Be Impactful by Impact Fashion Rivky Itzkowitz: Founder at Impact Fashion
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Hi, I'm Rivky Itzkowitz I’m the founder and designer at Impact Fashion and I’m the host here at Be Impactful, the show about women making an Impact in their own corners of the world. I started Impact Fashion in November of 2016 so that the modest minded women in my community could feel empowered to put their best foot forward every day, regardless of their size. In the process of growing my business I’ve been fortunate enough to connect with women of all different types and from all different fields. And the main lesson I’ve learnt is that we are all just improvising. We’re going around doing the best we can with what we’ve got, feeling self conscious about what everyone else is accomplishing. The truth is, the people who you’re looking over your shoulder at are probably doing the exact same thing to someone else.
So let’s talk about the real nitty gritty in our lives and journeys and lift each other up by being just a bit more open. Join me and my guests as we try to figure out what it means to Be Impactful.
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Unspoken Cartooning With Chari Pere
Rivky sits down with Chari Pere, acartooner using her craft to bring awareness around miscarriage and other taboo topics. Chari shares about all the feelings she had during her miscarriage, finding out how common it was only once she was experiencing it and the anxiety of a pregnancy following loss.
Chari Pere, creator of Miscarried: An Unspoken Cartoonmentary, worked as a creative director and illustrator/storyboard artist on projects for Red Bull, Jockey, Disney, Comedy Central, and Bud Light. She has created content for The Washington Post's The Lily and Mad Magazine and has collaborated with NYT bestselling author Gretchen Rubin and actress Mayim Bialik. She launched the "Unspoken" Cartoon series as part of the 2024 Jewish Writers' Initiative Digital Storytellers Lab Fellowship.
charipere.com
Miscarried Cartoonmentary on Youtube
Michael's Miscarriage Trailer on Youtube
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Selfish Moms with Tamari Jacob
Rivky sits down with lactation consultant and mom Tamari Jacob to talk about feeding our kids. They discuss how the traits that make the best adults make for really annoying kids, her own journey with breastfeeding and pumping, how she prioritizes self care and makes sure her kids know exactly what she’s doing and the labor split in their marriages.
Tamari didn’t choose the pump life. The pump life chose her. She always dreamed of nursing her babies, but her first born just wasn't on board with that. Cut to her scouring the internet for advice on how to pump exclusively so she could still give him breastmilk and finding, well, nothing. Tamari became a lactation counselor and started One With the Pump so she could offer mamas the resources and support she wishes she had all those years ago.
onewiththepump.com
@onewiththepump
Click here to see the Impact Fashion collection of dresses.
Click here to get an Impact Fashion Gift Card
Click here to get the Am Yisrael Chai crewneck.
Click here to join the Impact Fashion Whatsapp Status
Click here to take a short survey about this podcast and get a 10% off coupon code as my thanks 💛
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Build with your Words with Tzipora Grodko
Rivky sits down with singles advocate Tzipora Grodko to talk about the state of our dating world. She shares how old she was when she began worrying about her singleness, and when she noticed people started treating her differently. Plus how she reacts to ‘that’s why she’s still single’ and what to do with the daters in your life that you feel are just being too picky.
Tzipora Grodko is a transformative coach and licensed psychotherapist advocating for sensitivity and change for the Single Community. Her mission started with the viral launch of her talk called “Things Shadchanim Should Know”, focused on revolutionizing the concept of the “shidduch crisis” once and for all. This lead to her interview on Meamingful People which was the #1 most viewed and downloaded interview of 2024 Her goal is to invite insight towards faith and single empowerment. Recognizing the systemic responsibility that community has on the lives of those that are single. With grit, grace, and comic relief, she is blazing a path towards community, individual and life enhancement.
@tziporakgrodko
Things Shadchanim Should Know
Tzipora's appearance on Meaningful People can be found wherever you listen to your podcasts
Click here to see the Impact Fashion collection of dresses.
Click here to get an Impact Fashion Gift Card
Click here to get the Am Yisrael Chai crewneck.
Click here to join the Impact Fashion Whatsapp Status
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An Intentional Oasis with Blimie Hindy of Japparel
Rivky sits down with Blimie Hindy, the owner of Japparel, to talk shop. She shares how her husbands idea for a clothing business ended up becoming her full time job, knowing when to hire and delegate, her journey towards making her collection more inclusive, and how covid changed the business all over again.
Blimie Hindy is the owner of Japparel, a modest clothing line carrying up to size 3X.
japparelny.com
@japparel_ny
Click here to see the Impact Fashion collection of dresses.
Click here to get an Impact Fashion Gift Card
Click here to get the Am Yisrael Chai crewneck.
Click here to join the Impact Fashion Whatsapp Status
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A Happy Ending with Mindy Blumenfeld, LCSW
Rivky sits down with Mindy Blumenfeld, LCSW, a therapist and writer, to discuss her newest book based on her experiences having a son in the hospital with brain cancer. She shares why she loves hospitals, why it was important to her not to keep her son's illness a secret, and why it's improtant to say brain tumor explicitly.
Mindy Blumenfeld, a trauma therapist, is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice. She is certified in EMDR, Somatic Experiencing as well as trained in IFS and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. She works through a lens of attachment and how early experiences impact human development. Her other passions are speaking and writing, using both to educate her audiences about therapy, meaningful living, and relationships. She is a columnist for Binah Magazine and author of Therapy Shmerapy and her new children’s picture book, Hillel and the Paper Menschies. She also loves rollerblading, yoga, and her grandchildren (yeah, she's that old). To contact her for speaking engagements, workshops, or just to say hi, visit her website at www.mindyblumenfeld.com.
Click here to order Hillel and the Paper Menschies on Amazon
Click here to see the Impact Fashion collection of dresses.
Click here to get an Impact Fashion Gift Card
Click here to get the Am Yisrael Chai crewneck.
Click here to join the Impact Fashion Whatsapp Status
Click here to take a short survey about this podcast and get a 10% off coupon code as my thanks 💛 -
Magical Mendy with Menucha Cooper
Rivky sits down with Menucha Cooper, Mendy's Mom. Mendy has Angelman Syndrome. Menucha shares what they noticed in their Mendy early on that led to a diagnosis, the decision to celebrate the child God has given them, why representation is important, and what to do when you’re not sure what to say in front of a special needs child.
Menucha Cooper is a proud mum of 5 incredible kids. Her 4th child Mendy has Angelman Syndrome a rare genetic condition.
Together with her husband Reuvi, they are the youth directors at Chabad Malvern in Melbourne Australia. Menucha is extremely passionate about educating and spreading awareness on disability and inclusion and making sure the programs she runs are accessible for all.
Menucha facilitates workshops for children and adults about inclusion, acceptance and how we can make a difference. Menucha runs Mum Le Mum a support group for fellow warrior mums who have children with disabilities.
Menucha shares her journey through her social media platforms @magicalmendy in the hope to spread awareness, educate others about disabilities and most importantly for other parents to feel less isolated and alone.
Click here to see the Impact Fashion collection of dresses.
Click here to get an Impact Fashion Gift Card
Click here to get the Am Yisrael Chai crewneck.
Click here to join the Impact Fashion Whatsapp Status
Click here to take a short survey about this podcast and get a 10% off coupon code as my thanks 💛