Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi

TMWT Episode 051 – BREAK THE RULES!!! Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week's episode, we explore the human's natural tendency to create irrational rules that run our life, the negative side effects of these rules, and how to break these rules so they do not ruin our life. “It is not events that disturb people, it is their judgements concerning them.” - Epictetus TMWT now on Instagram! In this episode of Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: How to Argue and Win Every TimeTrue and FalseHow to Be a StoicThe Count of Monte CristoTorah Ethics of Interpersonal RelationshipsIrresistibleThe Call of the WildConnect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show

TMWT Episode 050 – Go Shopping in Your Mind!!! Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week's episode, we go shopping in your mind, grabbing the best thoughts to help you on the journey of life. “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results” - Willie Nelson TMWT now on Instagram! In this episode of Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: How to Argue and Win Every TimeTrue and FalseHow to Be a StoicThe Count of Monte CristoTorah Ethics of Interpersonal RelationshipsIrresistibleThe Call of the WildConnect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show

TMWT Episode 049 – Forgive Others, Heal Yourself!!! Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week's episode, we take a look at the healing power of forgiveness, both for ourselves and for those we forgive. We also look at why the act of asking for forgiveness is so powerful. “It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody” - Maya Angelou TMWT now on Instagram! In this episode of Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: How to Argue and Win Every TimeTrue and FalseHow to Be a StoicThe Count of Monte CristoTorah Ethics of Interpersonal RelationshipsIrresistibleThe Call of the WildConnect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show

TMWT Episode 048 – Stop Projecting Your Shadow Onto Others!!! Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week's episode, we explore the psychological concept of projection, how to stop doing it, how to stop other people from doing it to you, and what it looks like in therapy. “The most dangerous psychological mistake is the projection of the shadow on to others; this is the root of almost all conflicts.” - Carl Jung TMWT now on Instagram! In this episode of Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: How to Argue and Win Every TimeTrue and FalseHow to Be a StoicThe Count of Monte CristoTorah Ethics of Interpersonal RelationshipsIrresistibleThe Call of the WildConnect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show

TMWT Episode 047 – Hungry Like the Wolf!!! The Problem of Change Part 02 Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week's episode, we read Jack London's The Call of the Wild and learn three lessons about change. “The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.” - Jack London TMWT now on Instagram! In this episode of Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: How to Argue and Win Every TimeTrue and FalseHow to Be a StoicThe Count of Monte CristoTorah Ethics of Interpersonal RelationshipsIrresistibleThe Call of the WildConnect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show

TMWT Episode 046 – BANG BANG BANG!!! The Problem of Change Part 01 Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week's episode, we explore some of the painful difficulties we face when creating change in our lives. “Change is painful. Few people have the courage to seek out change.” - Dave Ramsey In this episode of Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: How to Argue and Win Every TimeTrue and FalseHow to Be a StoicThe Count of Monte CristoTorah Ethics of Interpersonal RelationshipsIrresistibleConnect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show

TMWT Episode 045 – MUSIC IS RUINING YOUR LIFE!!!!! Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week's episode, we find out the negative, horrible, insidious way music is destroying you. “Bad music can make you weak.” - Ry Cooder In this episode of Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: How to Argue and Win Every TimeTrue and FalseHow to Be a StoicThe Count of Monte CristoTorah Ethics of Interpersonal RelationshipsIrresistiblearticleConnect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show

TMWT Episode 044 – Diamonds!!! Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week's episode, we explore the similarities between people and the world's hardest substance. “A diamond is a chunk of coal that did really well under pressure” - Henry Kissinger In this episode of Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: How to Argue and Win Every TimeTrue and FalseHow to Be a StoicThe Count of Monte CristoTorah Ethics of Interpersonal RelationshipsIrresistibleConnect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show

TMWT Episode 043 - A Tale of Two Stories Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week's episode, we look at problem stories and preferred stories, and how to move from the former to the latter. “People forget facts, but they remember stories." - Joseph Campbell In this episode of Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: How to Argue and Win Every TimeTrue and FalseHow to Be a StoicThe Count of Monte CristoTorah Ethics of Interpersonal RelationshipsIrresistibleConnect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show

TMWT Episode 042 – Touching Your Toes: Psychological Flexibility Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week's episode, we talk about not being so inflexible in our minds. “Bend! Touch those toes!” - My Gym Teacher In this episode of Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: How to Argue and Win Every TimeTrue and FalseHow to Be a StoicThe Count of Monte CristoTorah Ethics of Interpersonal RelationshipsIrresistibleConnect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show

TMWT Episode 041 – Mindreading is the Worst Superpower Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week's episode, we look at why it is so bad to spend our time mindreading. “No!” - Charles Francis Xavier In this episode of Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: How to Argue and Win Every TimeTrue and FalseHow to Be a StoicThe Count of Monte CristoTorah Ethics of Interpersonal RelationshipsIrresistibleConnect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show

TMWT Episode 040 – The War Against the Smartphone Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week's episode, we look at how smartphones and social media suck us in. “Social media has taken over in America to such an extreme that to get my own kids to look back a week in their history is a miracle, let alone 100 yaers.” - Steven Spielberg In this episode of Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: How to Argue and Win Every TimeTrue and FalseHow to Be a StoicThe Count of Monte CristoTorah Ethics of Interpersonal RelationshipsIrresistibleConnect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show

TMWT Episode 039 – The Lessons of History: Wars, Swine, and Sirens Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week's episode, we look at the lessons learned from two of history's greatest tales: Homer's Iliad and Odesy. “Be strong saith my heart; I am a soldier; I have seen sights worse that this.” - Homer In this episode of Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: How to Argue and Win Every TimeTrue and FalseHow to Be a StoicThe Count of Monte CristoTorah Ethics of Interpersonal RelationshipsConnect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show

TMWT Episode 038 – Acceptance Was the Answer Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week's episode, we talk about the hardest thing in the world: Acceptance. “And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation - some fact of my life - unacceptable to me. I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.” - Dr. Paul O In this episode of Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: How to Argue and Win Every TimeTrue and FalseHow to Be a StoicThe Count of Monte CristoTorah Ethics of Interpersonal RelationshipsConnect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show

TMWT Episode 037 – The Healing Power of Books Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week's episode, we talk about the wonderful world of books, some of the benefits of reading, and some of the books that have impacted Tzvi's life. “Settle on the type of person you want to be and stick to it, whether alone or in company.” - Epitetus In this episode of Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: How to Argue and Win Every TimeTrue and FalseHow to Be a StoicThe Count of Monte CristoTorah Ethics of Interpersonal RelationshipsConnect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show

TMWT Segue Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week' episode, we briefly follow up on a previous episode, and touch base about the future. Connect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show

TMWT Episode 036: Of Coffee Cups, Bears, and Rubber Hands – A Quick Guide to the Brain Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week' episode, we talk about the mind - body connection, and how complicated our brain really is. “WHEN thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will. The emotions aren't always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action” – William James In this episode of Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Connect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show

Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week' episode, I share three metaphors I use in my clinical practice. "Stories are the best!" - Tzvi Hilsenrath, LCSW Connect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com732-523-0061 Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show (https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2TNATA0VYO327?ref_=wl_share) Support the show

TMWT Episode 034: On the Lost Art of Receiving Compliments Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week' episode, we talk about Why people feel uncomfortable Receiving Compliments, and how to best do so “Adversity is the first path to truth.” – Lord Byron Assertiveness Workbook Connect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com732-523-0061 Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show

TMWT Episode 033: Of Lobsters & Pain Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey. In this week' episode, we talk about growth and pain, and how the two are connected. “Adversity is the first path to truth.” – Lord Byron Connect with Tzvi: www.thoughtfulmindpodcast.comthoughtfulmindpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today’s episode of the Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and rate and review to help us reach even more listeners interested in personal growth. Don’t forget to check out our website to stay up-to-date on what’s in store! Support the show