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Ruchi Koval

Certified parenting coach, motivational speaker, and author (Soul Construction); host of the Soul Construction podcast and founder of the Jewish Family Experience in Cleveland, Ohio.

Jul 1, 2026

5:16
into a control mechanism I had to let go and let God the same thing I learned when I was many years ago lived with an alcoholic and I went to a 12-step program I had to learn to let go and let God that it was difficult Ruchi sorry you you can you can you weigh in on this uh idea of your mid-20s where you're saying you need to say
5:36
sorry and you keep screwing up Yeah.
5:38
So I want to reframe the question from a perspective of Jewish spirituality.
5:43
So the question is, how many times do you apologize if you continue making the same mistakes? So in the Jewish tradition, there's a practice called in Hebrew teshuvah, which is commonly translated as repentance.
5:54
But since nobody uses that word in real life, I prefer to use the word renewal.
5:59
that you can renew yourself, you can recreate yourself.
6:02
And there are a few steps to this process.

7 MINS LATER

12:37
And that feeling of being chosen
8:32
Does it ever come up as a theme with your clients in one way or another? And given that you're a mother of seven, does this ever come up at home as well? Did you have to learn these skills?
8:44
100% I had to learn these skills.
8:46
And I'll preface my response by saying that because I have struggled so mightily in my parenting, that is exactly why I have become super passionate about helping other parents.
8:58
And that's why I became a parenting coach.
9:00
So I've had to learn.
9:03
how to move away from my default mode because my default mode is not about waiting or wondering.
9:10
My default mode is called save, solve, and fix.

15 MINS LATER

24:04
it's very interesting because lisa um oh hi lisa um said i get watch and wait but what does wonder look and sound like if we're doing it sort
7:12
Does it ever come up as a theme with your clients in one way or another? And given that you're a mother of seven, does this ever come up at home as well? Did you have to learn these skills?
7:24
100% I had to learn these skills.
7:27
And I'll preface my response by saying that because I have struggled so mightily in my parenting, that is exactly why I have become super passionate about helping other parents.
7:38
And that's why I became a parenting coach.
7:40
So I've had to learn.
7:43
how to move away from my default mode because my default mode is not about waiting or wondering.
7:50
My default mode is called save, solve, and fix.

15 MINS LATER

22:44
it's very interesting because lisa um oh hi lisa um said i get watch and wait but what does wonder look and sound like if we're doing it sort of well
7:12
Does it ever come up as a theme with your clients in one way or another? And given that you're a mother of seven, does this ever come up at home as well? Did you have to learn these skills?
7:24
100% I had to learn these skills.
7:27
And I'll preface my response by saying that because I have struggled so mightily in my parenting, that is exactly why I have become super passionate about helping other parents.
7:38
And that's why I became a parenting coach.
7:40
So I've had to learn.
7:43
how to move away from my default mode because my default mode is not about waiting or wondering.
7:50
My default mode is called save, solve, and fix.

15 MINS LATER

22:44
it's very interesting because lisa um oh hi lisa um said i get watch and wait but what does wonder look and sound like if we're doing it sort of well

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