An experienced, board-certified OB/GYN, Dr. Elissa Hellman, has been in practice for over ten years in Milwaukee, WI. She received her medical degree from NYU and completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at North Shore Hospital in Manhasset. She is also the physician at The Confident Kallah, a telemedicine gynecology practice focused on the needs of Jewish women who observe Taharat Ha'Mishpacha. Throughout her years as a clinician, she noticed a gap in women's health awareness and education. This developed into a special interest in patient education and being a resource for the Jewish community in relation to body awareness and women's preventative health, starting from a young age. ⁠After The Chuppah: The Confident Kallah Part 2 with Dr. Elissa Hellman⁠ https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/seTYDqfanxb ⁠The Confident Kallah: Fostering Healthy Sexuality in Our Daughters with Dr. Elissa Hellman⁠ https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/The-Confident-Kallah-Fostering-Healthy-Sexuality-in-Our-Daughters-with-Dr--Elissa-Hellman-el5mk3 Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

An experienced, board-certified OB/GYN, Dr. Elissa Hellman, has been in practice for over ten years in Milwaukee, WI. She received her medical degree from NYU and completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at North Shore Hospital in Manhasset. She is also the physician at The Confident Kallah, a telemedicine gynecology practice focused on the needs of Jewish women who observe Taharat Ha'Mishpacha. Throughout her years as a clinician, she noticed a gap in women's health awareness and education. This developed into a special interest in patient education and being a resource for the Jewish community in relation to body awareness and women's preventative health, starting from a young age. B'Shaa Tova: The Confident Kallah Part 3 with Dr. Elissa Hellman https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/vdffQ4MgRBb After The Chuppah: The Confident Kallah Part 2 with Dr. Elissa Hellman https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/seTYDqfanxb The Confident Kallah: Fostering Healthy Sexuality in Our Daughters with Dr. Elissa Hellman https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/The-Confident-Kallah-Fostering-Healthy-Sexuality-in-Our-Daughters-with-Dr--Elissa-Hellman-el5mk3 Birth Stories with Nechama Nerenberg, Doula https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/e6nOopy7SBb Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Susan Senator is an author, blogger and journalist living in the Boston area with her husband Ned Batchelder. She has three sons, the oldest of whom is 33 and has severe autism. Ms. Senator is the author of Making Peace With Autism as well as The Autism Mom’s Survival Guide and Autism Adulthood: Insights and Creative Strategies for a Fulfilling Life. A journalist since 1997, she has a blog in Psychology Today, and she has published many pieces on disability, parenting, and living happily, in places like the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, and NPR. Senator has appeared as a guest on the Today Show, MSNBC, ABC News, PBS, NPR and CNN. Her writings on Special Olympics took her to the White House in 2006, to a state dinner for Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Ms. Senator’s blog, publications, and events can be found on www.susansenator.com Person Centered Planning http://personcenteredplanning.com/index.php/team/cheryl-ryan-chan/ Susan Senator https://susansenator.com/blog/ Autism Adulthood: Strategies and Insights for a Fulfilling Life by Susan Senator https://www.amazon.com/Autism-Adulthood-Strategies-Insights-Fulfilling-ebook/dp/B01CN2N6RG?ref=d6k applink bb dls&dplnkId=a2ba04a3-8a49-4c40-a894-b8c3f5946d26 Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Tzivy Reiter, is the Director, of Children and National Trauma Services, OhelShe currently directs Outpatient Mental Health Services for adults and children, School Based Services for youth, Early Childhood Mental Health and Trauma services. In that capacity, Tzivy has overseen the implementation of evidence-based practice models across programs, utilizing current research, and data driven processes to produce meaningful outcomes. Tzivy is a specialist in trauma and disaster mental health, having run Crisis Counseling Programs after 9/11 and Hurricane Sandy. She has intervened in local and national traumas including the Houston Floods, the Pittsburgh shootings and the Woolsey, CA Fires. She has led the Ohel mental health response to Covid, including the pivot to telemental health treatment, and virtual psychoeducational sessions that attracted tens of thousands of participants throughout the pandemic. She co-created a resilience workbook that was used by 10,000 children during the pandemic and was named a mental health hero during Covid by the NYC Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health. Ms. Reiter facilitated the development of trauma-informed school based resources including Return to School Covid Toolkit and a trauma sensitive schools model, Resilient Schools. Most recently, Ms. Reiter co-authored a book for preschool children, I Feel That Way and That's Okay!, and an accompanying Teacher’s Guide. Raizel Keilson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She has been working with young children for 15 years; first as a therapist and now as both a therapist and the clinical supervisor of all treatment at the Early Childhood Mental Health program at Ohel. Raizel treats early childhood PTSD, postpartum reactions, childhood anxiety, parent-child relationship challenges and divorce reactions. Raizel is trained in multiple modalities including Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), SPACE, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) Triple P. Raizel collaborated on the development of the book “I Feel that Way and That’s OK’ and other resilience workbooks developed by Ohel. Raizel is a proud mother of 5 children and loves to read-especially good children’s books! She can often be found combining her love of reading with mothering. I Feel That Way and That’s Okay Free Coloring Pages: https://www.ohelfamily.org/resources I Feel That Way and That's Okay Book https://www.amazon.com/Feel-That-Way-Thats-Okay/dp/B0B5NFDVJ3/ref=sr 1 1?crid=2XCD40C60D4T4&keywords=i+feel+that+way+and+that%27s+okay+book&qid=1683901966&sprefix=i+feel+that+way+%2Caps%2C76&sr=8-1 The Resilient Parent | Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-resilient-parent Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

In this episode, Dr. Jennie Berkovich sits down with pediatric gastroenterologist Dr. Lara Hart to dive into the complex world of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in children. Dr. Hart explains what IBD is and how it uniquely impacts children compared to adults. They discuss the main types of IBD seen in children, the challenges of diagnosis, and how the diagnostic process unfolds. Listeners will gain insight into current treatment options for pediatric IBD, how treatment plans are tailored to each child, and the critical role nutrition plays in managing symptoms. Dr. Hart also sheds light on the impact of IBD on growth and development, shares tips on lifestyle modifications, and provides an update on emerging therapies. Finally, they explore long-term considerations for children diagnosed with IBD, including the transition from pediatric to adult care. Whether you’re a parent, caregiver, or healthcare professional, this episode is packed with valuable information to better understand and manage pediatric IBD. Sponsor the JOWMA Podcast! Email [email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Elisheva Liss, LMFT is a psychotherapist in private practice, an author, lecturer, and digital educator. Her book, Find Your Horizon of Healthy Thinking, teaches how to use a narrative therapy technique she developed for managing challenging thoughts, feelings, and circumstances. Her primary digital course is: Sacred, Not Secret: A Religious Parent's Guide to Healthy, Holy Sexuality Education. Some of her other courses are: Private Practice Pro-Tips, How to Make the Most of Your Therapy Experience, and So You Might Want to Homeschool. Most of her content, including her blog, can be found on elishevaliss.com

Shira Berkovits, Esq., Ph.D. is President and CEO of Sacred Spaces. A behavioral psychologist with a research background in creating large-scale organizational change, and an attorney specialized in criminal law, Shira has spent years studying the intersection of psychology and law as related to sexual offending in faith communities. Bringing a uniquely Jewish lens, Shira partners with Jewish leaders to build healthy and accountable institutions, whose culture and daily operations foster sacredness and reduce the risk of harassment, abuse, and other forms of interpersonal harm. In her role as CEO of Sacred Spaces, she has worked with Jewish communities across five continents to prevent, handle, and heal from institutional abuse. In addition to an Amazon bestseller, Shira has published pioneering pieces on abusive institutional practices, which are regularly cited as foundational texts in the Jewish abuse prevention field. Selected as an inaugural Wexner Field Fellow and named to The Jewish Week’s 2017 36 Under 36 for her pioneering work on abuse prevention, Shira sits on the board of the Academy on Violence and Abuse and is a member of the National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation. Aleinu Campaign: Safeguarding Our Children Keilim | A Policy Toolkit by Sacred Spaces I was shamed and shunned for revealing my abuse