Women supporting women is more than a slogan—it’s a strategy for healing, confidence, and business growth. In this episode of Powerful on Purpose, host Leslie Capps sits down with Barbara E. Ringrose, founder of Women Optimizing Women (WOW) and co-host of the Optimize Her2 podcast, to talk about resilience, community, and building relationships that actually move your life and business forward.

Barbara shares her defining turning point: three days before Christmas in 1993, her husband left—leaving her with three small children, no income, and a future that felt impossible. What followed was grief, survival, rebuilding, and ultimately the support of women (and a women’s shelter) that helped her regain her dignity and create a new life.

Now, Barbara helps professional and small business women uncover confidence, find their people, and create momentum—without falling into negativity or “witch sessions.” You’ll hear why community matters, how to “find your tribe,” and what it really takes to build a positive platform that amplifies women’s voices.

Free Gift / Offer: Barbara is offering a special WOW membership rate through March 1, 2026.

Barbara’s Offer: 🎁 WOW membership held at $199.95 until March 1, 2026 → wowwomenus.com

Subscribe for more conversations with women who are stepping up, sharing their stories, and changing the world—because your story is not over.

Chapters

00:00 Meet Barbara + WOW mission
02:10 1993: the life-changing moment
05:05 Indigent, scared, surviving daily chaos
08:10 Sanctuary + rebuilding through support
11:20 Grief, healing, and regaining dignity
14:10 Why women need women in business
17:10 Confidence, outreach, and visibility
20:00 Optimize Her Too podcast vision
23:05 Find your tribe + build relationships
26:10 WOW membership offer through 3/1/26

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Childhood anxiety is rising—and many parents feel like they’re stuck in anxiety management instead of real prevention. In this episode of Powerful on Purpose, transformational coach and speaker Linda Eskay shares a powerful, paradigm-shifting perspective on anxiety in kids and teens, nervous system regulation, and why so many children live in “survival mode” inside environments that don’t feel safe for who they truly are.

Linda tells the moment everything changed: sitting in a pediatrician’s office with her 15-year-old son, hearing a shocking recommendation tied to suicide prevention—despite her son not being suicidal. That experience sparked a deeper mission: helping parents go before the symptoms and understand what anxiety is really communicating.

Together, Leslie and Linda explore how school environments, social pressures, and “one-size-fits-all” expectations can activate a child’s threat response—leading to fight/flight/freeze/fawn patterns that often get mislabeled or rushed into diagnosis. Linda also shares practical ways to help kids feel safe, seen, and supported in their natural gifts, plus one simple nightly phrase that parents report creates almost immediate shifts.

If you’re parenting an anxious child, a stressed teen, or a struggling college student—this conversation will give you a new lens, more compassion, and a grounded next step forward.

Free Gift: Linda is offering a Parent Clarity Call—a compassionate, personalized conversation to help you understand what’s happening with your child, how you got here, and what to do next.

🎁 Book your Parent Clarity Call here: https://linktr.ee/lindaeskay

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Chapters
00:00 Meet Linda + today’s mission
02:05 Why anxiety “management” isn’t enough
05:10 The pediatrician moment that shocked her
08:15 Ask better questions about learning
11:10 Survival mode: fight/flight/freeze/fawn
14:05 “It’s not safe to be me” root belief
17:05 Gen Z stressors: screens + comparison
20:05 Repair with your child: the apology that shifts everything
23:10 The nightly 3-sentence practice
26:10 Parent Clarity Call: what you’ll get

Money isn’t just about numbers—it’s about behavior, emotions, and the stories we carry. In this episode of Powerful on Purpose, host Leslie Capps sits down with Jeannie Dougherty, money coach and self-described Money Whisperer, to talk about rewiring your money brain and reclaiming your financial power.

Jeannie helps entrepreneurs and individuals move from money scarcity, confusion, and stress into clarity, confidence, and choice. With a background in mental health and behavioral finance, she brings a radically human approach to money—one that doesn’t shame, hustle, or bypass the emotional patterns driving financial decisions.

In this conversation, we explore why so many smart, capable women still feel overwhelmed by money, how childhood conditioning shapes adult financial behavior, and why chasing billionaire strategies isn’t the path to true financial freedom. Jeannie also shares her deeply personal story and explains why emotional and behavioral money coaching is often the missing link between good advice and real action.

If you’re ready to stop avoiding money conversations, trust yourself more, and build wealth in a way that actually fits your life—this episode is for you.

🎁 Free Gift: Jeannie offers a Money Type Quiz to help you understand your emotional relationship with money and uncover patterns that may be holding you back.
👉 https://jeanniedougherty.com/take-money-type-quiz/

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⏱️ Chapters

00:00 – Meet the Money Whisperer
02:45 – Why Money Feels So Hard
06:30 – Scarcity vs Financial Power
11:10 – Emotional Money Conditioning
16:20 – Why Advice Isn’t Enough
21:05 – Understanding Risk Tolerance
26:40 – Women, Money, and Trust
31:55 – Rewiring Your Money Brain
37:10 – Money Conversations That Heal

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