Soul Cafe @ Womanscoach

Pelvic Floor Health: Understanding, strengthening and empowering women to understand that the pelvic floor plays a vital role in a woman's health, intimacy and quality of life. This knowledge is so important for a woman's best health experience during different stages of her life, eg prenatal, postnatal and midlife. With knowledge, sensitivity and confidence, Shana guides us with best practice and strategies to strengthen our pelvic floor.

Shana Abkin is a professional pelvic floor specialist who has been assisting women with health-focused outcomes in prenatal, and postnatal stages, including peri-menopause and menopause issues, for many years, in her Bondi Junction, Sydney rooms.

To book with Shana , contact Upright Care, Bondi Junction

Part One

What happens when we stop trying to fix ourselves—and start understanding the soul?

In this powerful episode of Soulcafe, Shternie Althaus sits down with Joanne Zagnoev, author of Soul Therapy, for a deep and practical conversation about the wisdom of Tanya and what it can teach us about ourselves, our relationships, and the struggles we face every day.

Together, they explore how Tanya offers a radically different perspective on the human being: that we are not our thoughts, emotions, or struggles—we have a neshama, a soul, that remains whole and connected to Hashem.

They delve into marriage, self-worth, emotional struggles, postpartum experiences, challenging times, and the journey of growing older, asking how Chassidic wisdom can become a real source of emotional strength and healing.

This is a conversation about moving from self-judgment to self-understanding, from reacting to responding, and from simply surviving life’s challenges to discovering the deeper soul within them.

A thought-provoking conversation about Tanya, relationships, emotional wellbeing—and the transformative power of seeing yourself through the lens of the soul.

What happens when we stop trying to fix ourselves—and start understanding the soul?

In this powerful episode of Soulcafe, Shternie Althaus sits down with Joanne Zagnoev, author of Soul Therapy, for a deep and practical conversation about the wisdom of Tanya and what it can teach us about ourselves, our relationships, and the struggles we face every day.

Together, they explore how Tanya offers a radically different perspective on the human being: that we are not our thoughts, emotions, or struggles—we have a neshama, a soul, that remains whole and connected to Hashem.

They delve into marriage, self-worth, emotional struggles, postpartum experiences, challenging times, and the journey of growing older, asking how Chassidic wisdom can become a real source of emotional strength and healing.

This is a conversation about moving from self-judgment to self-understanding, from reacting to responding, and from simply surviving life’s challenges to discovering the deeper soul within them.

A thought-provoking conversation about Tanya, relationships, emotional wellbeing—and the transformative power of seeing yourself through the lens of the soul.

We are joined by Rabbi Aron Moss, well known Rabbi of Nefesh Shul in Sydney, and best selling author of several books on Jewish topics. Rabbi Moss dives deep and gives us the Torah's knowledge for keeping marriages strong and happy. He shares practical advice based on Kabbalistic secrets to build a strong foundation for marriage and preparing couples who are dating to get married. Using traditional Torah values and ideas, Rabbi Moss speaks candidly about the state of marriage today and explains the true direction needed to sustain strong marriages and becoming "one" with our spouse.

He talks about the "rules" for dating and the importance of keeping on learning about our spouse, getting to know them deeply, and caring about what is important to them.

In this episode, we learn various tips and techniques to enhance your dating experience and find the right qualities to look for in your future spouse, discover the right questions to ask... as we look at seasoned shadchanim's advice and curate the best ideas out there. Enjoy and Good luck

In this brand new episode, you will hear first-hand from Survivor of Bondi Beach Attack, Shterna .

Shterna's family was celebrating the first evening of the festive holiday of Chanuka when terror struck. Shterna brings an eyewitness account to the vicious attack on the Jewish community who were celebrating the first night of Chanuka and the incredible miracle of survival she encountered.

We will hear about other survivors of the Bondi Chanukah attack , with real coverage of the story from the eyes of survivors and how they look to future with hope, faith and resilience, bringing more light, more love and more Mitzvos into this challenging world. This account is riveting and emboldening at the same timeWith resilience and hope, her wish as a survivor is to carry on the legacy of those who perished, to bring more light, more hope and more goodness and kindness to a very confused and dark time, and light up the world with good deeds and usher in the Messianic era now!

Shterna brings the views of the Lubavitcher Rebbe together with personal stories to give her the strength to keep on bringing more light to our world

Shterna Althaus introduces a panel of four female professionals who will each present their perspectives on women's health, post-birth or pre-birth experiences and child-rearing.

Shterna, a registered couples therapist, emphasized the importance of maintianing peace in marriages , referencing the Rebbe's teachings on peace as a "means to receive blessings". Shterna discusses the concept of 5 love languages in Jewish marriages and the importance of maintaining a 5-to-1 "positive-to-negative" ratio, as advocated by Dr John Gottman. Shterna highlights the significance of filling our emotional bank accounts in relationships on enhancing marital satisfaction, emphasizing the importance of women taking initiative in decision-making and avoiding negative cycles. The significance of self-care, regular date nights, and maintaining a positive focus in relationships is highlighted. The need for couples to communicate effectively, avoid the "four horsemen" of conflict, and work together as a team is paramount. She encourages women to assert their needs gracefully and to use positive language to influence their husbands.

Shternie Gestetner, lactation consultant and midwife, discusses the concept of trusting maternal instincts and intuition, describing them as a deep, quiet sense of knowing that comes from a close, intimate relationship with one's child. She emphasizes the importance of shutting out external noise and information to connect with this " inner sense of certainty". Shternie also highlights how the abundance of information available to modern mothers can lead to anxiety and a lack of trust in their own instincts, contrasting this with the quiet, deep connection needed to truly know and care for a child. Shternie emphasizes that while some decisions may seem obvious, others require trusting one's gut feeling, even when options appear equally viable. Shternie also highlights the unique nature of each child's needs, encouraging mothers to develop their intuition and observation skills to assess their child's well-being.

Rivkah Pincus, a registered counselor, speaks about the challenges of pregnancy, validating the feelings of anxiety and uncertainty that many experience. She provides practical strategies, including taking one step at a time, lowering expectations, practicing mindfulness, and allocating worry time, to help manage anxiety during pregnancy. She emphasizes the importance of self-compassion and seeking support, while acknowledging that challenges in motherhood can coexist with moments of joy and hope.

Sheina Gutnik, child behavioral therapist, discusses strategies for understanding and addressing children's behaviors, emphasizing the importance of recognizing underlying needs behind inappropriate behaviors. She highlighted the need for self-regulation and mindfulness among parents. Sheina also shared personal experiences and practical tips, including the significance of body language in communication and the need to adapt parenting approaches to individual children's needs.

Contact Shterna Althaus, Couples therapist & Dating coach: [email protected], womanscoach.me

Contact Shternie Gestetner, lactation consultant & midwife : [email protected] or instagram melbourne-lactation

Contact Rivkah Pincus : [email protected]

instagram handle is @innercalm.counselling 🙂

Contact Sheina Gutnick behavioural therapist: [email protected]

In this Must-Listen Episode, we share inspiration for singles and matchmakers in our communities, who can use a boost in confidence, making and finalizing shidduchim, which actually culminate in healthy marriages

We discuss how every person definitely has the capability and opportunity to "think of ideas" for matches for singles in our circes and anyone who truly cares for others, can become a matchmaker/ shadchan by sharing any ideas that they have for a potential match!

You never know how your idea can be the link to amazing Shidduchim, even if one feels unconfident that the idea will work, one should find someone else to bring their ideas to, as they can facilitate a shidduch on your behalf.

We also discuss the important matters to investigate in Shidduchim, what to look for, what issues are important to and what may be of secondary importance....what may be holding our singles back and the role of parents, friends and social connections in shidduchi,

This inspirational talk was given to mothers in the Shidduch House in New York to raise awareness & assist singles in the Shidduch-matchmaking arena.

This talk is jam-packed with ideas and tips to get clarity and focus when dating and assisting our young singles to achieve positive outcomes in the dating world, which will hopefully bring more happy marriages in our community!

In this episode, we explore various strategies (taught by Mrs. Shterna Althaus, bridal teacher and marriage therapist) based on Torah sources & Gottman methodology, Five Love Languages and other tried and tested tools, to enhance communication, stop or avoid conflict and incorporate more peace and harmony in our most important relationship, our marriage.

Many of these strategies can be used for our children, teens to adults and siblings & family members.

Shterna can present her workshop for your group or can consult for individual or couples therapy

She can be reached via her website

womanscoach.me

[email protected]