To (Mom) Life

Today we hear from mom and cartoonist, Chari Pere about what it means to believe in yourself - even when others don't. I wanted to bring this topic to light because so many moms these days face naysayers, who seem to judge them based upon their parenting style, choice of career, drive to start a business, write a book, and even more. Chari is a shining example of someone who uses her gifts for the good and has made a career out of her passions despite encountering many along the way who did not believe in her. This episode shows you an example of someone who realized that her career passions are valid and that she needs to strive to achieve her life dreams despite the challenges that have been and continue to be in the way.

 Chari's story is one that many mamas out there will connect to. Her story also highlights that YOU ARE NOT ALONE and that you can, step by step, work your way up from challenging times. 

About This Week's Guest:

Cartoonist Chari Pere is on a mission to create positive art that is heartfelt, funny, and relatable. She has worked with such clients as Red Bull, Mad Magazine, #1 New York Times bestselling author Gretchen Rubin, Comedy Central, actress Mayim Bialik, Bud Light, and Purina. During the pandemic, her “Corona Mama” comic series has helped parents cope with stressful parenting situations through humor. Chari lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three kids.

SHOW NOTES:
0:55: Introducing Chari Pere
“I’ve basically been trying to use my cartoon skills for good, to do comics that make people laugh and smile, and if I’m lucky both!” 

5:15: Dealing with Naysayers who tried to stop Chari’s career path
"I actually had a comic that I shared all this --- where I took about eight different people, different conversations that really stuck with me and I never forgot them and try to use them as motivation to prove them otherwise.” 

7:30: Not letting the naysayers in your life control your life
“There could be 1,000 perfectly fine comments but the 1 negative one will stick with you"

9:45: Chari’s first coloring book
“This year I had my first coloring book that I ever published. I've been wanting to do it for years and it’s the first one I ever did because someone who believed in me told me I should that and I just knocked it out"

12:00: How Chari overcame her Postpartum depression
“I realized that I needed to take my own life back (...) so I set this rule to spend 15 minutes a day to draw (...) and it's something that  can apply to all parts of my life” 

20:35: Advice for mothers on how to best support their kids in their paths
“You just foster them (...) encourage (!), not discourage” 

Connect with Chari Pere:
https://www.charipere.com/
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/charipereart/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/ChariPereArt/

Claim Your Free Coloring Book + One for a Friend:
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If you're one of the lucky 3 listeners, tag us on Instagram  when you receive your gift and we'll celebrate with you!

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Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Chari Pere
Editor: Matthew Feiler

                                                                                Please Take Note:
This episode will broaden your perspective. Our guest, Jodi Basch, is an empath, intuitive, and healer. Jodi approaches the topic of parenting sensitive children from her own perspective with conversation around soul stories, energy healing, and spirituality. This may be a new perspective for some of our listeners, and some may not feel comfortable in the conversation in this episode. That is okay.  If you are intrigued, interested, and choose to listen in, you will be struck by Jodi's openness and the powerful, possibly life-changing advice she imparts when it comes to parenting sensitive children. 

Children want to feel understood. As parents, it can be challenging to figure out what they need, how they feel, or how to connect with and support them. In this episode, Jodi Basch outlines tips around how you can connect with, understand, and validate your children - especially your sensitive children - so that you can be the most supportive mama to your child/ren. Whether you have toddlers or teens at home, this content is applicable to you! 

More about our guest:
Jodi Basch, M.A. Ed is an empath, educator, medium, intuitive and healer. After moving to Colorado 12 years ago, Jodi began discovering and understanding her gifts. She connects to people in all states of consciousness, feels and sees energy and blockages that manifest as diseases in the body, sees past life soul experiences and ancestral patterns. She uses her gifts to help parents understand their children, spouses understand what the other is thinking and feeling and connects to people on a deep soul level to provide clarity, validation and healing to people on this planet. You can connect with Jodi at jodisenergy.com

SHOW NOTES:
3:00: Introducing Jodi
5:45: What does Jodi’s work entail
9:00: Tapping into Jodi's Empathetic side
12:00: What does it mean to be a sensitive child
15:30: The Day in the life of a Sensitive Child
18:00: Digging into the Deeper Characteristics and Core of a Child
22:15: Getting to root causes of the problems their children face
29:00: Last thoughts about caring about a Sensitive child

Want to connect with Jodi Basch? Check out her:
Website:  jodisenergy.com
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/jodisenergy/?fref=ts
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jodisenergy/?hl=en

Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Jodi Basch
Editor: Matthew Feiler

As a mom, it makes sense that you want to be in control of your life and the different aspects of motherhood. Unfortunately though, we do not always have the ability to be in control all of the time. This is especially true during the current pandemic. It is tough when we lose a sense of control and when things do not go as planned.

In this solo episode, Jodi addresses the idea of not being in control and she provides you with ways to cope when you find yourself in such a  mindset. Going off of the premise of the Chanukah story, Jodi shares a lesson, on the idea of being in control. This is a lesson that any mom will find helpful going forward so that we can enter the holiday season and the new year with more composure.

If this, or other episodes, resonated with you--please share them with your friends so that more and more mama’s can benefit from the inspiration and tips on motherhood that our guests provide on this podcast series.

Happy Holidays!

Inspirational Episode Quotes from Jodi:

“There are miracles that happen every single day. I’m not saying they’re huge miracles like the oil lasting for 8 days or the splitting of the sea. But if you take a minute to look, if you actively look at your life, in your day to day, if you look for the miracles, I promise you that you will find them."

“You are such a light in this world. You are on the planet for a reason. You’ve got gifts, you’ve got many gifts, and I want to ask you to see that and shine your light. And let your light emanate this holiday season and this year.” 

Connect with Jodi and Love.Adventure.Mom

Email: [email protected]

Connect on Instagram or Facebook.

Website: http://loveadventuremom.com/

Credits:

Host: Jodi Fried

Editor: Matthew Feiler

*I am super excited to bring this episode to you because puberty...is not widely spoken about and we can all use guidance and support on how to navigate this pivotal time with our daughter.

The transition a girl takes from a young child to womanhood is normally filled with a lot of nerves and pressure. It is important to know what your role, as a mom, is in terms of helping your daughter get through this challenging stage of life so that she can emerge as a strong and empowered woman. This week’s guest, Amy Hudgens, provides you with advice about how to best support your daughter as she undergoes the different stages of puberty and teenhood.

Amy is The Founder of The Nourished Girls Project.  She is also a Board Certified Nutrition Consultant, Wellness Coach, Author,  Speaker, Educator and Visionary. Over the past 10 years, Amy has shown hundreds of women how to make nourishment simple for their families (and themselves). Amy has a  B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies from Sonoma State University. Amy also worked in women’s health for over a decade supporting and advocating for women’s health care services.   A true visionary, Amy is pioneering The Nourished Girls Project with a vision to inspire and empower pre-adolescent and adolescent girls to live their joy, dream big and be kindness activists: changing the world by learning how to be kind to themselves and others. Her main muse and inspiration is her 11-year old daughter, Nylah.

You will walk away from this episode with ideas that will make you feel more comfortable with ways to best support your pre-teen and teen girl and ensure that you are less stressed about this challenging time in her life.

Connect with Amy through her website, facebook, or instagram.
Check out her free gift here.

SHOW NOTES:

2:50 Introducing Amy Hudgens, The Founder of The Nourished Girls Project
“Our mission is really to empower and inspire pre-teens and teen girls, and just girls everywhere, to live their joy, to be confident, just to be kind to themselves and others, and to really dream big.”

6:13: What led Amy to work with parents and pre-teens around periods and puberty
“I’m a listener so I kept hearing, all of these, sort of like, requests (...) and just decided that this was something that was being called to talk about more.” 

8:05: Most important to address when one has a daughter entering the stage of puberty
(In this section, Amy mentions tips on the most important facets to focus on when one’s daughter reaches this stage)

15:25: Importance of taking care of the Liver during Puberty
“The livers are our largest largest detoxifying organ in the body, and it really can get bogged down. And I like to think of it like a sink that isn’t declogging super well”

18:30: Amy recommendations of ways moms can support their daughters in the midst of feeling discomfort about puberty and their first period
“It could be books, it could just be conversations that are easeful. Any way that is a gentle, loving-kind way to really talk about these things that works for your family. Because again, these conversations aren’t always accessible or easy.” 

21:35: Last advice for you as a mom with a teenage daughter
“Life your joy in any way possible”

Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Amy Hudgens
Editor: Matthew Feiler

In this sensitive episode, Jodi chats with Chaya Hinda Allen. Chaya Hinda offers insights about the mother-child bond in situations in which there are challenges with the marriage between a wife and her husband. Chaya will discuss Shalom Bayit (peace in the home) and how harmony in the home, or lack thereof,  can affect relations between a mother and her children.

Chaya gives examples of how such relationships have played out in her own community where she brought together mothers to talk amongst themselves about the many issues they are facing at home.  Chaya has taken it upon herself to advocate for a support system among  women who find themselves in doubt and in need of support around their relationships with their spouse and kids.

If you are, or someone you know is a victim of abuse, please speak up and seek the appropriate help.  Chaya Hinda offers resources in this episode. Also feel free to reach out to her via email.

With all of this in mind, check out Chaya's website for more information and personal stories from many other women.

Learn More about and Get in Touch with Chaya Hinda:
Website: https://www.chayahinda.com/
Email: [email protected]

Click here to Grab Chaya Hinda's Free Gift, a Guided Imagery, for Our Listeners

Do you, or does someone you know need help?  Contact Chaya Hinda, or reach out to Amudim!

Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Chaya Hinda Allen
Editor: Robert Osborn

*Before you listen in, here's a quick heads up...you may hear my kids throughout this episode...Mom life is real. Motherhood is real, and working from home with kids present is real. I'm not one to hide what goes on behind the scenes. Thanks for your understanding and please enjoy!...*

With Thanksgiving, The Holidays, and the New Year approaching, we are coming up to a food heavy time of year (to say the least), and we want you to be prepared! This week’s episode is for the mamas who want to expand their meal repertoire and learn tips to make mealtimes as inclusive as possible for your family and reduce the stress on YOU.  This week’s guest is Jamie Feit, from Jamie Feit Nutrition, who is a dietitian, nutrition coach, cooking instructor, and meal planner. A main focus of this episode is gluten free meals, a speciality of Jamie’s, that is crucial to her work. With roughly 1 in 100 people across the globe with a celiac diagnosis, and many more with food intolerances, it is helpful to have the tools that enable us to cater to our family members and friends. 

You will walk away from this episode with practical guidance to ensure your family and friends are well fed, have plenty of healthy options, and ways to make healthy eating easier on you and fun for them. 

Also, make sure to download Jamie’s 30 day meal plan, shopping list, and recipe guide. Trust me, this will make your life MUCH easier!

2:45 Introducing Jamie Feit of Jamie Feit Nutrition
“About a year and a half ago, started an online business to teach busy Jewish moms how to prepare healthy, gluten-free food that is kosher, that’s tastes good that your whole family will like.”

3:50: Gluten free dilemma and what got her to focus in this area
"If it's hard for me to run a Gluten-Free household that's kosher, that all my family will eat and I'm trained, it must be five times as hard for someone who is not trained to do it when they have to" 

5:40: What does being a ‘healthy eater’ for kids means these days?
“For all your picky kids and for all your kids that don’t eat, they will grow out of it, if you model for them and you continue on a consistent basis to model for them healthy habits in your house”

9:20: Gluten Free vs. Celiac
In this section, Jamie explains the three reasons why you would absolutely need to be on a Gluten-Free diet

11:00: Being inclusive of those who require Gluten-Free food or other require other dietary needs
"So when I cook for Shabbat or I cook for the holidays, everything is gluten free. Cause I don’t want the cross-contamination in my kitchen”

Want to connect with Jamie?
Check out her Website, Facebook page, Instagram:

Want to connect with Jodi?
Email her at [email protected] and check out her website here

Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Jamie Feit
Editor: Matthew Feiler

As a mom, you are special. Though, it is easy to give so much of yourself to your loved ones and care about others’ needs. In the midst of all you do for your others, it is important for YOU to find the proper time and space to focus on your self-compassion and enrich your inner strength.

In this episode, Jodi speaks with Helen Abelesz, who is a women’s life coach. Helen shares her insights regarding how to integrate a sense of self compassion into your life. After listening, you will walk away with practical tips to help you pursue self-compassion so that you can strive to be your best self.  

2:00 Introducing Helen Abelesz
“I help women, especially moms, who are feeling overwhelmed, and stressed, and who are hard on themselves, and feeling bad about themselves to find those inner strengths”

5:05: What is Self-Compassion?
“We don’t notice the everyday things that we are succeeding in, we tend to focus on what’s not working. And so for me, self-compassion is just being real and noticing when we are succeeding ”

8:00: Comparing Ourselves to Others
“I think if we would focus on doing more of what we are doing well as opposed to what we are not doing well (...) it’s a much lighter way of living and we are much less critical and negative” 

10:30: Tips on How to Incorporate Self-Compassion Into Your Life
“What are the negative messages that you are giving to yourself and then to notice that their just a thought (...) it’s not necessarily based on reality”

12:55: Replacing negative messages with positive affirmations
“Any sentence, it doesn’t matter which one. You have to choose one that really speaks to you that really encapsulates what you're feeling and helps to bring you up"

15:15: Impacts of saying positive affirmations and how long it takes for such statements to affect us
“We have these thoughts, mostly, ‘I'm not a good mom’ and ‘I am not enough.’ And so saying the powerful, the positive words it goes in, slowly, slowly it seeps in and you start to believe it more and more.”

Want to connect with Helen?
Check out her website or Facebook page.
You can also email her at: [email protected]

Also, check out Helen’s Free Gift here

Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Helen Abelesz
Editor: Matthew Feiler

This week's episode features Dorice Horenstein. Highly energetic and dynamic, Dorice Horenstein is a recognized and praised motivational speaker, author, and Jewish educator. Her best seller book Moments of the Heart: The Four Relationships Everyone Should Have to Live Wholeheartedly was published in 2020 and has been praised by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin as “powerful, beautiful, passionate, spiritual, and well-reasoned.” She has been featured in national magazines as well as interviewed on numerous radio stations and television programs.

Dorice arrived from Israel to the United States in the winter of 1986 with one suitcase, $600 dollars, and no coat! After earning her degree in English Literature and a Certificate in Teaching, she worked in a Jewish education and was the education director of a conservative synagogue for 16 years, until she decided that the world is her classroom! Today Dorice uses ancient yet relevant wisdom, a bit of the Hebrew language, and her personal stories to inspire individuals and organizations to create long-lasting, healthy relationships—starting with themselves!

She resides in Oregon with her husband of more than 30 years and is the proud mother of three happy and well-rounded adult children! In her spare time, Dorice loves hanging out with her family and friends, sharing a cup of coffee, reading a good book, going Israeli folk dancing, and hiking with her four-legged son!

Join her email list by emailing:
[email protected] 

2:30 Introducing Dorice Horenstein
“I go around the country, and I inspire and motivate --- teaching Jewish Wisdom through the lens of The Hebrew Language, and I talk mainly about relationships” 

4:15 What leadership means from the lens of a Jewish Mother
“People who are in good leadership, are people who understand the concept of love, and not only loving themselves but loving people.” 

8:15 Examples of instilling leadership in a child
“Sit around the table with your child, ask questions, Be involved in what they do.” 

9:55 Personal benefits of giving to others and volunteering
“One of the things I was researching is how much volunteerism and when you are there for other people, how it benefits yourself”

12:00:  Taking care of one’s family
“It’s called a mother boat for a reason. It's not called a father boat, it's called a moth boat, and you got to know where your boat is going” 

Gifts to listeners:

Relationship Wheel:
 http://doricehorenstein.com/wpcontent/uploads/2019/11/7dayactionplan.pdf

https://doricehorenstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Relationship-wheel.m4

Connect with Dorice through: Facebook , LinkedIn, Instagram

Visit Dorice's websites: doricehorenstein.com, and jewisheducationservices.com

Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Dorice Horenstein
Editor: Matthew Feiler

Life is full of challenges. In this episode Jodi and Jodi :) discuss how to live a wonderful life even in the midst of challenge. When we face challenges, it is important to take time to reflect  and reframe.

In this episode Jodi Samuels walks us through some challenges that she faced, especially when she found out that her daughter, Caila, has special needs, and discusses how she reframed her own perspective on life. Her unique vision and approach eventually led her to developing a career in advocacy, and writing her newest book, Chutzpah, Wisdom, and Wine! In this episode, you will gain tips regarding how to reframe challenges so that you will develop a more meaningful life experience.

2:35 Introducing Jodi Samuels
“She's an author, a connector, a speaker, a traveler, an activist, and a special-needs activist” 

“I started writing a blog after my daughter Caila was born, and the blog was really an advocacy blog to get her included (...) and I felt like I really had a message I can share with people” 

5:45: What is means to Reframe a Challenge in Life
“What’s part of reframing is changing your perspective in order to change your reality” 

7:10: Jodi learning about her daughter, Kayla’s, diagnosis and reframing her perspective on such a situation
“I had to look and say ‘this is my reality’ and I have two choices. I can accept it and I can be in control of it and I can be unstoppable or I can be a victim’”  

10:35: The life one wants to live vs. The reality of life
"The challenge is to open your eyes and see that this is just your reality, just like someone else has a reality, and you can determine your path” (12:40)

13:25: Jodi Samuel’s new book: Chutzpah, Wisdom, and Wine
“And that blog went viral, and from there I started writing about marriage and parenting, (...) and I felt that I had stories to share and I started sharing it  in an unfiltered way and everybody was like you should write a book...it was on my to-do list...”  

17:05: Jodi’s final advise, tips, and takeaways for Jewish Mothers
“How many times do people stop at the end of the day and appreciate what they have, appreciate where they've come from, appreciate the challenges they’ve overcome”

Want to connect with Jodi Samuels?
Website:  https://www.jodisvoice.com/
Jodi's newest book:  https://www.jodisvoice.com/jodisbook
Jodi's newest blog post: www.jodisvoice.com/post/solitude-and-loneliness

Check out more about Love.Adventure.Mom here

Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Jodi Samuels
Editor: Matthew Feiler

Money! We all love it and need to own it in order to support ourselves and our loved ones. In this episode, Jodi talks with Debbie Sassen about how to go about financial planning so that you can be empowered to be in control of your expenses. Debbie, who has an economics and financial background, shares her expertise so that you will feel more comfortable with your financial flow and making sure that it does not become a burden to you or your loved ones.

2:45 Introducing Debbie Sassen and what she does
“Money is very practical, the dollars and the cents, but the inner work that we have to do, all the messages that we have in our families, managing our brains, and our minds, and all the triggers that we have, that's where the real work comes in and so that's the real beauty that I love and I bring to my clients today”

6:30: Being in Control of Your Finances
“Rather than being reactive to what's going on outside of us, let’s be proactive, and just start tracking your numbers.” 

10:45 Tracking the Flow of Your Finances
“It was like my money telling me where it went rather than me telling my money where I want it to go, and that's where the planning stage comes in.”

12:30: How to Own Your Financial Future
“We know that Pesach (Passover) is going to happen every single year, and we know that it usually is higher expense that the rest of the months of the year (...) so if you had extra money on the side for that, it would make the holiday so much calmer."

16:45: Being Committed to Your Finances
“If you're committed to your relationship with money, you'll figure it out.”

Want to connect with Debbie?
Website: https://debbiesassen.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debbiesassencoaching/

Access Debbie's Gift For You here.

Credits:
Host: Jodi Fried
Guest: Debbie Sassen
Editor: Matthew Feiler