MOM CURIOUS is weekly conversation between (mostly) women about all the different ways to be a mother (or not) with your host Daniella Rabbani. ALL ARE WELCOME. And Our Hostess: Daniella Rabbani (@daniellarabbani) is an award winning storyteller and mother of two. Daniella has been hailed as "sympathetic and utterly alive" (New York Observer), "hilarious" (Wall Street Journal) and "will leave you twirling in the streets" (New York Times). TV credits: Amazon's The Better Sister, HBO’s Scenes from...
Mar 11, 2025•18 min
MOM CURIOUS is weekly conversation between (mostly) women about all the different ways to be a mother (or not) with your host Daniella Rabbani. ALL ARE WELCOME. About This Week's Guest: Loryn Brantz is an author, artist, poet, and director. She is the creator of two best-selling board book series, Feminist Baby and It Had To Be You (Love Poems Your Baby Can See), and is also a two-time Emmy Award winner for her work on Sesame Street. She is currently a consulting creative director for the belove...
Mar 04, 2025•42 min
A weekly conversation between (mostly) women about all the different ways to be a mother (or not) with your host Daniella Rabbani. ALL ARE WELCOME. About This Week’s Guest: Jill Kargman is a writer and actress born and raised in New York City. After graduating Yale in three years, she worked in magazines, with articles published in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, GQ, Town & Country, ELLE, DAZED, Condé Nast Traveller, andInterview, and others. She went on to become a New York Timesbestselling author ...
Feb 25, 2025•1 hr 5 min
The Mom Curious Podcast is a weekly conversation between (mostly) women about all the different ways to be a mother (or not) with your host Daniella Rabbani. ALL ARE WELCOME. About This Week’s Guest: Kim Strother is a Holistic Health & Fitness Expert with over 20 years of experience as a certified personal trainer, holistic health coach, and yoga instructor. Recognized as one of the country's top celebrity trainers, Kim is celebrated for her online workouts, her nutrition course, The Paleo P...
Feb 18, 2025•49 min
A weekly conversation between (mostly) women about all the different ways to be a mother (or not) with your host Daniella Rabbani. ALL ARE WELCOME. About This Week’s Guest: Sarrah believes in “joy mining,” AKA “choosing the joy” in the journey. Despite being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020, she maintained her vision of becoming a mom and in December 2023, welcomed her first child via surrogacy. Now four years in remission, the former broadway showgirl created “A Chance For Life,” a nonprofi...
Feb 11, 2025•46 min
A weekly conversation between (mostly) women about all the different ways to be a mother (or not) with your host Daniella Rabbani. ALL ARE WELCOME. About This Week’s Guest: Alexandra Sall is the Founder and Creative Director at ALSALL Studio, a New York based branding, social media and web design studio passionate about helping female entrepreneurs in the lifestyle, health and wellness space. She lives in Manhattan with her bubbly one year old daughter Olivia and equally charismatic husband Mosh...
Feb 04, 2025•51 min
A weekly conversation between (mostly) women about all the different ways to be a mother (or not) with your host Daniella Rabbani. ALL ARE WELCOME. About This Week’s Guest: Hitha Palepu is a consummate multi-hyphenate - an entrepreneur, author, and speaker. She is the CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals. Hitha is the author of We’re Speaking: The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris and How To Pack: Travel Smart for Any Trip (Clarkson Potter). She lives in NYC with her husband and two sons. Follow Hitha on ...
Jan 28, 2025•1 hr 2 min
A weekly conversation between (mostly) women about all the different ways to be a mother (or not) with your host Daniella Rabbani. ALL ARE WELCOME. This Week’s Guest: OULA HEALTH - At Oula, we pride ourselves on delivering better maternity care, before, during, and after pregnancy. Midwife or OBGYN? Medicated or au naturale? It shouldn’t have to be one or the other. So we’ve redesigned an experience that doesn’t have a “right way.” We listen, respect your preferences, and make decisions with you...
Jan 21, 2025•50 min
A weekly conversation between (mostly) women about all the different ways to be a mother (or not) with your host Daniella Rabbani. ALL ARE WELCOME. This Week’s Guest: Neha Ruch is the founder of Mother Untitled, the leading platform for ambitious women leaning into family life. A thought leader, influencer, and sought-after speaker focusing on women, work, parenting and identity, Neha’s work at Mother Untitled is catalyzing a shift in how society views stay-at-home motherhood. Her book, ""THE PO...
Jan 14, 2025•54 min
In this heartfelt episode of the Mom Curious podcast, host Daniella Rabbani speaks with Vikki Cohen, the mother of Nimrod Cohen, who was kidnapped to Gaza on October 7, 2023. Vikki shares her emotional journey of missing her son, the impact of his kidnapping on her family, and the ongoing fight for his return. The conversation delves into the context of military service in Israel, the day of the kidnapping, and the community's support for hostage families. Vikki emphasizes the need for peace and...
Oct 22, 2024•34 min
Actor and stand up comic, Ashley Austin Morris can be seen as Roxanne Hurts on Fleishman Is In Trouble, Nicole in Inventing Anna, and can be seen nightly performing stand up comedy all over the city. Her stand up album was number 1 on iTunes and can be streamed anywhere one hears music! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 15, 2024•56 min
Bianca Jade is a leading beauty, fitness and integrative lifestyle influencer, TV Host and wellness personality. She’s known for her personal blog Mizzfit.com, where wellness meets style. As a Latin-American entrepreneur and TV/internet personality, Bianca shares her life experiences navigating the health & wellness world with audiences across the nation and amongst her half a million follows on social media. Bianca has appeared on outlets such as Today Show, CBS Morning News, Dr. Oz, Banfie...
Oct 01, 2024•41 min
Zibby Owens is the award-winning podcast host of Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books; founder and CEO of Zibby Media, which includes the publishing house Zibby Books, a book club, retreats, classes, and events; and is the proud owner of Zibby’s Bookshop, an independent bookstore in Santa Monica. Her books include Blank, Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, children’s book Princess Charming, and three anthologies that she edited including On Being Jewish which come out next month! A f...
Sep 17, 2024•34 min
Jen Cohn is best known for her role voicing ‘Pharah’ in Overwatch. She’s also the voice of 'Lord Zash' in Star Wars: The Old Republic, and of Zuko and Azula's mother ‘Ursa' in Avatar: The Last Airbender. She can currently be seen playing lawyer 'Cheryl Levine' in HULU's limited series Welcome to Chippendales. Jen is also known for livestreams on TikTok, Twitch and YouTube at @heyitsjencohn - where she does Style streams, Studio visits, and Ask Bird Mom, a series of Real Talk Advice Streams for g...
Sep 03, 2024•48 min
Daniella sits down with prolific and beloved Ukranian actress and host, Sia Rovinska. Sia, a mother of 3, tells her story of finding refuge in New York when war broke out in her beloved country. Sia Rovinska is a distinguished Ukrainian actress, television host, and social activist known for her versatility and commitment to her craft. Born and raised in Kyiv, she developed a passion for the performing arts early in life, leading her to pursue a formal education in acting. She graduated from the...
Aug 20, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Lauren is a podcaster, retreat planner, and content creator in the motherhood sphere with a focus on making funny parody videos, parenting across multiple ages, and astrology. She and her Grammy award winning husband became parents of three with the birth of their unexpected Covid twins in 2020 who joined their now 14 year-old big brother. With an audience of over 700K+ across social media platforms- Lauren's goal is to inspire through humor and authenticity and believes that one of the most pow...
Aug 06, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Ashley Feinstein Gerstley is a personal finance expert, CFP®, speaker, and the author of Financial Adulting and The 30-Day Money Cleanse. She founded The Fiscal Femme, a feminist money platform and has helped thousands of people feel financially confident, achieve major financial goals, and destress their relationships with money. She has appeared on or been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, the TODAY Show, CNBC, Forbes, NBC, Glamour and the The New York Times. Ashley has w...
Jul 23, 2024•55 min
Beryl Solomon Jackowitz is a cannabis lifestyle expert, advocate and spokesperson. She is founder and CEO of Poplar, Your Modern Drug Store; a one-stop shop for curated and elevated cannabis products and experiences. Beryl is your best friend (with weed) on a mission to make cannabis as socially acceptable as botox and chardonnay through education, conversation and new experiences. As a double Ivy League educated canna-mom, practicing Jew, adjunct professor and volunteer, with a background in fa...
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Kim is an award-winning creative Executive Producer in TV and video, a digital marketing strategist, social media and video expert, an on-camera media coach with a proven track record and 500 million video views. She blends 15 years of journalism with content marketing at top-tier outlets including Us Weekly, where she launched and ran their video unit, Netflix, PopSugar, PEOPLE Magazine, and Fox News. She’s worked with brands such as Bloomingdale’s, Olay, Walgreens, Kia, Owl’s Brew and It Gets ...
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Some of the world’s most prominent leaders attribute their setbacks to the reason they found success. Their lowest moments paved the way for their creative rebirth. Through the four phases of The Setback Cycle—Establish, Embrace, Explore, and Emerge—Amy Shoenthal guides readers on how to make sense of their experiences, gain clarity on what comes next, and move confidently into future endeavors. That framework, developed through research and conversations with scholars, psychologists, neuroscien...
Jun 11, 2024•52 min
I (Daniella) wish I knew about Vered when my babies were still babies! That's why she's here today: Vered Benhorin is a music therapist, psychotherapist, and founder of Baby in Tune whose classes are beloved by New York parents. She teaches parents how to strengthen their attachment with their baby through mindfulness, play and music. Her award winning music can be found on Spotify at Vered, and her forthcoming book will be published in early 2025. Follow @babyintune on Instagram. And as always,...
May 28, 2024•46 min
This podcast is a place to widen empathy for all walks of motherhood life. And this week, Daniella, along with fellow Jewish mama Liz Rose, opens up about it being "hard to be a Jewish mom right now". Come be a fly on the wall of a late night conversation between two tired mothers. Liz Rose is an active member of the Jewish Community in Atlanta and beyond. She is known as @JewishlyLiz on Instagram where she shares her life as a Jew, and speaks out against Jew hatred. In 2022 she was awarded the ...
May 14, 2024•55 min
Robyn Youkilis is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, board-certified health coach, and wellness expert featured on The View, Cosmopolitan, E! News, The Wall Street Journal, and People Magazine, amongst others. The author of two bestselling books, Go with Your Gut and Thin from Within, Robyn is a leading authority on the intersection of gut health, mindset, intuition, and entrepreneurship, integrating spirituality and fun along the way. With 15 years of experience in the wellness industry, R...
Apr 30, 2024•55 min
Welcome into a tender conversation with Neeti Nerula who's emerged as a leading voice in the Yoga world. We talk about the push pull of diving into our life's passion while wanting to really invest in parenting as well. Neeti opens up about what brought her to her Yoga and the healing affects her practice has had on her life. We talk in depth about the loss of Neeti's father as a child and her brother in her twenties. If you are looking for the light in the dark, you've clicked the right episode...
Apr 16, 2024•58 min•Ep. 113
Today's episode features world famous visual artist Zoë Buckman (b. 1985 Hackney, East London): a multi-disciplinary artist working in sculpture, installation, and photography, exploring themes of Feminism, mortality, and equality. We talk about her origins and the line she tows between soft and hard both as an artist and advocate. Zoë is an intersectional feminist and we talk about what that means as a Jewish woman in 2024. More about Zoë: Notable solo shows have included BLOODWORK at Pippy Hou...
Apr 02, 2024•54 min
Daniella here, solo. I've always said that there are many ways to mom. And one of those ways, for me, has been to mother my pup. He died in my arms at the age of 12 and I wanted to let you know. Not just about his death but his life. And the impact he's made on mine. Not only that but I thought it would be appropriate given the premise of the show to celebrating the very real mothering experience of a dog mom. Enjoy. Just you and me, friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
Mar 19, 2024•19 min•Season 1Ep. 111
With Jewish people making up .2% of the world population and Jewish Israelis making up .1%, it's likely you haven't met an Israeli Jew. We here at Mom Curious believe that hate grows in the dark so we'd love to take the opportunity, during this global rise in antisemitism, to shed light on one of our favorite Jewish Israeli moms, Dikla Goren. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 05, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 110
She's back! And this time with a book and a baby! Join Daniella as she catches up with her college buddy Alexandra Roxo. Alexandra's sophomore book, Dare to Feel, was just published by Sounds True and is out now! We unpack Alexandra's healing journey and beg the question: so, like, does it work? Spoiler alert… yeaaaa. And Daniella can tell you that honestly because she's watched the ebbs and the flows for the past 20 years. Here's some background on Alexandra: With a career traversing genres, bu...
Feb 20, 2024•59 min•Ep. 109
In this special episode, Daniella is interviewed by one of our favorite guests from Season One of the Mom Curious Podcast, Ariel Stein. The two talk in detail about their experiences as Jewish mothers post October 7, 2023 which was when Hamas infiltrated Israel slaughtering the peace loving Kibbutz communities of the south, raping and torturing civilians and taking over 200 men, women, children and the elderly from the homes and into captive where 136 still remain today. We thought it was import...
Feb 06, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Regena Thomashauer (a.k.a. “Mama Gena”) is a teacher and best-selling author, mother and media personality, and founder and CEO of the School of Womanly Arts, which began in her living room in 1998 and has since grown into a global movement. She believes that women are the greatest untapped natural resource on the planet, and that as people of all genders reclaim the magnificence of the feminine, the patriarchy will fall, liberating us all. Thomashauer’s approach stems from decades of research i...
Jan 30, 2024•55 min•Ep. 107
