Woman of Valor with Bari Mitzmann

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...

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.

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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.
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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...

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 th...

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.
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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 @fac...

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’...

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.Iwassupp...

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 Cen...

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.

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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 ...

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 fo...

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.

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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 ep...

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 Wome...