Woman of Valor with Bari Mitzmann

Shira (Volk) Picker moved to Israel when she was 7. For the past few decades, Shira has oscillated between two worlds, the Chareidi and Zionist communities. In this episode, Shira shares what living through the Simchas Torah war, October 7th and the aftermath has been through her lens as an Israeli citizen, mother, and wife.
To learn more about Shira, head to Instagram and follow @shiravolkpicker

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Nechama has been chained to a dead marriage for the past 9 years. She spent years trying to fight for her freedom. Recently, after 2 years of persistence, Nechama obtained a psak, an authoritative ruling on halachic matters, that permits Nechama to obtain the get through force.

Now, Nechama turns to us to join her in the fight, not only for her freedom, but for justice for agunot and for this systemic issue to become a thing of the past.

To get updates about this case and to show your support, sign this petition https://sign.moveon...

Trigger warning: this episode discusses sexual abuse as well as addiction.

Rachel is a mother, wife, writer and all around passionate human. In this episode, Rachel bravely shares her experiences of childhood sexual abuse, her struggle with endometriosis, her experience with addiction and how she has taken her experiences and used them to help others and heal herself.

To learn more about Rachel and read more about her experiences, check her out here:
Blog: https://midnight-musings.wixsite.com/midnight-musings
IG: @rachel_daar_cohen
Facebook: Rachel Daar Cohen
Email: ownyourendo@gmail.com

Rachel “Ruchy” Lebowitz is a go getter. At the age of 17, the hassidic born young woman got her GED, went to college, and grew numerous businesses. Now, she uses her knowledge to help entrepreneurs implement the Entrepreneurial Operating System. In this episode, Ruchy and I discuss the need for women to be empowered to know their finances, protect the family finances, get life insurance and start investing.
Check out Ruchy on instagram @Rachelebowitz_myeoslife

Book recommendations:

Predictably Irrational,
by Dr. Dan Ariely (Author)
https://a.co/d/2ziaf89

The Psychology of Mon...

I had the honor and privilege of interviewing Rabbanit Henkin, founder and Dean of Nishmat, one of today’s most acclaimed Jewish educators and a leader in re-drawing the landscape of Torah leadership and scholarship for women. She has headed Nishmat’s beit midrash for thirty years, where her legendary, infectious love of Torah inspires generation after generation of students. Together with her husband, noted halachic authority Rav Yehuda Henkin ztz”l, Rabbanit Henkin created the unique role of Yoatzot Halacha, experts in women’s health and Jewish law, to address women’s questions in taharat hamishpacha and women’s health.

G-d works in mysterious ways. After already cancelling my recording with Jackie Glaser, I debating pushing it off yet again. After this conversation and exercise about how to accept our mental health struggles in order to not only go through it, but grow through it, I see how incredible Jackie truly is and how deep this concept is.

Jackie had a private practice in Sydney Australia and worked as the resident “Psychologist” on the national “Today Show”. Additionally, Jackie worked in outreach with Olami for 12 years in various roles. Currently, Jackie works as a dating coach to single w...

Shoshanna is no stranger to standing up when she sees someone in danger or something problematic happening in the world. Shoshanna is the cofounder of Chochmat Nashim, an organization that fights extremism in the Jewish community. In this week’s episode, Shoshanna and I discuss how her journey of advocacy began and where it is taking her, and countless other women, now.
To learn more about what Shoshanna and Chochmat Nashim have been working on, head to
Chochmatnashim.org
Ratemybeitdin.com
Jewishlifephotos.com
Chochmatnashim.org/podcasts/

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Alex does a whole lot of good in the Jewish community. She is a writer, a podcast host, and most recently, the creative director of Faces of Orthodoxy. With so many sources of media portraying Orthodoxy in a negative light, Alex and I discuss what she and her team is doing to help reinforce Orthodox Jews’ pride in their faith and lifestyle to learn more about Alex and faces of orthodoxy, head to @dmc.podcast @alexfleksher and @faces.of.orthodoxy on Instagram

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Ever read something so triggering because you know it’s the truth but you’re not ready to accept it? Well, that happened to me with Sarah Pachter.
Sarah is an international speaker and author who is passionate about teaching Torah and empowering people through the written and spoken word. In this week’s episode, Sarah and I discuss how she got onto this path of speaking and writing, and dive into why women feel like they’re never enough and my resistance to concepts from “Is it Ever Enough?”

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Aimee Baron MD, FAAP, is the founder and executive director of I Was Supposed to Have a Baby (IWSTHAB), a nonprofit organization that utilizes social media to support Jewish individuals and families as they are struggling to have a child. In this week’s episode, we discuss how and why Aimee founded IWSTHAB, what the organization does and why it’s so needed.
To learn more about IWSTHAB and to donate, you can head to www.Iwassupposedtohaveababy.org/donate

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Liba is the founder of Spirit Fit Life, a mom, and most recently, a competitor in American Ninja Warrior.
In this week’s episode, Liba and I discuss her passion, how she got to founding SFL, and her road to American Ninja Warrior.
To learn more about Liba you can find her on Instagram @liba.spiritfitlife

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Many of you may recognize Chanale from her years of writing, singing, and producing music. In this week’s episode, Chanale opens up about her struggle with rage and how it stopped her in her tracks-literally.
To learn more about Chanale you can find her on Instagram @chanalemusic or at @theweeklysqueezepodcast

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Dr. Chaya Lieba Kobernick is a clinical psychologist who is super passionate about increasing access to evidence-based care, improving training for mental health providers, and increasing awareness and education in the frum community. In this week’s episode, Dr. K and I discuss crisis times vs healing times and ripping off the band-aid known as coping mechanisms.
To learn more about Dr. K and her practice, the CBT/DBT Center, head to thecbtdbtcenter.com

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Kayla has been coaching newlyweds for years, but not long ago, she realized she needed to make a shift. In this week’s episode, we discuss how Kayla went from helping first-year marrieds to helping women at any stage find their glow.
To learn more about How To Glow, click here – use code WOV to get your first month for just $10.

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Bari returns to Woman of Valor for a solo episode, catching you up on what’s been going on since last season. Business-wise, health-wise, emotion-wise.

This week’s episode is sponsored by joinhomepros.com, the workout platform for busy moms with workouts starting at just 5 minutes. Get your 7-day trial and first month at half price with code bari50

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All holidays can bring their challenges. We start this season sooner than expected with a timely episode about how to put your best foot forward the week before and the week of Passover. Bari is joined by Tova Seligsohn and Esty Nadler, LCSW, of The Derech Shalom Center to discuss a number of tips on how to put our best selves forward when faced with challenges this holiday season. Tova is the CEO of Derech Shalom and Esty is the clinical director, two very important people helping couples in crisis.
Here is a free download from The Derech...

July is Disability Pride Month and as such, it is a time to ask ourselves about our inclusivity as people and our accessibility as institutions. Samantha Menucha, AKA Sam, is a disabled university student living in Israel. In this weeks episode, Sam and I discuss what it was like growing up as a disabled person in her community. We discuss what parents, individuals, institutions and clergy can do to make Judaism more accessible for all.
Sam writes about life and struggles with mental health, disability, and accessibility on her instagram @disabledreamer

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Hudi is one of those people I thought were just naturally positive, loving and self aware. When I got to speaking with her, I learned that her self love and self awareness is a result of hard work. Hudi found her way to a more fulfilling life through creativity, and from there created the Thrilled Mama coaching program, where she helps other women heal, create, and live more fulfilling lives.

This episode is brought to you by dailygiving.org/join the easy way to give a dollar a day to worthy organizations

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The Front Lines of Public Perception with Ateret Violet Shmuel.
Ateret Violet Shmuel is what one would call a social justice warrior. She is a Jewish mother, writer, educator and international human rights and Indigenous rights advocate. Ateret has dedicated her life to creating partnerships with indigenous peoples as the director of Indigenous Bridges USA, and co-director for Indigenous Bridges International. In this week’s episode, Ateret and I define terms such as indigenous, antisemitism and blood libel as well as discuss what we can do to combat antisemitism in our communities.
To learn more about Ateret an...

Shira Lankin Sheps is a writer, photographer, and clinically trained therapist. When Shira mustered up the courage to share her story, she was welcomed with a flood of requests to share others’ stories as well. In this weeks episode, Shira shares how The Layers Project magazine and book came to be, as well as the process of sharing another’s story.
Layers; Personal Narratives of Struggle, Resilience, and Growth from Jewish Women is available for purchase at https://korenpub.com/products/the-layers-project

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On June 11, 2003, Sarri was on Bus 14 in Jerusalem when an 18-year-old Palestinian terrorist dressed as a religious Jew boarded and blew himself up. 17 people were killed, including all those seated and standing around her, and over 100 people were injured. Sarri was hospitalized for two weeks and then returned to New Jersey to be with family.

Her story became high profile. She appeared on television stations such as CBS, Fox News, CNN, and radio interviews. She spoke before Congressmen and Senators in Washington, D.C. and politicians in New York and New Jersey. In September 2003 she returned to...

Sleep is something we often do not get enough of. Eva Klein, an expert in infant and child sleep, joins WOV to discuss why sleep is important for all of us.

For those who want to learn about getting their little one to sleep the night, join us on Monday, May 3rd at [9:30] PM EST for a live webinar! To sign up for the webinar click here

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 he...

Peripartum Depression with the Just One Life Team

Just One Life/Nefesh Achat B’Yisrael is a nonprofit located in Jerusalem, that provides financial, psychological, and emotional support to women struggling with the peripartum and postpartum period. We seek to empower and support women throughout their pregnancy and motherhood journey, no matter what challenging circumstances they are facing. They have an eclectic team of therapists with different specialities- psychodrama, CBT, psychodynamic therapy, ACT, and Mind/Body connection. We each utilize our unique skill set to help every client face their challenges and experience their pregnancy/ birth in a...

Naomi Nachman, renowned caterer and cookbook author joins me in a casual conversations about food, Pesach, and how she went from teacher to best selling cookbook author. Get her Perfect Flavors cookbook or Perfect for Pesach cookbook.

Naomi has provided us with a delicious salmon recipe that is simply put, perfect for Pesach.

Pistachio Crusted Salmon

⅛ᵗʰ cup red horseradish
⅛ᵗʰ cup mayonnaise
1 cup shelled salted pistachios by @yumtee_nuts
½ cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoon lemon juice
2 pounds salmon fillet (one whole side of a baby salmon)

Mix the horseradish...

Almost 30 years ago, Brany Rosen and her husband found themselves struggling through infertility in a world that wouldn’t even say the word; There was no one to ask about doctors or to receive support from. She and Rabbi Rosen made a promise that if they would be helped, they would do everything they could to make sure that no individual or couple ever felt alone on this journey. With Hashem’s help, Brany gave birth to a baby boy and a shortly after launched A TIME, an organization that has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals and couples on t...

Sara Zoldan, founder of Love At Any Size, is a body-positive and weight neutral love coach who helps plus-size single women struggling with negative body image and weight stigma in dating find love at their current size without settling or losing a pound. In this week’s episode, Sara and I discuss the dating system, diets, HAES and body positivity. Sara also provides some tips for success for those who are currently dating or who are looking to in the future.
You can find Sara on instagram at @find.love.at.any.size

This week’s epis...

Hadassah is a kind, often smiling woman. She dons a shaitel and dresses modestly. She is a wife and mother. She is also a survivor of sexual abuse. Sexual abuse is not discussed often enough, but we know it exists in our community. We know that it exists in every community. I commend Hadassah, who we will refer to by first name only, for speaking about her journey to healing. I thank Hadassah for her bravery and vulnerability, and encourage everyone to check out the show notes, as Hadassah has compiled a list of resources that have helped her...

Sara Schwartz is wife to Avi and mom to Noam and Kiki, a 1.5 year old with a rare chromosomal abnormality called 3q duplication. Kiki is trach, vent, and gtube dependent, has a complex medical history, and is developmentally delayed. In addition to her new role, Sara works for NJ NCSY and is a part time OU JLIC educator at Rutgers. In this weeks episode, Sara shared her and Kiki’s journey and her pursuit of balance being a medical mom and being everything else.
follow Kiki’s journey here: https://yakiraleeba.wordpress.com/

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Every person is a work of art and your palette is the guide to sharing yourself, a masterpiece, to the world. Chanchi Milecki, also known as The Soul Styler, joins Bari in a conversation about self expression through color. A special thanks to our surprise guest, Mr. Choni Milecki, Chanchi’s #1 fan, for joining in on part of our conversation.
Chanchi studied color design and styling at Color Institute International. She has been working in the field introducing her clients to personal color and styling for more than 15 years.
Chanchi brings her background in fashion design which he...

In this week’s episode, Deena Becks discusses her journey of infertility, pregnancy, and stillbirth. Deena shares with us the highs and lows and how she grew through the experience, finding positivity or as she calls them, gumdrops along the way.
Deena Becks is the mind behind @sarekaonsaddle on Instagram and Sarekaonsaddle.com, a fashion-forward modest woman’s clothing store. Deena loves helping women feel beautiful every day.

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What is disordered eating? What should I be eating? How do I know I have an eating disorder? How do I deal with comments about my body or what I’m eating? These questions and more have been answered by a panel of professionals in the eating disorder treatment realm.
This episode is sponsored by Modern Ties Collection https://www.etsy.com/shop/modernties

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Ahuva Gottdiener of Homegrown Kosher discusses life with a congenital heart defect, her journey to heart surgery and life after her recovery.

Ahuva Gottdiener is a foodie dissident. Bridging the food knowledge gap between ground and plate, Ahuva shares her fascination with the fundamentals through education, inspiration and connection. Widely lauded as perhaps the most bona fide artisan sourdough baker and authentic suburban homesteader (seriously, she raises chickens with her family in Wesley Hills, NY!) Ahuva’s love for the origins of our sustenance provides fuel for her mission of connection. To learn more about Ahuva, you ca...

Bari’s longtime friend Talya Bendel joins Woman of Valor to discuss her struggle with addiction and the decision to become alcohol free.
Talya is a fashion industry professional with experience in the high end luxury field as well as owns a production company called CFD:Creative that deals with film production, social media content coverage, and much more. You can find her and find out more on her Instagram page @CarpeFashionDiem

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Jill Sharfman a board-certified holistic nutritionist, and Dr. Andrea Moskowitz, a distinguished neuroscientist and psychiatrist are the co-hosts of the nutrition podcast “Let My People Eat.” In this week’s episode, Jill and Andrea join Bari to discuss anxiety- how it can manifest, what can cause anxiety and anxiety disorders, and some methods of treatment through the lenses of both Eastern and Western medicine.

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In the Hebrew month of Elul, introspection is the name of the game. In this week’s episode, Bari opens up about her experience with reevaluating her relationship with the Almighty and how she will spend this year’s Elul and High Holiday season.

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Penina Sebbag, known as Hair By Pen on Instagram, shares her story of love and loss-and why she hasn’t shared about it on social media.

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Bari Lyman, creator of the Meet to Marry method, joins Woman of Valor to discuss being the one to find the one. For Bari’s free 5 mind-shifts masterclass, head to http://meettomarry.com/WOV

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Oftentimes, when the word “mental” is added in front of the word “illness”, the view of the illness is changed-when it shouldn’t be.
Zahava List, founder of the organization Chazkeinu joins me in discussing mental illness and how her mental health journey led her to create her peer-led support network for women with mental illness.

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Bari is back and keeping you company during this crazy time. In this episode, Bari discusses how she is managing during this pandemic and shares some of her recommendations on how to pull through.

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Estie Rose is a genetics counselor and outreach coordinator for Jscreen. In this episode, Estie discusses the importance of genetic testing, explains why it is necessary, and dispels myths regarding testing and partner compatibility.

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