Hi everyone, welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast! I’m Alex Segal and today, I’m speaking with Cathy Heller, podcaster, author and speaker.

Cathy is a renowned teacher, top ranked podcaster and bestselling author. She hosts one of the top spiritual podcasts, The Cathy Heller Podcast, which has been downloaded over 45 million times, and she’s the author of the USA Today bestselling book, Abundant Ever After: Tools for Creating a Life of Prosperity and Ease. She’s a practitioner of the law of reception, and has a deep understanding of the universal principles of manifestation. Cathy guides individuals on a transformative journey towards unlocking their highest potential.

Drawing from the wisdom of Jewish mysticism and ancient teachings, Cathy illuminates the path to spiritual growth and abundance. Through her unique approach, Cathy empowers students to embrace their innate ability to receive and manifest their desires effortlessly with a focus on meditation and mindfulness practices.

--->>>> To join Cathy's Abundant Life Program (as mentioned in the intro) click here! You can do a trial week for just $1. With that, you get a daily meditation and journaling exercise sent to you every morning, live calls with Cathy, a private Facebook community, replays and teachings of all her other work and more. Click the link to get all of the details and to sign up.

We recorded this while I was on maternity leave but it’s just as relevant now. It actually feels like the perfect time to put it out as we are about halfway through the Jewish year. It’s a really great time to check in with yourself, see where you’re at when it comes to the goals you set, refresh and refocus as we head into a new season.

In the episode we speak about:

-How Cathy got started with her own podcast and business she built

-Why she feels it’s way more to focus on “pro-semitism” instead of antisemitism.

-How to become the vessel to draw in the life you want

-The guilt people may feel around having "too much"

-Why so many people feel shame around prosperity and how to transcend that

-Getting closer to Hashem through abundance

…and SO MUCH MORE.

If there is someone you want to see on The Chai on Life Podcast, email me at alex@chaionlifemag.com or send me a DM @chaionlifemag. Thanks again, see you next week!

This episode originally aired on February 10, 2025 (but it's just as relevant today!) Enjoy the replay as we begin Tu B'Shevat tonight.

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Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal and if you're anything like me, Tu B’Shevat is kind of a holiday you acknowledge, but maybe gloss over on a deeper level. This year, I am putting a stop to it.

Yehudit Refson (⁠@the_jerusalem_farmhouse⁠) is the director of grounds, arts and renovations at Neve Yerushalayim. She is an amazing person who has totally transformed Neve’s campus in the time since she moved over there. We actually did an ⁠interview⁠ nearly four years ago for the Chai on Life website which I am linking in the show notes where you can learn more about how and why she got into the entire gardening journey and how she transformed the earth into a space that was beautiful already, but now is bursting with plant and animal life.

Now, the girls at Neve don’t just learn Torah inside the classroom, they really enhance their learning outside of it. Instead of just learning about shemitta, they’re living it with the plants around them. On Rosh Hashanah, they’re touching actual pomegranates and other simanim from their own garden. They’re doing tashlich in their own pond. They plant the arba minim for Sukkot. It’s really a full interactive experience that undoubtedly leaves you with so much more than you would get just from hearing about these things.

In our conversation, we go even deeper:

-She speaks about the land’s connection and parallels to women

-The root word of land in Hebrew, adamah, and how the word itself shows our connection to the earth

-We talk about the power of being in nature in regards to our five senses and the impact on our mental health as a result

-We go deep into Shevat as I referenced and how the energy of this time is all about renewal

-At the end, we discuss practical ways to live a cleaner, greener life and how to just jump into gardening

I left our conversation feeling really excited and invigorated to get started with something when it comes to gardening and actually being with the earth and I have a feeling you may feel the same way afterward. I love this episode so much and can’t wait for you to hear it.

Resources:

⁠How to make a Tu B'Shevat Seder⁠ via Aish.com

Follow ⁠@the_jerusalem_farmhouse⁠ on Instagram

Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal, and today, I am speaking with Nilli Grutman. Nilli is a functional nutritionist who works with women to feel empowered and in control of their health.

She has a degree in biochemistry and nutritional sciences and really looks at health from a macro approach to see the full picture of what her clients are dealing with. She helps them identify the root causes of hormonal imbalances and offers natural tools, evidence-based nutrition and sustainable practices to restore that hormonal balance in the body and nurture lasting self-care.

In the episode we speak about:

-What you should talk to your doctor about at your annual visit and what labs to ask for to get a better view of how you’re doing health-wise and hormonally as well as when to get them — she also shares a list that you can bring to your doctor which I’m including in the show notes

-What inflammation actually is and how to understand its presence in your body

-If everyone should be getting their hormones tested

-What it means if it takes longer to get pregnant than you think it “should” — this was a super interesting conversation and honestly quite calming

-The effect our reproductive health has on the rest of our bodies whether or not you are trying to conceive

-The impact stress and anxiety have on the body and how we can begin to manage that

-Nilli’s opinion on the role of a GLP-1 when it comes to weight and health management, plus what you must make sure you are doing if you are on one

-How we can work to create a life of balance in an unbalanced world — and I say work intentionally because it is a process and one that is ever-changing

For Nilli's complete list of what to test for at your next doctor's appointment (as referenced in the episode), click here.

If you want to work with Nilli, you can get in touch with her via nourisheddaily.com.