tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9692862671598025712024-03-18T05:47:37.592-04:00LadyMamaWe are Jewish women, wives and mothers trying to stay smart, stylish and spiritual. This blog is the groundwork for what will eventually be a space for Jewish women to learn, share and connect. E-mail mimi@ladymama.org with your contributions.Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.comBlogger318125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-534474970480259882014-01-16T10:24:00.003-05:002014-01-16T10:27:57.397-05:00Sheitel Envy: Goodbye "Shabbos hair" — I want a wig!
By KATE SAMPLE
Kate Sample is a writer and Jew-by-choice living in Chicago.
You can check out her blog at http://challahbackgirl.com and her e-book, challah back girl, on Amazon.com.
SHEITEL ENVY
Goodbye "Shabbos hair" — I want a wig!
By Kate Sample
All the single ladies (All the single ladies)
All Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-48069559983899009132013-06-05T10:41:00.002-04:002013-06-05T10:46:28.119-04:00Guest Post: How I Learned to Love Boobin'
By Ani Lipitz
Ani lives in Brooklyn with her awesome husband and adorable baby. She runs the (sadly neglected) Jewish mysticism blog, Light & Coffee. Ani will get her Lactation Counselor certification at the end of the summer.
Looking back, I don't know how I managed to soldier through those first few months, but I'm glad I did. There was no secret recipe for boobin' success,Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-63588652161747479412013-05-28T12:20:00.000-04:002013-05-28T12:20:58.014-04:00SUFFERING IN SILENCE: Female Sexual Dysfunction (Part I)
By Rachel Hercman
Rachel Hercman, LCSW is a psychotherapist specializing in relationships. She works at the Medical Center for Female Sexuality in New York (www.centerforfemalesexuality.com), a center that provides cutting-edge medical and psychological treatment for female sexual dysfunction, where she helps women improve their body image, sexual functioning, and relationship Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-30568482055510546812013-05-12T12:55:00.003-04:002013-05-12T12:55:37.803-04:00From Abuse to Awareness: Healing Through Motherhood
By Anonymous
From Abuse to Awareness:
Healing Through Motherhood
By Anonymous
Baby Rochel. My infant daughter is a replica of me. I look into her deep eyes and see straight into her soul. To my soul.
I gaze at her adoringly, this beautiful baby, and I wonder if I was ever this loved, this cherished. I'm sure that I wasn't.
My formative years were neither kind nor peacefulMimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-22751086652257870682013-05-05T19:47:00.003-04:002013-05-05T19:47:30.953-04:00G-d's Birth Control
By Chaia Kessler
"Looking back at our struggle, the 6am doctors appointments, the drugs, the thousands and
thousands of dollars in medical bills, it all doesn't seem so bad."
God's Birth Control
By Chaia Kessler
I am your sister, your daughter, your friend, your neighbor, that person you make eye contact with in the grocery store but don't actually know. I am that Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-64541751347452832082013-03-18T20:10:00.003-04:002013-03-18T20:12:37.187-04:00Defying Gravity: What My Miscarriages Taught Me
By Jessica Hoffman
Jessica, Geshem City Editor and Blogger, is a native Jewish Seattleite. She has contributed her writing to Kveller, Real Time, BBC World News, JOFA Journal, Jewneric, Bangitout, NW Beauty Magazine, and more. Jessica and her husband Ari run Seattle NCSY and raise their 3 children in the Seward Park community. Balancing her writing career Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-86458501553227454912013-03-12T20:46:00.000-04:002013-03-19T20:32:02.492-04:00The Feminist Mistake
BY KATE SAMPLE
Kate Sample decided to become an Orthodox Jew in early 2010 and prepared for her first Pesach by watching a Passover-themed episode of Gossip Girl. She has been trying to successfully balance modern life with observance ever since, and considers it her mission to dispel the idea that belief in G-d is unfashionable. You can check out her Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-57742060084747199692013-01-16T21:46:00.001-05:002013-01-16T21:46:56.108-05:00What to Expect the First Year of Marriage
By Mimi Hecht
What To Expect The First Year of Marriage
When I was engaged to be married, the only thing I heard more than "Mazal Tov" was the grim warning from older married friends and family that "marriage is not easy." Variations were "Get yourself ready for some hard work!" and even whispers of 'When the going gets tough, you can call me." As annoying and unwelcome Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-70303385409388169632012-12-26T17:32:00.001-05:002012-12-26T17:32:56.830-05:00[Debunking Healthy Food Myths] Myth #3: Healthy food is SO hard to make. Waaaah!
By Shaina Kamman
Shaina is a Board Certified Health Coach. She works with mothers and others who are hungry for change and ready to make healthy food the staple in their home. She is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, the world’s largest nutrition school, and she is also a member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners and the Weston A Price Foundation.
<!Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-60720097058937131192012-12-03T19:33:00.000-05:002012-12-03T19:33:24.452-05:00CLOSET CASE: A Convert's Struggle With Dressing Modestly
BY KATE SAMPLE
Kate Sample decided to become an Orthodox Jew in early 2010 and prepared for her first Pesach by watching a Passover-themed episode of Gossip Girl. She has been trying to successfully balance modern life with observance ever since, and considers it her mission to dispel the idea that belief in G-d is unfashionable. You can check out her blog athttp://Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-10716034562774690452012-11-28T19:01:00.000-05:002012-11-28T19:01:24.958-05:00We’re Still Maccabis: A Message of Hope After the Ceasefire
By Ayala Gordesky
(Photo courtesy www.rmkhalo.com)
(Photo courtesy www.rmkhalo.com)
Ayala resides in Israel with her husband, gorgeous daughter and not so gorgeous Boston Terrier. Nestled in the beautiful hills of Jerusalem she is enjoying enjoying life as an Olah and her career as a Marketer/ Content Writer. Ayala may be reached at ayala.gordesky@Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-68513415470331309662012-11-27T20:49:00.001-05:002012-12-03T13:16:14.666-05:00LUNCHES MAKE ME CRINGE: The search for healthier lunches on a budget
By Becky Brownstein
Becky Brownstein is a wife, mother of five, cleaning lady, chef, program/trip organizer, taxi driver, blogger and all around great gal that lives in Kingston, Pennsylvania. Visit her website at http://spitsgiggles.blogspot.com where she shares all her experiences as a mother with the motto, "When all else fails, laugh!"
LUNCHES MAKEMimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-59211836951068325722012-11-14T11:37:00.004-05:002012-11-14T11:40:00.632-05:00Why I Haven't Blogged (Alternate Title: "Excuses, Excuses")
Warning: This blog post is uninspiring, unimportant and simply satisfies my need to get back into blogging with a post that addresses my insane absence over the past few months :) Nevertheless, welcome me back in the comments and let's get ready to roll :)
Why I Haven't Blogged
(Alternate Title: "Excuses, Excuses")
1. I am lazy. This comes first because if I wasn't so lazy, noneMimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-28422897244663774382012-09-24T12:12:00.000-04:002012-09-24T12:24:45.919-04:00Yom Kippur: I Want MoreThis is a scrappy poem I put together, built on my frustrations about how hard it is to tap into the holiness and opportunity of Yom Kippur when you're a mother of small children. When you complain about not being able to sit for hours in shul (yes, I actually would like to) or mentally prepare for the prayer and immerse yourself in the magnitude of the day, people like to say, "You're a mother, Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-73258699351021405762012-09-23T20:52:00.004-04:002012-09-23T20:52:39.654-04:00Bais Yaakov Cookbook: Recipe + Giveaway!
I'm very excited to be back to the blogosphere with an exciting review+recipe+giveaway!
Introducing the Bais Yaakov Cookbook!
Want a cookbook of your own? Hop over to www.baisyaakovcookbook.com for 20% off + Free Shipping!
Or enter to **WIN** one by liking LadyMama, finding the post about the cookbook (it's a picture of my
mocha cake!) and Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-19821395318018500152012-07-30T10:47:00.004-04:002012-08-01T20:23:20.355-04:00LadyMama of the Week: Sarah Dukes (Composer + Pianist!)
I first met Sarah Dukes at a mutual friends birthday party and thought she was so sweet (and beautiful). How amazed I was when I found out that she was an accomplished composer and pianist who was working on her first album! When she was ready to release her music, I was very honored when she contacted me to write the press release (read it here!). Nothing is more rewarding for me Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-63583249267161646692012-07-24T11:49:00.003-04:002012-07-24T11:55:07.856-04:00Introducing MadeMod: One Stop Modesty + Fashion! [Win $100 giftcard!]
I am very excited to introduce my readers to a wonderful site featuring modest and trendy clothing. You see, LadyMamas, modest fashion is NOT an oxymoron—they DO go together. All you need to do is check out MadeMod (and like the MadeMod Facebook page!) to see some amazing curation of fashionable attire made for modern + modest femmes just like you and me.
The creator of Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-39368130350813782672012-07-23T22:13:00.003-04:002012-07-23T22:45:27.181-04:00Trusting G-d: Better than our "go-to" friend
How are all my LadyMama's doing?
It's been a bit quiet on my blog, as our family has been dealing with a young loved one who is very sick (please have Shneur Chaim Yitzchak Alexander ben Nechama Dina in your prayers!). It's been a week of hospital visits and prayers and even something called an "amen gathering." But most of all, my mind has just been consumed with heavy and deep thoughts Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-69484177503398319582012-07-16T09:26:00.004-04:002012-07-16T09:28:26.630-04:00[Debunking Healthy Food Myths] Myth #2: Healthy Food Costs an Arm and a Leg
By Shaina Kamman
Shaina is a Board Certified Health Coach. She works with mothers and others who are hungry for change and ready to make healthy food the staple in their home. She is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, the world’s largest nutrition school, and she is also a member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners and the Weston A Price Foundation.
Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-67170994869007665322012-07-10T09:26:00.003-04:002012-07-10T09:26:57.286-04:00Coral + Turquoise: How To Wear This Trendy Makeup Melody
By Vera Tov
Vera is a certified makeup artist based in New York. A graduate of a protégées Make Up Designory school (MUD). Vera has all of the necessary skills and tools to create an unique and fresh look for any occasion. Vera’s ability to realize the client's vision, re-create a look from a photograph or film, or develop a unique look, camouflaging imperfections while enhancing Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-14390074425137239012012-07-02T12:13:00.000-04:002012-07-02T12:13:56.994-04:00Encouraging G-ds Bad Habits: A Perspective on the Leiby Kletzky Tragedy
By Chanale Felig
Chanale lives in Coconut Grove, FL and directs Friendship Miami, a non-profit organization serving children with special needs. She is currently working on her BA in Psychology and Marketing. She has been writing for years, publishing her musings in consistent e-mails to her family and friends—this is her first published article.
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Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-85795481519811751082012-06-25T11:15:00.002-04:002012-06-25T11:15:30.814-04:00[Debunking Healthy Food Myths] Myth #1: Healthy Food Tastes Like Cardboard
By Shaina Kamman
Shaina is a Board Certified Health Coach. She works with mothers and others who are hungry for change and ready to make healthy food the staple in their home. She is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, the world’s largest nutrition school, and she is also a member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners and the Weston A Price Foundation.
Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-91084227812284117612012-06-19T11:33:00.003-04:002012-06-19T12:37:40.632-04:0010 Reasons I'm (Still) OverweightBy Mimi Hecht
A few weeks ago, not coincidentally just after the cheesecake holiday, I hit a remarkable low in my years and years of yo-yo dieting. I was feeling fat, tired, hopeless—questioning my ability to ever get it together and work towards the healthy and thin body I have always craved.
Since I was 15, I've been conscious of my weight. Not in an insecure way. In Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-27593365254422414102012-06-18T12:33:00.001-04:002012-06-18T12:33:23.421-04:00Makeup: Stop! In the name of red lips!
By Vera Tov
Vera is a certified makeup artist based in New York. A graduate of a protégées Make Up Designory school (MUD). Vera has all of the necessary skills and tools to create an unique and fresh look for any occasion. Vera’s ability to realize the client's vision, re-create a look from a photograph or film, or develop a unique look, camouflaging imperfections while enhancing Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969286267159802571.post-31197893034373680572012-06-06T12:30:00.000-04:002012-06-06T12:31:33.415-04:00Dear Mimi: Where can I get skirts that cover my knees?
Hi Mimi,
Hope you doing well.. Once again i'm really inspired by your blog.The article about the miscarriage was so true and cheered me up.. Umm just wanted to know if you know some online shops for Long Skirts?! Searching long skirts here in Germany is really annoying..maybe you know some shops online where I can get some more skirts for over the knee.
Shipping doesn't matter.Mimi Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715516058488893182noreply@blogger.com6