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Divorce coaches, Jewish professions, and parents with lots of experiences (and plenty of opinions) kvetch and kvell their way through divorce and Judaism :)
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Sunday Aug 21, 2022
Sunday Aug 21, 2022
A brief but deep episode as Noam and Sheva talk about: the blessings of siblings, being reminded of summer experiences before marriage and kids, co-parenting, and dating.
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
OMG it's episode 50! Did we ever think we'd get this far!? Maybe? Give this special episode a listen and learn how Sheva and Noam: deal with family gatherings during divorce, what living a solo-life looks like, and as we check-in with each other about what this whole crazy experience has been like :)
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Tuesday May 03, 2022
In episode 49 Noam and Sheva have a deep and hilarious conversation with Michelle Traina of the Divorce Diaries Show.
Michele Traina is a performer, educator, and creator of multiple performance brands that carry a thread of healing through humor. She has toured around the country from Stand up to Shakespeare. Michele earned her Masters in Educational Theatre from NYU and has her principal, supervisor, and theatre teacher certifications in the state of New Jersey. In 2013 she founded Propbox Players, a theatre company for young audiences geared towards inclusion and performance for diverse learners. Her one-woman show How to Be A Successful Teacher was in United Solo Festival in 2012 as well as multiple other performances in the tri state area. She continued her one-woman show ‘train’ when she was getting divorced by putting her diary on the stage. Michele created Divorce Diaries in 2013 and it has evolved into a one-woman comedy show that laughs at life’s beautiful mishaps.
A Jersey Native, Michele’s work has a trademark accent and physicality to it unlike anyone else. She’s fiercely energetic and uses her own challenges in life to motivate and inspire her practice as an educator and performer. Michele’s obsession with coffee, high kicks, and running literally everywhere. Her favorite role will always be mom to her beautiful daughter Grace.
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Hot off the press! Noam and Sheva prepare for Passover by talking about triggers, how we can handle them better and liberate ourselves from their incessant draw on our lives. Yes, Will Smith/Chris Rock is how the conversation got started. But how the conversation goes will take you in different directions of introspection, cleaning out the crumbs of old trauma, and finding ways to make those crumbs and meaningless as the dust of the earth. We also talk about the pressure that comes with Passover (and all of Jewish life) as a single parent wanting to deliver for our children and feeling like we are falling short of doing so.
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
In episode 47 Noam and Sheva talk with Lori Mazenko a therapist and coach who specializes in working with Christian women going through divorce. It's almost a mirror-like type of conversation as we get to see how our fellow co-religionists experience major life transitions. How does their people feel in the eyes of God? What do their spiritual leaders think of divorce? How do the community and institutions respond to the needs of those who divorce? Check out this thought provoking episode for all the answers.
Lori's profile
With 30+ years of therapy, business and coaching experience, she has helped thousands of people find solutions for complex problems, including strength and hope after divorce and breakups. She is the author of two parenting books and the mother of three adult children and Lala to little two boys, is engaged to the love of her life, which results in a blended family of 6 kids + mates, two grandchildren, 4 dogs and 1 cat. She has been an entrepreneur for 30 years and recently completed an epic project called AMAZYOUary and is currently dedicating her work time to her company RISEilient Consulting and Coaching, a faith-based divorce and breakup recovery resource and retreat weekend. When she is not working, she loves to travel, backpack, hike but most of all dance.
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
In episode 46 Noam and Sheva have a frank and funny conversation with Dr. Ina Park, MD. Ina is based on the West Coast and just completed her book on the history of STD’s. It’s called “Strange Bedfellows.” She’s hilariously funny and, while not Jewish herself, has an impressive knowledge and affection of the Jewish community. Oh and in her spare time, she works and consults for the CDC. If you're dating, Jewish or not, this is a great conversation that gives you the tools to be more aware of the risks and realities of sexual life as an adult.
Check out Ina's website here: https://www.inapark.net/
And you can find her on Instagram at InaParkMd
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
In episode 45 we meet Sheva's mom, Judy- the Icon. Judy gives us a very frank and honest conversation about what divorces looks like from her perspective as a proud Orthodox matriarch. We laughed, we cried, and we discovered the favorite child in the family.
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
In episode 44 Sheva and Noam sit down with Dr. Susan Korb Bernstein (https://www.divorcecoachplus.com/), a certified divorce coach (CDC) who specializes in high conflict divorces (with a narcissist, custody battles, hidden money) and divorce with families that have special needs children. When it comes to divorce, do you have a team or trusted advisor other than a lawyer by your side? Well that's what a divorce coach does. Helps you think clearly about your steps in divorce.
Noam is also a CDC and specializes in working with men, and dads, who were blindsided by divorce and feel abandoned. He helps them to find their strength, gain clarity and perspective, so they walk with confidence and dignity.
We also share a special event coming up for the Jewish divorce community. Book Sunday February 2/13 at 9am PST for a conversation with certified divorced coaches and a financial advisor/planner. Look for Jewish Divorce Journeys on Facebook and Meetup
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
In episode 43 Noam and Sheva sit down to talk about how they handled and currently handle being alone in divorce. Not just alone as in without other people around. But alone in the sense of by oneself, isolated, perhaps deliberately from everyone else for the purposes of introspection and growth. In Judaism we call this hit-bo-de-dut. In the process of being alone we can discover new things about ourselves and even surprise ourselves with how new we become in the process.
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
WARNING- EXTRA ADULT conversation in this week's episode. Noam and Sheva are joined by Sara Rosen, a New York based Sex Therapist, with a license in social work as well as a Masters of Education in human sexuality. Learn more about Sara here.
And we are joined by an "Anonymous" voice from the orthodox community who share's her own experiences as the intersection between religious values towards sex and personal explorations with sexuality.
In this episode we talk about many different subjects including: porn, sex positivity, kinks, communication, toys, masturbation, and the sacredness involved in intimacy. Surprisingly we don't talk about consent, so remember that's an important part of any sexual relationship.
We talk some Jewish values, too, believe it or not. Specifically, Noam slightly misquotes the Torah in claiming Tamar had two sons, Er and Onan who died as a result of mastubation. The correct detail is that these were Judah's sons, not Tamars. Tamar was set to marry those two sons and give birth through them.
Here is also a link to the piece of Talmud mentioned about the important nature of sex education within Jewish education.