70. Making the Invisible Visible: The Sacred Work of Motherhood with Rebbetzin Miriam Katz

About this episode

In this episode, Alex Segal interviews Rebbetzin Miriam Katz about the sacred work of motherhood and the importance of recognizing the invisible efforts of mothers.

Today, I’m speaking with Rebbetzin Miriam Katz. Rebbetzin Katz is a mother of seven children, bli yin hara and lives in Jerusalem with her husband, Rabbi Doniel Katz who is a well known teacher on meditation and psychology through the lens of Kabbalah and Chassidus. She has a degree in elementary education, but explains she has learned the most about children by raising them. She has become a treasure trove of wisdom and has turned her teachings into a Substack newsletter called Mother 2 Mother where she shares insights from her two decades of motherhood. It’s both practical and spiritual, relatable yet inspiring and it has been such a pleasure to be a part of her community and learn from her writings. We are approaching Mother’s Day — at least in the States — and while it may be a holiday you gloss over, it’s also a good opportunity to simply reflect on all you do as a mother. As we speak about in our interview, there’s so much invisible work when you’re a mother, keeping things running on a day-to-day basis — and it’s important to make the invisible visible whether it’s with your spouse, with your kids or without anyone else involved — just to yourself. In our conversation we…

People in this episode

Host: Alex Segal

Guest: Rebbetzin Miriam Katz

Topics covered

• motherhood
• Orthodox Judaism
• spirituality
• parenting
• Kabbalah

Keywords

• motherhood
• spirituality
• Kabbalah
• parenting
• Orthodox Judaism

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Jerusalem

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