Rivky continues last week's conversation with occupational therapists Amy and Evelyn Guttmann to talk about screens. They share what happens in our brains when we’re watching, the anatomy of a post screen meltdown, what actually makes something a high quality show and how to practically approach screens with kids. Amy and Evelyn Guttmann, OTR/L, neurodevelopmental pediatric occupational therapist, has been treating families and children with over 40 years of experience between them. Better known...
Jul 14, 2025•59 min
Rivky sits down with occupational therapists Amy and Evelyn Guttmann to talk about child development. Amy and Evelyn teach about the 3 senses you’ve never heard of, their feelings on labeling and disorders, why OT is not just about handwriting, and what it really means when someone is sensory. Amy and Evelyn Guttmann, OTR/L, neurodevelopmental pediatric occupational therapist, has been treating families and children with over 40 years of experience between them. Better known as the "Guttmann Sis...
Jul 07, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Rivky sits down with business owner Jennifer Willaims to talk about the link between organization and success. Jennifer shares the joys of starting a business young, how to implement systems in your closet and business and how we can challenge ourselves to make better spaces. Jennifer Q. Williams has been a leader in the custom closet industry for over 34 years. In her early twenties, she founded Saint Louis Closet Co., the first locally owned custom closet company in St. Louis. What started as ...
Jun 30, 2025•47 min
Rivky sits down with business consultant and non profit leader Tsippi Gross to talk about her move away from entrepreneurship and starting Ashir, a non profit to help families with financial planning. they discuss the money basics, credit card debt, money mindset and transferring healthy money attitudes to their kids. Tsippi Gross is a business and executive coach/ consultant, Fractional Chief Strategy Officer, and executive coach who helps businesses double their growth fast, teams double their...
Jun 23, 2025•1 hr
Rivky sits down with Alyssa Goldwater and Chanie Kamman, the co-authors of Every Body is, a new children’s book for Orthodox families. They share why they wrote the book, the importance of using the word fat and how they handled tznius in the book. Alyssa Goldwater is a wife, mom and the Digital Influencer behind the lifestyle brand, A Glass of Goldwater ( @alyssagoldwater ). She is also the newly published author of, ‘Every Body Is’, a children’s book nurturing positive body image through Torah...
Jun 09, 2025•50 min
Rivky sits down with career coach and former therapist Tamara Gestetner to discuss major life transitions. Tamara shares what led her to closing her therapy practice after 15 years, how she dealt with the embarrassment of a major career downgrade, how a surprise pregnancy at 40 affected her decisions and how much she cares what other people think. Tamara Gestetner is life and career coach, former therapist, and passionate advocate for growth at every stage of life. After 15 years as a couples th...
May 26, 2025•44 min
Rivky sits down with Jordana Brown, a frum single mother by choice, to discuss the decisions Jordana’s made along the way. Jordana shares what its like to have a fertility journey on your own, how her dating pool has actually improved since her daughter’s birth, how she plans on explaining this to her daughter and the realities of single motherhood. Jordana is a single mom to a yummy little girl named Amalia, born in August after a long and winding road to motherhood. She made aliyah in 2014 and...
May 19, 2025•44 min
Rivky sits down with her mom, Gittie Deutsch. They discuss Gittie's new life as an empty nester, go deep on the process of creating Gittie's gown for her last child's wedding and why ‘mom as client’ didn’t work too well. Plus rivky's thoughts on her gown not making it through the night. Gittie Deutsch is a fabulous mom to Rivky and her three siblings, and they all know that's her favorite bio :). Click here to learn more about custom dresses Click here to see the new Draped Knot Dress Click here...
May 12, 2025•54 min
Rivky sits down with family mediator and divorce coach Rina Deutsch to discuss divorce. Rina shares what it was like going through her own divorce, why contagion is not really a concern with the normalization of divorce, the real easy way out and what we should all know about divorcing couples. Rina Deutsch is a divorce coach and certified family mediator who helps Jewish women navigate the complexities of divorce with clarity, confidence and compassion. Having been through divorce herself, she ...
May 05, 2025•57 min
Rivky goes solo to explain what tariffs mean for Frum Fashion. She’ll cover why the next 2 weeks will determine prices in 6 months from now, how this hugely affects other companies but doesn’t really touch Impact Fashion and what she hope this means for quality overall. Click here to see the new Draped Knot Dress Click here to join the Impact Fashion Whatsapp Status Click here to see my collection of dresses. Click here to get the Secrets Your Tailor Won't Tell You Click here to see my maternity...
Apr 28, 2025•41 min
Rivky sits down with author and social media personality Bari Mitzmann to discuss her new book. Bari shares the extreme fear she absorbed in regards to Judaism and how that exacerbated severe mental health issues, what it meant for her marriage when she decided she was done being frum and navigating heterim and mental health. Bari Mitzmann is a Nevada-based marketing director by day and a content creator by night. She is passionate about destigmatizing mental health struggles and helping others ...
Apr 07, 2025•54 min
Rivky goes solo to muse on work life “balance” and why she doesn’t believe in it. She shares how she makes it work in her life to disappear for extended periods of time for pop up shops, the type of support she has and her feelings on being missed at home. POP UP TOUR SCHEDULE: Monday 3/24 BALTIMORE hosted by The Mimi Boutique 11am-6pm, 7:30-9:30pm Tuesday 3/25 PASSAIC hosted by Suede and Company 11am-6pm, 8-10pm Wednesday 3/26 MONSEY hosted by Beautifull Boutique 11am-6pm, 7:30-9:30pm Thursday ...
Mar 24, 2025•26 min
Rivky sits down with Rebetzin Dara Goldschmidt, the former Chief Rebetzin of Moscow for 30+ years, to hear her story. She shares what it was like raising her family in late 80’s/ early 90’s Russia, the event leading up to her 2022 exile and how she’s approaching the new phase of life she’s in. Rebetzin Dara Goldschmidt is an expressionist painter, Torah learner and teacher based in Jerusalem by way of Monsey, NY and Moscow. @goldschmidtdara Here's Impact Fashion's upcomig pop up tour dates: Mond...
Mar 17, 2025•47 min
Rivky sits down with artist and entrepreneur Arielle Salkin to tell her story. Arielle shares how not being able to get a job in fashion led her to discovering a love of retail, the outcome of a terrible work experience, navigating the desire not to specifically cater to the Orthodox world but still address needs of the community and the joy of someone’s first mezuzah Arielle Salkin is a designer and the founder of The Materials Design Co. A Parsons graduate, she began her career in NYC as an em...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Rivky goes solo in on an Instagram Live to discuss The Pocket Dress. She shares how she thinks of the collection in categories, the struggle of cute vs. practical and why it's so technically complicated to have pockets and large hems in dresses. Click here to see the Pocket Dress Click here to join the Impact Fashion Whatsapp Status Click here to see my collection of dresses. Click here to get the Secrets Your Tailor Won't Tell You Click here to see my maternity friendly pieces. To hear more epi...
Mar 03, 2025•18 min
Rivky sits down with Michal Eisik, an entrepreneur and educator sharing her story. Michal shares the gift of giving herself a year to figure things out, balancing a flexible work schedule with actually getting work done, how AI is changing the copywriting field and what people might not realize about freelancing. Michal Eisik is the founder of Michal Eisik Media, a boutique copywriting agency that helps B2B tech brands replace generic, forgettable web copy with crisp, differentiated messaging. S...
Feb 24, 2025•57 min
Rivky goes solo to reflect on cutting myself a break during one of the busiest times in her work and life with the new Ribbed Maxi Drawstring Dress. She’ll share how she got stuck in a feeling of "it has to be hard" and how she's working her way (slowly) through it. CROWN HEIGHTS POP UP SHOP INFO- With House of Lancry, Moddo & Kaituz at La Sala 1345 President Street. Wednesday Feb 19 3-9pm & Thursday Feb 20 11am-6pm Click here to see the new colors of the Ribbed Maxi Drawstring Dress Cli...
Feb 17, 2025•23 min
Rivky sits down with Israeli filmmaker Shoval Tshuva to tell the story of how Shoval found her power by making the film she wished existed. She shares the effect her film has had on other survivors of sexual assault, why titwas important to direct her own story and what its been like for her post Oct 7. Writer, director, and actor Shoval Tshuva was born and raised in Israel. Her background in journalism heavily influences her voice as a filmmaker. She draws her strong female narratives from life...
Feb 10, 2025•47 min
Rivky sits down with a career coach Shaina Keren to discuss the paths people end up taking. Shaina shares how her simple upbringing shaped her views on religiousness and materialism, the difference between girls and guys when choosing their careers, and how channeling negative personality traits in work improves people’s actual lives. Shaina Keren is a Career Coach who helps people figure out what kind of work they will enjoy and succeed at, and how to make that a reality. From confusion to clar...
Feb 03, 2025•46 min
Rivky sits down with fashion designer and business owner Daniella Faye to discuss her journey. Daniella tells the story of making Aliyah on her own at the age of 15 and building her business as a teen, the process of designing her first collection, what it’s like to work with her husband and the horror stories she’s had in production. Daniella Faye is an Israel based fashion designer Daniellafayeusa.com @daniella.faye Click here to join the Impact Fashion Whatsapp Status Click here to see my col...
Jan 27, 2025•53 min
Rivky sits down with all around fashion girlie Abi Radcliffe to talk shop. Abi shares her unusual education and what she loved about her time as a stay at home mom, and how she balances the conflicts of privacy vs. publicity and light vs. shallow. Plus we talk about trolling. Abi is a Toronto based modest content creator with a backgound in Fashion business and Image consulting. Abi loves sharing afforadble fashion finds and all things that spread joy. @abiradcliffe_ Click here to join the Impac...
Jan 20, 2025•43 min
Rivky sits down with good friend and sheitel macher Gitel Rosenzweig for an impromptu conversation. We discuss Rivky's own wig wearing journey, how often the average person actually gets a new wig, the point in Gitel’s career when she didn’t feel broke anymore and if a $10,000 wig is really worth it. Gitel Rosenzweig has been selling, styling, coloring, cutting and fitting wigs for over 20+ years. Working on thousands and thousands of clients isn't enough for her, though, so now she also educate...
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 44 min
Rivky sits down with clinical phsychologist Shira Ritholtz to discuss suicide. They discuss the difference between in patient and outpatient programs, the complexity of suicidality, what treatment looks like and what to do if someone comes forward to you in danger. This episode is about suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts a trained crisis counselor is available to speak with you 24/7. In the US, Call or text 988. In Israel, dial 1201. In the UK you can reach ...
Jan 06, 2025•49 min
I normally would not put out an episode as serious as last week's without a therepeutic follow up and while that was my intention, the person I was supposed to record with backed out at the last minute. If you are or know of a female therapist who specializes in or has a considerable amount of experience with handling suicide, please connect us! My email is rivky@impactfashionnyc.com.
Dec 30, 2024•4 min
Rivky sits down with Hadassah Zirkind, the founder of preventfrumsuicide.org. Hadassah shares her own mental health struggles, what it was like to find support after attempting suicide, signs and symptoms to look out for and how to have some really difficult conversations. This episode is about suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts a trained crisis counselor is available to speak with you 24/7. In the US, Call or text 988. In Israel, dial 1201. In the UK you ca...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 23 min
Rivky goes solo to talk about the Choose Your Discount sale and The Mystery Dress. She share how her philosophy is different from other brands and how that leads to only one sale a year, why choice is so important and why she wanted to offer a mystery dress. Click here to shop the sale at impactfashionnyc.com Click here to get your Mystery Dress Click here to join the Impact Fashion Whatsapp Status Click here to see my collection of dresses. Click here to get the Secrets Your Tailor Won't Tell Y...
Dec 16, 2024•25 min
This week's episode is still under clinical review so it'll be a bit delayed in getting out there but I didn't want you to miss out on early access to my only sale of the year! Go to impactfashionnyc.com/earlyaccess to get the codes at least 2 hours before everyone else- plus you'll have first dibs on a little extra something I'm doing this year.
Dec 09, 2024•3 min
Mazel tov to the entire Links Family team on the opening of a brand new location for Dress Me! Rivky sits down with Sarah Rivkah Kohn,the founder of Links, and Bruchy Grosinger, the director of Dress Me, to discuss their incredible work. They discuss how Links has evolved and responded to their families needs over the years, why Rivky specifically choose to direct all of her brand's charity to Dress Me and Links and what it’s like to clothing shop without a mother. Sarah Rivkah Kohn is the found...
Dec 02, 2024•46 min
Rivky sits down with Adina Mintz PA-C who practices functional medicine to talk about her work. They discuss the difference between the quacks and real medical professionals in Adina's space, why she’s an uber generalist, the aspects of personal medical history she’s really interested in and the cost of this type of care. Adina Mintz PA-C is passionate about helping women feel their best, whatever their stage in life. With over 15 years of medical experience, she graduated as a PA from SUNY and ...
Nov 25, 2024•56 min
Rivky goes solo to talk about the new Side Vent Top. She share why it felt important to elevate “throw on clothes” and vents about some production snafus she encountered along the way. Click here to see the new Side Vent Top 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% ...
Nov 18, 2024•23 min
