Kale in My Teeth

Serena Kerrigan is a creator, author and the "Queen of Confidence" who turned dating 50 men blind on Instagram Live into Let's F***ing Date, a card game, sold-out live events and a community of over a million, and whose first book, Let's F*cking Date: Become the Prize, Enjoy the Ride, and Never Settle Again, is out now.

In this episode, she and Rivki talk about why every person is born confident and how talking to yourself in the mirror like your best friend changes the way you see yourself, the moment her mom pointed out that the men she kept choosing were emotionally unavailable, and the dating habits that quietly signal a lack of self-worth. They also discuss why her mom never let her call her a friend, what 50 blind dates taught her about values over checklists, why the anxiety you feel with the wrong person may be your body knowing before your mind, why "I'm too busy" can be a defense against rejection, and her favorite New York date spots.

📌 Rivki's IG: rivkirabinowitz | TikTok: rivkirabinowitz

📌 Serena's IG: serenakerrigan | TikTok: serenakerrigan

00:00 Intro

05:27 Words create reality

08:34 Therapy & emotionally unavailable men

10:49 Rejection isn't a reflection of worth

12:42 Mother-daughter lessons & tough love

18:25 Signs of low self-worth in dating

20:32 Standards vs. values & 50 blind dates

23:54 Anxiety vs. anxious attachment

24:39 Book writing & a coffee-table cover

27:12 How dating changed for women

33:23 Writing a book for the masses

36:32 Rapid Fire: dating & NYC

Christina Elezaj is a fashion and beauty creator who made the leap from a full-time corporate job at LinkedIn to building her own platform and brand, including a capsule collection with Revolve.

In this episode, she and Rivki talk about her winding path from a biology major and medical career track to marketing at LinkedIn to full-time content creation, why persistence and work ethic have been the throughline across every job she’s held, and the reality of burnout and the behind-the-scenes work that goes into being a creator. They also discuss finding a personal style that’s authentically yours instead of chasing trends, how she uses AI as a tool but never for anything personal, and what it really means to build a loyal community instead of just growing a following.

📌 Rivki's IG: rivkirabinowitz | TikTok: rivkirabinowitz
📌 Christina's IG: christinaelezaj | TikTok: christinaelezaj

00:00 Intro

02:03 Christina's Career Journey: Biology to Fashion

07:37 The Through Line of Success in Every Role

09:53 What Backend Creator Work Actually Looks Like

12:16 Finding Your Personal Style Without a Fashion Background

19:37 Losing Yourself to the Algorithm

24:15 Leaning on AI vs. Trusting Yourself

27:41 Her Personal Style & Wardrobe Staples

31:30 Advice for Starting Out as a Creator

33:16 What Makes Successful Creators Different

36:32 Rapid Fire: New York & Fashion

Jourdan Sloane Childress is a fashion creator and entrepreneur who has been in the influencer space since before it was a legitimate career path, building her audience from a fashion design internship and a blog into a lasting online business. In this episode, she and Rivki talk about how content creation has transformed from highly produced editorial shoots to fast, authentic hooks, why she believes quantity now matters more than quality for anyone starting out today, and how she stopped needing external validation once she found it in her relationships and her own confidence. They also discuss meeting her husband Wells on Raya and what made her know he was serious, the importance of not internalizing rejection or comparison in this industry, and her honest take on personal style, trends, and New York City favorites.

📌 Rivki's IG: rivkirabinowitz | TikTok:rivkirabinowitz
📌 Jourdan's IG: ⁠jourdansloanechildress| TikTok: jourdansloanechildress

00:00 Intro

02:11 Jourdan's Origin Story in Content Creation

06:44 How the Creator Industry Has Changed

10:02 Authenticity vs. the "It Girl" Aesthetic

11:29 How Public Life Shifted Her Self-Perception

13:16 Staying Grateful & Avoiding Jaded Burnout

16:19 Her Husband Wells & His Vintage Car Company

19:04 Meeting on Raya & Modern Dating Advice

22:41 Advice for Aspiring Creators Today

24:03 Networking & Building Real Friendships

25:29 Rapid Fire: Fashion & New York Favorites

Laney Crowell is the founder and CEO of Saie Beauty, a clean beauty brand that grew directly out of conversations with her own online community. In this episode, she and Rivki talk about her winding path from movie producing to editorial to Estée Lauder before starting Saie, how listening to her community shaped the brand's name, products, and bestsellers like Glowy Super Gel, and why she's never once thought of the beauty space as too crowded to break into. They also discuss her leadership philosophy rooted in joy rather than fear, the scrappy early days of building a brand with almost no budget, and the one piece of advice she'd give her younger self about scaling operations.

📌 Rivki's IG:rivkirabinowitz | TikTok: rivkirabinowitz
📌 Laney's IG: laney

00:00 Intro

03:17 Why She Started Saie

05:06 Problem-Solving Over Roadblocks

07:11 What Leadership Looks Like for Her

09:25 Building Saie's Brand Identity

12:04 The Scrappy Early Days

13:24 Her First Hire & Building Slowly

15:26 Listening to Community

17:12 Glowy Super Gel: The Product She Didn't Test

19:23 Standing Out in a Crowded Industry

24:00 Advice to Her Younger Self

26:08 Rapid Fire: Beauty Favorites

Tara Rudes Dann is the fashion director of L'AGENCE, a brand she has helped build into a wardrobe staple for women everywhere from a foundation of timeless tailoring, community, and an obsessive commitment to how a woman feels in her clothes.

In this episode, she and Rivki talk about growing up third generation in the fashion industry and what that instilled in her from a young age, why she believes trends are the most overrated thing in fashion and what she focuses on instead, and what separates the brands that last from the ones that don't. They also discuss what it takes to lead a passionate team, how to build a business when you're starting out solo, the L'AGENCE Fashion Week experience, and why your best outfit will always be your confidence.

📌 Rivki's IG: rivkirabinowitz | TikTok: rivkirabinowitz
📌 Tara's IG:tararudesdann

00:00 Intro

01:31 Tara's Origin Story & Family Background

02:25 Third Generation in Fashion

05:00 Finding Your Personal Style

07:25 What Confidence Compounds With Age

09:59 Learning to Say No

14:04 Day in the Life

17:38 The L'Agence Fashion Week Experience

21:57 What Makes L'Agence Last

24:39 Building a Business Solo & Asking for Help

27:04 Leadership Triumphs & Struggles

30:01 Rapid Fire Fashion Questions

Valeriia Veksler is a registered nurse, face fitness educator, and the creator of the Face Fitness System, a science-backed natural anti-aging method that has built a following of millions worldwide. After years working in cosmetic medicine teaching

Botox and filler techniques, she walked away from the industry entirely and built something new. In this episode, Rivki sits down with Valeriia to talk about what she discovered along the way, and what most people still don't know about how their face actually ages.

We get into:

1. Why Valeriia left her career in cosmetic medicine and what she learned about Botox, fillers, and Sculptra that changed everything

2. The everyday habits quietly aging your face, including posture, jaw clenching, and how your phone is affecting your jawline

3. The truth about lymphatic drainage and why doing it wrong can actually cause more sagging

4. Why baby Botox is a marketing tool, not a science, and what paralyzed facial muscles actually do over time

5. Valeriia's daily face fitness routine, her body type framework, and how sleep and face fitness work together for anti-aging

Valeriia also walks us through two live techniques you can try right now, so you might want to have your hands ready.

📌 Rivki's IG: rivkirabinowitz | TikTok: rivkirabinowitz

📌 Valeriia's IG: valeriiaveksler | TikTok: valeriiaveksler

00:00 Intro

01:56 From Botox Nurse to Face Fitness

05:06 Why She Left the Cosmetic Industry

09:03 Sculptra, Fascia & Injectables Explained

11:17 Setbacks & Building the Movement

14:11 Habits Quietly Aging Your Face

19:26 Live Demo: Masseter Muscle Release

23:31 Valeria's Daily Routine & Body Types

29:26 Lymphatic Drainage Done Right

33:47 Face Types & How They Age Differently

37:46 Live Demo: Neck & Platysma Release

43:08 The Truth About Baby Botox

50:50 Ranking What Matters Most for Aging Well

52:43 Rapid Fire: Targeting Jaw, Eyes & Smile Lines

In this special episode, Rivki takes the stage at the J2J Expo and shares the social media strategy behind everything she has built. From breaking down Instagram metrics to the truth about influencer gifting, ShopMy affiliate marketing, and why going viral might actually hurt your business, this is the most practical breakdown of how social media really works that Rivki has ever put on record.

We get into:

1. The full Instagram breakdown: reels, stories, bio optimization, and what actually drives discoverability for businesses and creators alike

2. The metrics that matter and the ones that are just vanity: engagement rate, saves and shares, and conversion rate explained simply

3. Influencer gifting and ShopMy: how affiliate marketing is changing the brand and creator relationship and what it means for your bottom line

4. The curse of virality and why chasing a viral moment can tank your conversion rate overnight

5. Networking, the long game, and how Rivki integrates her Jewish identity into her content without ever thinking twice about it.

📌 Rivki's IG: rivkirabinowitz | TikTok: rivkirabinowitz

0:00 Intro

2:20 Platform Breakdown: TikTok, Instagram & Substack

6:15 Instagram Stories, Reels, Feed & Bio Optimization

9:45 The Reality of Podcasting (Managing Your Expectations)

11:35 The Metrics That Actually Matter & What to Ignore

16:09 Brand Awareness vs. Conversion Content

18:47 Influencer Gifting: What Brands Get Wrong

25:25 The Curse of Virality

28:05 ShopMy & How Affiliate Marketing Is Changing Everything

33:50 Networking, the Long Game & Why It Always Pays Off

37:44 Being Jewish Online & Showing Up Unapologetically

39:18 Privacy on Social Media: You Don't Have to Share Anything

45:50 Trial Reels: The Most Underused Instagram Tool Right Now

Shannon Ford is a content creator, storyteller, and internet personality known for her time onVery Cavallari and her unfiltered presence online. In this episode, Rivki and Shannon get into authenticity, the art of oversharing, navigating friendships, relationships, and what it really means to find people who show up for you.

We get into:

1. Shannon's origin story: DC politics, dropping out of college, moving to Nashville on a whim, driving for Uber, landing on Kristen Cavallari's reality show, and getting fired from both the job and the show in the same breath
2. Why being authentically yourself online is not as simple as it sounds, and why performative relatability is actually worse than being polished
3. Learning to stop giving the internet everything, and how her husband helped her realize that keeping something private is not the same as being fake
4. The "too much" fear: how she spent her whole life convinced she was too much for people, and how James made that fear completely disappear
5. Why gossip is the root of all evil, why communication is the hallmark of every lasting relationship, and what to do when the other person refuses to meet you halfway

📌 Rivki's IG: rivkirabinowitz | TikTok: rivkirabinowitz

📌 Shannon's IG: probablyshannon | TikTok: probablyshannonn

0:00 Intro

3:30 No New Friends (Except Rivki)

4:32 Shannon's Origin Story

10:10 Authenticity Online and Why It Is Not as Simple as It Sounds

12:18 Performative Relatability and Where the Internet Is Now

22:50 Trolls, Mean Comments, and Learning Not to Feed Them

28:29 Fashion Critics and Rivki's Gown Era

34:00 Friendship Breakups and the Case for Communication

42:04 How She Knew James Was the One

44:00 Being Too Much and Finding Someone Who Celebrates It

53:34 What Actualization Actually Looks Like

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Claudia Oshry is the host of The Toast, one of the most loyal and joyful communities in podcasting. In this episode, she gets surprisingly real about the version of herself she had to let go of when she became a mom, and why she has never been happier about it.

We get into:

1. ​Why she deliberately waited 10 years to have a baby, hustled until she could coast, and why she is completely at peace saying no to life-changing opportunities if it means leaving her family
2. ​The GLP-1 journey: why she kept it private for months, why she believes medical privacy is non-negotiable, and what finally made her share
3. ​Her low-lift wellness philosophy: cycle syncing, gut health, and why she thinks most of wellness culture is a grift
4. ​The life cycle of a troll, her Chappell Roan take, and what celebrities actually owe their fans
5. ​Her three very different sisters and how Jewish faith shaped everything about who she is

If you have ever felt torn between who you were building toward and who you actually want to be right now, this episode is for you.

📌 Rivki's IG: rivkirabinowitz | TikTok: rivkirabinowitz

📌 Claudia's IG: girlwithnojob | TikTok:girlwithnojob⁠

00:00 Intro

01:44 Building an Empire Without Losing the Lightness

08:38 Celebrity Entitlement and the Life Cycle of a Troll

12:44 Wellness After Having a Baby

16:17 Low-Lift Hacks That Actually Work

21:17 The Girl Boss Era Is Over

21:50 Hustling on Purpose So She Could Coast

24:35 Her Three Sisters

31:29 Jewish Identity and New York Pride

32:30 Body Image and Her Soft Era

34:12 The GLP-1 Journey

37:09 Losing Weight, Quitting Vaping, and Climbing Mountains

39:18 NYC City Guide

42:24 Family First and Radical Acceptance

Francesca Tighinean is a psychology educator, content creator, and future Hay House author who has built one of the most engaged communities in the psychology space by sharing the things most people are thinking but not saying out loud. In this episode, she makes it very hard to look at your relationships or your loneliness the same way again.

We get into:

1. Why anxiously attached people are actually covert avoiders, and how the fear of abandonment causes you to unconsciously choose partners who can never give you real intimacy

2. What self-sabotage actually is: a younger, wounded part of you that does not want what you consciously say you want, and what it takes to talk to that part

3. Why understanding your patterns is not the same as healing them, and why real change has to happen in the body not just the mind

4. The specific reasons so many people are lonelier than ever: technology removing the need for human contact, lost social skills, and a self-first culture quietly costing us our closest relationships

5. Why the de-centering movement and hyper-rigid boundaries might be reinforcing the very patterns they are trying to heal

If you have ever felt like you want deep connections but cannot seem to hold on to them, this episode is for you.

📌 Rivki's IG: rivkirabinowitz | TikTok: rivkirabinowitz

📌 Francesca's IG: francescapsychology | TikTok: francescapsychology

0:00 Intro

4:26 Why anxiously attached people are actually avoiding love

6:24 Self-sabotage: the part of you blocking real intimacy

7:35 How to actually heal: talking to your inner child

10:29 Why self-awareness alone is not enough to change

11:51 Getting out of your head and into your body

14:48 How to support someone without giving advice

16:41 Presence over problem-solving: the parenting parallel

19:55 The loneliness epidemic and the village vs. villager problem

21:27 How hyper-independence is making us lonelier

27:14 Why we have lost our social skills and how to get them back

31:39 Have we weaponized therapy language

33:46 The de-centering men movement

38:52 Do you want to be right or do you want to be happy

40:47 Strategic avoidance: when stepping away is the right answer

42:40 Practical tips to beat loneliness today