We’ve all heard the inspiring stories of hashgacha pratis and self-sacrifice of BTs who have done whatever it takes to make the sometimes huge change to a life of Torah observance. But what happens after that initial decision to become observant? How do BTs navigate their new world which is full of unspoken rules that can’t exactly be found on Aish.com?

We speak with Liv Sher, an undergrad at NYU, and newly observant NFW, as well as Penina Taylor, an inspirational speaker and master mindset coach, who has married off all her children.

In this episode you’ll hear:

What inspired Liv and Penina to become frum
Challenges Liv has faced
Liv’s message for the frum community
The most valuable piece of advice Penina received
Penina’s advice for BTs in earlier stages
The 5 stages of Teshuva according to Penina

At the end of today’s episode, we hope you’ll have gained more insight into, and appreciation of, the experiences of baalei teshuva in our community.

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We’d love to hear from you. You can find us on social media, or email us at normalfrumwomen@gmail.com. And please send us your Takeaway mentioned in the episode!

References:

Penina’s podcasts:

Leap of Faith - https://anchor.fm/penina-taylor18 or

https://israelnewstalkradio.com/category/penina-taylor/

Hold That Thought - https://anchor.fm/penina-taylor

Penina Taylor’s website peninataylor.com

To book Penina for a speaking event this fall, email penina@peninataylor.com

The BT book that Alex referenced: https://becomingfrum.weebly.com