Pod By Pen

Rena Kutner is a marriage and family therapist who specializes in blended families and second marriages - and she’s not just talking theory. She’s lived it, built it, and now helps others do the same.This week, Rena...

Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt is a journalist, rebbetzin, mother, and co-founder of Altneu - one of the most talked-about synagogues in New York City. Known as the spiritual First Lady of the Upper East Side, she’s also...

Rivkah Fox has been matchmaking since she was sixteen - and she’s not afraid to say the system she inherited needs work. Rivkah Fox, third-generation Jewish matchmaker and founder of BlindFate, joins Pod by Pen to talk...

Kaley Zeitouni was diagnosed with MS at 12 - and spent the better part of two decades in an adversarial relationship with her own body before healing through a mind-body approach rooted in nervous system repair and...

This week on Pod by Pen, I’m joined by Ashley Shurka Eliyahu, known for her hosting and big Shabbat meal prep content that’s been resonating with so many people lately - and once you hear her talk, it’s easy to...

Some women have the traditional roadmap. Dina Stern didn’t. She never graduated high school, has navigated weight loss surgery, postpartum depression, motherhood, and somehow built a thriving business completely on her...

Simi Polonsky and Chaya Gestetner-Chanin built The Frock NYC together as sisters - and even after closing that chapter, they’ve stayed close, both in life and online. In this episode, they open up about what it means to...

<p>This week on Pod By Pen, I’m joined by Adina Kamkhatchi, founder of Adina Eden Jewelry.</p><p>Most people know the brand.</p><p>What they don’t know is the story behind it.</p><p>Before the celebrity placements...

<p>In this episode of Pod by Pen, I sit down with marriage coach Rachaeli Glucksman for a candid conversation about one of the hardest lessons many of us face in relationships: learning to focus on ourselves instead of...

<p>A quick disclaimer before diving in: these are simply my raw thoughts, personal experiences, and honest musings in real time.</p><p> I cope with a lot of life through humor and sarcasm, and this episode definitely...

<p>Kaitlin Kehler joins me for a candid conversation about conversion to Orthodox Judaism, marriage, motherhood, identity, and building a completely new life from the ground up.</p><p><br></p><p>Originally from Idaho...

<p>This week on Pod By Pen, I’m joined by Jen Lax, therapist and founder of Dear Mind, for an honest conversation about anxiety, depression, therapy, trauma, and the realities of mental health today.</p><p><br></p><p>We...

<p>In this episode, I sit down with Maya Namdar for a conversation that is as real as it is uplifting.</p><p>After the unimaginable loss of her daughter, Maya shares what grief actually looks like - not just in the...

<p>Motherhood doesn’t come with a filter… and Tamari Jacobs isn’t pretending it does.</p><p>In this episode, Tamari, also known “One with the Pump”, shares her real-life experience as a pumping consultant supporting...

<p>For years, many of us knew Elizabeth Savetsky as a fashion influencer. Polished, stylish, curated. </p><p>However, over the last few years, her voice has taken on an entirely new role.</p><p>In this episode, we sit...