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Processing Trauma with Esther Goldstein, LCSW
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Release Date: 10/16/2023
A Happy Ending with Mindy Blumenfeld, LCSW
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Rivky sits down with Mindy Blumenfeld, LCSW, a therapist and writer, to discuss her newest book based on her experiences having a son in the hospital with brain cancer. She shares why she loves hospitals, why it was important to her not to keep her son's illness a secret, and why it's improtant to say brain tumor explicitly. Mindy Blumenfeld, a trauma therapist, is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice. She is certified in EMDR, Somatic Experiencing as well as trained in IFS and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. She works through a lens of attachment and how early experiences...
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Magical Mendy with Menucha Cooper
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Rivky sits down with Menucha Cooper, Mendy's Mom. Mendy has Angelman Syndrome. Menucha shares what they noticed in their Mendy early on that led to a diagnosis, the decision to celebrate the child God has given them, why representation is important, and what to do when you’re not sure what to say in front of a special needs child. Menucha Cooper is a proud mum of 5 incredible kids. Her 4th child Mendy has Angelman Syndrome a rare genetic condition. Together with her husband Reuvi, they are the youth directors at Chabad Malvern in Melbourne Australia. Menucha is extremely passionate...
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Ignorance & Delusion with my Mom
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On this special Mother’s Day show Rivky sits down with her Mom! They discuss the dress from my collection her mom just doesn’t get, and the styles she has that nobody else does, a recent dressing room experience she had, why Rivky didn’t want to date so much, and how we deal with self doubt and cultivating confidence. Gittie Deutsch is a fabulous mom to me and my 3 siblings and I know that's her favorite bio. for a collection of my Mom's favorite pieces in the collection. to join the Impact Fashion Whatsapp Status to see my collection of dresses. to get the...
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Intergenerational Resilience with Nechama Birnbaum (2023)
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Rivky sits down with Nechama Birnabum, an author and fellow granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, to discuss her grandmother’s story. She shares why she saw her grandmother Rosie as a perfect character, why she felt it was important to tell the good parts of Rosie’s holocaust story, and the importance of centering a Jewish girl who saves herself. to see the Impact Fashion collection of dresses. to get an Impact Fashion Gift Card to get the Am Yisrael Chai crewneck. to join the Impact Fashion Whatsapp Status to take a short survey about this podcast and get a 10%...
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"I didn't ask to be strong" The IDF Wives Panel with Yaf Newman, Tali Wohlgelernte, and Anonymous Part 2
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Rivky continues the conversation with Yaf Newman, Tali Wohlgelernte, and Anonymous, 3 women whose husbands are currently serving in the IDF. We discuss the financial side of living in a country at war, what they want those of us outside of Israel to understand, navigating mothering with a father on the front lines and what their own quiet moments after everyone’s asleep look like. Tali grew up in Chicago and made aliyah in 2010. She lives in Givat Shmuel with her husband and 4 daughters. Tali and her husband serve as the directors of Mizrachi OU-JLIC in Givat Shmuel and Bar Ilan. Tali...
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"I didn't ask to be strong" The IDF Wives Panel with Yaf Newman, Tali Wohlgelernte, and Anonymous Part 1
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Rivky sits down with Yaf Newman, Tali Wohlgelernte, and Anonymous, 3 women whose husbands are currently serving in the IDF. They share what the first days of the war were like, the mental health aspect of having a husband at war, what it’s like to reintegrate a husband temporarily into a family into that functions totally differently and some misconceptions about how to help out the IDF wives. Tali grew up in Chicago and made aliyah in 2010. She lives in Givat Shmuel with her husband and 4 daughters. Tali and her husband serve as the directors of Mizrachi OU-JLIC in Givat Shmuel and...
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My Brother in Law Needs a Kidney/A Piece of Me with Aviva Breda (2020)
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My brother in law is in urgent need of a kidney donor. To learn more about kidney donation or to see if you are a match, email [email protected] or call 718-431-9831 Ext. 209 Rivky talks with kidney donor Aviva Breda about the journey she took towards donating a part of her body to a stranger, she shares the common misconceptions around the backup kidney and what was going through her head the morning of her surgery. Aviva Breda is a 38 year old mother of three. She lives in Teaneck NJ where she runs her own business, Aviva Breda Consulting, specializing in personal shopping and style...
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What You Can Do with Nechama Wasserman (2023)
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For this International Agunah Day, Rivky revisits her conversation with Nechama Wasserman, a woman who has been trying to get a Jewish divorce for over 9 years. She shares her first impressions of her husband David when they were dating, what happened when she told him she was leaving, the support he’s been receiving from his family for the past 9 years and why she believes David needs mental health support and is not acting out of malice. Nechama Wasserman is a mom to 3 beautiful children and is currently an agunah, a woman chained to a dead marriage, because her husband refuses to give her...
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Real Life Pesach Cooking with Miriam (Pascal) Cohen
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Rivky sits down with prolific cookbook author Miriam Pascal to talk about her newest book for Pesach. Miriam shares why she felt the need to make a Pesach cookbook, how her own restrictive Pesach customs growing up shaped her view on Pesach cooking, the changes she’s seen in the kosher food blogging industry over the last 12 years, and why she wanted to get the cover of her cookbook approved. Miriam (Pascal) Cohen is the founder of one of the world's leading destinations for kosher recipes, with hundreds of thousands of monthly visitors. A self taught cook and baker, Miram shares her...
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Mazel with Rachie Shnay
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Rivky sits down with Rachie Shnay, a proudly Jewish jewelry designer, to talk about her brand and mission. Rachie shares why it was important to her to have Jewish theme jewelry in her collection from the outset, her special connection to holocaust survivors and how her pieces got in the hands of celebrities. Rachie Shnay was born and raised in NYC. After making a few shifts in her career path, she started her fine jewelry business ‘Rachie Shnay’ in 2019 and has quickly built a massive following around her world renowned, “Mazel Collection.” Thousands of women internationally form her...
info_outlineI sit down with trauma therapist Esther Goldstein to figure out how to process a war on our people. We discuss why watching graphic photos and videos is so harmful, especially to children, the importance of regulating our nervous systems and practical exercises along with what to do if you’ve seen something you wish you hadn’t.
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Esther Goldstein is a licensed clinical social worker in the Five Towns and surrounding areas. As a Trauma Specialist, Trauma Educator and Founder of Integrative Psychotherapy, her goal is to make sure that you are set up with just the right customized therapeutic experience to help you along your healing journey. While she is not accepting new clients, she has put together a team of talented therapists , who are each trained in advanced therapy methods to help you on your journey. My heart beats with hope for those who are hurting. I trust my team, with their individual expertise and wisdom to hold space and guide you towards real, wholesome healing.
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