't predict just how much she would spread her wings.

This was a scary proposition for us both. Together for 5 days? What if she didn't open up? What if it doesn't work?

But on Day 1 as we sat in a rose garden next to the Champs Elysees, devouring steaming hot crepes filled with nutella and caramel that dripped down our chins, we discovered her true purpose. She remembered when she's felt most alive in life, and committed to live that in her relationships, her work, her health – in every aspect of life.

Out of respect for her, I won't share the details of her purpose or desires or struggles, but I will share that throughout our VIP retreat, I witnessed her unfold, expand, and stand in her power with joy and grace.

As we meditated in the Tuileries Gardens, and then toured the Louvre, we created our own definition of beauty. One painting spoke “Empowered woman” to her; another, “JOY” to both of us, and as she stared at a sculpture for a long time, she declared, “Freedom.”

Each day I witnessed her own more and more of her true self. We practiced yoga in the gardens, elevated up the Eiffel Tower, celebrated life with champagne, and let our inner child play with paint in the very spot that Picasso and Renoir did. She faced her fears and bravely overcame them while declaring to fill her soul with JOY.

By the end of our retreat, she was clear on what she needs and EMPOWERED to go get it.

Plus we had the most incredible time having an all-dessert picnic along the Seine, savoring an all-souffle meal (what??!!), and indulging in the most delicious Guerlain perfume personalized with our names in GOLD!!!

This retreat reminded me why I do VIP retreats: They WORK! Spending a full day together away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life achieves this result. With whole days, we go deep into your purpose and move past your fears.

I want to do this for you. I dream about you dreaming big, stepping into your full power, and LIVING fully ALIVE.

You desperately want to write a book, but feel like no one would read it – I want to read it and show you all the people who do! You yearn to start a blog, but feel like the market is over-saturated, I want to show you why your voice is needed and get it going! You KNOW you'd make an amazing attorney but you're 55 and fear can you really do it now? YES! I'll cheerlead you all the way through final exams!

This private retreat was SO POWERFUL that I'm opening up 2 new ways to work with me this Summer:

1. VIP Exclusive Retreat: I'm opening space to host 3 people for exclusive 1:1 VIP retreats where you and I will get together for two fabulous nights and one powerful day to uncover your purpose and move past your doubts and fears. We'll get together in New Hope, PA, or a location of your desires, and we'll get clear on what you want and activate a plan to get it. We'll move past fears and cultivate your confidence so that you leave energized, activated and READY to take on the world! I'm only doing 3 of these, so reply now!
>>>>>Email me here to apply for one of these 3 spots to see if we're a fit to work together.

2. Paris and South of France 2018! I'm taking a small group of women to France next year so that you can experience this soul alteration! For the past several years I've taken women on my Purpose in Paris retreat, but now I'm SO OBSESSED with the South of France (newsletter on those gorgeous lavender fields and sun-filled Riviera coming soon), that I'll be taking women there, too! Purpose in Paris will start on June 24, 2018, we'll spend several days in Paris, and then we'll travel to the South of France on June 28 for the next retreat, which will end on July 2. You can do one of these retreats – or both, for a discount. Plus, if you reserve your spot byAugust 1, 2017 with a small deposit, you will get 2 bonus private coaching sessions with me THIS SUMMER so that you are ready for our journey next year (That's a $660 value). Plus, you can make payments over 12 months, and guarantee your place on these exclusive retreats!

>>>>>Email me here to apply for Paris and/or South of France 2018!

PLUS – there are 3 spots left for Goddess Girls Retreat with me and Taylor Strecker August 4 – 6 in Miami, Florida! Due to some unexpected events, a few spots opened up, but they will sell out, so if you're interested, email me or register here NOW!

Whatever you do, make time to get away from your routine and figure out what YOU really want in life.

Being away allows you to remove the barriers of can't/shouldn't/impossible and to answer the mother question: How Can I?

You weren't born to live with barriers. You were born to live fully. To know your heart's desires and soul's purpose and to create a life that allows you to live that. I'm not saying it's easy. But it is possible.

And if you want support doing it, email me. My work works. It brings out the truth of your hidden, secret desires. It melts the layers of shame and fear that you've been hiding behind. It allows you to not only see the truth of your soul's purpose, but to accept, embrace and embody it.

And again, if your heart is sparked by the idea of working together 1:1 or by coming on one of my powerful, transformative retreats, then take the first step and email me! No obligation – just exploration!

With so much love,

Au revoir,
Carin

PS – If you have FOMO on this elite retreat, email me to talk about your own Elite Retreat, and/or to get on the waitlist for my next retreat. They are fabulous and you don't want to miss this experience of a lifetime!

And get ready to be EMPOWERED!
If you KNOW you're READY for big change and you don't know exactly what you want, or how to do it, join my proven 4 month coaching program, EMPOWERED. You will gain clarity on who you are and what you want. You will identify your heart's desires and take action on them. You will finally shed the old layers of guilt, shame and fear that have held you back. And you'll do it all in Sistherhood – the best way to ensure that you move forward on your dreams! Past participants call EMPOWERED “The best decision of my life,” “Life-changing,” and say, “I”m a new woman!” Email me for more info, or click here to be among the first to know when the next program opens up! This program always sells out, and you won't want to miss this life-changing experience!

Filed Under: Empowerment Tagged With: Group Coaching Program, Happiness, Retreat, Sisterhood

June 9, 2017 By Carin Rockind Leave a Comment

Crave Adventure?

Bonjour!

Greetings from Paris where I'm about to meet a very special client for a private Elite Retreat in the most beautiful city in the world!! Tonight, I'm taking her on an immersive cruise down the Seine at dusk, then an exclusive self-love tour of the Louvre tomorrow, and then meditating about our deepest desires in the Tuilerie Gardens!!

She wrote to me, I can't wait to see what unfolds on this adventure!

I can't wait either. Something extraordinary happens when you take yourself outside of your comfort zone and allow yourself to open to possibility.

But it feels hard to go out of your comfort zone, right? It can literally be paralyzing!!!

Have you ever craved adventure or a desire so badly but talked yourself out of it because it was too expensive, too risky, too big, or too small? You told yourself you were arrogant to want it, it was indulgent to do it, you were stupid for even thinking about it.

Me too. In college I so badly wanted to come to Paris for a semester, but was afraid my boyfriend would break up with me. In my 20's I so badly wanted to move to a big city, but I was afraid I'd never get another job. The fears went on and on.

Spending years in fear… what a waste of our precious little time on this great earth.

You weren't born to live in fear! Think about it – why would you have been born with vibrant dreams and creative ideas and expansive wanderlust if you were meant to just drown in fear and stay stuck in mundane routine for the rest of your life? 

The fears are deep and so you must get in touch with the patterns, old limiting beliefs and stories that are getting in your way. The key to an Empowered, purposeful life is overcoming the fear.

You were born to follow the cravings of your soul. ALL humans crave adventure. Our early ancestors were wandering people so it's literally in our DNA to want to explore.

And what happens when you don't fill your craving? I bet you feel empty. Or stuck. Or lost. Or depleted, short-tempered, exhausted. Or all of the above.

I taped this short video for you about why you must take adventures. I'll be posting videos from France on my Facebook page (click here) and Instagram stories (follow me @carinrockind), so to go on this adventure with us, make sure to follow me there.

And whatever you do, please commit to one adventure today. Or at least commit to getting over the fears. Work with a coach, read a book, write out your fears and why they aren't valid. Email me if you want a free 30 minute session when I return, to talk about your fears and desires. It would be my pleasure to help you become Empowered!

With so much love,
Au revoir,
Carin

PS – If you have FOMO on this elite retreat, email me to talk about your own Elite Retreat, and/or to get on the waitlist for my next retreat. They are fabulous and you don't want to miss this experience of a lifetime!

PPS – Did you know that I work with corporate groups to inspire and motivate employees to maximize their potential? Last week I worked with LinkedIn in Toronto, and employees loved it so much, they stayed for more instead of taking lunch! Their manager told me they've never opened up this way. Wow!

And 2 more amazing offerings:
August 4 – 6 Goddess Girls with Taylor Strecker is Back!:
SiriusXM star, Taylor Strecker of “Wake Up with Taylor,” is joining me in Miami for our annual Goddess Girls Retreat. Join us for a weekend in Miami to release old fears and embrace your inner Goddess. This retreat is about three-quarters full and it will sell out, so if you're interested, register here NOW!

EMPOWERED
If you KNOW you're READY for big change and you don't know exactly what you want, or how to do it, join my proven 4 month coaching program, EMPOWERED. You will gain clarity on who you are and what you want. You will identify your heart's desires and take action on them. You will finally shed the old layers of guilt, shame and fear that have held you back. And you'll do it all in Sistherhood – the best way to ensure that you move forward on your dreams! Email me for more info, or click here to be among the first to know when the next program opens up! This program always sells out, and you won't want to miss this life-changing experience!

Filed Under: Empowerment Tagged With: Happiness, Retreat

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