This episode of DMC is about spiritual self-care. This means, what are we doing to take care of our neshama? What are we doing to invest in our connection to Yiddishkeit and Hashem? Because if we don’t take care of our spiritual side, we know what happens. It’s the same with when we don’t take care of our bodies, or our relationships, or our linen closets…the law of entropy entails and things start falling apart. Our guest for this deep meaningful conversation is Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman, the founding director of the OU Women’s Initiative. This topic is one near and dear to Rebbetzin Shmidman’s heart as her life’s work is creating ways for women all over North America to stay connected to their communities and their Torah learning. Rebbetzin Shmidman understands why spiritual self-care is so vital to our well-being as Jewish women. On this episode we discuss: How Rebbetzin Dr. Shmidman became the director of the OU Women’s Initiative Her goals for Orthodox women in her capacity as an organizational leader An initiative she’s particularly proud of that she was able to implement in this role The definition of spiritual self-care and why she’s passionate about it The main challenges frum women face in practicing spiritual self-care Rebbetzin Dr. Shmidman’s favorite self-care practice We’d love to hear from you. You can find Deep Meaningful Conversations on Facebook and Instagram, and you can email us at [email protected]. The OU Women Initiative's website: https://ouwomen.org/ Mourning with Meaning series: https://outorah.org/series/6965 Torat Imecha Learning Program https://ouwomen.org/torat-imecha/ To advertise on DMC: Contact Jewish Content Network https://jewishcontentnetwork.com/ 1-845-287-0404 Contact: Chayale Kaufman DMC YEARLY SPONSOR: Town Appliance https://www.townappliance.com/ 1-866-309-8119 https://www.townappliance.com/pages/contact-us DMC EPISODE 41 SPONSOR: Hashkifa’s Yoel Gold “Souled” Film for Tisha Ba’av https://hashkifa.com/