In today’s episode Theresa talks with Gina Barrington and Maggie Poppert, the founders of Wide Eyed Bride, a boutique collective of top rate makeup artists and stylist for weddings and special events… they are also two of her longtime friends. As it happens when they get time together they dig into how they are experiencing their relationships, their health and bodies, motherhood, their businesses and more. They talk about what aging feels like and looks like in their 40s, dating in midlife, what aging means for women’s social currency, and aging and the idea of freedom from past restraints and worries. Gina and Maggie share what it’s like working in and navigating the beauty industry, how they support brides on their wedding day, social media and environmental influence on beauty standards, and the emergence of AI in the beauty and commercial markets. They also talk about their experiences with their hysterectomies and what self regard means to them. 

Wide Eyed Bride
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We are grateful to share support this season with: Wide Eyed Bride

Traditional, dramatic, boho, or glam, Wide Eyed Bride is there to bring your vision to life on your wedding day. Discover more at wideeyedbride.com. The images speak for themselves. 

the INTERWOVXN podcast is hosted and produced by Theresa Kopac + Rebecca Jankowski. 
audio EDITING and MIXING: Theresa Kopac
design and NEWSLETTER: Rebecca Jankowski
podcast MUSIC: Gina Barrington of Rose of the West
background cover ART: Mary Osmundsen

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With this project, we are creating space for women to share their stories. It is not meant to diagnose or treat a medical condition. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health and wellbeing.

In today’s episode we welcome back Nydia and Jobea, two women who were in our previous conversation about ADHD. Together they go deeper about their personal experiences with ADHD and navigating parenting, entrepreneurship, and Perimenopause. They talk about time blindness, discovering their ADHD, their late diagnosis and their kids’ diagnoses. They share how ADHD presents in them as females, how it presents as depression for one of them and provides a crisis mode strength for the other, and how it connects to overwhelm and anger, novelty, and creating coping mechanisms. 

For more about:
Nydia Mauras Jones
IG
Banter Design

Jobea Murray
IG
Jobea Bakes 

We are grateful to share support this season with: Wide Eyed Bride

Traditional, dramatic, boho, or glam, Wide Eyed Bride is there to bring your vision to life on your wedding day. Discover more at wideeyedbride.com. The images speak for themselves. 

the INTERWOVXN podcast is hosted and produced by Theresa Kopac + Rebecca Jankowski. 
audio EDITING and MIXING: Theresa Kopac
design and NEWSLETTER: Rebecca Jankowski
podcast MUSIC: Gina Barrington of Rose of the West
background cover ART: Mary Osmundsen

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With this project, we are creating space for women to share their stories. It is not meant to diagnose or treat a medical condition. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health and wellbeing.

In this episode Rebecca chats with Dr. Thara Vayali, a naturopathic doctor based in Canada and co-founder of Hey Freya, and they cover a lot. They compare notes from each of their experiences and expertise covering topics like: thyroid function and estrogen, hypo and hyperthyroidism, hashimotos, iron deficiency, stress, cortisol, and the adrenals. They also cover the importance of knowing your family history and being able to tell your own story to your provider, estrogen dominance, and how to create balance. They also talk about seed cycling, vitamin D as a hormone, what happens when we get too hyper-focused on one symptom, and how to approach your doctor about possible perimenopause symptoms.

For more about Dr. Thara:

Dr. Thara Vayali

Hey Freya


We are grateful to share support this season with: Wide Eyed Bride

Traditional, dramatic, boho, or glam, Wide Eyed Bride is there to bring your vision to life on your wedding day. Discover more at wideeyedbride.com. The images speak for themselves. 


the INTERWOVXN podcast is hosted and produced by Theresa Kopac + Rebecca Jankowski. 

audio EDITING and MIXING: Theresa Kopac

design and NEWSLETTER: Rebecca Jankowski

podcast MUSIC: Gina Barrington of Rose of the West

background cover ART: Mary Osmundsen

subscribe to our NEWSLETTER and get our free WOVXN Wellness Guides @interwovxn.com

With this project, we are creating space for women to share their stories. It is not meant to diagnose or treat a medical condition. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health and wellbeing.

In this episode Rebecca chats with Dr. Thara Vayali, a naturopathic doctor based in Canada and co-founder of Hey Freya, and they cover a lot. They compare notes from each of their experiences and expertise covering topics like: thyroid function and estrogen, hypo and hyperthyroidism, hashimotos, iron deficiency, stress, cortisol, and the adrenals. They also cover the importance of knowing your family history and being able to tell your own story to your provider, estrogen dominance, and how to create balance. They also talk about seed cycling, vitamin D as a hormone, what happens when we get too hyper-focused on one symptom, and how to approach your doctor about possible perimenopause symptoms.

For more about Dr. Thara:

Dr. Thara Vayali

Hey Freya


We are grateful to share support this season with: Wide Eyed Bride

Traditional, dramatic, boho, or glam, Wide Eyed Bride is there to bring your vision to life on your wedding day. Discover more at wideeyedbride.com. The images speak for themselves. 


the INTERWOVXN podcast is hosted and produced by Theresa Kopac + Rebecca Jankowski. 

audio EDITING and MIXING: Theresa Kopac

design and NEWSLETTER: Rebecca Jankowski

podcast MUSIC: Gina Barrington of Rose of the West

background cover ART: Mary Osmundsen

subscribe to our NEWSLETTER and get our free WOVXN Wellness Guides @interwovxn.com

With this project, we are creating space for women to share their stories. It is not meant to diagnose or treat a medical condition. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health and wellbeing.

In today's episode Clara Healing Institute founder and clinical director Kristin Belkofer hosts a group of women to talk about life with ADHD. Kristin breaks down the diagnosis and the experience lived by many women, easing the stigma through greater understanding. She frames ADHD as a spectrum that can change with support over a lifetime and not a deficit or disorder, that it is about modulation and regulating, and a type of brain structure. Our circle of women shares what ADHD means to them as mothers, entrepreneurs, and women in middle life. They talk about the process of unmasking ADHD, how it is often missed in women, how it presents differently in men vs. women, the relationship to anxiety and depression, diagnosis later in life, and what they label means to them. 

Clara Healing Institute
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Jenna Kashou
IG

Jobea Murray
IG

Krista McCain
IG

Nydia Maurás-Jones
LinkedIn


the INTERWOVXN podcast is hosted and produced by Theresa Kopac + Rebecca Jankowski. 

audio EDITING and MIXING: Theresa Kopac

design and NEWSLETTER: Rebecca Jankowski

MUSIC: Gina Barrington of Rose of the West

background cover ART: Mary Osmundsen

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With this project, we are creating space for women to share their stories. It is not meant to diagnose or treat a medical condition. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health and wellbeing.

In this episode, Theresa is joined by a circle of moms we love (Element, Krista, and Meagan) and Alie Kriofske Mainella, a counselor specializing in sexual health education and psychology who leads educational sessions in schools. Together, they engage in a thoughtful and honest conversation about how they’re talking with their kids about their bodies and sexual health. This is a sensitive and sometimes uncomfortable topic, but one the group explores with curiosity, vulnerability, and mutual respect.

Alie offers professional insight into how she approaches these conversations with kids, focusing on body awareness, personal safety, and keeping open lines of communication. The moms share their own experiences, questions, and challenges, creating a rich dialogue that touches on age-appropriate language, why using correct anatomical terms matters, how gender is nuanced, and how to move through common parental fears. They also offer ideas for feeling more prepared—and less awkward—when navigating these essential conversations.

This episode is intended for adult listeners only.

For more about Alie’s book:
Sex and Sexuality Handbook for the Helping Professional

And the other guests:
Element Everest-Blanks

Krista McCain + Hundred Grasses Acupuncture

Meagan Schultz + Cream City Dreams Podcast


A special thanks to this episode’s sponsor: Clara Healing Institute.
The compassionate therapists at Clara Healing Institute specialize in women’s mental health at every stage of life. With a holistic, collaborative approach, they’re here to support your mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. Learn more about them by listening or visit www.clarahealinginstitute.com or call 414.573.6891 to schedule a free consultation. Mention Interwovxn for 10% off your initial assessment session.


the INTERWOVXN podcast is hosted and produced by Theresa Kopac + Rebecca Jankowski. 

audio EDITING and MIXING: Theresa Kopac

design and NEWSLETTER: Rebecca Jankowski

MUSIC: Gina Barrington of Rose of the West

background cover ART: Mary Osmundsen

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With this project, we are creating space for women to share their stories. It is not meant to diagnose or treat a medical condition. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health and wellbeing.

In today’s episode, we’re diving into the unique challenges faced by highly sensitive women navigating the emotional complexities of parenthood and divorce. Sue Bruckner, a licensed professional counselor and relationship coach for highly sensitive women talks with us about the importance of identifying our values, establishing self-compassion, and creating change from a place of love. Being highly sensitive often means feeling deeply, processing emotions with intensity, and having a heightened awareness of others' feelings—traits that can make a difficult life transition even more overwhelming. But despite the challenges, sensitivity can also be a powerful tool for healing and self-discovery. Today, we’ll discuss the emotional demands of divorce, how sensitivity impacts the process, and ways to embrace your emotional landscape during this transformative time. Whether you’re currently going through a divorce, have been through one, or just want to understand how to support someone who is, this episode is for you. 

For more about Sue:
https://www.withintentioncoaching.com • Instagram

We are grateful to share support this season with: Kindbody Milwaukee
Dr Ellen Hayes and her dedicated team are on a mission to transform fertility and family-building care, making it more accessible, intuitive, and empowering – for all. 

the INTERWOVXN podcast is hosted and produced by Theresa Kopac + Rebecca Jankowski. 

audio EDITING and MIXING: Theresa Kopac

design and NEWSLETTER: Rebecca Jankowski

podcast MUSIC: Gina Barrington of Rose of the West

background cover ART: Mary Osmundsen

subscribe to our NEWSLETTER and get our free WOVXN Wellness Guides @interwovxn.com

With this project, we are creating space for women to share their stories. It is not meant to diagnose or treat a medical condition. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health and wellbeing.

In honor of Endometriosis Awareness Month and Women’s History Month, we’re bringing you a conversation about menstruation and our relationship to it. We had the privilege of speaking with Angela Mallet, owner of HoneyBee Sage Apothecary, who is passionate about fostering knowledge and understanding of the menstrual cycle—for menstruators of all ages and those who love them.

Together, we share our personal experiences with our cycles, discuss the importance of dispelling the shame and fear surrounding periods, and Angela's upcoming series– Periods + Question Marks. Our hope is that by encouraging open conversations, we can better care for and advocate for ourselves, while empowering younger generations to feel more confident in their bodies and power.

For more about Angela:
HoneyBee Sage Wellness & Apothecary. • Instagram


We are grateful to share support this season with: Muslim Women's Coalition
Have you ever felt the power of owning your own narrative? The Muslim Women’s Coalition is dedicated to amplifying Muslim women's voices while uplifting and supporting all women and girls. Through advocacy, storytelling, and education, MWC is breaking barriers, shifting perceptions, and creating spaces where every woman feels seen, heard, and valued.


the INTERWOVXN podcast is hosted and produced by Theresa Kopac + Rebecca Jankowski. 

audio EDITING and MIXING: Theresa Kopac

design and NEWSLETTER: Rebecca Jankowski

podcast MUSIC: Gina Barrington of Rose of the West

background cover ART: Mary Osmundsen

subscribe to our NEWSLETTER and get our free WOVXN Wellness Guides @interwovxn.com

With this project, we are creating space for women to share their stories. It is not meant to diagnose or treat a medical condition. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health and wellbeing.

This month, we’re exploring the growing interest in cannabis among women–from an alternative to alcohol to supporting health and well-being, more and more women are talking about and using these products. We wanted to dig deeper and offer our listeners guidance on what to look for if you are adding cannabis into the mix so we’re bringing back a favorite guest from Season 3—Erin Kelly, founder of Kelly’s Greens. Erin is on a mission to demystify cannabis and provide access to high-quality, plant-based wellness products. She’s dedicated to empowering consumers with the knowledge they need to make informed, safe, and intentional choices. In this episode, Erin shares how Kelly’s Greens came to be and offers a helpful 101 on the plant and the various products, what to look for before buying products, and why we need to have more discussion around women's health. 

*A note to our listeners: this episode references suicide and contains adult language. If you or someone you love is in need of support, the 988 hotline can help you find mental health assistance in your area or offer guidance during off-peak times.

Learn more about Erin:
Kelly’s Greens • Instagram


A special thanks to this episode’s sponsor: Siren Shrub Co. 
Siren Shrub Co. isn’t just about what’s in the bottle—it’s about what it brings to the table.Crafted from ethically sourced ingredients, these apple cider vinegar-based mixers—like Tart Cherry, Basil, Jalapeño Lime, and Maple Ginger—are designed to elevate everything from your favorite cocktails to sparkling water. With every sip, Siren Shrubs invite you to discover something new, whether that’s a creative flavor combination or a meaningful connection shared over a glass. Explore the possibilities at sirenshrubs.com and receive 10% off your order using code: interwovxn10. 


the INTERWOVXN podcast is hosted and produced by Theresa Kopac + Rebecca Jankowski. 

audio EDITING and MIXING: Theresa Kopac

design and NEWSLETTER: Rebecca Jankowski

podcast MUSIC: Gina Barrington of Rose of the West

background cover ART: Mary Osmundsen

subscribe to our NEWSLETTER and get our free WOVXN Wellness Guides @interwovxn.com

With this project, we are creating space for women to share their stories. It is not meant to diagnose or treat a medical condition. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health and wellbeing.

In today's episode Ashley Jordan leads a discussion around her new book Unhappy Achiever, Rejecting the Good Girl Image and Reclaiming the Joy of Inner Fulfillment. The group talks about the ideas of perfection, finding happiness from the inside, and creating change when it feels unattainable. They share the importance of stillness, being not doing, and how finding balance is actually meant to be wobbly. 


Ashley Jordan • Unhappy Achiever Book • Instagram

Kristina Valenti • Illumination Oracle • Instagram

Carrie Starr • Instagram

Margot Walsh • Instagram


A special thanks to this episode’s sponsor: Clara Healing Institute.
The compassionate therapists at Clara Healing Institute specialize in women’s mental health at every stage of life. With a holistic, collaborative approach, they’re here to support your mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. Learn more about them by listening or visit www.clarahealinginstitute.com or call 414.573.6891 to schedule a free consultation. Mention Interwovxn for 10% off your initial assessment session.


the INTERWOVXN podcast is hosted and produced by Theresa Kopac + Rebecca Jankowski. 

audio EDITING and MIXING: Theresa Kopac

design and NEWSLETTER: Rebecca Jankowski

MUSIC: Gina Barrington of Rose of the West

background cover ART: Mary Osmundsen

subscribe to our NEWSLETTER and get our free WOVXN Wellness Guides @interwovxn.com


With this project, we are creating space for women to share their stories. It is not meant to diagnose or treat a medical condition. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health and wellbeing.