Conversations with Shloimie
Conversations with Shloimie
Podcast Description
Conversations with Shloimie is a raw and real space where mental health, personal growth, and spirituality intersect. Each episode dives deep into the human experience: From stories of struggle and healing to meaningful conversations with guests who aren’t afraid to go there. Whether you're a therapist, a seeker, or part of the Jewish community looking for honest dialogue, this podcast invites you to listen in, reflect, and grow. No fluff. Just heart, depth, and the courage to be real.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores themes of mental health, spirituality, and personal development with episodes that include discussions on the intersection of astrology and psychology through interviews with Mendel Zirkind and reflections on the journey of becoming a therapist with Yossi Feigenson, along with in-depth conversations about technology's impact on human relationships featuring the Rappoport brothers.

Conversations with Shloimie is a raw and real space where mental health, personal growth, and spirituality intersect. Each episode dives deep into the human experience: From stories of struggle and healing to meaningful conversations with guests who aren’t afraid to go there. Whether you’re a therapist, a seeker, or part of the Jewish community looking for honest dialogue, this podcast invites you to listen in, reflect, and grow. No fluff. Just heart, depth, and the courage to be real.
SummaryTehila shares her profound journey from confusion and questioning within her Jewish faith to finding love, acceptance, and a renewed relationship with Hashem through therapy, recovery, and community. This episode explores themes of identity, mental health, spiritual awakening, and the power of love and understanding in Jewish life.
KeywordsJewish journey, mental health, spiritual awakening, recovery, community, love for Judaism, trauma, therapy, Israel, religious trauma
Key Topics
- Tehila’s background and upbringing in Brooklyn with Syrian and Ashkenazic influences
- Questioning and doubts about faith from a young age
- The impact of cultural and religious confusion during childhood
- Leaving her religious community and the mental health struggles that followed
- Finding support through therapy and recovery, including twelve-step programs
- Experiencing a spiritual awakening and redefining her relationship with God
- The role of community and acceptance in her healing process
- The importance of portraying the beauty of Judaism to younger generations
- Her insights on integrating love, spirituality, and practice in Jewish life
- The significance of learning and relearning Torah and spiritual texts
Sound Bites
- “My God is a loving God, really.”
- “God loves me, and I see it in every part of my life.”
- “Anyone can come to this realization if they want to.”

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