Deep Meaningful Conversations

By Alex Fleksher and Rivki SilverReligion & Spirituality Judaism

Deep Meaningful Conversations episodes

November 18, 2024Stopping the Food Guilt with Rachel Goodman, RDN
Food should be all about nourishment and joy and satisfaction, right? But why is it often about guilt and shame and restriction? Our relationship with food often is more complicated than we think, and we’ve invited Rachel Goodman, RDN to explore the topic with us on DMC and help us stop the food guilt. Because we really want food to make us feel good and healthy, not guilty and stressed.
In this episode, we discuss:
How Rachel’s food journey inspired her to become a registered dietitian nutritionist

The typical struggles Rachel sees that women face surrounding food

Body image as the root of many struggles

How to stop the guilt surrounding food

How we can see our value beyond our size
Rachel’s website:
https://rachelgoodnutrition.com/
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1 hr 16 min
November 04, 2024One Chart Parenting with Mrs. Mindi Hauer
One of the modern-day challenges of parenting is knowing which parenting method to apply when! Parents today typically have various tools, tips and tricks at their disposal. But sometimes it all gets overwhelming and confusing. What if there was a chart you could stick on your fridge that would give you all the guidance you need?
Well, there actually is: One Chart Parenting. Mrs. Mindi Hauer has developed a “catch-all” parenting approach based on years of her parenting journey and teaching. One Chart Parenting is based on the principles of Respectful Parenting, and we’re thrilled to share some of its key ideas in this DMC.
In this episode, we discuss:
How parenting became Mindi’s favorite topic & how she got into parent education

How her encounter with the parenting wisdom of Mrs. Leah Trenk changed her approach to parenting and relationships

The key principles of One Chart Parenting

The top challenge facing parents today in the frum world
We love hearing from our listeners. You can find Deep Meaningful Conversations on Facebook and Instagram, join our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/IjG33sXCYgFGJSdncnN4nX, and you can always email us at [email protected].

To sign up for One Chart Parenting, email [email protected].

Between Parent and Child by Dr. Haim Ginott
https://a.co/d/3aarSiU

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1 hr 16 min
September 29, 2024DMC Live! Real Rosh Hashana Prep with Slovie Jungreis-Wolff and Barrie Feld
Live from the Chizuk Retreat in Cleveland, we sat down with two former DMC guests, Barrie Feld (Episode 36, “Why We all Need Chizuk”) and Slovie Jungreis-Wolff ( 44, “Finding Focus on Rosh Hashana”) for a wonderful reunion and to get some insight into how to prepare for Rosh Hashana, for real.
On this DMC we discuss:
The challenge of balancing the physical and spiritual preparations

What women are looking for in advance of Rosh Hashana and during this yamim noraim season

How we can reexamine Rosh Hashana and redefine it for ourselves in whatever new stage we find ourselves

One message Barrie and Slovie would like to give to frum woman before Yom Tov
Listen to our DMC with Barrie here - https://bit.ly/3o1PiOE
Listen to our DMC with Slovie here - https://bit.ly/45W9Atd
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47 min
September 23, 2024Torah Insights for Rosh Hashana with Michal Horowitz
There's lots to prepare this Rosh Hashana with a 3-day yom tov. So whether you’re on your 6th run to the supermarket or staying up late in the kitchen cooking, we have a DMC for you. Because there’s nothing like walking into Rosh Hashana feeling like you did something to prepare for the day spiritually.
We’re so grateful to have Mrs. Michal Horowitz share her favorite Rosh Hashana insights on this episode of DMC. In her unique style, Michal blends Torah sources and relatable hashkafic insights with every piece of Torah she shares. We were mesmerized by her breadth of knowledge and ability to bring each lesson home.
In this episode we discuss:
How Michal got into adult Torah education

Michal’s favorite Rosh Hashana insights to help get us in the right mindset for the yamim noraim

The main idea Michal wants Jewish women to understand that will help them connect with Rosh Hashana more deeply
We love hearing from our listeners. You can find Deep Meaningful Conversations on Facebook and Instagram, join our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/IjG33sXCYgFGJSdncnN4nX, and you can always email us at [email protected].

Michal Horowitz’s website:
https://michalhorowitz.com/

Michal Horowitz on OU Torah:
https://outorah.org/author/133368/

OU Women’s Initiative Nach Yomi:
https://ouwomen.org/nach/

Michal Horowitz on YU Torah:
https://www.yutorah.org/teachers/Mrs.-Michal-Horowitz

Michal Horowitz on Torah Anytime:
https://torahanytime.com/speakers/516
1 hr 21 min
September 09, 2024Embracing Conflicting Emotions with Sara Eisemann
Life is complicated, and with life experiences come complex emotions. But embracing conflicting emotions with strategies such as paradoxical thinking can make all the difference. This is the topic that therapist, dating coach and columnist Sara Eisemann wanted to DMC with us on this episode because she knew the life-changing impact of “both/and” thinking, which looks something like this: “I’m both so grateful for my son’s bar mitzvah and overwhelmed hosting my family.” Instead of fighting those conflicting emotions, we embrace them – and drop the guilt. You’ll learn about this and more in this fascinating conversation.
In this episode we discuss:
What Sara’s aims to accomplish in all the work she does, from clinical therapist to Family First columnist to Director of Education for Core.

What “both/and” means and how it can be applied to life experiences

Typical paradoxes in our lives and how we can make space for them

How to handle negative emotions in a healthy way

The role of acceptance
We love hearing from our listeners. You can find Deep Meaningful Conversations on Facebook and Instagram, join our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/IjG33sXCYgFGJSdncnN4nX, and you can always email us at [email protected].
Sara’s Family First articles:
https://mishpacha.com/contributors/sara-eisemann/
Sara’s Mishpacha podcast, Makeshift:
https://mishpacha.com/podcasts/makeshift/
Sponsors:
DMC YEARLY SPONSOR:
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1 hr 10 min
September 03, 2024Real Life Bitachon with Esther Kurtz
We all know that strengthening our bitachon will improve our lives, but how do we actually do it in real life? Enter Esther Kurtz. Esther went on her own search to boost her spiritual connection and found it in the daily study of Chovos Halevavos. Now she shares the gems she discovered through learning Shaar Habitachon on her podcast, Emunah for Non-Rebbetzins. And she’s also sharing it with us on DMC!
On this podcast we discuss:
Why Esther started Emunah for Non-Rebbetzins

Why bitachon isn’t happily ever after stories

How having bitachon impacts a person

The necessary mindset to embrace bitachon

The challenges we experience in developing bitachon

Recommended first steps in working on our bitachon

Plus: Esther’s soapbox issues!
We love hearing from our listeners. You can find Deep Meaningful Conversations on Facebook and Instagram, join our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/IjG33sXCYgFGJSdncnN4nX, and you can always email us at [email protected].

Esther’s website:
https://www.estherkurtz.com/

Esther’s Mishpacha articles:
https://mishpacha.com/contributors/esther-kurtz/

Emunah for Non-Rebbetzins:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4LK5oAMeb5FZ5yElHy6qCQ

Esther’s Whatsapp Group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/I3DuAHyIK9K0aTuoo4exPN

Sponsors:
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1 hr 25 min
August 11, 2024Addressing Communal Issues Honestly with Keshet Starr
Can we be honest for a minute? Of course we can, we’re having a DMC! So let’s get real about being honest about communal issues. In other words, we know our community isn’t immune to its share of societal challenges, but is it possible to be sincere in acknowledging the issues while sincerely trying to improve them? And while we’re being honest about the problems, how can we maintain emunah and positivity as we’re face-to-face with those challenges?
We discuss these questions and more with Keshet Starr, CEO Of ORA, the Organization for the Resolution of Agunot. Keshet is an attorney, author, activist, speaker and nonprofit leader. She’s one of those people in the trenches doing the work but has managed to maintain her sensitivity, sincerity and emunah. Keshet is a true role model in many ways.
In this DMC we discuss,
How Keshet got into the work of agunah advocacy

How we can be honest about real issues in the community while maintaining positivity and emunah

The first steps in making changes once we’ve identified a problem

Effective and ineffective methods of making change

Keshet’s opinion on grassroots efforts in the community

How Orah has been successful in implementing change & what Keshet’s learned

Keshet’s advice for those looking to improve an area in their community
We love hearing from our listeners. You can find Deep Meaningful Conversations on Facebook and Instagram, join our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/IjG33sXCYgFGJSdncnN4nX, and you can always email us at [email protected].

Show notes:

ORA’s Website:
https://www.getora.org/

Sponsors:
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Yoel Gold’s “Coming Home” Tisha B'Av film:
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1 hr 11 min
July 29, 2024Finding Meaning in Mourning with Sarah Rivkah Kohn
We’ve entered the Three Weeks, and the Jewish calendar instructs us to have mourning on our mind. Yet it can be challenging to embrace the meaning of mourning smack in the middle of summer barbeques and road trips. We knew that Sarah Rivkah Kohn, founder of Links Family, would help us find the meaning in mourning. Links Family is an organization that provides support to children and teens who have lost a parent. Through her own personal loss, and her work with Links, Sarah Rivkah has learned so much about the process and significance of mourning and how it can apply to all of us, even if we haven’t lost a loved one.
On this DMC we discuss:
How and why Sarah Rivkah founded Links Family

What Sarah Rivkah has learned about mourning

The various forms of loss in the human experience

How Sarah Rivkah’s experience informs her understanding of the loss of the Beis Hamikdash

How we can make Tisha Baav more meaningful in our lives
We love hearing from our listeners. You can find Deep Meaningful Conversations on Facebook and Instagram, join our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/IjG33sXCYgFGJSdncnN4nX, and you can always email us at [email protected].

Show notes:

Links Family website:
https://linksfamily.org/
To register for the adult grief summit:
Linksfamily.org/griefsummit

Sponsors:
DMC YEARLY SPONSOR:
Town Appliance
https://www.townappliance.com/
1-866-309-8119
https://www.townappliance.com/pages/contact-us
DMC EPISODE SPONSORS:
Ohr Naava’s Tisha B'Av experience:
https://www.ohrnaava.com/tishabav/
Project Inspire’s “A Little Bit of Light” Tisha B'Av film:
https://www.projectinspire.com/events/tisha/
Yoel Gold’s “Coming Home” Tisha B'Av film:

https://hashkifa.com/
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1 hr
July 16, 2024The Superpowers of the Jewish Woman with Lori Palatnik
Jewish women have many superpowers – talents, abilities, and mindsets. We speak with Lori Palatnik, the founding director of Momentum, to learn more about these superpowers that we can each tap into. Lori has seen her fair share of incredible Jewish women under her leadership. And it takes one to know one. Lori models strength of conviction and passion for Yiddishkeit and the Jewish people. This is one powerful DMC that reminds us of our strengths as Jewish women.
On this DMC we discuss:
How and why Lori founded Momentum

Her thoughts about women identifying and filling needs in the community when they’re trying to stay afloat with their responsibilities to family

The superpowers of Jewish women

How to view struggles and challenges in our lives

How we can foster Jewish unity amongst women during this unique time

The biggest challenge to the strength of the Jewish woman today
We love hearing from our listeners. You can find Deep Meaningful Conversations on Facebook and Instagram, join our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/IjG33sXCYgFGJSdncnN4nX, and you can always email us at [email protected].

Show notes:

Momentum’s website:
https://momentumunlimited.org/

Sponsors:

DMC YEARLY SPONSOR:
Town Appliance
https://www.townappliance.com/
1-866-309-8119
https://www.townappliance.com/pages/contact-us
DMC EPISODE SPONSOR:
The Altair
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[email protected]
786-535-1500
1 hr 22 min
July 01, 2024Perfectionism with Dr. Danielle Dragon
We often throw around the word “perfectionism”, but what does it actually mean? What’s the difference between perfectionism and being meticulous and conscientious at work or at home? What is perfectionism, and how does a person become perfectionistic? We ask all these questions and more to our guest, Dr. Danielle Dragon, a psychotherapist in Chicago who has her finger on the pulse of the challenges so many of us grapple with.
On this DMC we discuss:
Why Dr. Dragon feels that this is an important topic to discuss with our DMC audience
The definition of perfectionism and how it forms

How perfectionism manifests in a person’s daily life

The challenges perfectionism poses for mothers and wives

Tips to deal with perfectionism

Dealing with disappointments and dashed dreams when life doesn’t pan out “perfectly”
We love hearing from our listeners. You can find Deep Meaningful Conversations on Facebook and Instagram, join our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/IjG33sXCYgFGJSdncnN4nX, and you can always email us at [email protected].

Show notes:

Dr. Dragon’s practice:
https://couchmethodtherapy.com/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/danielle-dragon-lincolnwood-il/724331

Sponsors:

DMC YEARLY SPONSOR:
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1 hr 14 min

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