Chavie and Elisheva begin by discussing the challenges and benefits of creating free content on social media. Elisheva shares how her love for words started at a young age and how she always aspired to be a therapist. She eventually specialized in relationships and sexuality after noticing that very few were addressing this topic within the Orthodox Jewish community. They also highlight the importance of normalizing biologically accurate language around body parts and intimacy. They then talk about the need to maintain the spectrum of our “systems” and values while also evolving in order to foster healthier societies and avoid the pitfalls of secrecy and shame.

Elisheva Liss is a licensed marriage and family therapist in the New York area. She works with individuals and couples to help improve their quality of life and relationships. The most common issues she treats are depression, anxiety, sexual, and relationship challenges. 

Sacred not Secret

The Schmoozeletter! 

Elisheva’s Book

The Intimacy Building Exercise

Mentioned: Dr. Brene Brown, Dr. Yocheved Debow, Sara Diamond

Elisheva's Instagram

Elisheva's Website

Chavie's Instagram

Totally Unexpected! Blog

This episode is sponsored by Hasofer, www.esofer.com.

Sara Miriam Smith has a master's degree in special education and is the author of, "Are You My Mother?" Chavie and Sara Miriam talk about how they met on social media and then became friends in real-life. They discuss how hard parenting is and that instead of beating ourselves up when we make mistakes, we should believe in "our own goodness." Then, Chavie and Sara Miriam dive deep into Sara Miriam's journey with loss, grief, and her relationship with G-D. Sara Miriam talks about her "coffee dates" with G-D and how she felt His presence even in her lowest moments. 

Q&A's this Week:

1. How to find the right therapist?

2. How to overcome guilt when kids aren't Torah appreciative?

3. Does Chavie have cleaning help?

About Sara Miriam Smith

Sara Miriam is a mom to five and is no stranger to all things messy. While getting her masters degree in Special Education, she became fascinated in the crucial role sensory play takes in child development. Things turned personal when one of her children struggled with sensory processing difficulties and received an ADHD diagnosis. She started incorporating sensory materials into her everyday life and saw incredible advances in her child's emotional and physical development and overall comfort. Sensory play has since become a staple at home as a way to play, connect, and have fun!

Sensory Kits

My Friend ADHD 

Are You My Mother

Website

Instagram

This episode is sponsored by www.project6nykids.com.

Introduction to my new podcast: Totally Unexpected! I love people and I love hearing their stories. I want to know who they are, how they got there, what didn’t go as expected, and what they did about it. That passion and curiosity led me to create “Totally Unexpected!” I've had my own fair share of unexpected twists and turns; a permanent infertility diagnoses, five adopted children with varying degrees of challenges, and co-directing Chabad-Lubavitch of Montana with my husband. I embrace all these parts of who I am, as challenging as that is sometimes, and that's how I am able to thrive through it all. 

I will be releasing episodes every other Monday, featuring interviews with people who inspire me. There will also be a Q&A segment to address questions and topics that you guys want me to talk to about. Look out for the prompt in my Insta stories and go crazy!