To (Mom) Life: Recent Episodes
Jodi Fried
Hey and welcome to the To Mom Life Podcast, where moms balancing it all and ready to live an inspired and full life come for inspiration and practical tips and tools to help make this messy, challenging, and amazing (yes, all at once), journey more manageable and meaningful. A mom of 4, Jodi is committed to helping moms fill their cups. Join her and her guests weekly in this exploration of motherhood. Here is To Mom Life, To Finding Perfect Moments, Here is To YOU!
Summary
This week, Jodi speaks with Pearl Lopian. Pearl is an EFT Practitioner. Jodi and Pearl chat about how tapping can be used to unpack tramas and change one's perceptions for a better life. Tune in to also hear about how tapping can also lead to healthier relationships with other people, especially one’s children.
About Our GuestPearl Lopian is a certified EFT (Emotional freedom technique) practitioner and the Executive Director of The EFT Tapping Institute. She specializes in anxiety, trauma, weight issues and surrogate work for parents to better their relationship with their children.
Show Notes
5:28 What is tapping?
“When they [people] are tapping, changing brainwave states into the more hypnotic areas, and we get to see what is going on in our deeper mind that makes us behave the way we do.”
7:30 Clearing the memory
“We take memories and we move them to healthier places in the brain so that we no longer feel them, there's no need to still feel them in our body…we feel better, perceptions start to change.”
9:34 Unpacking the perceptions around clients' issues before a tapping session
“When we want something we say it, it is really important to articulate what we want then our brain wants to make it happen for us,we say the words that we want and then we use the body to notice how the body reacts to those sentences…no [we] don’t go into perception…we are accessing it in a different way
12:43 Following the breath and finding success in something you love
“It's just never too late to follow a calling or make an impact and really and really feel very good about where you are and what you're doing.”
Connect with Pearl Lopian:Website: efttappinginstitute.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pearllopian/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pearl.lopian
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcBgwaDjEChxhtJ_wBvt0w
Email Jodi:jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Pearl Lopian
Editor: Brandon Martinez
Here at the To (Mom) Life podcast, we are so lucky to have college interns who join our editing team each semester. These individuals do the behind the scenes work and work on the very content that is put out live for listeners like you to enjoy!
As our previous cohort's program wrapped up, we wanted to honor the interns from our spring 2022 semester program. Tune in to hear the interns reflect on their time with us.
This is a special episode. Listen in... You might learn something you didn't expect.
Let Jodi know what you thought!
Featured Interns in alphabetical order:
Autumn Michaels
Gabrielle Topping
Iris Nelson
In today's episode, Jodi speaks with Rivka Malka Perlman. The two discuss the what it means to be modest and why it matters. Rivka Malika shares how presenting oneself with modesty can still allow one to be beautiful inside and out.
Connect with Rivka at:
https://rivkamalka.com/
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Rivka Malka Perlman
Editor: Max Suib
Episode Summary: On this weeks installment of the To (Mom) Life Podcast, Jodi sits down to give some reflections on the holiday of Passover as well as her series of workshops for her program Power up for Pesach. She dives into an array of topics such as the importance and strength of sisterhood between Jewish women. Jodi also speaks about her journey putting together Power up For Pesach.
Email Jodi at: jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Power Up for Pesach: powerupforpesach.com
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried Editors: Max Suib & Autumn Michels
Summary:
This week, Jodi chats with Devorah Sisso about fostering positivity in your home. As a professional motivator and life coach, Devorah offers key insights about the dangers of toxic negativity and offers up her own experience with overcoming a negative mindset. With all the stress and business of motherhood, Devorah explains how to conquer those feelings through gratitude.
About Our Guest:
Devorah is a Torah Educator, Motivational Speaker, and Life Coach.
Show Notes:
1:18 Reinforcing positive habits in your children
“We need to stay away from negativity because that negativity comes as energy and that energy sticks, and we end up seeing the world from a negative lens.”
6:54 Fostering a positive mindset
“Let’s get real, your kids are a copy paste of what you are. You and your husband, that’s what they see, that’s what they are.”
9:36 Devora’s journey overcoming negativity
“The steps of breakthrough are when you understand that gratitude is a must. You have to stop, every single day, and you have to sit yourself down and you have to do this. "
12:11 Talking to your children about Lashon Hara (speaking badly about others)
“It’s crucial that first and foremost, that your children know they can talk to you about anything, you’re literally a one stop shop for anything. Now, you’re gonna navigate them just like you navigate them with screen time and sugar and all that. You’re gonna navigate them in the way they talk.”
Follow Devorah:
Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gcIAgT
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/torahbydevorah
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devorah_sisso
Email Jodi:
jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Devorah Sisso
Editor: Gabrielle Topping and Iris Nelson
Summary:
In this week’s episode, Jodi chats with Chani Schreibhand, the founder of www.theupliftmagazine.com, about Chani’s experience creating her magazine. Chani personally speaks about how this magazine was formed and how she used her personal experiences of witnessing women helping other women to feel inspired to create this magazine. In this episode Chani addresses how she prepares for Pesach and what she values about this time.
Show Notes:
6:22 Up-lift magazine
“The uplift is about reaching out to women, I would say from the age of 35, and up. Women who are in the stage of life that have maybe a very young child at home, then a teenager, or late teens getting married, the first child getting married, or the grandmother who is at the stage of her menopause, and that stage of life. And it's a conversation that you would have about your health, about your kitchen, about doing Pesach about anything that you would like to ask a friend.”
11:13 Why there aren’t no images of people in the magazine
“ I really feel that when you see a person you right away judge the person … we right away make an assumption even though we might not want to but we automatically do that. And I feel very much that articles speak for themselves and we don't have to know who wrote it.”
13:23 How did uplift evolve?
“We had a charity, it was called ‘informal project’ and it was to do with education and homes and counseling … I started this Whatsapp group and the Whatsapp group was just for the women…but there's a lot of people who are not on Whatsapp or have no social media at all … and that's when I said, let's make a magazine”
19:44 Some of the most inspirational stories Chani came across
“This woman came to my house, and I saw that she wasn't happy. And I asked her, you know, what's the matter? She started talking and she had just experienced a really horrible thing with IVF. And she had lost the baby on that day … I said, I'm really sad. You're really sad. We'll give each other a breath. And let's hope that you'll see goodness, I'll see goodness, and we'll be fine. And it just all came together … that was really an amazing thing of how a woman could be good to another woman and how we could connect.”
22:22 Core ideals of Uplift
“It was meant to be a space that another woman should recognize your need for some space … It was all little things of women just reaching out to other women.”
24:41 Pieces of advice for ladies listening and preparing for Pesach
“I think you have to remember that the main thing about making a Seder, in any Pesach, is not about the cleaning. And it's not about the cooking. And it's not about making your fancy, fancy fancy. It's about the memory that you're giving your children”
Resource:
Uplift Magazine: www.theupliftmagazine.com
Connect with Chani Schreibhand
Email at chani@theupliftmagazine.com
Instagram: Theupliftmagazine
Email Jodi:
jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Chani Schreibhand
Editor: Autumn Michels & Max Suib
Summary:
In this week’s episode, Jodi chats with Chana Mason who is a life coach and author. Her books are Hold That Thought and Inner Voices. In this episode, Chana shares how her childhood trauma shaped her worldview and how she has worked towards healing.
Show Notes:
2:51 Chana’s mom was held at gunpoint“There was a knock at the door and five armed men barged into the house. They had my mom at gunpoint for two hours and they were trying to figure out how to embezzle money. This was a real thing that happened in Colombia. My family knew of people who had been kidnapped and never returned. They were targeting our family. They knew everything about us.”
4:51 Fleeing the country“Once people follow you and know everything about you, you basically have to flee the country. Within 48 hours, we fled the country. My father still had his factory in Colombia so every single time he had to go back he made sure his routine was different so people couldn't keep track of him.”
5:35 Traumatized and no therapy“None of us got therapy. None of us got help. I came to the conclusion that the world wasn’t a safe place. I had nightmares. Everywhere I went, I was scared I would be kidnapped or raped. There was so much anxiety and eventually depression.”
9:30 Healing“I’m a person who lives with soul and that consciousness was deep within me. Having people reflect back to me a higher level of spiritual consciousness was huge.”
11:47 Questioning beliefs“In both of my books, I teach people tools of how to look at the stories, beliefs and thoughts that they have about a specific situation or themselves or life in general and question those beliefs to shift to a different mindset.”
14:12 The Slow Poke Technique“Slow things down and figure out what the moment was before you got upset.”
20:55 Connecting to God“Deciding to connect to God no matter what, even when life looks bleak.”
22:22 Children need to learn how to heal trauma too“Kids aren’t good at interpersonal relationships when they’re younger but they get better at it every day.”
23:18 Distancing yourself from false beliefs“In questioning the truthfulness of that belief, it takes you a step away from it and it allows you to realize that it doesn’t belong to you. Embedded in that belief are lessons to teach you.”
Chana's Links:
Website: chanamason.com
Books: chanamason.com/books/
Other Links:
Painless Pesach Challenge: bitly.com/painless2022
Organized Jewish Life Planner: https:/amzn.to/3uZs8cJ
Email Jodi: jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried Guest: Chana Mason Editor: Gabrielle Topping and Iris Nelson
Summary: In this week's episode, Jodi chats with Jennifer Lopez who is an author who writes about motherhood. Why I Cried: Tales from Hysterical Pregnant Womenis her debut book.Jodi and Jennifer discuss how Jennifer became inspired to write her most recent book, Jennifer's difficulties during her pregnancy, and Postpartum Depression. About Our Guest: Jennifer Lopez is a mother of 3 as well as head of Digital Marketing Agency, Jalapeno Digital. During Jennifer’s 1st pregnancy she began documenting “all the fun pregnancy hormones” she was experiencing. This collection of Jennifer’s stories as well as other mom’s journeys through pregnancy can be found in Jennifer’s 1st book Why I Cried: Tales from Hysterical Pregnant Women Show Notes:
5:08 What inspired Jennifers first book Why I Cried: Tales from Hysterical Pregnant Women“I started posting these things to Facebook and my friends were just hysterical and said you need to collect all these & turn them into a book.”
8:06 Easing the struggles of pregnancy with a humorous outlook“A lot of people who bought the book were not even pregnant. Mostly moms looking back…Y’know when you're just a little bit further out of that stage all of that becomes so funny...”
10:21 The mission of Why I Cried: Tales from Hysterical Pregnant Women“To help women see the joy in pregnancy and in motherhood, and to remind them that it's okay to take time to breathe and laugh at yourself. Also finding camaraderie in other moms and finding your mom tribe...”
11:45 The indicators of Postpartum depression“If you start feeling these signs longer than a week and are more intense that’s typically the sign that you could be bordering around something like Postpartum Depression...”
16:05 Jennifer's experience with Pregnancy Rage“At one point I ... didn’t know I was pregnant yet, and I was [on] rage. That’s when I reached out to someone as I didn’t know what was wrong with me. I had so much anger and I didn’t understand why”
22:45 Jennifer's closing thoughts“Do your research ahead of time, know the signs. Keep the door open, a lot of women think that’s not me. That wouldn’t happen. [But] You are not in control of these hormones ... planning for yourself is the best thing you can do because it can be a little bit hard under the weight of everything.”
Connect with Jennifer:Jennifers book Why I Cried: Tales from Hysterical Pregnant WomenInstagram Email Jodi at: jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Rebekah Saltzman's Painless Pesach Decluttering Challenge at: bitly.com/painless2022
Power Up for Pesach: powerupforpesach.com Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Jennifer Lopez
Editor: Max Suib & Autumn Michels
Email Jodi at: jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Rebekah Saltzman's Painless Pesach Decluttering Challenge at: bitly.com/painless2022
Power Up for Pesach: powerupforpesach.com
**Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Editor: Max Suib**
In this week’s episode, Jodi chats with Aja Cohen who is the owner of Transcendent Active. As she developed her own career, Aja found her passion: designing modest activewear for mothers like her. In this podcast, Aja discusses her experiences balancing motherhood, owning a business, and giving back to her community. Aja also speaks about the importance of maintaining one’s own hobbies in order to feed their own self needs.
About Our Guest:Aja Cohen is the founder of a modest activewear line. Through her experience as a yoga teacher and a lifetime athlete, she designs from a place of passion and shared values. Her work represents a fusion of her personal and professional pursuits. She embodies the active lifestyle.
Show Notes:5:45 Aja’s experience finding her Passion and starting a small business
“Sometimes (with my old job) I’d say ‘well this is good, and at least I have an income…’ and that’s good to do, but I also need to be a little realistic sometimes and tell myself ‘this sucks and I don’t wanna do this.’ ”
14:35 Giving Back to Your Community
“I had just planned a hiking trip and on that trip I realized ‘oh my gosh, I’m gonna design modest activewear!’ I had designed activewear for my whole career anyway, and then I thought ‘what about activewear skirts and all these other things?’ ”
25:32 Getting in Touch With Oneself“Hobbies are important. As easy as it is to keep going with the status quo, with the cooking and cleaning and mom life, having an outlet is actually so important.”
29:42 Getting Involved In Your Community“With events and meeting new people, it brings a different type of experience and value to Transcendent Active and to you (Aja) on a personal level.”
33:41 Concluding Thoughts“What’s so great about my brand is I get to put all of the things I’ve always loved like design, sustainability, community, travel, and movement, all of these things into one career. It’s really such a blessing.”
Connect with Aja:
Email: aja@transcendentactive.com
Aja's FB
Aja's Website
Other links:
Rebekah Saltzman's Painless Pesach Decluttering Challenge at: bitly.com/painless2022
Power Up for Pesach: powerupforpesach.com
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Aja Cohen
Editor: Gabrielle Topping & Iris Nelson
Summary: This week's guest is Rebekah Saltzman who is the founder of Balagan Be Gone. Balagan Be Gone helps women live their best life by curating a collection of their best stuff. In this week's episode, Rebekah and Jodi address why it is so important to declutter your life, how to handle both children and husband decluttering, and Rebekah’s 36 decluttering challenge.
About Our Guest: Rebekah holds a degree in fashion design from Parsons School of Design, and for many years worked as a graphic designer. Rebekah’s passion for the environment and helping people improve their lives drove her to change careers and create Balagan Be Gone. A native of Silver Spring, Maryland, Rebekah lives with her husband and three children in Israel.
Show Notes:
5:24 Why is it so Important to Declutter?More possessions, more worry. If you have too much stuff, you end up working for your stuff instead of your stuff working for you.
8:10 How Do You Balance Getting Rid of Stuff and Depriving our Children of Things They May Want?
I don't think your kids necessarily notice how much they have or don't have. I'm not saying necessarily get rid of all your toys. I'm saying think about how many you actually need to have.
12:14 How to Declutter Kid's Artwork, Pictures, and Workbooks.
I definitely talk about this in my new book coming out...what I always used to do with my kids was I gave them each a drawer, and at the end of each day, that's where they would put their artwork. And I would take a picture of them holding their artwork for the week.
16:15 Practical Tips on How to Get Rid of Stuff.
It's gonna take time for you to feel comfortable having less, so you don't have to do it all at once. You can go slow. But pick a reasonable number, and start to weed out the things that don't serve you anymore.
20:07 What Do you Recommend in Terms of Husbands?
Don't throw out other people's stuff. Gently prompt them to go through their stuff later on. But you got to be patient with them.
22:05 Rebekah 36 Day Challenge
What I designed was this 36 Passover challenge that actually ends the Sunday before Passover. I go through the whole house with you in 15 to 30 minute daily challenges that go straight to your inbox, they're designed to be short and get you started on the decluttering train.
27:42 “Organize Jewish Life” and Rebekah PlannerI wrote it when my mom passed away in 2020. Because even though I had prepared myself by reading about how to sit Shiva when I actually needed to sit Shiva, I didn't know how to do it. …and as I was writing the checklist out, I'm like, Whoa, I need to make this into like everything Jewish. So I decided to make it all into one large book called organized Jewish life.
Connect with Rebekah Saltzman:
Email: Rebekah@balaganbegone.com
Instagram: @balaganbegone
Website
Rebekah’s Gift: It's All About Time Management” Course for ONLY $36 with promo code MAMA. Sign up here for a free consult call: https://www.facebook.com/BalaganBeGone/
Painless Pesach Challenge
Organize Jewish Life Planner
Email Jodi at: jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Rebekah Saltzman
Editor: Autumn Michels & Max Suib
Summary:
In this episode, Jodi Speaks with Debra David about how to meal plan, individualized meal templates for each family, the benefits of meal planning and how to involve your family in the process.
About Our Guest:
Debra David is a Time Management Coach who helps women manage and organize their time and plan their hectic schedules. Her passion is helping mothers create calm in their lives in order to be the best wives and mothers for their families. Debra, who grew up in New Jersey, has been living in Jerusalem with her family for the past 16 years.
Show Notes:
1:33 Life Coach and mother of 8
“In the past I worked as a life coach and then I focussed on my kids and now I’m helping women plan their meals for the week and customize it for each one.”
2:15 What is meal planning?
“Meal planning is basically planning out your week by making a customized chart that works for you and your family. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks, it just has to work for you. Having this chart up there on the kitchen cabinet or fridge helps you know what you’ll be making.”
3:17 Individualized meal templates
“Templates that I have are very individualized based on each family.”
5:09 Benefits of meal planning
“One of the most stressful questions that our kids ask us is ‘what’s for dinner?’ and when we have an answer ahead of time it’s great. The best benefit is having a plan. Because we have a plan, we can prepare ahead to defrost or have all the ingredients.”
7:30 Simplifies food shopping
“It makes food shopping easier because you know what you’ll need and some women even tell me that they spend less money on food because they’ve planned ahead.”
9:07 How do we meal plan?
“Make a list of all of the meals that your family likes and then ask other people what meals work really well for their family and then decide what meals are easy, simple, quick and healthy meals for your family. We want to take the pressure off of ourselves.”
11:20 Meal planning templates
“Depending on your schedule, maybe Wednesday needs to be a more simple meal and then on Thursday you have more time so you can make something a little bit more complicated.”
12:50 Involving your family
“Make sure that at every meal that there is at least one thing that each child likes. The templates have notes too so if your husband is making something or an older child is making a side dish.”
15:40 Picky Eaters
“Without any pressure, without anyone feeling bad, there can be another option of eating cereal and milk or something simple that they can eat if they don’t like the main meal.”
17:55 What to do food wise when the unexpected happens
“I like to suggest having a plan in your head of what to do on the unexpected days such as having a meal ready to go in the freezer. It eliminates the panicky feeling of not having a meal planned.”
19:25 Shopping list
“Whenever I see that we finish the peanut butter or something, I add it to the shopping list that is already on the fridge. As soon as we write it down, it’s out of our head and it’s easier to handle.”
21:07 Lessening stress
“Take a minute to slow down and implement a habit that can help you. It could be having a notepad on the fridge.”
Painless Pesach Challenge:
bitly.com/painless2022
Organized Jewish Life Planner:
https:/amzn.to/3uZs8cJ
Email Debra David:
Debra613@gmail.com
Email Jodi:
jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Debra David
Editor: Gabrielle Topping and Iris Nelson
Summary:In this episode, Jodi Speaks with Kathryn Greenberg Wilcox who is a Mindfulness expert from Sarasota, FL. While Kathryn may not be a biological mother, she considers the many individuals that she works with within her community to be as if they are her own children. Kathryn believes in “family by choice” and that a mother is not necessarily defined by genetics. Tune in to hear Jodi & Kathryn discuss an array of topics surrounding the mindfulness field including: why mindfulness is a must in everyday life, the power of breathing, and how to teach your children mindfulness.
About Our Guest: Kathryn Greenberg Wilcox is a mindfulness maven who has worked in educational settings with children and adults using Mindfulness based practices. Among her accomplishments is a life-skills course she developed for women in jail designed to help them choose effectively, reduce recidivism, and engage in a Life Worth Living. Show Notes: 2:17 Why is Mindfulness a must in everyday life?“So much of what we’re seeing today especially with the addiction epidemic and just general dysregulation is that children especially, but really all humans, need to learn to regulate their emotions”
4:05 Mindfulness without meditation?“The idea of mindfulness and meditation is to do one thing at a time, with your mind, body, and spirit”
6:10 The power of YOUR breath“Sometimes people get flustered, and they say, “I can’t breathe” but my response is: if you can talk, you can breathe. So, be mindful that you can breathe but when it’s shallow and rapid it may feel that way and then the emotions kick in, making you feel overwhelmed...”
10:28 Your children and mindfulness“Children seek attention, right? So we are very good at labels. Parents might think “Well, this is attention seeking behavior” and if you sort of shift that and change that to connection seeking or relationship seeking, watch how their perspective shifts”
11:45 Mindfulness Through the Pandemic“Kids are not going to remember specific things about this virus, they’ll remember the energy in the house, the feelings that came in the house, and so they are going to watch you and they are going to learn from you. So, be aware that you have the chance to wire them for resiliency, rather than panic, rather than stress or concern…” 13:03 Treating your child’s emotions mindfully“A lot of parenting is tolerating and sitting with your children when they have these big emotions that are completely overwhelming..so when you're sitting with your child who may be struggling or is overwhelmed, and you may be as well, let that child know that it is okay to feel however you are feeling…”
17:32 Mindfulness to overcome adversity“I’ve been through 7 treatment centers, I’ve struggled with a suicide attempt and lots of years of self harm and when I walked out of my last treatment center, I said “that’s it, this is it for me, today is the day things are going to shift and I made that choice and I make that choice every single day to live.”
Connect with Kathryn Wilcox:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kak.greenberg Website: alifeworthliving.life Email Jodi at: jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Credits: Host: Jodi Fried Guest: Kathryn Greenberg Wilcox Editor: Autumn Michels & Max Suib
In this episode, Jodi chats with Dr. Lilach Saperstein, who is an Audiologist that lives in Israel. Dr. Saperstein has a podcast called The All About Audiology Podcast, which just recently celebrated its 3 year anniversary! In this episode, Dr. Saperstein shares some of her expertise on children who are deaf and Hard of Hearing. The two discuss how you can help your child be aware and sensitive to their peers whose hearing is different than theirs and how one can promote such inclusivity within your parenting styles. Motherhood is complicated enough as it is and this episode works to demystify disability, so you can act confidently and better understand the needs of those who are Hard of Hearing.
About Our Guest:Dr. Lilach Saperstein is an audiologist and parent educator working with families of deaf and hard of hearing children to integrate their emotional journey with information and resources. Dr. Saperstein is the host of the All About Audiology podcast, which has been downloaded over 50,000 times, offering personal interviews related to audiology, communication, parenting, connection and advocacy. She received her doctorate of audiology from the CUNY Graduate Center in New York in 2017. She is also an instructor at Touro College. Dr. Saperstein lives in Israel, where she and her husband are raising three bilingual daughters.
Show Notes:2:42 The basics of parenting a child who is deaf or Hard of Hearing
“I’ve found that when parents come to me, or they find [my] podcast, it’s often because they’re frantically trying to get resources, information, and connections. It’s something that’s not as common as most other diagnoses … this is something that’s a little farther removed and can be really isolating for the family.”
7:08 How can we promote inclusivity for children who are Hard of Hearing?
“Everybody needs to Google one particular word, that is: ableism. If you have not heard this word, it’s time to get educated on it.”
14:29 The importance of inclusivity
“As we get older we get to understand each other and celebrate each other, and we learn how to understand what’s best for one another.”
19:09 Staying aware of potential hearing difficulties in your children
“Yes, go to the audiologist, but you wanna make sure you’re going to someone that tests children.”
Connect with Dr. Lilach Saperstein:
Podcast
Retreat sign up:
allaboutaudiology.com/retreat
Membership work:
https://drlilach.teachable.com/p/connect-advocate
Facebook
Instagram
Email Jodi at:
jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Dr. Lilach Saperstein
Editors: Iris Nelson and Gabrielle Topping
Episode 78: In this episode, Jodi meets Ayelet Schwell from Birth Your Biz. Jodi and Ayelet Schwell speak about how mothers can find purpose and seek help adjusting back to their normal routine after giving birth. Ayelet specifically talks about how dignity, respect, and autonomy are concepts to focus on when going out in the world and finding your “why.”
About Our Guest:
Ayelet Schwell is a doula, speaker, and educator for mothers and birth professionals. She is the Founder of Healing Her Birth Services and Creator of the Birthing Our Stories Workshop and has used her experience, knowledge, and intuition to guide mothers as they create their own positive, powerful birth stories. As a mom of 6, wife, and business owner, she gets by on baby snuggles, coffee, and sci-fi novels.
Show Notes:
3:37 Importance of one's “why” in life, inspired by Simon Sinek’s book “Start with Why.”
“Because my passion is birth, specifically birthing women have a right to autonomy and dignity and respect in their birth care and their perinatal care, that's my “why” that my mission.
10:03 The implications of finding one’s “why” as a mother
“I want my children to know that, that they can, that they should, that they can and they should demand their own autonomy, and to be treated with respect and dignity in their lives”
12:40 Process of figuring out your “why.”
“If you start to think about the patterns in your life, of the things that you do, the things that bring you joy, the things that light you up, the things that break your heart and the things you want to change the world. That's what's going to start to let you know what it is”
14:00 Finding one's “Why” outside of being a Jewish mom
“Jewish Moms say ‘my purpose is to build a Beit Naman B’Yisrael and to raise Jewish children and to give them a basis of Torah. {...} And that's great that that should be all our purposes, but like, try to go deeper”
16:12 Ayelet Schwell’s “Why”
“The thing I'm fighting for, in this world, is every woman's right to autonomy, dignity and respect in their birth care. And that's why I have to teach the doulas because if they're not doing their thing, and connecting with the people who need them, then the women are not getting the autonomy and dignity and respect that they need in their first year”
19:08 The implications of understanding one's birth story
“Yeah, but I don't know what to do with all these feelings. That's what processing can help with. And there are a few different modalities than the one that I created”
Here is Ayelet's workbook:
https://birthyour.biz/who-needs-you-most-training/
Email Jodi at:
jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Ayelet Schwell
Editor: Autumn Michels & Max Suib
In this episode, Jodi speaks with Alyssa Wolf from yourunbusylife. The two discuss how to get your kid/s to clean their room. Alyssa shares practical tricks and tips to help you encourage your child regarding how to clean up without much fuss or stress. This way, you can teach your child basic responsibilities and also have them help YOU by taking on some responsibility around the house. Alright ladies, this episode will teach you how to let your kids help you and it could change your life!
Alyssa Wolff is a minimalism junky, introvert, bookworm, mom of 5, and productivity coach at yourunbusylife who helps moms be 'unbusy'. She is a mom to 5 and has her own podcast.
2:55 What goes on in a child’s head when they refuse to clean up“Immediately they take a look at the room and they kind of go into brain freeze. ‘What do I pick first? I can start here, here, here, here, and they don't seem to have the cognitive maturity yet to just say, Okay, eat the elephant one bite at a time. Just grab one thing, put it away’
4:30: Ways to help your child overcome the overwhelm and naturally clean their rooms“We have to double down and do the hard part right now because they think that doing the chores is the tough part. But we know better. It's keeping up and training and explaining and saying no, I'm not letting you get away with that. These are the rules and you're required to pay”
7:15 How to help your child compartmentalize cleaning up“Three and under, I am down on the ground with them … as they get older, I start standing further off. I might stay in the room as the monitor … the nine or 10 year old, you can say I want you to pick up that set and that set. You can go off and leave them to it because they shouldn't be responsible enough”
8:30 Dos and Don'ts of cleaning up
9:40: When a child is defiant or too tired to clean up“If they're just yawning their heads off, I'm gonna say go to bed.”
11:30 Different organizational methods of cleaning upThere are 4 main ways that one organizes based upon personality. Find your child’s preferred organizational style and follow suit.
19:00 Siblings who have different levels of organizational responsibility“Ask each child sometimes by themselves … what chores they like best”
25:30: Little and easy tasks that a child can do to take some relief off of us
Get in touch with Alyssa here:
Email: hello@yourunbusylife.com
Website: https://yourunbusylife.com/ Book Alyssa mentions in this episode:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RW4KTP9/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Alyssa Wolff
Editor: Matt Feiler
In this episode, Jodi meets Rena Reiser, and the two discuss the power behind using a bottom up approach to handling stress and overwhelm, along with learning how to use what’s called the felt sense to listen and pay attention to the signs your body is telling you.
About Our Guest:Rena Reiser is a facilitator of Mind-Body (Focusing) Sessions and Embodied Dance. She helps women tune into their inner wisdom to create lasting change. Download her free Tune In Journal at www.tuneinjournal.com.
Show Notes: 6:01 What is the Bottom Up Approach?“Our bodies, throughout the day, are constantly giving us signs of how we’re feeling, a sense we’re getting about life… but we don’t always pay attention to what’s going on inside.’” (7:23)
9:37 Utilizing the Felt Sense“I checked in with that short, shallow breath… and as I sat with it, it just became this sense of overwhelm… for me it was so clear: just sit with this overwhelm, that’s what you’re feeling right now, and let that overwhelm be there.’” (11:21)
13:21 Asking questions to your stress“What are you feeling right now? Why are you feeling this way? What made you feel this way? Sometimes the ‘why’ doesn’t ask the question enough that it’s able to respond.’” (14:02)
14:23 Answers from your stress“When it doesn’t answer, that’s a sign that… there’s something that’s preventing the overwhelm from being able to respond, so let’s get curious and find out ‘what’s that thing?’ What does it want to say to us? What does it want to share with us?’” (14:34)
16:12 What holds us back“So a lot of things like perfectionism tend to come up, of wanting quick solutions, wanting to be able to be there already, wherever ‘there’ is.’” (16:48)
18:13 The first step“[The Felt Sense] is not just there. People think, ‘Oh, I have a backache,’ or ‘I have a headache.’ That we know. We want to know what’s beneath that, we want to get to know it even deeper.” (18:52)
20:21 The main takeaway“There are so many more feminine approaches to how we can give to ourselves on a day-to-day basis that I think we owe to ourselves and our families to really give that to ourselves.’” (21:47)
Connect with Rena:Website
Email Jodi at:jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Rena Reiser
Editor: Rae Pavlat
In this episode, Jodi presents a talk at the #MyTellihimTime Women’s Virtual Festival held by Abraham’s Legacy, an organization that seeks to empower Jewish women everywhere. Jodi discusses the impact regarding the loss of her cousin, later delving into the cornerstones of motherhood and what it truly means to protect one’s children.
Credits:Speaker: Jodi Fried
Editor: Rae Pavlat
Special Thanks: Abraham’s Legacy
In this episode, Jodi has a candid discussion with an entrepreneur, business mentor and mother of three children with special needs and learning differences, Maayan Bobylev, and the two discuss how to navigate these learning differences and play them to the children’s strengths rather than treating them like a weakness.
Show Notes: 4:55 Early signs of learning differences“When we placed [my daughter] in school, right away there were some social skill things […] Every parent-teacher conference, it was like, you know, ‘there’s issues with attention, there’s issues with not talking, those sorts of things…’” (6:28)
11:30 Handling the hurt“I really felt like I was doing my all, and to get the feedback that this is a kid who has severe ADHD and is not getting support, immediately what came up for me was just shame, and ‘How could I have missed that?’” (12:53)
15:11 Releasing the blame“It definitely helped me to connect with either a parenting coach or someone that you trust and can talk to, to share the feelings that come up.” (15:41)
17:29 Difficult decision-making“There was a lot of processing and releasing, and trusting that Hashem [...] created my kids exactly with the strengths and the weaknesses and the challenges that they’re meant to have, and he entrusted me to support them and advocate for them..” (18:32)
20:37 Advice for Jewish parents“When it comes to Jewish learning and instilling a love of Hashem […] that boils down to what they learn at home anyways. We don’t rely on the school to teach that.” (20:59)
22:27 Advocating Effectively“The challenging piece has been taking ownership of advocating for [my children], not putting that on the teachers or the schools or pediatrician, but really knowing that the absolute best person to advocate for your child is you.” (23:05)
28:41 Self-Care“I go on a couple walks every week with friends, and it’s knocking out two things at once: exercise, and deep conversations and connection with growth-oriented women that I love.” (29:26) Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Maayan Bobylev
Editor: Rae Pavlat
Have you ever wondered what life has been like for our host over the course of her life? In this episode, Jodi recalls the times that she stepped out of her comfort zone and opened her heart to new opportunities, and why that’s a good idea for all women and/or mothers out there. She also invites you to take the first steps to embrace your vision with prompts and direction for this meaningful writing activity.
Connect with Jodi:http://loveadventuremom.com/
Email Jodi at:jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Get on the Waitlist for the Next Embrace My Vision Workshop:loveadventuremom.com/vision
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Editor: Rae Pavlat
All the time, you find yourself worrying about things you can’t control: your spouse’s feelings, your kids’ feelings, your income or finances, et cetera. If this is you, you may want to take a step back and think about you: who are you? Are you the person you want to be? In this episode, Jodi discusses the power of self love and boundaries—which, yes, is a form of self love!—with author and public speaker Chany Rosengarten.
About Our Guest:
Chany G. Rosengarten takes women who are struggling with real pain in their marriage, to living in peace, power and connection. While many people try to help couples by bringing them together on the same page- something that results in fireworks and pain when there's been trauma, distrust or animosity in a relationship, Chany helps couples by building up one member of the partnership at a time. This is so powerful that most women who work with Chany report that not only are they happier than they ever were, and not only did they find their purpose, passion and peace, but their husband typically says, "what have you been doing? Because whatever it is, I'm in love with who you are''. Chany has helped over one hundred women directly change their marriage or other significant family relationships. She is the author of the book The Boundary Is You, and she is a wife and mother to four beautiful children ages 14-3.
Connect with Chany: gchanyg@gmail.com
Show Notes:
3:00 Addressing the elephant in the room
“Having tried to fix all the little problems […] at some point I realized that in all of these things, there’s one central theme, and that is: I don’t like myself. And when I realized that, that’s where the real work began…” (4:01)
5:14 Avoiding the tendency to blame others
“I was resentful at my baby, and I knew that there was something in that equation that didn’t make sense. But who was I to blame, myself? [laughter]” (5:45)
8:12 Who are you?
“Even just ‘who are you in this situation’ is enough of a question to say […] What do you say about this? What do you need? What are you bringing to the table, and can we tolerate that?” (9:05)
9:40 Practical tools to get to yourself
“The basic idea is get to the answer of, or get to the question of: who are you, and the next question is: what do I want?” (10:59)
11:11 The boundaries of yourself
“For me, understanding the boundary is me means I have permission to want what I want. I have permission to create the life that I want. It spills over naturally into my other relationships.” (12:46)
14:25 The LAND method
“L is for Loving yourself […] the A is for Authority and Autonomy […] the N is Negotiation […] and finally, [D is for] Direction.” (14:47)
17:43 How it’s all connected
“Women are very powerful, and a lot of women don’t know that. I want women to have a good life where they’re shining, where they’re taken care of, where they feel at peace, where they feel safe and secure.” (18:26)
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Chany Rosengarten
Editor: Rae Pavlat
Discussing puberty and the changes that happen to one’s body, known in layman’s terms as “The Talk,” can be a difficult conversation to have with your child. With that said, it doesn’t have to be as rocky as you may think. In this episode, Jodi talks with certified sex therapist and psychologist Dr. Shy Krug to discuss how to keep an open dialogue with your child, how to set a safe space for discussions early on, and when it’s time to have that conversation.
Show Notes:
5:00 Accessibility to the Internet and its risks
“At a really young age, you really have the entire world of information at the palm of your hand, which means you are now within reach to basically anything.”
8:01 Keeping an open dialogue with your son
“…You need to have the foundational dialogue and relationship there in the first place. So I think, first and foremost, is how do you tend to the relationship?”
11:13 Setting a safe space early on
“When a child is four, five, six, seven years old, you’re able to start having more of a substantive, interactive relationship with the child, that continues to evolve…”
16:34 When and how to have “The Talk”
“Are we using anatomically correct language when we’re talking to a toddler about their anatomy and their physiology? We’re creating […] this culture of open dialogue…”
21:06 It’s never too late
“There’s always room in relationships and in life to find improvements for things and to work on things and develop and take into [account] your values.”
22:08 Advice for yeshiva education and co-education
“Just because you have those two different educational styles does not inherently mean they’re exposed to different information.”
25:55 Agenda-driven curiosity versus non-agenda-driven curiosity
“Some parents will interrogate their kids: ‘Where are you going tonight?’ ‘Who are you spending time with?’ […] They’re trying to maintain a sense of control.”
27:45 The balance between masculinity and vulnerability
“Your vulnerability can actually show you what’s important to you. It’s highlighting for you what matters to you.” (32:23)
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Dr. Shy Krug
Editors: Maximus Quirino and Rae Valtapaz
Today Jodi speaks with Robin Meyerson, regarding loss. Robin speaks about what its like to become a parent when you, yourself lost a parent growing up, when to start talking with children about the loss of grandparents, and how kids can honor and remember their loved ones. Tune into to receive some practical support and finds way to allow your child/ren to process the memories of those who are no longer with them.
Robin Davina Meyerson is a life coach, activist, motivational speaker, teacher and author. She is the founder of Project Inspire Arizona, and director of NASCK. Learn more about Robin and her work at these links:May the Neshama Have an Aliyah Teachers ManualPeacefulreturn.org
Project Inspire Arizona
6:24: Becoming a parent when you, yourself lost a parent growing up
"First of all we just want to listen to the person [...] and have them express and share their memories and talk it out and just sit and listen"
8:18: When to start talking with children about the loss of grandparents
"Making it appear to the child, because it's the truth, that the afterlife is real, that grandma and grandpa are watching and they can maintain a spiritual connection with them..."
14:17: How kids can honor and remember their loved ones that are gone
17:57: Ways of helping your child when they have lost someone special
"It also depends on the age of the child, if the child is a teenager then certainly you can have a pretty in depth conversation with a teenager and explain to them the rule of Shiva..."
21:29: Creating family projects to remember the loved ones that have passed awayCredits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Editors: Iris Nelson and Orlando Diaz
In this solo episode of To (Mom) Life, Jodi walks us through ways moms can feel more full and confident in day-to-day life. The FGB Mindset gives a new perspective on the daily pressures that can frequently take place in our lives. With Jodi’s personal and general examples, you can walk away with a fresh understanding of a new tool to help your mental health and general attitude toward your family and friends.
- Jodi’s new program called: Journeys Mentorship for Jewish Women will begin in January! Listen in to today’s episode for details. If you're at all interested in joining, visit her page to book a call for a life-changing experience!
Show Notes:
00:48: Journey’s Mentorship for Jewish Moms
“This program is for growth-oriented mommas who want to let go of the overwhelm, inadequacy, and self-doubt in your life…”
04:03: What is the FGB Mindset?
“There are three parts to it. F is for flexibility, G is for growth and B is for bonding.”
Connect with Jodi:
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Email
Instagram
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Editors: Ilyana Castillo and Isabel Leyva
One of the most demanding aspects of motherhood is leading by example. How can you find that balance between raising children and empowering yourself all at the same time? How can you find enough confidence in yourself to then pass on to your children? Who better to answer these questions than this week’s guest Liba Yoffe? Together, Jodi and Liba discuss the importance of empowering oneself and what you can do to set both you and your children up for self-fulfillment and confidence, even in the face of adversity.
About Our Guest:
I am the last person anyone expected would be a CEO of a company.
I’m Liba. Mom of four, living in Arizona and CEO of Spirit Fit Life. SFL is my brainchild. I created this platform in order to help women worldwide be the leaders of their own lives. At SFL, we coach women on how to build strength from the inside out; to be the leaders of their lives, minds and careers. SFL has changed the lives of hundreds of women around the world. We’re the ONLY program that delivers such a high level program for women, promoting their inner strength and leadership in fitness, holistic nutrition, self growth, business coaching, leadership, pre and postnatal programs and more. Managing my team, impacting hundreds of women around the globe… It's really crazy! But ASK me how SFL has become a booming company so fast that makes such a massive impact? The answer is pure drive and a passion to make a MASSIVE impact on women’s lives.
Show Notes:
5:55 Finding a balance between motherhood and empowering oneself
“I knew that in order to raise a confident daughter, I needed to be fully confident within myself to really be that example for her.”
8:01 Reconciling confidence and modesty
10:42 Helping your children feel comfortable in athletics
“Embody what you’re trying to encourage in your daughter. If you want her to go on a run, go on a run with her. Whole her that you’re doing it too, in a skirt, with your hair covered, whatever it takes.”
15:41 Instilling self-confidence in your children when facing adversity
“We have this organization called Hairoes, we hold events for kids with alopecia and we have support groups for the parents, and we started that because we saw how many parents were so distraught and whatever the parents thought, that’s what the kids thought.”
18:37 Finding confidence within yourself so you can pass it on your children
“As moms it’s so important to know that while we care so much about our children and we’ll go fight for them, if we go and do that, we also have to do that for ourselves.”
More From Liba:
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"'American Ninja Warrior' Liba Yoffe Is 'Small But Mighty'"
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried Guest: Liba Yoffe Editors: Iris Nelson and Maximus Quirino
In this episode, Jodi and guest Dr. Samantha Rasekh discuss dental health and it's importance for new moms. Dr. Rasekh provides insight into successfully taking care of your teeth and finding a practice that works for you while also easing worries about what dental work can be done while pregnant.
Show Notes:
4:28: Why is dental health so important?
"Obviously, for your own health. You want your mouth to be healthy. You don't want to be in pain."
5:46: How to successfully take care of your teeth while pregnant"Oftentimes, when I see pregnant patients, and they need work, I have the conversation with them, of whether it's best for them to put it off until they deliver or if it's something that we want to try do during their third trimester when it's the safest time to do it."
7:29: Going to the dentist with a newborn"I think finding in general, a team that's going to work with you and your limitations is really important."
9:42: Finding a practice that works for YOU"I think it's the same as when you're finding any, whether you're finding your OBGYN or finding your pediatrician, your friends experiences are going to be the most reliable source of information."
11:34: Potential consequences of putting off dental care"Those things that are minor, that would have just been a filling... end up being much more major. You're in pain or the cavity is so big that it can't just be fixed with a filling."
12:36: Clarifying mouth myths"I would ask to maybe wear two lead aprons instead of one lead apron and really minimize what I need. But you definitely can safely have necessary X rays while you're pregnant."
16:55: Communication between your dentist and OBGYN"It's pretty standard within dentistry that the dentist will speak to your physician."
18:56: Asking questions and advocating for yourself"But I think really asking, not necessarily saying 'I don't want this,' but saying, 'Is this safe? Is this necessary? Would it be possible for me to speak to the doctor before I do it?'"
23:43: Dental health and insurance coverage"If you're on some sort of subsidized health program, it is worth looking into what kind of additional dental insurance you have while you're pregnant and really utilizing those benefits while you're pregnant." Contact Dr. Rasekh:
Facebook: Samantha Rasekh
Email: samantha.rasekh@gmail.com Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried Guest: Samantha Rasekh Editors: Isabel Leyva and Ilyana Castillo
What are eating disorders? What are the signs? How do parents help their children recover? In this episode, Jodi and guest Temimah Zucker discuss the answers to these questions and more, including the differences between eating disorders and disordered eating, how to address the topic using the proper language and the next steps for healing.
About Our Guest:Temimah Zucker, LCSW, works with individuals ages 14 and older in New York and New Jersey (virtually at this time) struggling with mental health concerns, and specializes in working with those looking to heal their relationships between their bodies and souls. Temimah is an adjunct professor at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work and a Metro-NY supervisor at Monte Nido. To learn more or to reach her, please visit www.temimah.com or @temimahzuckerlcsw on Instagram.
**Show Notes:
7:43: Disordered Eating vs. Eating Disorders**"Ironically, it's sort of a fun fact, people probably think most of eating disorders and they think of anorexia. And that's actually the least prevalent eating disorder. The most common is what's called other specified feeding and eating disorders, which is kind of like a mix of different symptoms."
11:50: How to Identify the Signs of an Eating Disorder"One of the most common misconceptions is you can tell if someone has an eating disorder by how they look. That's completely not true. Even people with raging cases of anorexia nervosa could be at a weight that is quote, unquote, like average or higher than average."
18:13: Purging Behaviors"You know, like, movement is great movement is beautiful. But it shouldn't be about compensating for what you're eating."
**19:13: How to Address Eating Disorders and Next Steps
"**So that's just like preventative, but also being mindful, forever, kind of going forward. How we talk to ourselves really, really is heard by our kids."
22:13: How to Use the Proper Language"So starting off with just very caring, neutral language, meaning, I'm noticing this change has been happening recently. Can you tell me more about what's going on?"
25:13: Navigating Resistance to Therapy
"Your goal does not have to be I want to like, get through this. The goal could be like, I want my parents leave me alone. I can help you do that. But only if you show up."
27:43: Last Pieces of Advice "It has to be equal parts, like addressing the emotional needs of the person, and how this is really just a symptom of whatever it is they're going through. But also knowing that like you, you have to address it behaviorally too." Connect with Temimah Zucker, LCSW:WebsiteInstagram **Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried Guest: Temimah Zucker Editors:** Iris Nelson and Ilyana Castillo
Every now and then, siblings tend to have a little bit of healthy competition. However, what can YOU as a parent do when fights amongst siblings get out of control? Additionally, how can you work through intense rivalry together as a family? In this episode, Jodi talks with Dr. Aviva Goldstein, a counselor whose work stems from positive psychology, parenting, child & adolescent development. They dive into sibling relationships, what causes sibling rivalry, and why helping children deal with heated moments is vital to their development.
About our Guest: Dr. Aviva Goldstein is an educator, lecturer, and family counselor with a private practice based in Jerusalem. She occupies the space where the worlds of positive psychology, parenting, child & adolescent development, and Judaism come together. The common thread throughout her work is the desire to bring research findings and insights about children to the people who raise them.
Show Notes:
6:37: Causes of Sibling Rivalry
“I think the vast majority of siblings fight because it fills some kind of need … they’re doing it for a reason, it doesn’t usually come out of nowhere.”
12:09: Fostering the Relationship Between Siblings
“Helping kids realize that there is no competition … every parent has enough love for their child.”
19:52: What to Say to Kids After Acting Out
“It’s almost never the moment to fix it when those emotions are still supercharged.”
25:26: The Importance of Working Through Fights
“One of the gifts we can give our kids is not telling them ‘don’t fight’. It’s teaching them how to deal with those moments.”
28:03: When To Get Help and Advice
“Anytime you feel out of your league, ask someone for help.”
Credits:
Host: Jodi Freid
Guest: Dr. Aviva Goldstein
Editors: Maximus Quirino & Isabel Leyva
Connect With Dr. Aviva:
AvivaGoldstein.com
FB @DrAvivaG
IG @DrAvivaGoldstein
DrAvivaGoldstein@gmail.com
While Kegels during pregnancy can be important, in today's episode we learn that pelvic floor health goes WAY beyond that. The pelvic floor is one of the more commonly neglected parts of our body, yet affects us so deeply, which is why it is incredibly important to know when to reach out to a pelvic floor physical therapist, regardless of age or gender. In this episode, Jodi and her guest- Dr. Riva Preil discuss all-things-pelvic floor including when to seek physical therapy and what to ask a PT.
About Our Guest:
Dr. Riva Preil, PT, DPT, WCS, BCB-PMD, CLT is a pelvic floor physical therapist with a passion for pelvic health. She treats women, men, and children with various pelvic floor disorders at Revitalize Physical Therapy, her private practice in New York City. She is certified in various modalities, including biofeedback, lymphedema, and craniosacral therapy to help her patients achieve their goals. Riva is a board-certified in Women's Clinical Specialist (WCS) through the American Physical Therapy Association. She blogs regularly, lectures to physicians, students, and the lay community, and constantly seeks opportunities to further her education and share knowledge with others. She recently started a YouTube channel called Pelvic Pearls to help educate others on this very important specialty.
Show Notes:
6:15: What is the pelvic floor?
“The pelvic floor is a group of muscles that rests at the bottom of the core…”
7:31: Types of pelvic floor dysfunctions and treatments
“So when we think of the pelvic floor muscles there are two opposite ends of the spectrum where dysfunction can exist. On one end, there’s under-activity or weakness… the opposite end of the spectrum is when there’s overactivity or tightness of the pelvic floor muscles.”
15:47: The importance of postpartum physical therapy
“I am a big believer that it is a part of the body that deserves to have some attention and rehabilitation after pregnancy, labor, delivery… It’s easy to let your own needs slip through the cracks, but sometimes it only takes a few sessions of physical therapy.”
23:17: Questions to ask a Physical Therapist
“ I think that patients have the right to interview their therapists before they decide… it’s really important to feel that they are clinically knowledgable.. but also from a rapport perspective, that they’re patient, that they make you feel comfortable…”
25:43: Pelvic floor advice for pregnant women
“First before telling any pregnant women ‘do kegels’… you want to make sure that there is no history of pain… I actually do have a prenatal stretching program on my Youtube channel called ‘Pelvic Pearls’.”
28:57: A Special Offer from Dr. Riva Preil
Great idea! I am happy to offer a 10% discount off of the initial evaluation (first session) for anyone who hears about me through the show and reaches out within one month.
Connect with Dr. Riva Preil:
Email
Website
Instagram
Facebook
LinkedIn
Youtube
Credits:
Host: Jodi Freid
Guest: Dr. Riva Preil
Editors: Ilyana Castillo and Isabel Leyva
While learning Torah with your children is a truly special experience, it can also become quite challenging. What does it mean for a child to learn Torah and what can you teach them that’s unique from what they’re already learning in school? In this episode, Jodi and her guest - Chana Kupetz break down this process and discuss how you and your children can get the best out of your time together as you learn Torah.
About Our Guest:
Chana Kupetz is the Children’s and Families Program Manager at Hadar. Prior to her work at Hadar, Chana taught Hebrew and Judaic Studies in Washington, DC and in Minneapolis. Chana lives in Washington, DC with her wife Avi Strausberg and their two children.
Sign up for Devash magazine at hadar.org/devash
Show Notes:
5:14 What does it mean for a child to learn Torah?
“Sometimes, especially as kids go into schools, it feels like Jewish education sort of shifts and falls more into the role of schools… I know a lot of parents who’ve said ‘I have the knowledge and I can teach my kid, but still I’m paying for a tutor because something in the relationship just isn’t working. But still I think learning Torah with our kids can be really really special.’”
8:50 The challenges of learning Torah with children
“So much of the time, we feel like we’re in the role of disciplinarian and we don’t want Torah to feel that way… It’s just something we really love doing that we wanna do together.”
13:06 How to approach learning Torah with your children (Take it Easy)
“Don’t think of it as ‘I’m teaching my child Torah,’ but rather ‘I’m learning with my child.’”
20:35 Devash Magazine: making Torah learning sweet
“Make this magazine your own! Take what you like, we just want to provide exciting and really engaging Torah for kids and for families to learn together.”
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Chana Kupetz
Editors: Iris Nelson and Maximus Quirino
In all that parenting demands, it may be challenging to incorporate a regular healthy diet for you and your children. Diet goes beyond food and extends to the attitudes toward eating, food and our bodies. How can you help yourself and your child develop a healthier mindset toward food and their body? In this episode, Jodi and her guest - Gila Glassberg discuss intuitive eating and how you can set yourself and your family up for success.
About Our Guest:
Gila Glassberg is a Master's level registered dietitian and a certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. As a teenager, she was faced with constant diet talk, body shaming and obsessive guilt around food. This led to years of struggling with disordered eating. This is what propelled her into the field of nutrition.
She uses a non-diet, weight-neutral approach called Intuitive Eating. She helps growth oriented women break out of chronic dieting, and regain clarity into what is really important to them.
You can find more of Gila’s interviews, blog posts and information on her website at www.gilaglassberg.com and you can follow her on Instagram @gila.glassberg.intuitiveRD
Show Notes:
4:31 What is intuitive eating?
“Kids learn best by modeling, the first thing we can do is work on the mom’s relationship to food before we work on the child’s relationship to food.”
8:02 Why children need to look at food in a neutral way
“One of my main goals is to neutralize food, yes I want it to be positive, but first and foremost neutral. Just like you don’t feel guilty going to the bathroom, just like you don’t feel guilty when you breathe, these things that you need to live, there really shouldn’t be any guilt associated with eating.”
14:26 Intuitive eating in parents versus the feeding model for children
“We want to instill autonomy in children over their eating and in their body.”
17:52 Fostering a healthy attitude towards food in children
“We feel so entitled to judge people based on their body size and I really want people to really reconsider that. Think about how much you’re emphasizing the way that you look, the way that you want your child to look, versus who they are as a person.”
22:12 Dealing with outside negativity
“If someone makes fun of him for his weight it will hurt, but it won’t penetrate into his soul if he feels a sense of love and confidence from his parents.”
25:43 Normalizing child behaviors and asking questions
“You can say to your kid ‘well what’s wrong with being fat?’... a lot of times we do something and we have no idea why and a lot of times we say things and we have no idea why… kids are just so smart and intuitive, and they can teach of so much about ourselves.”
29:13 Closing thoughts
“We only have a certain amount of headspace, and if we’re filling it 75% up with ‘What am I eating? How skinny am I?’ you’re really losing out on what life has to offer.”
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Gila Glassberg
Editors: Iris Nelson and Maximus Quirino
This episode, Jodi speaks with Chana Voola, creator of various Jewish educational workbooks. Chana and Jodi also talk about homeschooling and how Chana’s “Enjoy Life” philosophy of homeschooling has changed the way her and her family views education. Chana also shares about finding a balance between her different responsiblities.
About Our Guest:
Chana Voola is a former Jewish preschool teacher and the creator of workbooks focused on Jewish education. She has a Masters in Social Work from Rutgers University and is the wife to Shlomo and the mother to 5 amazing kids.
When Chana took a break from teaching, she realized that being home educating her children was a gift. She saw their creativity and saw that regular Judaic curricula did not fit with it. The Lubavitcher Rebbe said, "If you see what needs to be repaired and how to repair it, then you have found a piece of the world that G-d left for you to complete." That message drives Chana’s work, and she started creating Jewish educational workbooks and journals from scratch for the thinking, creative, out-of-the-box Jewish kid (along with teens and adults)! Chana works with her family to create these journals that she hopes nurtures and encourages the creative powers inside all children. You can find more of Chana’s work at society6.com/chanavoola where she sells art and on her family’s YouTube channel, Jewish Education at Home.
Show Notes:
9:35 Why homeschool?
"I started because we all needed a break from school.. It was just stressful to get out of the house. It was stressful coming home. We were just always destressing. So I needed to get out of that stress. "
12:10 Sending Children Back to School
“You don’t know what will be.. So never close your head off to something.”
12:45 The Approach to Homeschooling: Enjoy Life Philosophy
“Don’t lose sight of what needs to get done. Stay focused, but there’s other things also in life that they’re gonna remember.
18:20: Being present when destressing and finding a balance
“The number one tool that we can use to destress, and it might be one of the hardest, is to just do one thing at a time and just be present.”
21:53 Workbooks and Parsha Journals - for all ages!
“There is no right answer, there is no wrong answer. It is just whatever is meaningful to you.” You can find Chana and her work on Society 6 linked above and from her Amazon shop**.
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Chana Voola Editor:** Isabel Leyva and Ilyana Castillo
In this weeks mini episode, you will be hearing about the cycle of The Torah. And how to appreciate what you have, and where you are right now, to truly appreciate life for what it is. Tune in to hear about how cycles actually play a major role in life, as Jodi discusses them in time for the beginning of the new cycle of the reading of The Torah.
Connect with Jodi:http://loveadventuremom.com/
Email Jodi at:jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried Editor: Maximus Quirino
The Jewish Holiday of Sukkot starts this Monday at sundown. In this weeks, mini episode, you will learn some lessons about The Jewish Holiday of Sukkot and how you can apply these life lessons to your own life.
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Email Jodi at:jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried Editor: Iris Nelson
In this week's episode, Jodi shares her thoughts on reconnecting with herself for the High Holiday season. Hope you enjoy!
**Connect with Jodi:
http://loveadventuremom.com/
Email Jodi at:
jodi@loveadventuremom.com**
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Editor: Ilyana Castillo
We are back with Season 2 of the To (Mom) Life podcast! We now have new episodes for you every Sunday!
For the first episode of this new season, Jodi is guiding us through a beautiful meditation so that you can handle stressful situations more calmly and with a clear mind.
This episode (along with every other podcast) will stay available. Thus, you can come back to this meditation whenever you feel the need to decompress and relax.
We are so glad to be back. Enjoy this episode!
M**editation begins at minute 4:47
Connect with Jodi:**http://loveadventuremom.com/
Email Jodi at:jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Editor: Orlando Diaz
On today’s episode, Jodi talks with Registered Dietician and founder of Arm Yourself Dietetics, Ahuva Magder Hershkop about mealtime and feeding ones family. Ahuva discusses some of the challenges moms face when trying to feed their families. Picky eating and unhealthy eating are just some elements that can pose unwanted stress onto a family. Ahuva is here to eliminate that stress from the dinner table so you can focus on connecting with your family!
Check out the many tips and tricks that Ahuva offers in this week's episode.
Connect with Ahuva on Instagram @AhuvaRD
And check out her website!
Enjoy this weeks' episode!
Adina Soclof, a mom of four, Speech Therapist, author, and parenting expert guides us on how to prepare your kids for life. This is a loaded question, and Adina breaks it down simply. You will come away from this interview with the tools you need to help foster a solution-oriented outlook and approach in your home.
Show Notes:
3:10 How do we prepare kids for life?"For me it was really important that my kids felt capable..."
5:12 Creating a healthy environment for children's emotions"Teaching need to be done not in the heat of the moment"
7:22 Praising kids"You don't want to use superlatives [...] you really want to give praise that is more descriptive"
9:38 Creating a family mission statement
10:33 Having a goal in mind as a parent"We can't stop the temper tantrums [...] so we have to change the goal to teaching kids calming strategies"
12:30 Resources to handle a temper tantrum"The most important part of a temper tantrum is seeing how they calm down"
Connect with Adina:Website: https://parentingsimply.com/
Book on Amazon, Parenting Simply: Preparing Kids for Life.Make sure to download Adina's FREE gift, Raising Resilient Responsible Kids
Are you a mom with a dream? Maybe that dream is to be present with your children when they come home from school each day...Or maybe it's to start a business, write a book, run a marathon, or just plain get in shape! If you have a dream, and want to gain some traction in a supportive community with a ton of accountability, Journey's is for you! Journeys Mentorship for Jewish Women is an 8 - week journey of self love, radical possibility, and strategy that supports you in achieving your dreams! Learn more here Journeys — Love. Adventure. Mom.
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Show Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Adina Soclof
Editor: Orlando Diaz
*I am super excited to bring this episode to you because puberty...is not widely spoken about and we can all use guidance and support on how to navigate this pivotal time with our daughter.The transition a girl takes from a young child to womanhood is normally filled with a lot of nerves and pressure. It is important to know what your role, as a mom, is in terms of helping your daughter get through this challenging stage of life so that she can emerge as a strong and empowered woman. This week’s guest, Amy Hudgens, provides you with advice about how to best support your daughter as she undergoes the different stages of puberty and teenhood.
Amy is The Founder of The Nourished Girls Project. She is also a Board Certified Nutrition Consultant, Wellness Coach, Author, Speaker, Educator and Visionary. Over the past 10 years, Amy has shown hundreds of women how to make nourishment simple for their families (and themselves). Amy has a B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies from Sonoma State University. Amy also worked in women’s health for over a decade supporting and advocating for women’s health care services. A true visionary, Amy is pioneering The Nourished Girls Project with a vision to inspire and empower pre-adolescent and adolescent girls to live their joy, dream big and be kindness activists: changing the world by learning how to be kind to themselves and others. Her main muse and inspiration is her 11-year old daughter, Nylah.
You will walk away from this episode with ideas that will make you feel more comfortable with ways to best support your pre-teen and teen girl and ensure that you are less stressed about this challenging time in her life.
Connect with Amy through her website, facebook, or instagram.
Check out her free gift here.
SHOW NOTES:
2:50 Introducing Amy Hudgens, The Founder of The Nourished Girls Project“Our mission is really to empower and inspire pre-teens and teen girls, and just girls everywhere, to live their joy, to be confident, just to be kind to themselves and others, and to really dream big.”
6:13: What led Amy to work with parents and pre-teens around periods and puberty
“I’m a listener so I kept hearing, all of these, sort of like, requests (...) and just decided that this was something that was being called to talk about more.”
8:05: Most important to address when one has a daughter entering the stage of puberty(In this section, Amy mentions tips on the most important facets to focus on when one’s daughter reaches this stage)
15:25: Importance of taking care of the Liver during Puberty“The livers are our largest largest detoxifying organ in the body, and it really can get bogged down. And I like to think of it like a sink that isn’t declogging super well”
18:30: Amy recommendations of ways moms can support their daughters in the midst of feeling discomfort about puberty and their first period“It could be books, it could just be conversations that are easeful. Any way that is a gentle, loving-kind way to really talk about these things that works for your family. Because again, these conversations aren’t always accessible or easy.”
21:35: Last advice for you as a mom with a teenage daughter“Life your joy in any way possible”Credits: Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Amy Hudgens
Editor: Matthew Feiler
As we transition to Season 2, we would like to take this time to re-play an amazing podcast from very early on in Season 1!
On today’s episode, Jodi speaks with Rebbetzin Chavie Bruk. You will hear first hand about what it is like raising an unconventional Jewish family. Chavie is mom to 5 children, all of whom are adopted. She offers worthy advice around acceptance and unconditional love.
Chavie also speaks about her experience with infertility and the decision to adopt.
Connect with Chavie on Instagram @chaviebruk
And on her blog clearasmud.blog
Enjoy this weeks' episode!
It is important to find ways to be conscious of how your body functions and be aware of how your body should feel so that you can know when your body is off-kilter. Whether you are looking to lose weight, get in shape, or just hoping to gauge your body, you should be able to begin the new year feeling good and develop healthy habits that set you up for success! In today's episode, Dalia Brunschwigexplains how to understand what your body is telling you and its implications (for the better).
Dalia, a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, is the founder of FULLY IN BALANCE GmbH. Born in Israel, lived in Spain, UK, Israel, she now lives in Zurich, Switzerland with her husband and 3 children. As a busy mum, she provides insight into natural healthy weight loss and wellbeing by listening to the body’s signals, via one-on-one private sessions or coaching, always factoring in that no one size fits all and taking into account the kosher diet and our Jewish beautiful occasions. After helping over 200 Jewish women in the last couple of years, she continues her mission to empower women that living a healthy lifestyle can be exciting and easy with the right mindset.
Episode Glossary: Hashem: The Hebrew word for G-d
Baruch HaShem: means Thank G-d
Kosher: Laws that make up Jewish Dietary regulations
Rav: A Rabbi
Shabbat: The seventh day of every week in which Jews rest and take time to return to their spiritual source
Chagim: The Jewish Holidays
Show Notes:3:40: Introducing Dalia Brunschwig“I help Jewish women dieting, losing weight and maintaining it by listening to their bodies and having healthy lifestyles” 5:20 What Inspired Dalia to enter this line of work“The women here in Zurich saw the change, friends, and family, and they asked me for help. So it was when I started helping them”
7:15 Dalia’s personal story
“It’s not like in The States and in Israel. That is when I started developing my own protocol, my own program, whatever suited me”
10:50: Listening to your body“So listening to your body means to pay attention to the signals your body is transmitting to you and try to identify sensitivities for good or for bad”
12:40: Taking Care of Your Body“We have this machine that works wonders, and we as women, as mothers can be seen beyond the miracles because we have a cycle that works, in most cases. We can bring life to this earth and that is amazing”
13:45: How to Be More in Touch with your Body's Signals“My approach is really to include all types of food but to remove the triggers which are dairy, gluten, processed food, obviously and sugars, are big ones, and when you introduce them into your habit again, how do you feel about it”
21:50: Thinking positively about our bodies
“If you want to do something, do something, for your wellbeing. Listen to your body.”
Connect with Dalia on Instagram. Check out her free guide here and free gift.If you are on Facebook, Dalia invites you to join her private exclusive group, that supports liked minded busy women who want to discover and maintain a healthy Jewish lifestyle!
Dalia runs seasonal programs for Jewish women that can give you that jump-start with the right guidance in only 5 days after Sukkot, Chanukah, and Pesach. Check out more details on her website!
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried Guest: Dalia Brunschwig Editor: Matthew Feiler
Wow! It has been one year since Love.Adventure.Mom launched its To (Mom) Life podcast. Every week since July 2020, we have released at least one new episode. Now, a year later, Jodi and her team brings you a special episode in honor of the podcast’s 1-year-anniversary.
Join in as Jodi highlights some of the guests that she featured on the podcast during the past year as well as some of the awesome topics that she spoke about with her guests.
**Show Notes:
3:33 "To Anxiety" with Leah Katz
6:24 "To Work Life Balance" with Dr. Mimi Knolls
11:14 "To Time Management & Clearing Clutter" with Rebekah Saltzman
13:35 "To Boosting Your Child’s Immune System" with Laureen Wallravin
15:22 "To Understanding Body Signals" with Dalia Brunschwig
17:46 "To Healing Teeth...Naturally" with Mitten Lowe
21:33 "The Power of the Mind-Body Connection" with Kaley Zeitouni
24:02"To Battling Addiction" with Stephanie Pollak
27:14 "To Freedom"
29:44 "Arts & Crafts Organization" with Amy Wilson
36:06 "Leadership" with Dorice Horenstein
38:34 "To Healthy Sleep Routines For You and Your Child" with Eva Klein
40:25 Celebrating 1st year
Connect with Jodi:*http://loveadventuremom.com/InstagramFacebook* Email Jodi at:jodi@loveadventuremom.com Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Editors:** Matt Feiler & Orlando Diaz
One of the most concerning questions a parent may have is “Am I doing a good job preparing my kid/s for the future?” In this episode, Jodi and Christy Keating have a charming dialogue featuring tips for best practices regarding raising your kid/s to be prepared for their future adulthood.
About Our Guest:Christy Keating is the founder of The Heartful Parent. Christy loves helping parents and more love, joy, and connection in their families and with their children by helping them discover newfound energy in their parenting, develop an appreciation for what they have and who they are, and create sustainable ways to achieve their vision or dream for their family.
Christy is a Certified Parent Coach®, a Certified Positive Discipline Educator, and a Certified Instructor with The Gottman Institute. She is also a long-time leader and speaker for the Program for Early Parent Support.
Show Notes:
5:41 What does it mean to raise adults?
"I think we need to talk about that a little bit more in our daily parenting and not just focusing on the child that is in front of us but the adult that they are going to be"
11:30 How today's parenting decisions will affect future outcomes
"...most of us learn through modeling, right? we learn through what we see, we learn through what we hear, and through what is shown to us."
14:41 Being a mentor for teenagers
"...Most times kids will say things like, well cause all my friends have it [...] and that's where we can then again lean in with that empathy and that understanding, demonstrate that emotional regulation..."
17:51 Finding the balance between letting your kids be kids and preparing them for the future
"What is our vision four our parenting, because we can not control our kids [...] at some point they will be 25 and what you said no longer carries the same weight"
22:11 Respecting our kids
"Our children deserve for us to show up for them, and value them, and provide them with a sense of belonging and a sense of significance..."
23:29 Importance of curiosity
Connect with Christy:Website
Facebook
Instagram
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Christy Keating
Editor: Orlando Diaz
Providing the proper skills to your newborn, baby, or toddler, might seem like a HUGE task and super daunting. In this episode, Jodi speaks with Sharon Mazel who is a pregnancy and parenting expert, NYT bestselling author, parenting coach, speaker, and Instagram influencer. In this episode, Sharon shares her expertise on tummy time, how to follow your baby’s cues, and how to foster the development of your young child’s motor and language skills.
About Our Guest:Sharon co-authored the bestselling book What to Expect When You're Expecting (4th and 5th editions), along with these other books in the popular What to Expect pregnancy and parenting book series:
What To Expect Before You’re Expecting (1st and 2nd eds)
What To Expect The First Year (2nd and 3rd eds)
What To Expect The Second Year (1st ed)
What To Expect The Toddler Years (2nd ed)
What To Expect: Eating Well When You’re Expecting (1st ed)
What To Expect Pregnancy Journal and Organizer
What To Expect Babysitter's Handbook
What To Expect Guide to Immunizations
What To Expect Guide to a Healthy Home
She was also integral to the content creation and launching of the award-winning website, WhatToExpect.com, where she spent more than a decade writing and editing.
Sharon speaks widely on pregnancy, parenting, and health & wellness topics — plus she's a pregnancy and parenting coach, working with families online and in person, answering questions, giving tips, and coming up with strategies and individualized plans to help expectant and new parents be the best possible parents.
Show Notes:
3:40 - Strengthening and Enhancing your child’s Small Motor Skills
"Get a play gym for your baby ... it's a matter of them, first of all, gaining that hand-eye- coordination and learning "
7:25 - Attention span and a proper time frame of play
"I remember hearing this from some experts, and I was like how interesting, but some young babies when you're playing with them and then they start to hiccup, that's often a sign that they're not interested in playing anymore and their attention span is like gone "
10:40 - Large Motor Development skills
"The best thing that you can do for your baby is to let your baby have time on the floor uncontained. So this way your baby can learn, first of all, what it feels like to be on their back, on their tummy, on their side"
14:25 - Tummy time
"If you put your baby down, and I'm not talking about a one week old, but let's say it's a 6, or 8, or 12 month old, you put your baby down in tummy time, and within 30 seconds they start crying. I wouldn't rush to pick your baby up out of tummy time"
19:30 - Language development
"When your baby coos, coo back to your baby, your baby’s not saying a word but your baby is [saying] 'ah, ah', mimic those sounds and your baby will start to learn the art of conversation"
21:30- Nonverbal communication
"If we can show what happiness looks like to our baby, that's a great teaching tool"
Connect with Sharon:
Join the 150,000+ followers who interact with Sharon daily on Instagram, where she posts informative pregnancy and parenting content daily and hosts regular Q&A's.
Check out her website here
Credits:
Host - Jodi Fried
Guest - Sharon Mazel
Editor - Matt Feiler
Summer is here, which means NOW is a great time to consider going on a family adventure at some point in the next few months!
Though, in order to plan for a family adventure, that will be rewarding and meets your family's needs, you need to plan accordingly! Also, if you are afraid about such an experience or you don't know how to prepare for such a future trip, you have clicked on the right episode!
In this solo episode, Jodi talks about experiences from her own family adventures. She also shares tips regarding how to prepare for an adventure, overcoming unexpected situations, and the proper mindset one needs to focus on during spending quality time with your loved ones.
Connect with Jodi:http://loveadventuremom.com/InstagramFacebook Email Jodi at:jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Editor: Orlando Diaz
In case you have kids in the background while you're listening to this episode, just be aware that there is a bit of occasional strong language used during this raw and authentic conversation between Jodi and Gila.
In this episode, Jodi talks with Gila Levitt about intimacy in marriage. It can be hard to keep intimacy with your partner when you have been married for a while, and it can also be hard finding someone to talk to about it, so in this episode, you can find some useful tips to revitalize intimacy in your marriage, as well as where to look for help in case you need some.
Show Notes:
9:13 What to do when you are not in the mood for intimacy with your partner"You're thinking that just all of a sudden you're going to be in the mood... again, it could happen sometimes [...] but Just because you're not right now in the mood, doesn't mean that it cannot be created, ok? it's created, we have to learn how to create the mood."
13:43 Feminine and sensual essence in women"Sensual comes from the word senses [...] To be sensual means to be in touch with 5 senses"
18:16 Different levels of desire within you and your partner"There is no one standard, except that it has to work [..] so we want to do 2 things. First of all, absolutely, we want to honor where it is that we are holding, on the other hand, we have to understand that there is another person over here. So I always call it bridging the gap."
23:47 When a man is "Not in the mood""It could be, and very often it is an indication of health issues that are going on or mental health issues that are going on. So there is definitely what to do also in these situations [...] as long as he is willing."
28:14 Focus on the big picture of your marriage"Really that is where it starts, with thinking positively about each other [...] becoming one takes place fist in our head, and when we think positively about the other person that is what creates our desire to be one with that person."
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Leanne Dall
Editor: Orlando Diaz
This week, Jodi speaks with Kristi Coppa, founder of Wondergrade. Wondergrade is an app that teaches Self-regulation skills to kids and their parents. In this episode, Kristi offers insight into how to teach your child Self-regulation, calming, and coping skills. She shares concrete tools and strategies to help parents and children alike and also discusses how and when to foster these practices with our children so that they can use them properly throughout their lives.
Shoutout to reviewer: New yawk photographr
About Our Guest:Kristi Coppa is a mother of two young girls, a kids mindfulness teacher, speaker, writer, and former nurse. Kristi is also the founder of Wondergrade, a digital health and education company that teaches young kids coping and self-regulation skills. She recently released the Wondergrade app, to help parents teach calm-down and self-regulation skills to their kids at home and is in the process of writing a curriculum to help teachers bring social-emotional skills into the classroom. Kristi is a native of the Pacific Northwest. She loves being outside and spends most weekends hiking, camping, wine tasting, or romping around the coast with her husband, girls, and St. Bernard, Sampson.
5:00: Kristi’s background that led her to her work
"I've worked with a lot of therapists and teachers, and really was working with how we can make this information really accessible and come to life for kids"
9:15: Recognizing your child's possible stress and worries
"Educating yourself [about how your child's stress] and how that shows up in your child's body is a really powerful (...) And what that looks like is usually being patient with yourself, and after an incident happens, going back and talking to their kid about it"
14:30: How to teach self regulation and coping skills to kids"I use a lot of these guided visualizations with kids where we are doing something else, pretending that we're something else, while we're working on a skill"
18:15: Identifying the best times to teach these skills
"The absolute best time to practice a new skill is when your kid is at their happiest: So when they're fed, when they are well rested. And that's when they're going to be the most receptive to learning, that's different for every kid, but most young kids, that's like mid morning-ish time like after breakfast"
20:45: Coping techniquesIn this section, Kristi walks through calm down techniques such as squeezing lemons, elephant bends, and hand presses
24:15: Kristi’s app, Wondergrade "It has two different sections, it has a section for grownups and a section for kids. And the kids section is full of all of our tools. So these are very tangible one to five minute videos, most of them are animated that go through teaching kids these different techniques"
Related Links:
Wondergrade.com
@wondergrade
Wondergrade on Facebook
**Show Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Kristi Coppa
Editor:** Matt Feiler
Detecting whether your child has a speech or language disorder can be confusing, and it is best to leave it up to the professionals to diagnose such a disorder. In this episode, Leanne Dall, a speech-language pathologist, shares some ways to detect signs that may point to the fact that your child is having difficulty with their speech and language abilities and ways to help them improve such skills. She also shares some ways to identify when it would make sense to get your child tested by a speech-language therapist so that they can receive the proper support.
About our guest:Leanne Dall is a pediatric speech-language pathologist in Portland, Oregon. She is passionate about supporting children who are late talkers, difficult to understand, struggling to learn to read, and/or having difficulty understanding what they read. After witnessing the long-lasting impact of speech and language difficulties on academic and social development, Leanne is a strong advocate for early intervention. She has worked in public schools since 2014 and started her private practice Dallhouse Speech and Language in 2017.
Show Notes:
4:27 The difference between speech and language"...Are they producing their sound correctly? maybe they have a stutter, they're having difficulty coordinating the words to get out [...] and the language is really the content..."
5:27 Early flags to Identify if your child needs speech therapy"...Noticing that their child is having a hard time interacting with them or playing and is just kind of in their own world and needs some public interaction because that communication and those words are built on the interaction we have..."
6:55 Helping your child to interact with others"When there are fewer words but strong social skills then we might work with parents and talk about strategies like, how to read books with your children..."
8:00 Identifying root causes at early ages"Sometimes a child is just a late talker [...] then they need a push and so oftentimes these kids will appear to catch up by the time they're in kindergarten, the concern is that even though it might look like they caught up then they might have difficulty later down the line, so with reading or writing...
8:47 Speech therapy at 3 and 4 years old"By the time they're 3 then they should be 75% understandable [...] and then at age 4 there is a huge jump that really you should be able to understand a 4-year-old a 100%..."
11:50 Online speech therapy"...I found that a lot of the elementary school kids [..] that I work with, they did quite well because they could sit and really look at a computer..."
14:02 Importance of learning language"Language is also the means that we use to become educated and also to communicate and build relationships with others so it's so central to all of our lives..."
18:21 Sound and Sentence levels"...as kids get older [...] the idea is that they learn that words don't just have syllables or sentences don't just have words"
21:05 Parents perspective on speech therapy for their kids"...Moms asked me, Did I do this? Was it because my pregnancy was this way or did I not talk to my kid enough [...] like these difficulties are not anybody's fault, they come genetically..."
24:08 Speech Pathology's network
25:42 Trust your gut when thinking about looking for help"When you go to a speech therapist for an evaluation they don't just talk to your kid for a minute like we really spend hours knowing exactly what to look for..."
Connect with Leanne:InstagramWebsite
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Leanne Dall
Editor: Orlando Diaz
In The Jewish religion, it is customary to study Pirkei Avot, Ethics of the Fathers, during this time of the year. In this week's episode, brought to you from
The OU's Women Initiative: Counting Towards Sinai, Jodi breaks down the lesson from Pirkei Avot Chapter 4, Verse 4. Tune in to this short solo episode for an inspiring take-away message that you can integrate into your own life!
Connect with Jodi:http://loveadventuremom.com/
Email Jodi at:jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Editor: Orlando Diaz
There’s no doubt that being a mom keeps you busy, which sometimes leads you to give up on the hobbies that you enjoy. Today, Jodi speaks with Rivki Silver, who has found a way to develop her interests and simultaneously fulfill her motherhood goals. Rivki, a mother of children ages 2-12 years old, and co-host of the Normal Frum Women Podcast, speaks about how she has remained an artist, writer, and creative throughout her motherhood journey. It is possible to keep up your hobbies during your motherhood journey and tune in to this episode to find out ways you can be successful at doing so!
About Our Guest:Rivki Silver is a writer, musician and speaker. She has written for a variety of publications, including Family First magazine, Aish.com, and Jewinthecity.com. She is a trained classical musician who has performed with orchestras and also plays piano for local day schools. She has spoken for audiences about her personal story and other Jewish topics. Rivki lives in Cleveland with her family.
Show Notes:
4:45: Rivki’s background“I'm a mother to 5 children...I'm also a writer, a speaker, I'm a classically trained musician, even though, like at this current stage I'm not playing so much right now. And like you said, I also am a co-host of the podcast of The Normal Frum Women podcast, which I also edit. So I'm a lot of things”
6:00: Rivki's balance “So that was the question that I have, I guess, kind of trying to figure out for the past 15 years is how do I use all of these talents that I accrued in my before life, if you will, into my current life and how can I do it in a way that doesn't detract the job that I love, which is the job of being the mother to my 5 kids" 9:15: Rivki keeping up with her hobbies during her motherhood journey“It was very important that they should see me using these things, they should see that mommy plays clarinet, they should see mommy plays piano, like so many times I would have a sleeping baby on my lap as I would be writing music”
12:50: How Rivki dealt with the conflict and advise"I had to stop and I had to say, okay this is stopping I had to do this differently now because I can't continue to try to do these creative pieces, it's cutting into the amount of patience I have for my kids, it's cutting into my ability to like make dinner and do basic things like that. And I really felt the panic about like but if I don't create any more then who am I, and I think that this is something that a lot of women struggle with for motherhood, not just necessarily creative types but like if I'm only doing motherhood stuff then who am I like because I was a whole person before I was a mother"
16:00: 3 practical tips for balancing one’s interest and being a mother simultaneously
22:30: Ways of integrating hobbies into motherhood"There are always going to be a floor that needs to be swept and a surface that needs to be cleared….timers are amazing, set a timer for 20 minutes, 30 minutes and just do that creative activity, and then you can go on and do whatever responsibilities you still have."
Connect with Rivki on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Rivki Silver
Editor: Matthew Feiler
There are times in life when we have to go through some very challenging moments and maybe we don’t know how to overcome those challenges. In part 2 of this episode, Jodi talks with our guest Hadassah Hazan, who shares her experience with TFMR (termination for medical reasons) of a wanted pregnancy. This enlightening episode can really help you or someone you know, to deal with those hard times and know that you are not alone.
About our Guest:Hadassah Hazan is a coach and counselor, specializing in disordered eating, body image issues, addictions, and low self-esteem. Besides her private practice, she has worked for various organizations which support vulnerable and marginalized young people in both the UK and Israel. Hadassah lives in Jerusalem and is married with two children.
Show Notes:
2:49 Supporting someone going through infertility/miscarriage"Predominantly just say to them, something like, Wow, that must be so hard for you, [...] you know, I'm so sorry you went through that... your truth I mean that's what you're thinking well that's tough..."
6:04 Hadassa's IVF experience and complications during her pregnancy"She said to me, Look, I want you to go and eat something [...] sugary come back and I want to like just look up your baby again. So I'm in a candy bar and came back and the baby was moving which was really good, but she kept on looking at the brain, and she said, look, there seems to be some sort of fluid or something on the brain. I'm just the technician, I want you to come back and see a doctor."
13:17 Triploidy diagnosis and TFMR"Thank God I went through this because if I just had like... she just gone. If I've just been pregnant one day and then not pregnant the next day, I would not have had the experience of being able to hold her. I can hold her and I could like pray over her and I could love her and talk to her, [...] and is everything that I needed to do."
15:58 Overcoming grief and depression"...And there was so much sadness, I did trauma therapy I knew that I needed to talk about it I did therapy. Also, I reached out like I just innately knew I needed to talk about this with my friends and I allowed them to help me I allowed people to bring me food, and take care of me. And thank God, my mom was allowed into Israel."
20:17 What if you were dealing with depression alone?"What happened with her was not related to my fertility stuff completely unrelated. It was bad luck, this genetic thing that happened to her, it's not anything to do with my genetics or my husband's genetics, it is very very rare bad luck, and the fact that I had already done all the IVF and all that kind of thing, it is just had nothing to do with each other."
27:47 Look out for yourself and reach out for help"...if you're somebody who's going through something like I have and need more support, like firstly I can just be nonjudgmental for sure, but also again, I have a wellspring thank God, of amazing resources and like support networks and things to read and groups to join and all kind of things that I didn't know about until people told me about them..."
Support Links:https://iwassupposedtohaveababy.org/organizationshttps://iwassupposedtohaveababy.org/resources
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Hadassah Hazan
Editor: Orlando Diaz
There are times in life when we have to go through some very challenging moments and maybe we don’t know how to overcome those challenges. In this episode, Jodi talks with our guest Hadassah Hazan, who shares with us some of the processes she went through and how she dealt with many difficulties trying to conceive a baby. This enlightening episode can really help you or someone you know, to deal with those hard times and know that you are not alone.
About our Guest:Hadassah Hazan is a coach and counselor, specializing in disordered eating, body image issues, addictions, and low self-esteem. Besides her private practice, she has worked for various organizations which support vulnerable and marginalized young people in both the UK and Israel. Hadassah lives in Jerusalem and is married with two children.
Show Notes:
6:01 Hadassa's Introduction
10:00 Hadassah's infertility process and early treatment" I was told that I might have difficulty conceiving, naturally, but again when you're like 20 or 21. It feels very abstract, and I thought no, that's not going to happen... it's fine, I'm gonna take these pills for, like, a few months, my periods are gonna come back, it's fine. [...] and it just really didn't click that it was like an actual thing"
15:17 What caused her condition?"My condition is described [...] as anomalous; there's no reason for it. So sometimes it can be brought on by different traumas, and different like other medical conditions, there was no real reason why in my teen years, my system just stopped..."
16:00 Discussing her condition with her husband"I actually had an appointment. I had a checkup to check my hormone levels, and I felt like it was a good time to tell him, he was really great about it [...] he said to me, like, can I come with you to the appointment because then maybe I can ask the doctor questions."
18:44 What is IUI (Intrauterine Insemination)?"So I was injecting medication into myself, and I think I had pills as well at that point, and you go for blood tests and ultrasound several times a week, and then when they see that your follicles are big enough, they will make you ovulate with another injection, and then with IUI, they will inject your partner's sperm into you."
20:38 Going through a miscarriage"So I went home and was just very sad [...] and I still haven't miscarried and so I went back to the hospital, and I was like, You need to give me a DNC, and I spent a day in the hospital and then just sent home and then eventually like two days later they said I could come back and I had a DNC, which is where they, you know, they put you to sleep and they remove, you know, miscarriage."
24:27 Hadassah's advice for people going through infertility/miscarriage"In those moments when you're in the hospital and you just need to get things done, I guess my advice would be to try to be as brave as you can be. Don't leave until you have what you want, and what you want might be to see a doctor and to be checked again..."
29:31 Supporting someone going through infertility/miscarriage"Predominantly just say to them, something like, Wow, that must be so hard for you, [...] you know, I'm so sorry you went through that... your truth I mean that's what you're thinking well that's tough..."
Support Links:https://iwassupposedtohaveababy.org/organizationshttps://iwassupposedtohaveababy.org/resources
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Hadassah Hazan
Editor: Orlando Diaz
Today, Jodi speaks with Dr Robyn Koslowitz of Targeting Parenting. We all experience trauma at some point or another. Since an individual’s life experiences affect one’s current status, it is crucial to ensure that your parenting is stemming from an authentic place that does not carry too much baggage. Additionally, it is important to be on the lookout for the potential of your child’s emotions manifesting in negative ways and avoiding ways in which your parenting can lead to sensitive outcomes on behalf of your child(ren).
About Our Guest:
Dr. Robyn Koslowitz is a clinical psychologist, parenting educator, and the host of the Post-Traumatic Parenting podcast. Dr. Koslowitz received her master’s degree in School Psychology from New York University in 2002, and her Ph.D. in School/Clinical Child Psychology from New York University in 2009. Dr. Koslowitz has been working as a licensed school psychologist since 2002, and as a licensed clinical psychologist since 2017 (NJ License # 5751). While at NYU, Dr. Koslowitz was privileged to serve as a research assistant to such prominent professors as Dr. Ester Buchholz (author of books on child psychotherapy); Dr. Carol Gilligan (whose book In A Different Voice revolutionized the psychology of women and adolescent girls) and Dr. Sandee McClowry (whose research on Temperament Based Teaching and Parenting pioneered empirically validated temperament based parenting programs).
Show Notes:5:55: Childhood trauma and its effects on parenting“Just because you've been traumatized by a childhood experience doesn't mean you had quote, unquote bad or abusive parents”
9:30: Advice to parents“If you have the luxury to free yourself up to be a parent, meaning that if there is a trauma that you've never really dealt with, if there's an experience or something that's still bugging you that something that like you haven't fully gotten over, do what you can to deal with that experience, get yourself into a really healthy good place”
14:30: Overcoming a behavioral tendency that may be stemming from trauma“Journaling about it, thinking about it, perhaps getting therapy about it, reading the trauma literature, getting to sort of know the trauma world, and thinking it through … A lot of post traumatic parents come into therapy, thinking like ‘oh I came out of this unscathed, I had this really traumatic childhood, but I'm really fine' ”
17:40: Being aware of and supporting your child’s potential trauma“It's our job to get in there, young, and foster that relationship as best we can. We want our kids to know things like: no matter what happens, no matter what trouble you get into, you can always come talk to me about it and I will hear you out”
20:30 Toy-hacking“When we play with someone else, our brains are actually in attunement. And research actually shows ... if a child plays with a parent, their brainwaves are in sync with each other”
Post-Traumatic Parenting is both a podcast and social media community for parents who have ever asked themselves: How can I give my children a normal childhood, if mine was anything but? Or perhaps, our childhood was lovely, but through recent events their lives have left us reeling. After all, since Covid, we’re all Post-Traumatic Parents now!
Dr. Koslowitz goes Live on Instagram every Monday night at 7PM EST, with Dr. K’s Story Club, and also goes live on Thursday nights at 9PM EST with Therapy Thursday.
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Dr. Robyn Koslowitz
Editor: Matt Feiler
In this episode, Rachel Welfeld, relationship coach and emotional wound healer, talks with Jodi about addressing our children's challenging behaviors. This includes focusing on exploring how your own emotional wounds affect the way you relate to your child(ren). Rachel also provides practical strategies and tips regarding ways to deal with a child's challenging behavior so that calmness and harmony can be present within the home and family dynamic
Are you a mom with a dream? Maybe that dream is to be present with your children when they come home from school each day...Or maybe it's to start a business, write a book, run a marathon, or just plain get in shape! If you have a dream and want to gain some traction in a supportive community with a ton of accountability, Journey's is for you! Journeys Mentorship for Jewish Women is an 8 - week journey of self-love, radical possibility, and strategy that supports you in achieving your dreams!
Learn more at Journeys — Love. Adventure. Mom.
Show Notes:
6:30 Rachel's Definition of Geulah (Redemption)
7:42 How to Address Challenging Behaviors?"So I would say when addressing challenging behaviors, there are two things, there's addressing the child in their challenging behavior, and there's addressing myself in the moment of the challenging behavior [...] I mean in the moments I succeed in doing it."
11:23 How does challenging behavior looks like in Rachel's experience"What I do my best to do what I'm doing right when I'm not losing it, is to lay in bed with him at night and talk to him about what's going on for him [...] What do you think what's going on?"
13:55 The process to have an open relationship with your child"First of all seeking what's a comfortable space for your child and you to have this conversation [...] where you just take them out and say I just wanted to talk to you..."
"This is gonna be about us talking in a loving way to each other [...] I really want to understand your heart more I don't know that if I've taken the time to understand your heart..."
17:28 Codewords to keep calm“...Also, we have codewords that we make up during the safe time, sometimes they work sometimes they don't [...] there are some things that we agree on that will help calm him and we have some words that he can say to me…”
Connect with Rachel:Email:rwintimacy@gmail.com Free Gift: 30 Minute Consult Call | Email Rachel to Sign up for Your Call atrwintimacy@gmail.com
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Rachel Welfeld
Editor: Orlando Diaz
Being able to properly define your boundary is a crucial step in growing one’s esteem, and empowerment. As moms we want to make sure that our children are protected and have the tools to defend themselves both physically and emotionally. Today, Jodi speaks with Jackie Hyman, the founder of Queenrise Power Training. Jackie shares her definitions of empowerment self defense and how her work ties in with helping other women find their inner strength.
Are you a mom with a dream? Maybe that dream is to be present with your children when they come home from school each day...Or maybe it's to start a business, write a book, run a marathon, or just plain get in shape! If you have a dream, and want to gain some traction in a supportive community with a ton of accountability, Journey's is for you! Journeys Mentorship for Jewish Women is an 8 - week journey of self love, radical possibility, and strategy that supports you in achieving your dreams!
Learn more at: Journeys — Love. Adventure. Mom.
About Our Guest:Jackie Hyman creates safe spaces for women and teen girls to step in their full power, through self defense and fitness. She is a mother of three, brown belt in Kung Fu, senior Empowerment Self Defense instructor, co-founder and CEO of her own venture Queenrise Power Training, spreader of spiritual teachings about the Divine Feminine. Her flagship program Own Your Throne teaches women a method of self defense and empowerment that is rooted in self love and self trust.
Show Notes:
6:10: What made Jackie get into this type of work“It was a certification, to be able to teach their method of self defense, which is called empowerment self defense, specifically geared towards women and girls, created by women for women and girls, so I didn't know what it was when I started it, but it blew my mind.”
8:00: Jackie’s definition of Empowerment Self-Defense
9:10: Choices regarding using self defense /The 5 main pillars“It's really about boundaries. And so it's about what is okay with me and what's not okay with me, and I get to decide that. And I have tools for when it's not okay with me.”
14:20: Empath of Self Defense in other areas of one’s life“That feeling can impact all areas of your life: in your standards for how people treat you, your standards for your life, the way you speak to your boss, the way you can just transform your relationships -- especially your relationship to yourself"
16:00: How Self Defense shows up in teenagers and how to equip your teen“So while it's really scary to give your teen choices, and more freedom and more autonomy, I feel like it's really so important for them to already start practicing those things, because very soon, they're going to be autonomous women.”
18:30: Advice to parents on working with their kids to develop a healthy development with themselves and their bodies18:40 - 3 year olds
19:40 - 5-9 year olds
21:25 -12+ years old
22:40: Any care of the self is self defense“I know we all really want our daughters to learn self defense, so important. But if you're feeling called to this as a woman, give it to yourself first.”
Free Gift: Jackie is offering you her 15 minute teen safety toolkit. Click here
Connect with Jackie:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenrisepower/ Insta: @queenrisepower
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Jackie Hyman
Editor: Matthew Feiler
This week, Jodi speaks with Dr. Miriam Knoll. Dr. Miriam Knoll is a Physician and a Radiation Oncologist; she helps people who are battling cancer. In the episode, she talks about the “Work-life Balance and Mom Guilt.” Whether you are working Mom, a stay at home mom, or a mama with a lot on your plate, this episode is for you!
About Our Guest:Dr Miriam A. Knoll, MD, DABR is a board-certified radiation oncologist at Advanced Radiation Oncology Serves at Montefiore Nyack Hospital in New York. She serves as President of the Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association (JOWMA). Dr Knoll received her medical degree at New York University School of Medicine and completed her radiation oncology training at Mount Sinai Medical Center in NY.
Dr. Knoll is a Forbes Healthcare contributor and writes for the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Connection and numerous other media outlets. She serves as an Associate Senior Editor of the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)'s peer-reviewed journal, Advances in Radiation Oncology.
Show Notes:
4:31 Stepping Into Oncology“… it fascinated me and I think this is so important, sometimes I’ll meet people who are doing things and I say how can you do that and the answer is because you love it, because it’s fascinating, because you enjoy it…”
8:21 Studying medicine and being a mom
9:35 Mimi’s perspective on Work-Life Integration“We have intense pressure to do things, and yes there are societal norms, there are expectations, there are responsibilities… Those are all real, but they're also all in your head and it’s your decision of wanting to do something, not having to do something.”
14:23 Reframing the “have to” to “get to”“… the fact that I was able to finish my training and finish school […] I have a lot of gratitude for that because, yes it was really really hard, but not everyone gets the opportunity to do it…”
17:25 Managing being a busy woman, mother and wife“It’s about planning the things that you have to do with a reasonable amount of time that it takes to do…”
22:15 Being Conscious when Needing Help“If you’re working, you need more help than the hours that you are working. You can’t just have help for the hours that you are missing […] you need help for the time that you are home too.”
24:22 Mom Guilt“Sometimes it’s worry, sometimes it’s sadness, sometimes it’s jealousy. It’s not always guilt, Guilt implies you did something wrong…”
Connect with Miriam at:Instagram: @Dr.Mimi.K
Twitter: @MKnoll_MD
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Miriam Knoll
Editor: Orlando Diaz
Passover is a holiday to celebrate freedom. That is why in this episode Jodi talks about how freedom is present in our lives, how can we take advantage from all the freedom we have and not be afraid of all the possibilities and choices that this freedom comes with. Jodi will tell you how she sees freedom and some tips on how to overcome the fear of freedom to do, feel and think what you want, putting away all the stress or fear that does not let you be free.
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Email Jodi at:jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Editor: Orlando Diaz
There are many ways to improve you and your child’s immune system and keep it in balance. Today, Jodi speaks with Laureen Wallravin, a practicing nutritional therapy practitioner. From helping people nourish their bodies and souls, to working with children and caregivers affected by the opioid crisis and through raising her own grandchildren, Laureen gives tips that you can add to your own ‘parenting first aid kit.’ These tips are relevant for both you and your kids!
Are you a mom with a dream? Maybe that dream is to be present with your children when they come home from school each day...Or maybe it's to start a business, write a book, run a marathon, or just plain get in shape! If you have a dream, and want to gain some traction in a supportive community with a ton of accountability, Journey's is for you! Journeys Mentorship for Jewish Women is an 8 - week journey of self love, radical possibility, and strategy that supports you in achieving your dreams!
Learn more at: Journeys — Love. Adventure. Mom.
About Our Guest:
Laureen Wallravin is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner specializing in functional nutrition. She is passionate about educating parents and caregivers about the importance of early nutrition intervention and the life-changing benefits it can have for a growing child. Her program Nourishing the Children of the Opioid Crisis focuses on how to optimize children's health through nutrition and lifestyle while also helping to support the grown-ups raising children so that they can be their most vital and keep up with their kiddos!
Show Notes:
5:50: Gut health“70% of your immune system is in your gut”
15:40: Digestion and food breakdown“You're just letting the body, smell, and letting the senses, see the food in front of us, because that's when the digestive juices start happening.”
“There are no races at the dinner table; no one's gonna be a winner in this race cause we are all gonna end up with a tummy ache.”
16:45: Fermented and Probiotics food (i.e. Yogurt, Sauerkraut, Kombucha)“Usually when fat has been taken out of a product of a food, they've added some sort of sugar”
18:40: Importance of veggies“If you have a really hard time with your kids and vegetables. I'm not opposed to doing something like a green powder”
21:10: Fruit and veggies Juices“Every once in a while, you know my kids will get a lemonade, but I always ask whatever restaurant we're at: ‘can you please dilute that with half water.’ ”
22:25: Routines and sleep time“But we really want to make sure they're getting their sleep because that's when our body heals, and that's when it grows; antibodies are boosted”
Connect with Laureen at:
Her website, Facebook, and YouTube
Laureen's Free Gift, Freebie: 10 Ways to Boost Your Child's Immune System:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/63s7vl81hs274ib/RF-Boost-Immunity-v2.pdf?dl=0
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Laureen Wallravin
Editor: Matthew Feiler
Adina Soclof, a mom of four, Speech Therapist, author, and parenting expert guides us on how to prepare your kids for life. This is a loaded question, and Adina breaks it down simply. You will come away from this interview with the tools you need to help foster a solution-oriented outlook and approach in your home.
Show Notes:
3:10 How do we prepare kids for life?"For me it was really important that my kids felt capable..."
5:12 Creating a healthy environment for children's emotions"Teaching need to be done not in the heat of the moment"
7:22 Praising kids"You don't want to use superlatives [...] you really want to give praise that is more descriptive"
9:38 Creating a family mission statement
10:33 Having a goal in mind as a parent"We can't stop the temper tantrums [...] so we have to change the goal to teaching kids calming strategies"
12:30 Resources to handle a temper tantrum"The most important part of a temper tantrum is seeing how they calm down"
Connect with Adina:Website: https://parentingsimply.com/
Book on Amazon, Parenting Simply: Preparing Kids for Life.Make sure to download Adina's FREE gift, Raising Resilient Responsible Kids
Are you a mom with a dream? Maybe that dream is to be present with your children when they come home from school each day...Or maybe it's to start a business, write a book, run a marathon, or just plain get in shape! If you have a dream, and want to gain some traction in a supportive community with a ton of accountability, Journey's is for you! Journeys Mentorship for Jewish Women is an 8 - week journey of self love, radical possibility, and strategy that supports you in achieving your dreams! Learn more here Journeys — Love. Adventure. Mom.
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Show Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Adina Soclof
Editor: Orlando Diaz
Stepping into motherhood often can be really challenging and sometimes we might want some help to know what to do and how to do it. Our guest, Avie Herman, is a Certified Postpartum & Infant Care Doula, Babywearing Consultant and Infant Feeding Specialist. She's the mother of 2 kids and lives in Toronto. "Why I really do this work is supporting Mothers"
Learn about Jodi's upcoming Journeys Program here:Journeys — Love. Adventure. Mom.
Show Notes:
4:10 What does it mean to be a Postpartum Doula?"I really view my role there to help support the entire family..."
5:46 How Avie started being a Doula"I really wanted to walk alongside parents on their journey"
7:22 How long does Postpartum Doulas work with a family?"...Is not really up to me to decide when postpartum ends for a family..."
8:42 When to start thinking about hiring a postpartum doula as a parent?
9:33 What does the term Doula Means?"Basically a Doula provides educational, emotional and physical support..."
12:57 How frequently does Doulas work with the family?"... So you decide how many hours you want and then you figure out how you are going to configure it."
14:58 Night Feeding with Doulas
15:27 Difference Between a Doula and a Baby Nurse"...I think of Postpartum Doulas as a little bit more holistic"
17:50 Who needs a Postpartum Doula?"A lot of professionals [...] who you know want that extra care and support..."
19:25 Life as a mom with a Doula"...I felt like she walked in and I instantly [...] felt so much calmer immediately..."
21:01 Biggest Challenges Doulas can help with"...the intensity of transitioning to motherhood..."
21:25 "Prioritize yourself"
Here at Love.Adventure.Mom, we are always growing and doing our best to serve our clients. You can help us immensely by taking 5 minutes to fill out the To (Mom) Life podcast survey. The information that we receive in this survey will allow us to continue to offer relevant episodes for you and the other mamas out there https://forms.gle/kNTFVYi6s14fSyHW7
Show Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Avie Herman
Editor: Orlando Diaz
We all love behind the scenes episodes, so we are giving you just that! In this interview, Jodi sits down with Matt Feiler, one of the editors of the To (Mom) Life podcast. Matt speaks through the steps he takes while editing a podcast episode and gives you an inside look of what occurs leading up to the stage where YOU get to finally listen to the final version of an episode. Jodi and Matt also reflect a bit on their teamwork style and what it means to support one’s co-workers so that an efficient output of one’s product can take place. Tune in to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of this podcast series.
(FYI, if you are hoping to start a podcast, this is a great episode for you!)
Journey’s Program (mentioned at the beginning of the episode):Journeys — Love. Adventure. Mom.
About our guest:Matt Feiler graduated from Ithaca College in May 2020; he majored in Television-Radio and minored in Counseling, Education, and Theatre. In years past, he was one of the hosts of the podcast: Exchanging Experiences , the Talent Coordinator at WICB-FM, and has held various editing positions. Matt loves taking raw audio files and turning them into the final podcast that listeners tune into. He hopes you enjoy his edits of this podcast series as well as this very podcast where he reveals what goes into his editing position with To (Mom) Life!
Show Notes:
5:00: Matt’s editing background“From my classes, from my involvement in radio, to my involvement in podcasts, I realized I really liked telling stories, I really like meeting people, I really like inspiring people and taking the raw footage of an interview, making it into something really professional and then sending it out the world, to listeners like you.”
7:20: What editing entails“I take out the long pauses, I take out all of those weird sounds with technology. I take out any background noise. If the guest goes on too long of a tangent, and I would assume that our listeners would be bored after a few minutes, I kind of shorten what the guest said to kind of get the gist of it.”
12:25: Podcasting TermsIn this section, Matt and Jodi define Show Notes and Podcast Distribution Site
15:20: Support of working on a team“There's a bigger meaning of working on a team and getting what you want and finding the support and finding the proper support, so that you can get when you can.”
18:35: Working Systems“When you see the human side of the people you work with, that really just helps with the job”
25:25: Matt wants your feedback!“If there's anything that you want in addition to what you're already getting, or there's editing that you think could be maybe changed or you have any feedback generally, please reach out”
29:15: Matt’s future endeavorsConnect with Matt : Email him at mattfeiler98@gmail.com or connect on Linkedin.
Free Gifts: -Email Matt to schedule a 15 minute call if you want advice regarding starting your own podcast!
-Are you interested in starting a podcast and using Buzzsprout? If so, click here. There's something in it for me and you!
Show Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Matthew Feiler
Editor: Matthew Feiler
As women step into motherhood, it is common to find that the desire for intimacy drops. Our guest this week is Leah Peleg, whose work involves relationship and intimacy coaching. Leah also focuses on emotional therapy that empowers women within their ways of intimacy. "I’m on a mission to save marriages working with women accessing their purest feminine potential,” she says.
*This episode contains mature subjects and language. Please be aware of this as you listen through the episode, especially if you have children around.
About Leah:
Leah is a Certified Relationship & Intimacy Coach, Taharas Hamispcha & kallah Teacher, and a holistic therapist. A country girl living in the heart of holy city Jerusalem with an amazing Husband and two kiddies.
Being diagnosed with endromethis, she decided she had to discover what it really meant to be and feel like to be a woman, to wear her crown, to own her sensuality, be confident, and love wholeheartedly. Most of all, how to actually maintain a successful connecting relationship.
Show Notes:
6:30 Marriage"Marriage doesn't have to be what we think it's gonna have to be like struggles and frustration, arguments and resentment [...] it can be that dream marriage."
7:52 Leah's marriage transformation and journey"... and then I learned all these tools, I learned what I'm teaching now [...] and I changed..."
10:26 Can you do that transformation on your own?
11:41 Most common challenges in regards to intimacy?"... when there's a lack of desire would be because it can be painful or that you're thinking it's solely about them, or that it could be not pleasurable [...] So a lot of it, and the mindset of why those things can happen is because of stress, anxiety being overwhelmed and busy moms..."
13:40 What is desire and how to get it back? "Why is it good for women to have desire, because for so long we put ourselves on the back burner especially when we go into motherhood we go like okay, now my focus is on my kids..."
16:33 Discovering and exploring sexual desire"...like connect to yourself, and come into your body, right, that is a key thing to in the moment before going into it."
19:51 Expressing vulnerability after not being corresponded
22:01 Putting your worries in the side for a moment"When you talk about physical intimacy [...] if you are not present then you'll not want to do it again."
24:14 Tips for women to get "In the mood.""Generally, what happens when you start getting aroused the hormones create more and more desire."
25:55 Connecting to yourself"So many women are disconnected from that area. And it’s about really creating great beautiful connection. No shame… is about empowerment and all creativity sits there, and you know it's a birthplace. So, it's about really connecting to that aspect."
28:34 Happiness, Intimacy, Resentment and Gratitude
Connect with Leah:
FB: facebook.com/LeahPelegIntimacy101Instagram: instagram.com/thejoyofintimacy/
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Show Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Leah Peleg
Editor: Orlando Diaz
Our guest this week, Kaley Zeitouni, has a truly remarkable story. Kaley was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis (MS) when she was 12 years old. She has been symptom free for 10 years, and got to this point through exploring and working on the mind-body connection. In this episode, Jodi and Kaley discuss the mind-body connection, how this is relevant when working through an autoimmune condition and in life in general, and about how to support ones children through challenges. Tune in to be inspired by someone who overcame MS with her own strength. You will walk away amazed by her story while also gaining a sense of encouragement about the health of you and your child.
Are you interested in Jodi’s Power Up for Passover Crash Course, taking place during March 1st-3rd 2021? Tune in to learn more and sign up here
About Our Guest:Kaley Zeitouni is a unique soul who came to this world with a special ability to impact others from a very young age. As an Illness Recovery Coach, Kaley guides people through transformative journeys using mind-body healing techniques to experience long-lasting relief from symptoms of chronic illness. Her core mission is to inspire others to live well and nurture their souls which she does through her various roles as a marriage & family therapist, best-selling author, speaker, podcast host, and coach.
Show Notes:
5:45: How Kailey got involved with illness recovery coaching“And without skipping a beat, without concern for what he was saying to a 12-year-old or what that might feel like for me, he just said 'no' (...) there was a voice, deep inside of me, that knew that that was wrong.”
10:45: Communication of Kailey’s diagnosis within her family
11:30: Living with her condition as a teenager“At a very young age, I just said, I want to be having as much fun as I can, I want to be enjoying my friends as much as I can, I want to get the most out of school, you know, not in terms of even academia just being in an environment, you know, and socializing."
18:00: Relapses“Pain is, by far, in my opinion, the worst symptom of MS or of autoimmune diseases because no one sees it. And it's excruciating. It's debilitating. You can't function. You can't think straight. (...) sometimes you start to feel crazy like there were days where I was convinced my legs were on fire.”
19:40: Overcoming her MS“At a certain point if the body has gotten too used to dis-ease, then the body needs to be reconditioned, which is a lot of what I do with my clients, is just learning how to change your lifestyle, listen to the body, really learning how to listen. And then reconditioning the body to wellness."
31:45: Lessons for moms about their children’s health“Whatever your kid is dealing with, it's multiplied by what you're dealing with. And so you heard just for me, how whatever I was dealing with, my body created disease. That gets amplified when a parent is also not dealing with their feelings, not processing something”
Connect with Kaley:Website: Kaleyz.com
FB: facebook.com/KaleyZeitouniIG: instagram.com/KaleyZeitouniOfficial
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Show Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Kaley Zeitouni
Editor: Matthew Feiler
We are all perfectionists in one way or another. In this solo episode, Jodi talks about perfectionism, her experience with perfectionism as a child and an adult, and ways to work through your own perfectionism. Jodi will help you reduce the pressure that you put on yourself so that you can live with more fulfillment and less stress by providing you with 3 secrets to manage your perfectionism and live a more fulfilled life.
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Editor: Matthew Feiler
Sometimes, with kids around, amongst the day to day shuffle, keeping the house organized, and keeping arts & crafts spaces in order, feels impossible. Today’s guest, Amy Wilson, offers some spectacular tips on everything from cleaning up clutter, to purging old items, and room design, that will allow you to truly live by the adage “Home is Where the Heart is.”
About our guest:I am an interior designer based in Sydney Australia. My philosophy is that a home is the ultimate reflection of who you are and what you love and every home has a unique identity which should be celebrated and enjoyed. I am known for classic, sophisticated and inviting spaces that are not only beautiful, but functional as well. Our home and our space is part of who we are and what better way to celebrate that than to decorate it with passion, enthusiasm and a keen eye for detail.
5:30 Keeping Arts & Crafts spaces clean and tidy“Some kids are not at the stage of reading yet so with labeling, what I like to do is actually print a photo (...) so that your kids who are younger who can't read yet, they can visually see where to put things."
8:40: How often do you purge?“Try once a month, just do a little checkup, you know, have a little quick browse; make sure things are working”
10:05: Keeping things tidy with the hustle and bustle of the kids“There’s so many incredible designs when it comes to furniture; you know you can get these amazing coffee tables that become a desk, and they have drawers, and they lift up and have all these compartments that you can shove all these tiny little bits and pieces into.”
19:45: Storage of artwork“You know when they're 18 years old, you can even keep some of the books and wrap them up and give it to them as a gift, you know, and show them the little artist that they grew up to be.”
23:25: What if I am not naturally organized?!“Just taking that one little extra minute during the day that you go and you just fold the sheets over and puff up the pillows, and you've got a beautiful bed waiting for you when you get home.”
28:15: Flooring Ideas“You should look into rugs that are made from something called polypropylene.”
32:25: The Lost box
"Instead of having all these strewn out, you know, little pieces scattered everywhere. I've got it all in one place and I go: 'Ah, I think it might be in the lost box. ' "
35:40: Design Trends“Everyone's homes are unique and that's what makes us special”
Connect with Amy:
Website: www.awinteriordesign.com.auInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aw.interiordesign/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/awinteriordesignsyd
Resources:Throughout the episode, Amy suggested different items that will help you keep your house organized and in shape. Check out the links to the products she mentioned in the episode here.
Amy is offering two AMAZING gifts:
First here is her e-guide with the tips and life hacks regarding organization in the home.
Second, be one of the first 5 listeners to email at Amy at contact@awinteriordesign.com.au to receive 50% off a virtual consult.
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried Guest: Amy Wilson Editor: Matthew Feiler
Do you want to impress the dentist every time you go for a dental check-up? Want a smile that shines? Well, look no further than episode 33!
When Mitten’s son was a baby, his teeth literally crumbled. As a scared and concerned mom, Mitten educated herself on ways to heal his teeth naturally - without having to get dental surgery as a toddler. Now, Mitten shares her expertise with YOU because healing teeth naturally is possible! In this episode you will learn how to heal your and your children’s teeth naturally, why tooth health is so important, and what teeth indicate about your general health.
About Our Guest:
Mitten Lowe is a Biologist, Clinical Herbalist, and Intuitive Healer. She works with foods as medicine, plant medicine, homeopathy, and intuitive healing to guide individuals and groups to heal on the deepest level by healing the root cause and changing the environment that created the imbalance. Mitten specializes in healing teeth naturally, healing breasts naturally, healing substance abuse addiction with the support of plant and intuitive medicine, and clearing limiting beliefs to healing. Mitten thinks that she has the best job in the world!
Learn More about Mitten HERE
SHOW NOTES:
3:25: Introducing Mitten Lowe, BS, MNM, CEH“The dentist that we decided to stay with was like, ‘okay, what are you doing’ and I said ‘like just give me a little bit more time.’ And within six months, his teeth were completely healed and the enamel was restored”
8:30: Tooth problems“The big thing to know about tooth decay for kids or adults is that your body's telling you that there is a deficiency, (...) because the teeth need fat-soluble-vitamins and minerals, and so do the bones - by the way, to stay strong and to build up the enamel”
15:45: So… No More Candy??“Sometimes adults really have to be careful because they're so far into their life. Kids, what we want to do is we want to bring them back into balance so they can have a fun, flexible life”
17:45: Healing one’s teeth at any age (or with cavities)“In the last five years, we've completely healed my dad's teeth, and he's 70.”
“ If you're going to go get cavities restored or repaired at the dentist, just know that you still want to do the healing teeth work, because the environment that created that was still there.”
20:15: Why care about tooth care?“Because as your teeth heal so does the rest of your body, which is really incredible. And the teeth are also showing us what's the strength and the density of the bones; we want our kids to have really strong, dense bones”
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Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Mitten Lowe
Editor: Matthew Feiler
Our guest for this week’s episode is Gila Ross. Gila, a mom of 8, educator, and Podcast host of Power Upshares her inspiration for ways to build yourself up and find space for yourself so that you can be your best version of yourself for your children. Gila also shares her vision on ways to utilize the idea of positive reinforcements as a parent so that you can continually encourage your child to be their best self and allow them to forge their own self-esteem.
About our guest:On her podcast, Power Up, Gila Ross shares short Jewish ideas from the Torah that pack a punch! Gila is a mum to 8 kiddos, a certified parenting coach and a warm, dynamic and down to earth educator for more than 15 years! The latest project - the Perek Project that the podcast will complete Pirkei Avot - timeless wisdom for modern times in a few minutes a week to inspire you at your convenience.
SHOW NOTES:
3:25: Introducing Gila Ross, a mom of eight“People often ask me what it's like being a mom of 8 and the truth is I never started off with 8 kids. I started off with one, then we had two...”
4:15: Gila’s Podcast: Power Up“Most of the podcasts are between five or ten minutes (...) but it gives you an idea, something to think about, something to keep you inspired”
5:50: Her inspiration amidst taking care of her eight“We’re moms, but we’re people first, right? And we have to feed ourselves so that we can be the best version of ourselves, that we can then parent from a face where we are filled”
9:25: Carving out time to take care of oneself
-“What are the most important things I need to do and what can I cut out? What shortcuts can I take that will give me that time to do what I need”
-“Our job is to make sure that it gets done, not necessary that we are doing it all”
14:20: Ways to build a child’s self-esteem-“We need to notice them for what they are, and we need to really notice their efforts, and comment and give them recognition for the good things, for the efforts they’re doing, and what their unique strengths are”
-“Not just by telling them you're amazing and you're the best, but by showing them how you think they are amazing, and the best.”
22:10: Last thoughts
"Whatever fills our souls as well it’s so, so important and that’s going to make us the best people and the best parents that we can be”
Connect with Gila:Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/gilaross/?hl=en
Free Gift:Gila is offering our listeners a 15 minute chat about any topic within Judaism. To request your free 15 min call, contact Gila via WhatsApp at: +447990 333 946
Connect with Jodi:http://loveadventuremom.com/
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Gila Ross
Editor: Matthew Feiler
Moms, we all love sleep and need plenty of it. Though, often we lose out on lots of sleep due to the restless nights of newborns and children. If your young child’s inconsistent sleeping patterns cause distress, if your child has trouble falling or staying asleep, or if you know someone whose young child’s sleeping patterns cause trouble in the family unit, this episode is for you!
Our guest, Eva Klein, founder of My Sleeping Baby, offers tremendous support regarding ways to improve the sleeping cycle and conditions for your young child, which will result in results that you probably would have never imagine before turning into this episode. This episode contains truly amazing tips that will change your life!
About our guest:Eva is a Certified Infant and Child Sleep Consultant and is the founder of My Sleeping Baby and the Sleep Bible program. Eva’s main goal is to help her clients establish healthy sleep habits for their children. After experiencing the debilitating effects of chronic sleep deprivation from her middle child, Eva was inspired to help families overcome their sleep challenges. Eva truly empathizes with her clients’ sleep troubles and personally invests herself in their sleep journey. In addition to completing her sleep consulting certification, she is a member of the Association of Professional Sleep Consultants and she completed the 2016 Infant Mental Health Community Training through the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Eva also has her Bachelor of Arts from York University and her law degree from the University of Western Ontario. Eva is a proud wife and mother of two girls and a boy (who are all great sleepers) and lives with her family in Toronto. She provides individual sleep consultations, facilitates group seminars and runs an online sleep program and community called the Sleep Bible.
SHOW NOTES:3:20: Introducing Eva Klein, My Sleeping Baby and what pushed her to create her business
“I had no choice but to open up the sleep books, figure out what was going on, and I managed to make the situation a little bit more manageable for myself.”
6:50: Crafting a perfect sleeping scheduling for a child“You know, there are multiple puzzle pieces that need to be addressed simultaneously in order for you to get your baby consistently sleeping through the night.” 10:15: Practical Tips to ensure your little one gets a perfect night sleep“And so if you’re goal is to have yourself a wickedly awesome sleeper, so that you can be sleeping well at night, then it is absolutely crucial to make sure that they are napping well”
12:15: Eva’s Sleep Chart“I’ll just give you some examples: A four-month-old usually cannot be up for longer than about 90 minutes before needing to go back to sleep”
13:25: Advice for parents whose child will not nap!“I am a huge proponent in teaching babies, and teaching toddlers and preschoolers, and re-teaching them if necessary, how to fall asleep independently, so that they are not constantly relying on you and all that help from you to fall asleep.”
15:58: Helping young kids fall asleep independently“I want to ensure people that cry-it-out is not the only option here”
26:40: Last thoughts
"Just because our previous generations of mothers lived a certain way and dealt with certain things communally, like frequent night wakings from their little ones with no end in sight, doesn’t have to be our reality (...) we can do better than that!"
Plus, check out Eva's Free GiftHere Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Eva Klein
Editor: Matthe
Moms, this episode contains deep and rich insight about the tiring yet rewarding role that you play as a parent. Our guest, Liba Lurie, offers tips on how to authentically support your child unconditionally. With all of this advice, you will learn so much about yourself and your true inner mom.
Through her professional work and personal experience, Liba developed a framework to help parents regain their calm and respond to their child consciously. In the episode she breaks down the 5 steps of her framework. The framework is truly GOLDEN!!
*In case you have kids in the background while you're listening to this episode, just be aware that there is a bit of occasional strong language used during this raw and authentic conversation between Jodi and Liba.*
More about our guest:Liba Lurie is a Psychologist, a mom of four, and she helps parents develop confidence in their parenting by addressing their root challenges and teaching them the skills to build solid relationships (with their kids and themselves). While other parenting experts focus on changing children’s behavior, Liba addresses the source — not the symptoms — of your challenges in order to help parents feel calmer, in control and confident in their day-to-day interactions and relationships with their kids.
Show Notes:
3:30: Introducing this week's guest: Liba Lurie“I knew what I wanted. I knew what kind of mom I wanted to be, and the relationships that I want to have (...) Then I had kids, and it was like the ground crumbled from beneath me. And it wasn’t just the shock, the physical shock of motherhood and the practical shock, but the emotional shock.”
7:40: Focusing on a Mother’s relationship with their child instead of fixing their behavior“Really what it’s about is a framework, not just to handle the chaos, but really to work through during the calm, to develop a stronger sense of awareness, regulation, connection with your child, and clarity."
13:10: Liba working through Jodi’s parenting struggle in real timeGet an inside scoop of Liba's work and philosophy as she helps Jodi solve one of her parenting struggles.
17:10: The Five Steps of Liba’s FrameworkIn this section, Liba lists and explain the 5 steps of her framework regarding regaining your calm and responding to your child consciously.
The steps are as follows:
- Pause
- Reflect
- Connect
- Respond
- Repair
29:25: The starting place of building relationship and incorporating the framework into our lives“The one thing that I would recommend is that your listener asks themselves: ‘What do I want?’ and sit with that. Sit with it. Let it brew. Let it ferment like a fine wine”
Connecting with Liba:To keep up to date on Liba’s free weekly Wednesday classes, her most updated information, programs, AND FREE GUIDE check our her website.
Also, feel free to join Liba’s Facebook, Motherhood in the Making: The Motherhood in the Making Community
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Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Liba Lurie
Editor: Matthew Feiler
It is important to find ways to be conscious how your body functions and be aware of how your body should feel so that you can know when your body is off kilter. Whether you are looking to lose weight, get in shape, or just hoping to gauge your body, you should be able to begin the new year feeling good and develop healthy habits that set you up for success! In today's episode, Dalia Brunschwigexplains how to understand what your body is telling you and its implications (for the better).
Dalia, a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, is the founder of FULLY IN BALANCE GmbH. Born in Israel, lived in Spain, UK, Israel, she now lives in Zurich, Switzerland with her husband and 3 children. As a busy mum, she provides insight into natural healthy weight loss and wellbeing by listening to the body’s signals, via one-on-one private sessions or coaching, always factoring in that no one size fits all and taking into account the kosher diet and our Jewish beautiful occasions. After helping over 200 Jewish women in the last couple of years, she continues her mission to empower women that living a healthy lifestyle can be exciting and easy with the right mindset.
Episode Glossary: Hashem: The Hebrew word for G-d
Baruch HaShem: means Thank G-d
Kosher: Laws that make-up Jewish Dietary regulations
Rav: A Rabbi
Shabbat: The seventh day of every week in which Jews rest and take time to return to their spiritual source
Chagim: The Jewish Holidays
Show Notes:3:40: Introducing Dalia Brunschwig“I help Jewish women dieting, losing weight and maintaining it by listening to their bodies and having healthy lifestyles” 5:20 What Inspired Dalia to enter this line of work“The women here in Zurich, saw the change, friends and family, and they asked me for help. So it was when I started helping them”
7:15 Dalia’s personal story
“It’s not like in The States and in Israel. That is when I started developing my own protocol, my own program, whatever suited me”
10:50: Listening to your body“So listening to your body means to pay attention to the signals your body is transmitting to you and try to identify sensitivities for good or for bad”
12:40: Taking Care of Your Body“We have this machine that works wonders, and we as women, as mothers can be seen beyond the miracles because we have a cycle that works, in most cases. We can bring life to this earth and that is amazing”
13:45: How to Be More in Touch with your Body's Signals“My approach is really to include all types of food but to remove the triggers which are dairy, gluten, processed food, obviously and sugars, are big ones, and when you introduce them into your habit again, how do you feel about it”
21:50: Thinking positively about our bodies
“If you want to do something, do something, for your wellbeing. Listen to your body.”
Connect with Dalia on Instagram. Check out her free guide here and free gift.If you are on Facebook, Dalia invites you to join her private exclusive group, that supports liked minded busy women who want to discover and maintain healthy Jewish lifestyle!
Dalia runs seasonal programs for Jewish women that can give you that jump start with the right guidance in only 5 days after Sukkot, Chanukah, and Pesach. Check out more details on her website!
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried Guest: Dalia Brunschwig Editor: Matthew Feiler
Today we hear from mom and cartoonist, Chari Pere about what it means to believe in yourself - even when others don't. I wanted to bring this topic to light because so many moms these days face naysayers, who seem to judge them based upon their parenting style, choice of career, drive to start a business, write a book, and even more. Chari is a shining example of someone who uses her gifts for the good and has made a career out of her passions despite encountering many along the way who did not believe in her. This episode shows you an example of someone who realized that her career passions are valid and that she needs to strive to achieve her life dreams despite the challenges that have been and continue to be in the way.
Chari's story is one that many mamas out there will connect to. Her story also highlights that YOU ARE NOT ALONE and that you can, step by step, work your way up from challenging times.
About This Week's Guest:
Cartoonist Chari Pere is on a mission to create positive art that is heartfelt, funny, and relatable. She has worked with such clients as Red Bull, Mad Magazine, #1 New York Times bestselling author Gretchen Rubin, Comedy Central, actress Mayim Bialik, Bud Light, and Purina. During the pandemic, her “Corona Mama” comic series has helped parents cope with stressful parenting situations through humor. Chari lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three kids.
SHOW NOTES:0:55: Introducing Chari Pere“I’ve basically been trying to use my cartoon skills for good, to do comics that make people laugh and smile, and if I’m lucky both!”
5:15: Dealing with Naysayers who tried to stop Chari’s career path
"I actually had a comic that I shared all this --- where I took about eight different people, different conversations that really stuck with me and I never forgot them and try to use them as motivation to prove them otherwise.”
7:30: Not letting the naysayers in your life control your life“There could be 1,000 perfectly fine comments but the 1 negative one will stick with you"
9:45: Chari’s first coloring book“This year I had my first coloring book that I ever published. I've been wanting to do it for years and it’s the first one I ever did because someone who believed in me told me I should that and I just knocked it out"
12:00: How Chari overcame her Postpartum depression“I realized that I needed to take my own life back (...) so I set this rule to spend 15 minutes a day to draw (...) and it's something that can apply to all parts of my life”
20:35: Advice for mothers on how to best support their kids in their paths“You just foster them (...) encourage (!), not discourage”
Connect with Chari Pere:https://www.charipere.com/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/charipereart/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ChariPereArt/ Claim Your Free Coloring Book + One for a Friend:Be one of the first 3 listeners to DM Chari on Facebook or Instagram and she will send you a complimentary coloring book and one as a gift to a friend.
If you're one of the lucky 3 listeners, tag us on Instagram when you receive your gift and we'll celebrate with you!
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Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried Guest: Chari Pere Editor: Matthew Feiler
Please Take Note:This episode will broaden your perspective. Our guest, Jodi Basch, is an empath, intuitive, and healer. Jodi approaches the topic of parenting sensitive children from her own perspective with conversation around soul stories, energy healing, and spirituality. This may be a new perspective for some of our listeners, and some may not feel comfortable in the conversation in this episode. That is okay. If you are intrigued, interested, and choose to listen in, you will be struck by Jodi's openness and the powerful, possibly life-changing advice she imparts when it comes to parenting sensitive children.
Children want to feel understood. As parents, it can be challenging to figure out what they need, how they feel, or how to connect with and support them. In this episode, Jodi Basch outlines tips around how you can connect with, understand, and validate your children - especially your sensitive children - so that you can be the most supportive mama to your child/ren. Whether you have toddlers or teens at home, this content is applicable to you!
More about our guest:
Jodi Basch, M.A. Ed is an empath, educator, medium, intuitive and healer. After moving to Colorado 12 years ago, Jodi began discovering and understanding her gifts. She connects to people in all states of consciousness, feels and sees energy and blockages that manifest as diseases in the body, sees past life soul experiences and ancestral patterns. She uses her gifts to help parents understand their children, spouses understand what the other is thinking and feeling and connects to people on a deep soul level to provide clarity, validation and healing to people on this planet. You can connect with Jodi at jodisenergy.com
SHOW NOTES:
3:00: Introducing Jodi
5:45: What does Jodi’s work entail
9:00: Tapping into Jodi's Empathetic side
12:00: What does it mean to be a sensitive child
15:30: The Day in the life of a Sensitive Child
18:00: Digging into the Deeper Characteristics and Core of a Child
22:15: Getting to root causes of the problems their children face
29:00: Last thoughts about caring about a Sensitive child
Want to connect with Jodi Basch? Check out her:Website: jodisenergy.com
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/jodisenergy/?fref=ts
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jodisenergy/?hl=en
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Jodi Basch
Editor: Matthew Feiler
As a mom, it makes sense that you want to be in control of your life and the different aspects of motherhood. Unfortunately though, we do not always have the ability to be in control all of the time. This is especially true during the current pandemic. It is tough when we lose a sense of control and when things do not go as planned.
In this solo episode, Jodi addresses the idea of not being in control and she provides you with ways to cope when you find yourself in such a mindset. Going off of the premise of the Chanukah story, Jodi shares a lesson, on the idea of being in control. This is a lesson that any mom will find helpful going forward so that we can enter the holiday season and the new year with more composure.
If this, or other episodes, resonated with you--please share them with your friends so that more and more mama’s can benefit from the inspiration and tips on motherhood that our guests provide on this podcast series.
Happy Holidays!
Inspirational Episode Quotes from Jodi:
“There are miracles that happen every single day. I’m not saying they’re huge miracles like the oil lasting for 8 days or the splitting of the sea. But if you take a minute to look, if you actively look at your life, in your day to day, if you look for the miracles, I promise you that you will find them."
“You are such a light in this world. You are on the planet for a reason. You’ve got gifts, you’ve got many gifts, and I want to ask you to see that and shine your light. And let your light emanate this holiday season and this year.”
Connect with Jodi and Love.Adventure.Mom
Email: jodi@loveadventuremom.com
Connect on Instagram or Facebook.
Website: http://loveadventuremom.com/
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Editor: Matthew Feiler
*I am super excited to bring this episode to you because puberty...is not widely spoken about and we can all use guidance and support on how to navigate this pivotal time with our daughter.The transition a girl takes from a young child to womanhood is normally filled with a lot of nerves and pressure. It is important to know what your role, as a mom, is in terms of helping your daughter get through this challenging stage of life so that she can emerge as a strong and empowered woman. This week’s guest, Amy Hudgens, provides you with advice about how to best support your daughter as she undergoes the different stages of puberty and teenhood.
Amy is The Founder of The Nourished Girls Project. She is also a Board Certified Nutrition Consultant, Wellness Coach, Author, Speaker, Educator and Visionary. Over the past 10 years, Amy has shown hundreds of women how to make nourishment simple for their families (and themselves). Amy has a B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies from Sonoma State University. Amy also worked in women’s health for over a decade supporting and advocating for women’s health care services. A true visionary, Amy is pioneering The Nourished Girls Project with a vision to inspire and empower pre-adolescent and adolescent girls to live their joy, dream big and be kindness activists: changing the world by learning how to be kind to themselves and others. Her main muse and inspiration is her 11-year old daughter, Nylah.
You will walk away from this episode with ideas that will make you feel more comfortable with ways to best support your pre-teen and teen girl and ensure that you are less stressed about this challenging time in her life.
Connect with Amy through her website, facebook, or instagram.
Check out her free gift here.
SHOW NOTES:
2:50 Introducing Amy Hudgens, The Founder of The Nourished Girls Project“Our mission is really to empower and inspire pre-teens and teen girls, and just girls everywhere, to live their joy, to be confident, just to be kind to themselves and others, and to really dream big.”
6:13: What led Amy to work with parents and pre-teens around periods and puberty
“I’m a listener so I kept hearing, all of these, sort of like, requests (...) and just decided that this was something that was being called to talk about more.”
8:05: Most important to address when one has a daughter entering the stage of puberty(In this section, Amy mentions tips on the most important facets to focus on when one’s daughter reaches this stage)
15:25: Importance of taking care of the Liver during Puberty“The livers are our largest largest detoxifying organ in the body, and it really can get bogged down. And I like to think of it like a sink that isn’t declogging super well”
18:30: Amy recommendations of ways moms can support their daughters in the midst of feeling discomfort about puberty and their first period“It could be books, it could just be conversations that are easeful. Any way that is a gentle, loving-kind way to really talk about these things that works for your family. Because again, these conversations aren’t always accessible or easy.”
21:35: Last advice for you as a mom with a teenage daughter“Life your joy in any way possible”Credits: Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Amy Hudgens
Editor: Matthew Feiler
In this sensitive episode, Jodi chats with Chaya Hinda Allen. Chaya Hinda offers insights about the mother-child bond in situations in which there are challenges with the marriage between a wife and her husband. Chaya will discuss Shalom Bayit (peace in the home) and how harmony in the home, or lack thereof, can affect relations between a mother and her children.
Chaya gives examples of how such relationships have played out in her own community where she brought together mothers to talk amongst themselves about the many issues they are facing at home. Chaya has taken it upon herself to advocate for a support system among women who find themselves in doubt and in need of support around their relationships with their spouse and kids.
If you are, or someone you know is a victim of abuse, please speak up and seek the appropriate help. Chaya Hinda offers resources in this episode. Also feel free to reach out to her via email.
With all of this in mind, check out Chaya's website for more information and personal stories from many other women.
Learn More about and Get in Touch with Chaya Hinda:Website: https://www.chayahinda.com/
Email: chaya613@gmail.com
Click here toGrab Chaya Hinda's Free Gift, a Guided Imagery, for Our Listeners
Do you, or does someone you know need help? Contact Chaya Hinda, or reach out to Amudim!
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Chaya Hinda Allen
Editor: Robert Osborn
Before you listen in, here's a quick heads up...you may hear my kids throughout this episode...Mom life is real. Motherhood is real, and working from home with kids present is real. I'm not one to hide what goes on behind the scenes. Thanks for your understanding and please enjoy!...
With Thanksgiving, The Holidays, and the New Year approaching, we are coming up to a food heavy time of year (to say the least), and we want you to be prepared! This week’s episode is for the mamas who want to expand their meal repertoire and learn tips to make mealtimes as inclusive as possible for your family and reduce the stress on YOU. This week’s guest is Jamie Feit, from Jamie Feit Nutrition, who is a dietitian, nutrition coach, cooking instructor, and meal planner. A main focus of this episode is gluten free meals, a speciality of Jamie’s, that is crucial to her work. With roughly 1 in 100 people across the globe with a celiac diagnosis, and many more with food intolerances, it is helpful to have the tools that enable us to cater to our family members and friends.
You will walk away from this episode with practical guidance to ensure your family and friends are well fed, have plenty of healthy options, and ways to make healthy eating easier on you and fun for them.
Also, make sure to download Jamie’s 30 day meal plan, shopping list, and recipe guide. Trust me, this will make your life MUCH easier!
2:45 Introducing Jamie Feit of Jamie Feit Nutrition“About a year and a half ago, started an online business to teach busy Jewish moms how to prepare healthy, gluten-free food that is kosher, that’s tastes good that your whole family will like.”
3:50: Gluten free dilemma and what got her to focus in this area"If it's hard for me to run a Gluten-Free household that's kosher, that all my family will eat and I'm trained, it must be five times as hard for someone who is not trained to do it when they have to"
5:40: What does being a ‘healthy eater’ for kids means these days?“For all your picky kids and for all your kids that don’t eat, they will grow out of it, if you model for them and you continue on a consistent basis to model for them healthy habits in your house”
9:20: Gluten Free vs. CeliacIn this section, Jamie explains the three reasons why you would absolutely need to be on a Gluten-Free diet
11:00: Being inclusive of those who require Gluten-Free food or other require other dietary needs"So when I cook for Shabbat or I cook for the holidays, everything is gluten free. Cause I don’t want the cross-contamination in my kitchen”
Want to connect with Jamie?Check out her Website, Facebook page, Instagram: Want to connect with Jodi?Email her at jodi@loveadventuremom.com and check out her website here
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Jamie Feit
Editor: Matthew Feiler
As a mom, you are special. Though, it is easy to give so much of yourself to your loved ones and care about others’ needs. In the midst of all you do for your others, it is important for YOU to find the proper time and space to focus on your self-compassion and enrich your inner strength.
In this episode, Jodi speaks with Helen Abelesz, who is a women’s life coach. Helen shares her insights regarding how to integrate a sense of self compassion into your life. After listening, you will walk away with practical tips to help you pursue self-compassion so that you can strive to be your best self.
2:00 Introducing Helen Abelesz“I help women, especially moms, who are feeling overwhelmed, and stressed, and who are hard on themselves, and feeling bad about themselves to find those inner strengths”
5:05: What is Self-Compassion?“We don’t notice the everyday things that we are succeeding in, we tend to focus on what’s not working. And so for me, self-compassion is just being real and noticing when we are succeeding ”
8:00: Comparing Ourselves to Others“I think if we would focus on doing more of what we are doing well as opposed to what we are not doing well (...) it’s a much lighter way of living and we are much less critical and negative”
10:30: Tips on How to Incorporate Self-Compassion Into Your Life“What are the negative messages that you are giving to yourself and then to notice that their just a thought (...) it’s not necessarily based on reality”
12:55: Replacing negative messages with positive affirmations“Any sentence, it doesn’t matter which one. You have to choose one that really speaks to you that really encapsulates what you're feeling and helps to bring you up"
15:15: Impacts of saying positive affirmations and how long it takes for such statements to affect us“We have these thoughts, mostly, ‘I'm not a good mom’ and ‘I am not enough.’ And so saying the powerful, the positive words it goes in, slowly, slowly it seeps in and you start to believe it more and more.”
Want to connect with Helen?Check out her website or Facebook page.You can also email her at:helenabelesz@gmail.com Also, check out Helen’s Free Gift here
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Helen Abelesz
Editor: Matthew Feiler
This week's episode features Dorice Horenstein. Highly energetic and dynamic, Dorice Horenstein is a recognized and praised motivational speaker, author, and Jewish educator. Her best seller book Moments of the Heart: The Four Relationships Everyone Should Have to Live Wholeheartedly was published in 2020 and has been praised by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin as “powerful, beautiful, passionate, spiritual, and well-reasoned.” She has been featured in national magazines as well as interviewed on numerous radio stations and television programs.
Dorice arrived from Israel to the United States in the winter of 1986 with one suitcase, $600 dollars, and no coat! After earning her degree in English Literature and a Certificate in Teaching, she worked in a Jewish education and was the education director of a conservative synagogue for 16 years, until she decided that the world is her classroom! Today Dorice uses ancient yet relevant wisdom, a bit of the Hebrew language, and her personal stories to inspire individuals and organizations to create long-lasting, healthy relationships—starting with themselves!
She resides in Oregon with her husband of more than 30 years and is the proud mother of three happy and well-rounded adult children! In her spare time, Dorice loves hanging out with her family and friends, sharing a cup of coffee, reading a good book, going Israeli folk dancing, and hiking with her four-legged son!
Join her email list by emailing:dorice@doricehorenstein.com
2:30 Introducing Dorice Horenstein“I go around the country, and I inspire and motivate --- teaching Jewish Wisdom through the lens of The Hebrew Language, and I talk mainly about relationships”
4:15 What leadership means from the lens of a Jewish Mother“People who are in good leadership, are people who understand the concept of love, and not only loving themselves but loving people.”
8:15 Examples of instilling leadership in a child“Sit around the table with your child, ask questions, Be involved in what they do.”
9:55 Personal benefits of giving to others and volunteering“One of the things I was researching is how much volunteerism and when you are there for other people, how it benefits yourself”
12:00: Taking care of one’s family“It’s called a mother boat for a reason. It's not called a father boat, it's called a moth boat, and you got to know where your boat is going”
Gifts to listeners:
Relationship Wheel: http://doricehorenstein.com/wpcontent/uploads/2019/11/7dayactionplan.pdf
https://doricehorenstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Relationship-wheel.m4
Connect with Dorice through: Facebook , LinkedIn, Instagram
Visit Dorice's websites: doricehorenstein.com, and jewisheducationservices.com
Credits:Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Dorice Horenstein
Editor: Matthew Feiler
Life is full of challenges. In this episode Jodi and Jodi :) discuss how to live a wonderful life even in the midst of challenge. When we face challenges, it is important to take time to reflect and reframe.
In this episode Jodi Samuels walks us through some challenges that she faced, especially when she found out that her daughter, Caila, has special needs, and discusses how she reframed her own perspective on life. Her unique vision and approach eventually led her to developing a career in advocacy, and writing her newest book, Chutzpah, Wisdom, and Wine! In this episode, you will gain tips regarding how to reframe challenges so that you will develop a more meaningful life experience.
2:35 Introducing Jodi Samuels“She's an author, a connector, a speaker, a traveler, an activist, and a special-needs activist”
“I started writing a blog after my daughter Caila was born, and the blog was really an advocacy blog to get her included (...) and I felt like I really had a message I can share with people”
5:45: What is means to Reframe a Challenge in Life“What’s part of reframing is changing your perspective in order to change your reality”
7:10: Jodi learning about her daughter, Kayla’s, diagnosis and reframing her perspective on such a situation“I had to look and say ‘this is my reality’ and I have two choices. I can accept it and I can be in control of it and I can be unstoppable or I can be a victim’”
10:35: The life one wants to live vs. The reality of life
"The challenge is to open your eyes and see that this is just your reality, just like someone else has a reality, and you can determine your path” (12:40)
13:25: Jodi Samuel’s new book: Chutzpah, Wisdom, and Wine“And that blog went viral, and from there I started writing about marriage and parenting, (...) and I felt that I had stories to share and I started sharing it in an unfiltered way and everybody was like you should write a book...it was on my to-do list...”
17:05: Jodi’s final advise, tips, and takeaways for Jewish Mothers“How many times do people stop at the end of the day and appreciate what they have, appreciate where they've come from, appreciate the challenges they’ve overcome”
Want to connect with Jodi Samuels?
Website: https://www.jodisvoice.com/Jodi's newest book: https://www.jodisvoice.com/jodisbookJodi's newest blog post: www.jodisvoice.com/post/solitude-and-loneliness Check out more about Love.Adventure.Mom here
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Jodi Samuels
Editor: Matthew Feiler
Money! We all love it and need to own it in order to support ourselves and our loved ones. In this episode, Jodi talks with Debbie Sassen about how to go about financial planning so that you can be empowered to be in control of your expenses. Debbie, who has an economics and financial background, shares her expertise so that you will feel more comfortable with your financial flow and making sure that it does not become a burden to you or your loved ones.
2:45 Introducing Debbie Sassen and what she does“Money is very practical, the dollars and the cents, but the inner work that we have to do, all the messages that we have in our families, managing our brains, and our minds, and all the triggers that we have, that's where the real work comes in and so that's the real beauty that I love and I bring to my clients today”
6:30: Being in Control of Your Finances“Rather than being reactive to what's going on outside of us, let’s be proactive, and just start tracking your numbers.”
10:45 Tracking the Flow of Your Finances“It was like my money telling me where it went rather than me telling my money where I want it to go, and that's where the planning stage comes in.”
12:30: How to Own Your Financial Future“We know that Pesach (Passover) is going to happen every single year, and we know that it usually is higher expense that the rest of the months of the year (...) so if you had extra money on the side for that, it would make the holiday so much calmer."
16:45: Being Committed to Your Finances“If you're committed to your relationship with money, you'll figure it out.”
Want to connect with Debbie?
Website:https://debbiesassen.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debbiesassencoaching/
Access Debbie's Gift For You here.
Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Debbie Sassen
Editor: Matthew Feiler
In this week's episode, Jodi speaks with Sarah Evans, who is a seasoned homeschooling mom and has an extensive background in the field of education. Sarah has Homeschooled her 4 kids for a few years now, and in this episode, she offers advice on how to help your child/ren do well, in the midst of various academic experiences that students are experiencing these days, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sarah reflects upon her own experiences homeschooling her children in order to offer insight into what this academic year might look like and how to make the year run as smoothly as possible. Check out the show notes and helpful links below!
3:50 Introducing Sarah Evans and her background“Many of us, also, are trying to support our kids who are at home learning online (...) so I think that this talk is going to be super relevant to any of you who are supporting your children, in some way, with their learning this year” 8:15 What inspired Sarah to start the Evans Homeschool Adventure Youtube Channel
"I, basically, wanted to just give this to people so that they can see this is doable (...) and you really can, if you need to Homeschool this year for whatever reason, you really can implement that dual track"
11:30 Tips regarding The Transition of traditional schooling model to schooling at home“I think there are probably four things to keep in mind no matter your circumstance”
- De-schooling
- Slowly Implementing Opportunities for Learning At Home slowly without doing so all at once
- Set Up A Clean and Uncluttered Learning space and also keep their bedrooms to be the place they sleep and not the place they do their school work/Separate spaces and utilize rooms for what they are meant to be
- Expect the unexpected but create a learning plan for this year
16:30: How to break up Homeschooling Schedule“You have to know your kid and watch as your implementing these new things to make sure that this is a health pace for them"
23:30 The Ebb and Flows of Homeschooling“Picking up a book and reading aloud, allows you to be with your children in a way where you don't need to self-regulate (...) and your children get you. You’re really focused and you're bonding with your children especially if they're on your lap. So that's just a tip and a trick if you're having a hard day”
Where to connect with Sarah Evans on social media:
Check out her YouTube Channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLyK5KN3CwfyVCnAjcN4tgA/videos
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Evans-Homeschool-Adventure-107953374345549
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/evans.homeschool.adventure/
Other Resources Sarah Evans Suggested to look at:
http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/
https://ani-ve-ami.com/
https://jewishcharlottemason.wordpress.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWB4XNonLTcoc8UywD4M9vQ/feed Host: Jodi Fried Guest: Sarah Evans Editor: Matthew Feiler
On this week's episode, Devorah Spilman has joined the podcast to discuss imagination and storytelling for both kids and adults. Devorah is a Puppeteer and loves creating and telling fascinating stories that can engage even the most detached children.
She shares her tips about how even non-creative moms at home can incorporate her storytelling with their own children. You will even hear from some of Devorah’s own signature puppets and how the best stories can come off the top of your head. Grow your imagination and creativity with this wacky episode!
Also, Make sure you check out Devora's Zambadoodle story, She is giving all of you the first story free!
If you want to watch this video visually, here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Eu3USWj41g&t=4s
In this solo episode, Jodi speaks about how balance is not truly possible but there are be centered, grounded, and confident when we reframe the concept of balance. Jodi walks through the 5 steps that she finds most helpful in allowing you to find this reframe of balance and take ownership of your priorities. This episode is a good reminder that we need to make the most of life and not let too many stimuli overtake our wellbeing in order to live meaningful and fulfilled lives.
Connect with Jodi:
http://loveadventuremom.com/
Instagram: @loveadventuremom
Host: Jodi Fried Editor: Matthew Feiler
- This podcast episode was recorded during the Hebrew month of Elul 5780, the last month of the Jewish Calendar cycle. During this month, Jewish People prepare themselves for The High Holidays and strive to improve themselves for the year ahead.
We all experience anxiety in one form or another. For some, the extent of anxiety is defined by the experience of occasionally having some butterflies in one’s stomach; for other people, they feel burdened by anxiety to a point where it defines their life experiences. In this episode, Jodi sits down with Dr. Leah Katz, a clinical psychologist, to discuss the difference between the normal, biological feeling of anxiety and clinical anxiety. Dr. Katz also explains how to manage one’s own anxiety as well as how to be aware of its manifestation and existence in one's children. After listening to this podcast, you will walk away with some of Dr. Leah Katz’s best tips and advice regarding ways to cope with your own personal anxiety and how to properly support your loved ones through their experiences of anxiety too.
4:30 Introducing Dr. Leah Katz
"I've been working in clinical practice for many years now (...) I work mostly with teenage girls and women; so that’s kind of been my speciality, and I work with a lot of anxiety and depression.”
5:45 What is anxiety versus clinical anxiety?“Oftentimes when we talk about anxiety, it’s adaptive, it’s our body’s adaptive response in preparing itself for a threat and that works well when there’s an actual threat. Clinical Anxiety is when it crosses the line over from an actual danger and something that we really need to gear ourselves up for, to something that’s more of like a false alarm."
8:00 Tips of how to deal with anxiety“If we could rewind a little bit, and press pause and learn to create more of this awareness of what’s happening to me right now, that piece can be so, very powerful."
11:10 Helping kids with their own anxiety“If I hear a theme, you know like the same kinds of things or worries come up, like that’s a clue, okay, this is really taking up space in their brain, like this is something they’re thinking a lot about. So, that’s one thing: just paying attention to what they’re talking about, what they’re thinking about”
17:00: Identifying Anxiety being overboard and signs of truly needing help“If it’s interfering with any kind of functioning, (...) then that’s a clue that it’s getting higher and getting some support would be helpful.”
18:15 Last thoughts on Anxiety“We always want to meet ourselves with self-compassion, like judging ourselves kindly, talking to ourselves kindly, being okay and embracing our feelings, and we really, really want to do that in times of stress."
Continue the conversation with Dr. Katz at:Instagram: @drleahkatzHer website:https://www.drleahkatz.com/
Host: Jodi Fried Guest: Dr. Leah Katz Editor: Matthew Feiler
In this episode you will hear from columnist and trip leader, Eve Levy, who will guide you through the steps of the Hero’s Journey. Eve discusses how finding your future self can influence your actions and ultimately better the person you are today.
Eve also adds that supporting, inspiring, and lifting one another within her own Jewish community has allowed her to thrive and improve upon her own faults and find peace and harmony amongst her friends. By building a strong support system, Jewish women can accomplish their dreams and become the hero of their own life story.
Inspired by Eve's work? Connect with her!
Check out Eve's written work here.
Check out her own website.
Check out her latest initiative here.
Check out more of Eve's inspiring work on her social media pages and learn how you too can achieve your most wildest dreams!
1:00 Guest Introduction: Eve Levy“I started a Poland-Israel journey which was a first time ever experience for women from all different backgrounds going to Poland, seeing some of the hardest parts of our history and some of the most beautiful parts.”
7:20 Eve’s lesson from her own experience“I’ve worked through being okay to maybe not succeed at my biggest dreams. Maybe I'm not meant to finish the job (...) but as long as you have a dream, a vision, as least you know what direction you’re heading in”
11:40: What is the hero's journey? Definition and practical application“Every step of the journey we celebrate. Every step is a success. It really, it helps us, also slow down. We are so, like, forward focused that we have to kinda be in the moment, celebrate and enjoy the process”
29:10 Eve’s Final thoughts on success
“If you think about this hero’s journey, it’s the plot of every good story”
In this episode you will hear the tragic story of Stephanie Pollak who addresses a very under discussed yet prevailing issue within the Jewish community, drug addiction. Stephanie tragically lost her husband to a drug overdose and has decided to help others that may find themselves in the same position as her or her late husband.
She travels around the globe and does many talks discussing and destigmatizing the issue amongst the Jewish community. She suggests there needs to be more awareness and compassion for those affected by the mental illness of addiction, and lift those around you that may need help the most.
If you are having an issue with drug addiction please speak up to someone in your community and get the help that you need. You can also always reach out to me or Stephanie on Instagram, Facebook, or email her at stephaniepollak26@gmail.com if you need any help.
1:00 Introducing Stephanie Pollak“Please share this with anybody who needs to hear Stephanie’s message, and I know that Stephanie is there for anybody who needs her” (2:15)
4:15 Stephanie Speaking about Addiction“I share stories because when we share and we’re open and we’re vulnerable, that’s when people really can see themselves in their own lives” (4:35)
6:10 Stephanie’s and her Late Husband’s Story“I was 7.5 months pregnant, and he basically sat me down and he said that he has a problem and I did not understand the extent of it at all” (6:25)
8:00 Stephanie Opening Her to Eyes to her Own Struggles“I was hesitant because I didn’t have the problem (…) it took me until Pesach to really commit and start diving into Al-Anon” (9:35)
10:15: Stephanie taking her own Initiative to receive Support“This was my medicine. This was my sanity, the support that I got in the rooms” (11:15)
11:30 The pervasiveness of such a disease“I’m not the only one” (11:27)
13:30 Advice for those struggling too“I think it’s important also to bring it up to the community leaders (…) that it doesn’t have to be a silent, private issue” (14:15)
18:40 Forever gratitude for her husband“He’s always been number one on my gratitude list, even before he died” (18:50)
On this episode, inspired by the month of Elul, the final month of the Jewish calendar, I talk about reflections and apologies.
This time of year leading up to Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year, is significant. Apologizing can be hard and very vulnerable.
In this episode I share one of my recent experiences asking someone for forgiveness. Listen up to hear about how this affected my life both before and after the apology was made.
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On this week's episode, I sit down with Devora Boroosan and discuss the negatives thoughts that weigh down on most mothers. We talk about the feeling of being "everything to everyone" and how it is an unattainable goal that a lot of moms hold for themselves.
It's okay to be imperfect as a mom! We are all human and we all make mistakes sometimes! Setting unrealistic goals and standards for yourself will only do more damage to your children, your relationship with your spouse, and your mental health. As long as you are trying your best your children will recognize that and love you just the same.
Get in touch with Devora if you are experiencing issues in your marriage or with your children at jewishmarriagecounselor@gmail.com
1:00 Introducing Devora Boroosan“I am so excited to be here today with Devora Boroosan. She is an incredible Rebbetzin (title used to refer to wife of a Rabbi) down in Atlanta and she works with Women on marriage and intimacy.”
2:30 Devora’s Background“I am lucky mommy to 7 children and at this point, nana to 10 grandchildren”
4:00 How to be Everything to Everyone while keeping sane“To be fully present with whoever it is that you are interacting with at that time, so that they get all the beauty of you”
7:00 How One can be Present“Do you know how many couples, I think it was like 80 something percent of couples, don’t even spend 5 minutes a day communicating outside of ‘what should I get from the dry cleaning’, ‘did you go to the bank’, ‘what time do I need to pick up the kids?’ ”
11:20 Prompts that can spark conversations with one's husband“Whatever it is, think about him throughout the day and start a conversation of something that you know will be interesting and meaningful because you thought about him throughout the day”
17:00 Focusing on Every Member of the Family“Tell us about your day, what was the best part, what was the hardest part, what are you grateful for, and is there something you want to share that you learned”
20:00: Wrap-Up“And when you boil day though, the core question, who comes first, always your husband because the best gift we give our kids is a happy marriage”
On this episode I talk with Dr. Azi Jankovic about how to reach those goals that we hold onto but seem to not get around to reaching. She discusses her tips and tricks on how she is able to overcome that stuck mentality and get herself "out of the goo".
Dr. Azi also talks about how she was able to overcome her depression and still succeed in the goals she has set out for herself.
A very much needed episode in a very stressful time in all of our lives!
Make sure you check out Dr. Azi website for more helpful advice!
Dr. Azi has just opened registration for her new Mastermind program to give you the motivation and support you need to reach your goals!
Enjoy!
On this episode Jodi talks with fellow podcaster, coach, and general powerhouse, Dorit Palvanov about the Divine Feminine. In this engaging conversation, they discuss what the Divine Feminine means, how to harness our innate feminine energy to guide and support us in our daily lives. Their discussion extends to cycles, diet, communication, and so much more, all while weaving in Jewish thought and practices throughout.
Be sure to connect with Dorit on Instagram and Facebook.
Also, take Dorit up on her very special offer for the Female Daily Tracker.
Click here to claim your tracker.
Summer is coming to an end for many, and being that this Summer has looked so different than usual for so many.
In this episode, Jodi offers guidance as to how to motivate yourself and the kids to get out and get going for a day trip, road trip, or other adventure.
Tune into this quick episode for some game-changing tips.
On today's episode, Jodi speaks with podcaster, speaker, money coach, and founder of Jewish Latin Princess, Yael Trusch.
Money, and our relationship to money (so often), is complicated. Yael discusses reasons behind this, and the small (and bigger) steps we can take to develop a positive relationship with money, and be in control.
Yael suggests a novel concept called the 'Money Date'. Listen up to learn more about how this simple practice can change your life!
Connect with Yael on Instagram @jewishlatinprincess
Check out her website
And feel free to grab her special gift, the Money Date Checklist
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On today’s episode, Jodi talks with Registered Dietician and founder of Arm Yourself Dietetics, Ahuva Magder Hershkop about mealtime and feeding ones family. Ahuva discusses some of the challenges moms face when trying to feed their families. Picky eating and unhealthy eating are just some elements that can pose unwanted stress onto a family. Ahuva is here to eliminate that stress from the dinner table so you can focus on connecting with your family!
Check out the many tips and tricks that Ahuva offers in this week's episode.
Connect with Ahuva on Instagram @AhuvaRD
And check out her website!
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On today’s episode, Jodi discusses The Three Weeks and how it has impacted the Jewish community for millennia since the first Jewish temple fell. She shares two of her own experiences within these past weeks and how it made her think about how she should treat others around her moving forward.
Jodi shows that there is always a choice that each of us makes everyday as to whether we will spread love and kindness or hatred and intolerance.
Check out more content from Jodi @loveadventuremom on Facebook and Instagram
And on her website loveadventuremom.com
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On today’s episode, Jodi speaks with Rebbetzin Chavie Bruk and we hear first hand about raising an unconventional Jewish family. Chavie is mom to 5 children, all of whom are adopted. She offers worthy advice around how to model acceptance and unconditional love.
Chavie also speaks about her experience with infertility and the decision to adopt.
Connect with Chavie on Instagram @chaviebruk
And on her blog clearasmud.blog
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In this episode, Rebekah Saltzman and Jodi discuss how to clear out the clutter in our lives and hit the ground running every single day.
Rebekah offers her top tips to minimize the overwhelming stresses of everyday life in order to really focus on your goals and family. Allowing these negative aspects of our lives to consume us will only lead to burnout and feelings of inadequacy.
Rebekah’s tricks to productivity can help us escape from the expansive world and focus on specific tasks that can better ourselves each and every day.
Get in touch with Rebekah on Instagram @balaganbegone
Or on her website balaganbegone.com
Also, check out her amazing course It's All About Time Management
In this episode, Jodi meets up with vitality coach Chana Mason to discuss how we can create more calm and less stress in our lives.
Chana explains how our bodies react to many different situations in ways we don't realize. Learning to listen and understand your body can help you make the difficult decisions in your life. In this episode, Chana teaches us just that and illustrates this concept by taking Jodi through an exercise in real time.
This is a must listen!
For more on Chana, visit her website at chanamason.com
And download her EBook, Hold That Thought
Wow! Welcome to the To Mom Life Podcast. I'm super excited to be podcasting about all things 'mom', and am honored that you are choosing to spend time hanging out and learning with me on the Podcast.
In this inaugural episode I let you in to my life, sharing stories of moments that have made a profound impact on my life and the lessons behind them. I share my inspiration for starting this podcast and what drives me in life, as well as what you can expect going forward - all topped off with a dose of inspiration.
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