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2026-02-2455 minKids Matter!Building Resilience To Bullying with Izzy KalmanSend a textIn this episode, Izzy Kalman discussed bullying, what does not work to stop bullying, and how to help your child respond to bullying more effectively.Israel “Izzy” Kalman, MS, has been a school psychologist and psychotherapist since 1978. He has developed a quick, fun and powerful system for teaching people how to solve interpersonal problems, including bullying, without anyone’s help and without getting anyone in trouble. He is director of Bullies to Buddies, Inc., creator of the Bullies to Buddies Golden Rule System, and author of a book for youth called Bullies to Bud...
2026-02-1759 minKids Matter!Building Resilience To Bullying with Izzy KalmanSend a textIn this episode, Izzy Kalman discussed bullying, what does not work to stop bullying, and how to help your child respond to bullying more effectively.Israel “Izzy” Kalman, MS, has been a school psychologist and psychotherapist since 1978. He has developed a quick, fun and powerful system for teaching people how to solve interpersonal problems, including bullying, without anyone’s help and without getting anyone in trouble. He is director of Bullies to Buddies, Inc., creator of the Bullies to Buddies Golden Rule System, and author of a book for youth called Bullies to Bud...
2026-02-1758 minKids Matter!It's NOT Just All In Your Head: Gut-Brain Disorders with Dr. Ali NavidiSend a textIn this episode, Dr. Ali Navidi of GI Psychology discusses the brain gut connection and ways to help children with disorders of brain gut interaction with specific therapies.Dr. Navidi is a licensed clinical psychologist and one of the founders of GI Psychology, a national telehealth practice specializing in helping patients with GI disorders and chronic pain. Dr. Navidi oversees training and outreach at the practice. Dr. Navidi has given talks about GI disorders and chronic pain to organizations around the country such as American College of Gastroenterology, UNC School of Medicine, Ge...
2026-02-1051 minKids Matter!The Autism Surge is Real with Jill EscherSend a textIn this episode, Jill Escher, mother to two profoundly autistic young adults and autism advocate, talks about the TRUE rise in autism, including profound(severe) autism, and possible causes for this rise. Jill Escher, JD, MA, is president of the National Council on Severe Autism, founder of Escher Fund for Autism (a fund that supports autism programs and research), secretary and past president of Autism Society San Francisco Bay Area, and a housing provider for adults with autism and intellectual disabilities. Her work has been published in T...
2026-02-0351 minKids Matter!The Politics of Autism with Dr. Bryna SiegelSend a textCORRECTION: Dr. Bryna Siegel led one of several field sites involved in validating the DSM-III-R and DSM IV diagnostic criteria for Autism while professor of psychiatry at University of California, San Francisco. She was NOT the lead of the DSM Autism field trials, a position held by Fred Volkmar, MD (Yale University) Dr. Bryna Siegel is a Developmental Psychologist (PhD Stanford, 1980) who has co-founded one of the earliest US Autism Clinics (Stanford,1983), then founded and led the Autism Clinic at University of California, San Francisco from the late 1980s to early 2010s, se...
2026-01-271h 12Kids Matter!It Doesn't Have To Be This Hard: ADHD Coaching with Mike McLeodSend a textMichael McLeod, M.A.In this episode, Mike Mcleod and I talk about ADHD, parenting styles, and the role of ADHD coaching. In 2016, Michael created the Internal Skills Executive Function Strengthening Model, and GrowNOW ADHD was born. His mission: improve quality of life for youth and families facing ADHD and executive function challenges. Mike has presented this model to audiences nationwide and internationally, providing specialized support in ADHD, Executive Functioning, Social Executive Functioning, and Parent Coaching.With more than 20 years of...
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JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastRed Flags and Carrot Sticks: How to Spot Eating Disorders from Afar with Gail Gutman, MDIn this episode, Jennie Berkovich, DO interviews Gail Gutman, MD to explore the critical role of specialists in supporting young people's health. We'll discuss the alarming rise in eating disorders, uncovering the factors contributing to this trend. Our conversation delves into the complex relationship between body image and disordered eating, highlighting why eating disorders are about more than just distorted perceptions of self. Parents and caregivers will gain valuable insights into the warning signs of disordered eating and learn what steps they can take if they suspect a problem. We'll also cover first-line interventions and discuss practical prevention strategies...
2024-07-1140 minJOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastPassing the JOWMA Podcast Torch with Alisa Minkin, MDAlisa Minkin, MD is former host of JOWMA Podcast which provides health education geared to the Orthodox community. Dr Minkin also previously produces the JOWMA Preventative Health hotline (929-4-GEZUNT/929-444-9868) and is past chair of the JOWMA Preventative Health Committee. She is a board-certified pediatrician in Oceanside, NY. She attended Johns Hopkins University followed by New York University School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center. Dr Minkin is on the Leadership Panel of the Haredi Health Coalition which serves as a liaison between NYC’s Department of Health an...
2024-03-1433 minJOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastEating Disorder EDucation with Dr. Frani Pollack, PhD, LSW, RDFrani S. Pollack is a licensed psychologist and social worker. She has been in practice for 30 years. Frani has worked at multiple inpatient, day treatment, and outpatient programs. She currently works at Bala Child & Family Assoicates where she sees individuals, teens, and families. She has also taught and trained students, supervised, and ran supervision groups. Frani currently teaches and supervises dissertations at the doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania. She also teaches at the Sara Schnerer/YU school of social work, Council for Relationships, and is a Senior Trainer for the Family Based Program in Pennsylvania. Frani gives...
2024-02-1555 minJOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastWeighty Issues: A Whole Family Approach with Dr. Joey Skelton, MD, MSDr. Joseph "Joey" Skelton is a board-certified pediatrician and obesity medicine specialist. He has a particular interest in working with entire families to change behavior, as well as working with community organizations who have the same goals. He is the founder and director of Brenner FIT® (Families In Training), a family-based pediatric obesity program; we are active in clinical care, research, education, and community outreach.
He conducts research focused on attrition from and adherence to treatment, and how to incorporate the entire family system into health care. He also teaches medical students in a field called Culinary Med...
2023-09-281h 09
Child Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians14. Screening for suicidality with Dr. Alisa MinkinSend a text The AAP/Bright Futures recommend screening all kids 12 years and older for suicide risk. Realistically, how do you incorporate another screening tool into your practice? Join us as we learn from Dr. Alisa Minkin, a primary care pediatrician who has spearheaded an effort to integrate screening for suicide risk in her large network of practices in the New York metropolitan area. We discuss:*If you are already screening for depression with the PHQ9/A, do you really need a separate screener for suicide risk? (YES!)*What is an efficient, fast, effect...
2023-09-2615 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians14. Screening for suicidality with Dr. Alisa Minkin The AAP/Bright Futures recommend screening all kids 12 years and older for suicide risk. Realistically, how do you incorporate another screening tool into your practice? Join us as we learn from Dr. Alisa Minkin, a primary care pediatrician who has spearheaded an effort to integrate screening for suicide risk in her large network of practices in the New York metropolitan area. We discuss:*If you are already screening for depression with the PHQ9/A, do you really need a separate screener for suicide risk? (YES!)*What is an efficient, fast, effective way to screen for suicid...
2023-09-2515 min
Pediatric Meltdown154. The Joys and Challenges of Pediatrics: Gather Your Spoons!https://swiy.co/WhatAreYourThoughtsWelcome to the Pediatric Meltdown podcast, where we delve into the challenges and triumphs of pediatric healthcare. Today, host Lia Gaggino has the pleasure of introducing her guest, (and self-proclaimed “superfan” of Pediatric Meltdown), Dr. Alisa Minkin, a trailblazing pediatrician and host of the JOWMA Podcast, a show dedicated to health education for the Orthodox Jewish community. In today’s episode, Dr. Minkin shares her inspiring journey as a pediatrician and her unwavering commitment to mental health awareness. Drawing from her experiences as a parent to a child with special needs, as well as her...
2023-08-0940 minJOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastSpecial Episode: We Have a Weight Problem with Yaffi Lvova, RDN, Alisa Minkin, MD, FAAP, Tobi Ash, RN, BSN, MBA and Dr. Marcy Forta, EdD, MBAYaffi Lvova, RDN is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and twin mom who is passionate about providing nutrition education for the pregnant or breastfeeding woman, help with nutrition for colicky or fussy babies, and assistance with initial food introduction. Yaffi graduated magna cum laude with a bachelors of science in nutrition and dietetics from Arizona State University in 2010 and went on to complete the Iowa State University dietetic internship. Yaffi partners with families to grow happy, healthy babies and confident parents by breaking down complex scientific concepts, ideas, theories, and research into easier to understand language so that parents can m...
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JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastSpecialty Spotlight: Dr Alisa Minkin, MDAlisa Minkin, MD is host of JOWMA Podcast which provides health education geared to the Orthodox community. Dr Minkin also produces the JOWMA Preventative Health hotline (929-4-GEZUNT/929-444-9868) and is past chair of the JOWMA Preventative Health Committee. She is a board-certified pediatrician in Oceanside, NY. She attended Johns Hopkins University followed by New York University School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center. Dr Minkin is on the Leadership Panel of the Haredi Health Coalition which serves as a liaison between NYC’s Department of Health and the New...
2022-06-0215 min
Meaningful People8th DayCo-founded by brothers Shmuel and Bentzi Marcus, is one of the most sought after music acts these days. With their latest hit album "Lucky", the group has now released nine studio albums. Their music has been featured on rock radio stations all over the United States and they have been top sellers on the Alternative Rock, World Music, Reggae and Jewish Music charts for the last decade. The band has played hundreds of sold out concerts across the globe with stops in Australia, Europe, Israel, Asia, South Africa, Canada, the Caribbean Islands and all over the United...
2022-02-261h 06
Meaningful PeopleLily Ebert & Dov Forman - Teaching The World About the HolocaustLily Ebert spent Yom Kippur 1944 in Auschwitz and made herself a promise. "If I ever came out of that place, I was determined to do something that would change everything. I had to make sure that nothing like this could ever happen again to anybody. So I promised myself I would tell the world what had happened. Not just to me, but to all the people who could not tell their stories." She has kept her promise not just by telling her remarkable story in "Lily's Promise: How I Survived Auschwitz and Found the Strength...
2022-02-1255 min
Meaningful PeopleRabbi David Fohrman - Aleph BetaRabbi David Fohrman is the founder and lead scholar at Aleph Beta Academy. He is author of "The Beast that Crouches at the Door," finalist for the 2007 National Jewish Book Award, and "The Queen You Thought You Knew." Rabbi Fohrman seeks to open layers of meaning of Biblical text and to help the reader develop a relationship with the texts that make us who we are. Aleph Beta's CEO is Imu Shalev. For more of his work, see www.alephbeta.org. Want to hear more of Rabbi Fohrman's teachings? Aleph Beta is giving our listeners a free...
2022-02-061h 40
Mothers of MisfitsA Pediatrician's Perspective on Advocating for Misfits | Dr. Alisa Minkin, MDDr. Alisa Minkin is a pediatrician and mother to six adult children, one of whom has a rare diagnosis. She shares her journey of getting answers for her daughter, finding support from other parents along the way, and using her life experiences to become a better pediatrician.
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2022-01-0417 min
The Kol Isha PodcastEpisode 21 - Advocating for a Healthy Community with Dr. Alisa MinkinDr. Alisa Minkin is a pediatrician who is passionate about advocating for health in the frum community and beyond. She covers a huge range of topics on the JOWMA Preventative Health podcast, and uses innovated methods to educated and inform.
2021-06-0352 min
MLW That's LifeFeaturing: Miriam L. Wallach is joined by Dr. Alisa Minkin of JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association)
2021-04-1500 min
JM in the AM InterviewsNachum Segal and Dr. Alisa Minkin, General Pediatrician and Co-Chair of the Preventative Health Committee for the Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association (JOWMA), Discuss Covid-19 and Getting the Vaccine
2021-03-1600 min
JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastWhat’s the Deal with the COVID19 Vaccine? Dr. Dan Grove And Dr. Naor Bar ZeevDr. Dan Grove, Assistant Director of Critical Care at Medstar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, interviews Dr. Naor Bar Zeev about COVID19.
Still having COVID-19 conundrums?
Tune in to the next episode of the JOWMA Preventative Health Podcast, where Dr. Alisa Minkin will be asking YOUR questions in an interview with Dr. Naor Bar-Zev, PhD, MPH, MBBS(Hons), MBiostat the Deputy Director of the International Vaccine Access Center and Associate Professor of International Health and Vaccinology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
**please post your questions in the comments below, and keep an eye out for a question...
2020-10-2339 minJOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastEp. 42 What’s the Deal with the COVID19 Vaccine? Dr. Dan Grove And Dr. Naor Bar ZeevDr. Dan Grove, Assistant Director of Critical Care at Medstar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, interviews Dr. Naor Bar Zeev about COVID19.
Still having COVID-19 conundrums?
Tune in to the next episode of the JOWMA Preventative Health Podcast, where Dr. Alisa Minkin will be asking YOUR questions in an interview with Dr. Naor Bar-Zev, PhD, MPH, MBBS(Hons), MBiostat the Deputy Director of the International Vaccine Access Center and Associate Professor of International Health and Vaccinology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
**please post your questions in the comments below, and keep an eye out for a question...
2020-10-2339 min
JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastPandemic Child Psychology with Dr. Sara AsherDr. Alisa Minkin interviews Dr. Sara Asher.
2020-09-1841 minJOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastEp. 38 Pandemic Child Psychology with Dr. Sara AsherDr. Alisa Minkin interviews Dr. Sara Asher.
2020-09-1841 min
JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastMom Worries: Maternal Mental HealthDr. Alisa Minkin of JOWMA, interviews Dvora Entin , LCSW, PMH-C, an expert in maternal mental health, to discuss perinatal mood disorders.
2020-05-1538 minJOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastEp. 21 Mom Worries: Maternal Mental HealthDr. Alisa Minkin of JOWMA, interviews Dvora Entin , LCSW, PMH-C, an expert in maternal mental health, to discuss perinatal mood disorders.
2020-05-1538 min
JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastDr. Rona Novick: Emotional Survival, Mental Health and COVID19Dr. Alisa Minkin interviews Dr. Rona Novick ,Dean of Azrieli Graduate School at Yeshiva University and Child Psychologist on staff at Northwell, author of BRAVE bully prevention program and several books, including “Mommy Can You Stop The Rain?”
2020-04-1423 minJOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastEp. 15 Dr. Rona Novick: Emotional Survival, Mental Health and COVID19Dr. Alisa Minkin interviews Dr. Rona Novick ,Dean of Azrieli Graduate School at Yeshiva University and Child Psychologist on staff at Northwell, author of BRAVE bully prevention program and several books, including “Mommy Can You Stop The Rain?”
2020-04-1423 min
JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastCOVID-19: It's Here...But Still Don't Panic, Wash Your Hands and PrepareDr. Ellie Carmody is infectious disease doctor and has a masters of public Health at NYU and Bellevue. She is interviewed here by Dr. Alisa Minkin regarding the current COVID-19 public health concern.
2020-03-1331 minJOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastEp. 8 COVID-19: It's Here...But Still Don't Panic, Wash Your Hands and PrepareDr. Ellie Carmody is infectious disease doctor and has a masters of public Health at NYU and Bellevue. She is interviewed here by Dr. Alisa Minkin regarding the current COVID-19 public health concern.
2020-03-1331 min
JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastHow To Lose Weight...and Keep It OffDr. Alisa Minkin, General Pediatrician and Co-Chair of the JOWMA Preventative Health Committee discusses important weight loss topics with Registered Dietician, Aliza Beer, who specializes in creating personalized weight-loss plans for people of all ages. Aliza can be reached at alizabeer@gmail.com, by phone at 516-984-3333 or on her website www.alizabeer.com. A full transcript of this interview can be found at www.jowma.com/health.
2020-02-2735 minJOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastEp. 4 How To Lose Weight...and Keep It OffDr. Alisa Minkin, General Pediatrician and Co-Chair of the JOWMA Preventative Health Committee discusses important weight loss topics with Registered Dietician, Aliza Beer, who specializes in creating personalized weight-loss plans for people of all ages. Aliza can be reached at alizabeer@gmail.com, by phone at 516-984-3333 or on her website www.alizabeer.com. A full transcript of this interview can be found at www.jowma.com/health.
2020-02-2735 min
JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastJust Eat Real FoodDr. Alisa Minkin, General Pediatrician, interviews Dr. Debbie Herst, Australian GP and advocate for healthier diets focusing on less sugar and processed foods. The transcript for this podcast is available on our website at www.JOWMA.org/health.
2020-02-2742 minJOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastEp. 3 Just Eat Real FoodDr. Alisa Minkin, General Pediatrician, interviews Dr. Debbie Herst, Australian GP and advocate for healthier diets focusing on less sugar and processed foods. The transcript for this podcast is available on our website at www.JOWMA.org/health.
2020-02-2742 minThe Kol Isha PodcastEpisode 4 - Vaccinations, part 2 with Drs. Alisa Minkin and Maureen NemetskiDr. Alisa Minkin, General Pediatrician, and Dr. Maureen Nemetski, Emergency Medicine Pediatrician, join me to talk about why there is an increase in distrust of healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies, flu season, and of course - the flu vaccine.
2020-02-0500 min