Alex Segal

Chai on Life

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Chai on Life is a podcast for passionate Jewish women. We speak about all things that go into living an observant lifestyle in a way that's real and welcoming. Come learn from so many inspiring women out there!

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Alex Segal

Episodes

[REPLAY] Is Cheshvan the Month of Moshiach? Gaining More Clarity with Educator Faigy Blumstein 03.11.2025 1:16:05

Hi everyone! Please G-d we will be back soon with new episodes! In the meantime, enjoy this Cheshvan replay rich with information on the month we are in and what we can do to bring Moshiach. G-d knows we need the chizuk! Enjoy! -- Hi everyone, welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. Today, we are talking all about Moshiach. It’s Cheshvan and on the surface, Cheshvan seems like...

[REPLAY] Strengthening Ourselves Through the Three Weeks, Nine Days and Tisha B'Av with Educator Dr. Hilla Aboody 15.07.2025 1:21:14

[This episode originally aired on July 29, 2024] Hi everyone, welcome to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal and today, we are speaking with Dr. Hilla Aboody, an amazing teacher, mother, wife and mentor currently living in Eretz Yisrael who I invited to come on to speak about this heavy time on the Jewish calendar. Hilla has such a beautiful way of explaining things — it’s...

55. Is Ego Getting in the Way of Your Relationship with Hashem? Let's Talk it Out with Dr. Feigie Russ, PsyD 01.07.2025 1:08:17

Hi everyone, welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal and today, I have Dr. Feigie Russ on the show. Dr. Feigie is a licensed psychologist specializing in anxiety and OCD. With over 20 years of clinical experience, she blends her psychological expertise with a deep love for Hashem, to help individuals navigate their inner struggles. This week, she is releasing a...

54. Combating Burnout: Work Through Perfectionism, Avoid the Comparison Trap and Lead a Mentally Healthier Life with Elisheva Liss, LMFT 23.06.2025 1:25:35

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal and today, I have Elisheva Liss , Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist on the show. Elisheva works with individuals and couples to help improve their quality of life and relationships — most commonly treating depression, anxiety, relationship problems and anything dealing with intimacy. She has a collaborat...

53. Thrive in your Parenting this Summer with Rebbetzin Ruthi Lynn, Family Therapist and Teacher of Rebbetzin Sima Spetner's Work 16.06.2025 56:24

Hi everyone, welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal and today we have Rebbetzin Ruthi Lynn on the show. Ruthi is a Marriage and Family therapist . For more than 15 years, she has conducted seminars, lectures and online classes for parents. As a therapist, Ruthi specializes in parenting, teens and relational issues within the family. Her ultimate goal is to he...

52. What does "Being Healthy" Really Mean? Navigating that with Mindset Coach Rachel Rosenberg 09.06.2025 1:04:15

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal and today, we have the amazing Rachel Rosenberg on the podcast. Rachel is a certified mindset, health, and behavior change coach who helps women break free from emotional eating, binge cycles, and the exhausting all-or-nothing mindset. Blending neuroscience, CBT tools, and over 12 years of experience, she gui...

51. Becoming Our Highest Selves Just in Time for Shavuot with Rebbetzin Sara Yoheved Rigler on Her Book, Holy Woman 26.05.2025 1:01:28

Hi everyone, welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal and today I am so excited to have Rebbetzin, Author and Speaker, Sara Yoheved Rigler , on the podcast. In this episode, we are talking all about her incredible book, Holy Woman , the woman who inspired it — Rebbetzin Chaya Sara Kramer, and some Shavuot lessons we can all take to enter the holiday in the best...

50. Exploring the Intimate Connection Between Husband and Wife with Specialist Gila Levitt 19.05.2025 50:25

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal and today I have Gila Levitt on the show. Gila is a Torah Marriage and Intimacy Specialist with over 20 years of experience empowering Jewish women to create emotionally connected, deeply fulfilling marriages. As the creator of Heart of Marriage: Soul Satisfying Oneness , she blends timeless Torah values wit...

49. Reclaim Your Spirituality and Relationship to the Soul with Author Atara Weisberger 12.05.2025 59:35

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal and today, I am so excited to welcome Atara Weisberger to the podcast. Atara is a trailblazing health and wellness coach, personal development mentor, and co-author of the transformative book How to Soul: Navigate Your Life Path with Clarity, Inner Peace, and Joy. With a unique ability to blend ancient wisdom...

48. Your Unfiltered Shadchan Interview: What Merissa Gross Wants You to Know About Dating Today 05.05.2025 1:03:10

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal and today, I am speaking with Merissa Gross, a shadchan, or matchmaker, extraordinaire. Merissa is a ball of energy, just so much fun to be around with is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to dating. This is a full raw, real, tachlis conversation. We really get into it. Even though I’ve interviewed other dat...

47. Utilizing Self-Awareness to Grow Internally and Build Stronger Relationships with Life Coach Dvora Henner 28.04.2025 51:15

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal, and today, I am so happy to be back! Baruch Hashem, it was a beautiful Pesach holiday filled with a lot of great quality family time, cooking, decluttering, all the things we talk about on here and now it feels good to be back to the podcast! Coming off of Pesach, we just spend time looking inward, thinking a...

[REPLAY] Your Spiritual Pesach Prep with Rebbetzin Yehudis Golshevsky 31.03.2025 1:01:42

This episode originally aired April 8, 2024. Hi everyone, welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal and I am so excited about this conversation with Rebbetzin Yehudis Golshevsky. We’re in a difficult time for the Jewish people. We just marked 180 days since October 7 — six whole months since Israel and the Jewish people were attacked on Simchat Torah. It’s hard to...

46. Make Pesach Fun Again with Chanie Apfelbaum of Busy in Brooklyn 24.03.2025 1:03:14

I am so excited about today’s guest because it is Chanie Apfelbaum of Busy in Brooklyn . If you are not already familiar, Chanie is a food writer and photographer who has a really unique way of blending traditional Jewish foods with modern flavors. She started her blog, Busy in Brooklyn, in 2011 so it’s been giving us delicious recipe ideas for all occasions for nearly 15 years now. She is also th...

45. Building a Healthier Financial Mindset with Business Coach Debbie Sassen 17.03.2025 1:08:15

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal and today, we have Debbie Sassen, business coach, money mentor and host of the Jewish Entrepreneur Podcast joining us. She helps established entrepreneurs scale from six to seven figures with high-ticket offers, leveraged business models, and smart CEO strategies—all in alignment with Jewish values. Debbie is...

44. Redefine Happiness this Purim (and SO Much More) with Educator Rivka Lerner 10.03.2025 1:03:04

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal and today, I am speaking with Rivka Lerner. Originally from Switzerland, she works as a software developer and coach as well as a kallah teacher, but her love is in teaching and discussing profound ideas with Jews from all walks of life. After teaching with her husband Rabbi Simi Lerner in London for a few ye...

43. Happy First Birthday to Us! Behind-the-Scenes of the Past Year, Episode Reflections and a Special Giveaway! 03.03.2025 42:07

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast — but not just any episode, the one year anniversary episode! I am so proud of how far we've come and how far I've come personally on this journey to building Chai on Life. I have learned so much from so many absolutely incredible women and it has all changed my life for the better. In this episode, I reflect on some of the b...

42. "My role in this world is to show people to show up..." An honest, raw and real conversation with Teacher and Author Raquel Kirszenbaum 24.02.2025 1:16:16

Hi everyone, welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal, and today I am speaking with Raquel Kirszenbaum , a well-known teacher in Israel and now author of the book, “Stop hurting, Start Healing.” The book is based on her personal journey which has been really fraught with hardship in many ways. The goal is to show that those difficulties do not define her. In her...

41. Finally Get the Clutter Out of Your Life (Just in Time for Pesach!) with Balagan Be Gone's Rebekah Saltzman 17.02.2025 1:02:54

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal, and today we have Rebekah Saltzman on the show. Rebekah is an organizing wizard who is going to help all of us get into the decluttering and organization mindset today. Rebekah holds a degree in fashion design from Parsons School of Design, and for many years worked as a graphic designer. Rebekah’s passion fo...

40. Ground Yourself this Tu B'Shevat and Beyond — The Power of Connecting to the Earth with Neve's Yehudit Refson 10.02.2025 58:28

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal and today, we are diving into the month of Shevat, specifically focusing on Tu B’Shevat which is coming up THIS WEEK. It is on Thursday — Wednesday night to Thursday and if you’re anything like me, Tu B’Shevat is kind of a holiday you acknowledge, but maybe gloss over on a deeper level. This year, I am putting...

39. Tangible Ways to Connect More to Tefilah (Prayer) with Rebbetzin Sarah Feldbrand 03.02.2025 54:41

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal and today, I’m speaking with Rebbetzin Sarah Feldbrand. She is a former principal of adult education programs in the U.S. and Canada and has taught Jewish philosophy and history for decades. Her teaching evolved into 40 books on Jewish philosophy and history as well as biographies, and historical fiction for a...

38. What's Stopping You From Building Emunah (and How to Break That Cycle) with Author Gitty Normile 27.01.2025 1:09:05

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal, and today, we have Gitty Normile on the podcast to talk about all things emunah. Gitty is tackling a challenge in Judaism that I think a lot of people are subject to. Maybe you’ve been living this life for awhile now — maybe your entire life — and you’ve lost the spark of emunah or sadly, have never been taug...

37. Boost and Heal Your Relationships with Hashem, Others and Yourself Using IFS Therapy with Shira Fruchter, MSW 20.01.2025 56:43

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal, and today I’m speaking with Shira Fruchter, a social worker and Internal Family Systems certified psychotherapist who holds a private practice in Jerusalem. Shira counsels couples and individual women specializing in relational trauma and interpersonal conflict. She also runs IFS mini workshops for personal ...

36. A Therapy Session on Women's Health: Self-Care, Postpartum, Perinatal Disorders, Loss and More with Rebecca Ashkenas, LCSW 13.01.2025 57:41

Hi everyone, welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal and today, I am speaking with Rebecca Ashkenas, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over a decade of experience as a therapist. She specializes in treating teens and adult women facing anxiety, depression, and OCD. She has expertise in reproductive mental health challenges, including perinatal mood and anxi...

35. Understand Pirkei Avot's Teachings Like Never Before with Ruchi Koval, Speaker and Author 06.01.2025 1:04:13

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal, and today I am so excited to have Ruchi Koval on to speak all about her latest book, Soul Purpose . Ruchi is a parenting coach and motivational speaker who has inspired personal transformation in thousands of people. She is the co-founder and Associate Director of the Jewish Family Experience, an innovative s...

34. Your Dating Qs Answered, Marriage Advice, Staying at Home with Kids and More with Dating Coach Devorah Kigel 30.12.2024 1:17:21

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal, and today we have Mrs. Devorah Kigel on the podcast! I am so excited to speak with Devorah, it really feels like a long time coming. I have known Devorah for maybe close to 11 or 12 years now and she definitely made a big impact on my own religious journey as she has for countless others speaking about her ex...