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I talk with Shayna Greenfield, someone with a strong family history of cancer, about her story. She shares what her testing process was like, goes in depth on the details of her surgery and her thoughts now, decades after she made this decision. @shaynalovesfood @polishjinx Click here  to preorder The Mod Dress Click here  to get the Secrets Your Tailor Won't Tell You Click here  to see my collect...

I talk with Natalie Hirschel, who has the BRCA2 mutation about her story. She shares how she dealt with her complete shock of a diagnosis, why she opted for a preventative double mastectomy, what it was like to tell her parents, and how she learned to accept help during recovery. Hi, I'm Natalie Hirschel. I'm a wife and mother. I love to cook and bake. I share my BRCA2 to help educate and take the...

On this special anniversary episode we celebrate the third birthday of this podcast! I'll share my thoughts on this milestone and some of my favorite and the most important bits of the episodes from this past year. Thank you to everyone who came on the show and listened over this past year. Without you, I'd just be a girl talking to her computer. To hear more episodes, subscribe and head over to ...

I talk with Meg Keene, an author,entrepreneur and pivot master about her path. She shares what it was like to give up her theatre dreams after realizing she simply wasn't good enough, intentionally launching her first business, what it's like to out-earn her husband and have people assume her job is just a hobby, and her newest project, Big Idea Blueprint. megkeene.com practicalbusinessschool.com...

I talk with Sarah Rivkah Kohn, the founder of Links, about how her work supporting grieving children has changed since covid. She shares what happens when a global pandemic leaves behind a lot of orphans, why she feels it's important the messaging she puts out in fundraising aligns with the messages she gives the kids, and the logistics of how a fundraising campaign comes together Sarah Rivkah Koh...

I talk with Nurit Siegal, a writer and scholar, about her work. She shares what it was like to struggle with a language issue as a child, her pivot from radical feminist to Orthodox Jew, why she's not interested in reconciling those two worlds, and we discuss antisemitism in the modern age in a historical context Nurit Siegal is a writer, speaker, and consultant living in Chicago with her husband...

I go solo to talk about The Pause Dress. I share how I feel about the pressure to maximize anytime spent away from my family, the time management system that allows me small moments of pause and the process of creating my newest design. Click here to see The Pause Dress Click here  to get the Secrets Your Tailor Won't Tell You Click here  to see my collection of dresses. Click here  to see my mate...

I talk with Yaeli Vogel, an artist, about her work. She shares how she found her own way in the creative arts field, her fascination with business, how her products make her art more accessible, and the process of bringing them to market. Plus we discuss the difference between copying and being inspired when making creative works. Yaeli The Artist : I am a self taught artist and paint full time. I...

I talk with my sister, Charnie Barak, about her birth experiences. She shares how a bad experience with her first birth led her to explore the world of birthing and got her to hypnoborthing , what she learned about the verbiage of birth, sort of becoming a doula and her increasingly better birth stories. @cbar46 Click here  to get the Secrets Your Tailor Won't Tell You Click here  to see my collec...

I talk with Dr. Chaya Liba Kopernick, a clinical psychologist, about the state of mental health care in the Orthodox community. We discuss our community's fascination with shtick, what a typical client journey looks like, and if she thinks everyone should be in therapy. thecbtdbtcenter.com   Click here to see The 5th Date Top and Skirt Click here  to get the Secrets Your Tailor Won't Tell You Clic...

I go solo to tell the whole ridiculous and frustrating story of creating the 5th Date Top and Skirt. I share what went wrong in production, how the factory works in these situations and my thoughts on dating in general and especially dating young. Click here to see The 5th Date Top and Skirt Click here  to get the Secrets Your Tailor Won't Tell You Click here  to see my collection of dresses. Clic...

I talk with Dr. Aimee Baron, a pediatrician and the founder of I Was Supposed To Have A Baby, about her infertility journey. She shares the work she did to accept the fact that her family wouldn't look the way she imagined after suffering multiple miscarriages and how we can better support those around us in the infertility community. Click here to be a part of I Was Supposed To Have A Baby's camp...

This is a quick update to let you know that a full length episode with the story of the 5th Date Top and Skirt will be released as soon as they are in stock, hopefully sometime this week. This is also a heads up that prices on everything at impactfashionnyc.com will be going up on Wednesday. Thank you for your support now and always, I'm so lucky to have you Lovelies.

I talk with Aliza Horowitz,a lover of comedy and learning things the hard way, about her life. We talk about her decision to skip 12th grade, swap Rabbi stories that didn't exactly do their trick on us, discuss her old fashioned sensisbilities, and the responsibility of a platform. Aliza Horowitz - Mom of 3, wife of 1, gown boutique owner. Lover of comedy and learning things the hard way. She love...

I talk with Alex Fleksher & Rivki Silver, the hosts of The Deep Meaningful Conversations Podcast, about their show. We discuss how covid led to the Normal Frum Woman podcast which was eventually acquired by Meaningful Minute, the politics of being "normal", diversity & conformity in the Orthodox community, and how frum women relate to their talents and careers. Alex Fleksher is an educator, speake...

I talk with Danielle Immerman, Director of Content at The Reflective, about modesty and her work. She shares how The Reflective navigates different modesty standards among religions and individuals, her experience diving headfirst into modest dressing, and what modesty means to her. Click here to see the Flutter Dress and use code LOVELYPERK for 10% off the week of 7/11/22 Click here  to see my co...

I ask your questions to Elyse Resch, a nutrition therapist and founder of Intuitive Eating. She debunks the myth of food addiction, discusses intuitive eating and weight loss, shares her take on processed food and using food as medicine. Plus we discuss how body image ties into all of this. Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDS-S, Fiaedp, FADA, FAND , is a nutrition therapist in private practice in Beverly H...

I talk with Ruthy Procaccia, an artist and image consultant, about colors and personalities. She shares how first hearing about color palettes way before it was cool led her to consider it as a career, Her experience being mis-typed and how freeing it was to discover she really knew her season all along, how her palette led her to accept her introversion, and we discuss why I think palettes are du...

I go solo to talk about my relationship with exercise. I share the activities I did as a kid, my deep ambition to be athletic, accepting the fact that walking is my jam and how that all tied into how I feel about the Sculpt Dress.   Click here to see the Sculpt Dress Click here to get the Secrets Your Tailor Won't Tell You Click here  to see my collection of dresses. Click here  to see my maternit...

I talk with Rebecca Sigala, a boudoir photographer, about women's bodies and her work. She shares the difference between body image and self image, her experience with religious women and boudoir, the messages her clients have gotten about their bodies, and things we can all do to start feeling sexy right now. Rebecca Sigala is an internationally recognized boudoir photographer, self-love activist...

I talk with Chanie Fingerer, a labor and delivery nurse, about giving birth. We discuss the things every pregnant person should know, how to figure out if you're with the provider that's a good fit for you, the proper way to approach a birth plan, and that first post birth poop.   Chanie Fingerer is a birth nerd and has been a labor and delivery nurse for 8 years. After undergoing a negative exper...

I go solo because ever since I announced that over the winter I gave birth there have been a whole lot of questions. On this episode I answer almost all of them including why I kept it a secret, why I'm sharing now and how I pulled this off. Click here to preorder The Sculpt Dress  Click here to see my maternity friendly pieces. Click here  to see my newest design, The Little Ruffle Dress To hear...

On this special Mother's Day episode I sit down to chat with my mom about the new chapter in my life- motherhood! She shares the challenges she experienced in early motherhood, why she doesn't give a crap about the stay at home vs working mom debate, the village it takes to mother, and her advice for new moms. Gittie Deutsch is a fabulous mom to me and my 3 siblings and I know that's her favorite...

I talk with Bassy Schwartz, not your typical wig seller, about the industry. She shares the expensive disaster that was her first wig purchase, and how she set out to make over the wig industry. We also discuss my feelings towards lace top wigs and the keeping-up-with-the-joneses aspect of wig wearing Bassy Schwartz is a Marriage and Family Therapist by trade and the owner of Cosmopolitan Wigs. Ba...

I go solo to talk about The Little Ruffle Dress, I share the road of failures that led to this design, why I'm not the biggest fan of marketing, and why I think it's time we reclaimed the Little Black Dress.   Click here to see The Little Ruffle Dress To hear more episodes, subscribe and head over to  Impactfashionnyc.com/blog/podcast . Be Impactful is presented by  Impact Fashion , your destinati...