Woman of Valor with Bari Mitzmann

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 thos...

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...

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...

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 he...

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 The post Ep. 47: Disordered Eating; A...

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...

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...

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...

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. The post Ep. 043: My G-d Crisis/Breakthrough appeared first on The Woman of Valor Podcast with Bari Mitzmann .

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. The post Ep. 042: More Than My Circumstances with Penina Sebbag appeared first on The Woman of Valor Podcast with Bari Mitzmann .

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 The post Ep. 041: The Empowered Dater with Bari Lyman appeared first on The Woman of Valor Podcast with Bari Mitzmann .

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. The post Ep. 40: Strengthen Us with...

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. The post Ep. 39: Do What You Can appeared first on The Woman of Valor Podcast with Bari Mitzmann .

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. The post Ep. 38: Your Genes vs Who You Are with Estie Rose appeared first on The Woman of Valor Podcast with Bari Mitzmann .

Shira Rosenbluth spends her days working with those battling eating disorders. Shira and Bari discuss what an eating disorder is and what disordered eating looks like. They also delve into what the source of our disordered eating is, and how to rid ourselves of these destructive thoughts and habits. The post Ep. 37: Done with Disordered Eating with Shira Rosenbluth, LCSW appeared first on The Woma...

Lara Mizel is the creator “Ohr”, a film that documents her journey of discovering who her mother was. Lara lost her mother when she was 15 months old. Years later, Lara resolved to find out all that she could about her mother. In turn, Lara found out about both her mother and herself. In this episode, Lara discusses her journey of self discovery and development, and how she has found t...

Elisheva Liss is an author, lecturer, educator and licensed psychotherapist in private practice. Elisheva tackles important and sensitive issues in Jewish society. In this week’s episode, Elisheva and Bari discuss why Judaism has become a religion of fear-mongering and sadness to so many. They discuss the unhealthy ways Judaism and Torah is taught in many institutions, as well as how to go a...

Orah is the mother of Jakey, a two year old boy with an incredibly rare genetic mutation. in this weeks episode, Orah and I discuss her uphill battle to identify what Jakey’s diagnosis was. Orah also discusses how being a mother of a son with special needs has impacted her and her family, as well as how she has grown and continues to grow through having Jakey in her life. The post Ep. 34: Mo...

How can someone pursue multiple passions while having many other obligations? In this episode, Bari is joined by Yael Trusch of Jewish Latin Princess Podcast, Chanie Ehrentreu of Boss Maidel Podcast and Franciska of The Franciska Show Podcast to discuss how they each manage to pursue their careers, passions and care for their loved ones. Four Podcasters, one interesting discussion. The post Ep. 33...

Ruchi Koval, a writer, lecturer and author of Conversations with God: Prayers for Jewish Women joins Woman of Valor to discuss what it means to have, or not have, a relationship with God. Check out her book: Conversations with God: Prayers for Jewish Women The post Ep. 032: Questioning God with Ruchi Koval appeared first on The Woman of Valor Podcast with Bari Mitzmann .

Rivky, creator of Impact Fashion NYC , joins us to discuss her experience being bullied in school as a kid. She discusses how she used her differences to get through the tough times and build a successful business as an adult. The post Ep. 031: Beyond the Bullying – Back to School Edition with Rivky Itzkowitz appeared first on The Woman of Valor Podcast with Bari Mitzmann .

Bari discusses her social media break and how stepping back has shown her how to move forward. The post Ep. 030: The Blessing in Mourning appeared first on The Woman of Valor Podcast with Bari Mitzmann .

Bari discusses how we can begin to fix what has been broken in our society for thousands of years. A simple, practical approach to feeling the intensity of the 3 weeks. The post Ep. 029: Ditch the Divide appeared first on The Woman of Valor Podcast with Bari Mitzmann .

Melinda Strauss discusses how she transformed her life, one small change at a time. The post Ep. 028: The Mindset Shift with Melinda Strauss appeared first on The Woman of Valor Podcast with Bari Mitzmann .

Bari has not been shy about her health struggles. In this episode, she shares some strategies to alleviate stress as well as physical and mental anguish from her life. The post Ep. 027: How to (not) do it all; Living with an Illness appeared first on The Woman of Valor Podcast with Bari Mitzmann .