The Interwovxn Podcast

In today’s episode, Interwovxn co-founder Rebecca talks with board member and nutritionist Maria Viall. They discuss Maria’s personal journey into the world of nutrition and supporting others through navigating the sometimes confusing world of dietary health. Maria digs into where we can get lost in the details, what you should prioritize in your diet, and discovering our way to our best health. T...

In today’s episode, friends Jamie and Nicole talk about how friendships with shared passion can make an impact on their community, starting new friendships after 30, and what beautiful things can happen when we inspire each other. Today’s space is opened to spreading knowledge around Period Poverty as Jamie and Nicole dedicate themselves to this good work through the Milwaukee Diaper Mission. To l...

Today’s episode features Jessi and Sharon, work friends turned sisters. Join them as they walk through their shared big life transitions, resilience, finding one’s way to parenthood, checking the boxes in life, the idea of relevancy, and midlife wisdom gained through experiences. They share stories of moving through loss of loved ones, loving themselves through changes, and finding their moments o...

Today’s episode features a conversation between Tara and her sister Lisa, where they talk about what it’s like running a business as sisters, surviving breast cancer, listening to the body’s wisdom, the social norms surrounding beauty, parenthood, infertility, learning to slow down, and so much more. Join us in getting to know the sisters behind Complex Creatures, a first-of-its-kind company dedic...

Today we hear from Sonja and Britta, two friends and cousins sharing their heartwarming conversation about becoming first time moms, navigating pregnancy during marital separation, the importance of women supporting women, entrepreneurship, dating in middle life, their love of cooking, intergenerational traditions, and so much more. Join them as they share intimate stories of staying grounded thro...

This episode features one of our Breast. Health WOVXN Wellness Guide contributors, Dr. Monique Gary, DO, MSc, FACS. "Dr. Mo" is a breast surgeon, educator, and advocate for wellness. She currently serves as the Medical Director of the Grand View Health cancer program and is the CEO of Still Rise Farms, a 40-acre farm that was founded as a living, learning laboratory for people facing cancer and ch...

Welcome back to season 5 of the Interwovxn podcast! Today's episode features Interwovxn founders, Rebecca and Theresa, chatting about all the amazing conversations among women to come this season. They share personal connections to the guests discussions and set the stage for another season of the Interwovxn podcast. A special thanks to this episode’s sponsor: Complex Creatures ( @complex__creatur...

For this season's final episode, we're bringing you a conversation between 3 friends–Ashley, Chloe, and Shiquita. They talk about their love languages, middle life friendships, women supporting women in BIPOC businesses, exposing kids to unlimited life possibilities, finding their own parenting styles, raising black girls, being whole, relationship expectations, travel as a form of self care, and...

This week's discussion features Lisa and Elizabeth, two friends who are both parents and business owners. Join them as they chat about entrepreneurship, parenthood, and parallels between the two. They also discuss collaboration over competition, business values, boundaries, balance, evolving friendships, and the importance of grace. We hope our listeners will enjoy their authentic conversation, wh...

Today we're listening to Kerry and Phoebe, two friends living in Alaska, as they talk about finding each other and building community in one of the US's most distant states. They explore how identity is connected to location, how we identify ourselves independently from our relationships and careers, the reality of societal expectations, mourning our former selves, entering perimenopause, and wome...

This week's conversation between Amelia and Kristine covers reflections on generational relationships, tapping into intuition, pushing against expectations, how childhood informs our growth in middle life, and changing the dynamic for future generations. Join them as they disucss breaking out of modeled traditional female roles, seeking freedom and authenticity, and supporting each other through l...

Today's episode features a conversation between Manasi (another one of Interwovxn's amazing board members) and Lizzy; two women who, on paper, may appear total opposites, but share a strong bond as they constantly show up for and support one another. Join them as they talk about lifestyle choices, cultural conditioning, the power of female friendships, sitting with discomfort, benchmarks, parentho...

This week, Interwovxn founder, Theresa Kopac, talks with Caitlin Walsh, who in addition to being an Interwovxn board member, is a licensed professional counselor specializing in anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, and grief therapy for women. They discuss different types of anxiety and anxiety treatment options, layers of grief for women in middle life, losing a parent, and how the worst things i...

In today's episode, Katie and Kerri talk about how they met, life as an artist, creative evolution, perceptions of aging vs actually aging, finding a place of surrender, pandemic and post pandemic experiences, and the freedom found in letting go. Join them as they share their gratitude for each other, letting go of sweating the small stuff, nourishment, belonging and becoming, and the ways we show...

This week, cousins Natasha and Rosemary have a heart to heart about the importance of family, navigating perimenopause, experience with uterine fibroids, motherhood, self-care, and self identity. Join them as they reflect on their special relationship with their Grandma, when they connected and solidified their relationship as young adults, and their parallel yet differing experiences with fibroid...

Today's episode features a chat between Jayne and Liz, as they talk about their upbringings in the UK, meeting each other and finding friendship in the US, their empty nest transitions and relationships with their adult children, intercontinental service, women's rights, and the importance of having a laugh. Learn more about two organizations supported by Jayne + Liz Renaissance Theaterworks Walke...

As a precursor to the release of Interwovxn's 4th season, we're reairing a favorite episode from last year, with Dr. Arianna Sholes-Douglas. This episode features a conversation between Interwovxn founders, Rebecca and Theresa, and Dr. Arianna Sholes-Douglas, an Integrative womens healthcare practitioner and OB/GYN and currently one of the leading forces in reframing how we care for ourselves thro...

This is our final episode of this season, and we have something special to carry you through until our summer season. This episode was recorded during Interwovxn's live Five Senses Friday event at the Sugar Maple bar, a craft beer and spirits bar located in the heart of Bay View, Milwaukee. Attendees were treated to appetizers by Charcuter-Me, massages by Leah from Seva Therapeutic Massage , custo...

In today's episode, the Interwovxn team, Theresa Kopac, Rebecca Jankowski, and Jen Gilmour, talk about our favorite moments from the podcast's third season, what we're looking forward to in season four, and share our own origin story. We get real about where we're at personally with physical, mental, and emotional health in our middle life journeys, what it is like at the other side of the pandemi...

Today’s episode features a special conversation between colleagues + friends who are also professional therapists. They talk about what led them to their profession, how to start the therapy process, choosing the therapist that’s right for you, boundary setting, self care, and doing something for “future you”. They also discuss some common themes they’ve helped female clients in their middle life...

Today’s episode showcases a conversation between Angella and Nicole, friends of over 25 years, as they talk about their midwestern upbringing, growing up gay in the 90’s, the importance of chosen family support and mental health care awareness, compassion, and learning self-care. As Angella and Nicole walk listeners back through memories of their teen years and young adulthood with brilliant humor...

In today’s episode, Erin and Katie talk about moving through grief and trauma, losing loved ones from depression, finding language, being vulnerable, facing fear, inspiring each other, and unconditional love. Their storytelling style shines a bright light on the depth of their friendship, mental illness recovery, surviving job loss, and getting real about facing the truth. *A note to our listeners...

In today’s episode, Amy and Jamie talk about showing up for yourself every day, acting on big dreams, staying true to yourself, making new choices, and choosing relationships that lift you up. They open up to each other about the moment Jamie came out to Amy, and discuss that while their friendship reflects certain elements of how “opposites attract”, they’ve always shown up for each other. Learn...

Today’s episode features a heart-to-heart between The Wondermakers Collective founders, Jenna and Mindy, as they talk about the intertwining of their friendship and art project, the power of imagination, claiming one’s own space, and the impact of daydreaming. Jenna and Mindy’s conversation shares so much deep gratitude, acceptance, and love throughout so many topics, and is infectious! Truly a te...

Interwovxn’s co-founder Theresa talks with matchmaker and middle age dating specialist, Lori Mendelsohn of Smart Funny Single, about dating in middle life, changing dating paradigms, letting go of expectations, what makes a great first date, and more. Listeners hear Lori talk about how she arrived at her current profession, and share how her professional skills are rooted in real life experience....