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Pod By Pen

by Penina Kunstler

Welcome to Pod By Pen - the podcast that feels like a couch convo with your smartest, funniest friends. I’m Penina, and I’m here to un-gatekeep the real stories behind success, creativity, faith, and figuring it all out - no fluff, just real talk, curiosity, and a little bit of chaos. For sponsorships & brand partnerships: Podbypen@gmail.com

Latest episodes

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Women's Health Untangled: What Your OB/GYN Wants You to Know

There's so much about our own bodies we're never taught to ask about — until we're already in it. This week, Dr. Alina Fuchs and Dr. Katarzyna Perlman of Boro Park OB/GYN

Sep 8
57 min

Micky Klein: Rebuilding Confidence

There’s a version of success that looks right from the outside and still leaves you empty — and Micky Klein knows that feeling intimately. This week, the confidence and

Sep 1
37 min

Simcha Sher: The Gentle Jew on Faith, Family, and Healing

Simcha Sher (@gentle_jew) grew up in a liberal home in upstate New York - a world away from the religious life she'd eventually choose for herself. On this episode of Po

Aug 25
1 h 03 min

Don't Be Boring: TOV Furniture Founder Chaya Krinsky on Building a Cult Brand

She started with $2,500 and three kids at home - and built one of the most recognizable women's furniture brands in the country. This week I'm sitting down with Chaya Kr

Aug 18
1 h 04 min

Chani Berns: No Filter on Business, Body, and Boundaries

Chani Berns doesn’t hold back. She’s the founder of Chani Wigs and Boxe, but this conversation isn’t a pitch deck - it’s a real, unfiltered talk about trust, boundaries,

Aug 11
1 h 05 min

Rena Kutner: The Family You Step Into

Rena Kutner is a marriage and family therapist who specializes in blended families and second marriages - and she’s not just talking theory. She’s lived it, built it, and

Aug 4
1 h 11 min

Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt: Journalist, Rebbetzin, and the Courage to Say the Hard Things

Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt is a journalist, rebbetzin, mother, and co-founder of Altneu - one of the most talked-about synagogues in New York City. Known as the spiritual

Jul 28
44 min

Rivkah Fox: Jewish Matchmaking, Unfiltered

Rivkah Fox has been matchmaking since she was sixteen - and she’s not afraid to say the system she inherited needs work. Rivkah Fox, third-generation Jewish matchmaker an

Jul 21
50 min

Healing Your Nervous System (Not Just Your Diagnosis) - with Kaley Z

Kaley Zeitouni was diagnosed with MS at 12 - and spent the better part of two decades in an adversarial relationship with her own body before healing through a mind-body

Jul 14
1 h 16 min

Ashley Shurka Eliyahu: The Heart Behind the Content

This week on Pod by Pen, I’m joined by Ashley Shurka Eliyahu, known for her hosting and big Shabbat meal prep content that’s been resonating with so many people lately -

Jul 7
37 min

Girl in Progress | Dina Stern

Some women have the traditional roadmap. Dina Stern didn’t. She never graduated high school, has navigated weight loss surgery, postpartum depression, motherhood, and s

Jun 30
46 min

The Frock Sisters on Life, Loss, and Staying Close

Simi Polonsky and Chaya Gestetner-Chanin built The Frock NYC together as sisters - and even after closing that chapter, they’ve stayed close, both in life and online. In

Jun 23
40 min

Rachel Husney: Lets Talk About Relationships

This week, I sat down with therapist Rachel Husney, LCSW, for a candid conversation about navigating friendships as adults, dealing with rejection, managing expectations,

Jun 16
1 h 07 min

The Woman Behind Adina Eden

This week on Pod By Pen, I’m joined by Adina Kamkhatchi, founder of Adina Eden Jewelry. Most people know the brand. What they don’t know is the story behind it. Before

Jun 9
49 min

The Relationship Advice Nobody Wants to Hear | Rachaeli Glucksman

In this episode of Pod by Pen, I sit down with marriage coach Rachaeli Glucksman for a candid conversation about one of the hardest lessons many of us face in relationshi

Jun 2
48 min

NGL: Remarriage, Step Parenting & The Questions We Don’t Ask Out Loud

A quick disclaimer before diving in: these are simply my raw thoughts, personal experiences, and honest musings in real time. I cope with a lot of life through humor an

May 26
43 min

Converting to Orthodox Judaism in Real Time | Kaitlin Kehler on Faith & Identity

Kaitlin Kehler joins me for a candid conversation about conversion to Orthodox Judaism, marriage, motherhood, identity, and building a completely new life from the ground

May 19
48 min

Therapy, Anxiety & Emotional Wellness | with Jen Lax

This week on Pod By Pen, I’m joined by Jen Lax, therapist and founder of Dear Mind, for an honest conversation about anxiety, depression, therapy, trauma, and the realiti

May 12
49 min

Grief, Growth, and the Life After | Maya Namdar

In this episode, I sit down with Maya Namdar for a conversation that is as real as it is uplifting. After the unimaginable loss of her daughter, Maya shares what grief a

May 5
1 h 12 min

Motherhood, Milk & Everything In Between with Tamari Jacob

Motherhood doesn’t come with a filter… and Tamari Jacob isn’t pretending it does. In this episode, Tamari, also known “One with the Pump”, shares her real-life experienc

Apr 28
1 h 10 min

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