E416-INNER VOICE :A HEARTFELT CHAT WITH DR. FOOJAN| How Mental Literacy Transformed My Life

🎙 Jim Rojas Taylor on The Inner Voice with Dr. Foojan Zeine Topic: How Acting Techniques Can Build Emotional & Mental Literacy in Everyday Life In this powerful episode, Dr. Foojan Zeine interviews Jim Rojas Taylor—U.S. Marine veteran, actor, screenwriter, playwright, and author of All Your Best Selves. From growing up between New Jersey and Alabama to serving six years in the U.S. Marine Corps, Jim’s unique life journey led him to the stage—and eventually to develop a powerful toolkit for emotional and mental literacy using acting principles. Now, Jim is on a mission: to bring the tools of the performing arts into classrooms, boardrooms, and everyday life, helping people of all ages develop emotional mastery, mental resilience, and adaptable identities for every environment. 👉 Learn more: https://www.tbcenterprises.com 📚 Get the Book: All Your Best Selves – A guide to thriving through emotional and mental literacy using the performing arts toolkit. 👇 Scroll down for timestamps and key themes! ⏱️ Timestamps & Key Highlights 0:00 – Intro to The Inner Voice Podcast with Dr. Foojan Zeine 0:19 – Stanislavski's 7 Questions: Emotional sonar for the soul 0:47 – New Features in the Foojan App 1:18 – Meet Jim Rojas Taylor: Actor, Veteran, Author 4:12 – A child’s moment of eternity: The “midnight mass” memory 5:50 – Kicked out of theater, into the Marine Corps 8:02 – From voice lessons to Judas: Jim’s entry into acting 9:00 – Why acting tools actually work in real life 10:46 – Acting vs. therapy: Emotional depth in both professions 12:22 – "Bubbles" & "Suits": Jim’s internal frameworks explained 14:21 – Teaching emotional literacy in schools 15:02 – The 7 Stanislavski Questions: Powerful tools for life 16:41 – Real-time use of acting tools in conversation 19:12 – Get the book: All Your Best Selves 🔥 Emotional Mastery & Expression 20:01 – How actors tap into and express deep emotion 21:02 – Emotions as muscles: The “emotional gym” analogy 22:10 – Safe spaces and training emotional agility 23:20 – Practicing emotional transitions through art 24:13 – Authenticity vs. performance: What’s the difference? 🧠 Emotional Literacy & Personal Growth 25:00 – The danger of gendered emotion (e.g., "men don't cry") 26:06 – What does it really mean to be your best self? 27:06 – The “best version” of you isn’t always appropriate 28:34 – The tuxedo on the beach: Adapting to context 29:40 – Intentional living through values and environment 31:00 – Building a flexible identity wardrobe 🎭 Identity, Performance & Social Dynamics 32:37 – Aligning self-expression with social settings 34:09 – Taking responsibility for how others perceive you 35:03 – Co-creating vs. controlling social dynamics 36:21 – Using acting tools to overcome fear and insecurity 💪 Discipline, Purpose & Transformation 37:20 – What the Marine Corps taught Jim about grit and service 38:30 – Becoming a lifelong learner and student of life 🚀 Current Projects & Future Vision 39:02 – Launching the MI Literacy Project (Mental & Emotional Literacy) 39:50 – Teaching emotional tools to entrepreneurs and leaders 40:00 – Where to find Jim and his book 🎤 Closing Reflections 40:22 – Final thoughts: Thrive anywhere, anytime, with anyone 40:52 – About Awareness Integration Therapy by Dr. Foojan Zeine 🌐 More About Jim Rojas Taylor Jim is a first-generation American, Marine Corps veteran, and actor with 20+ years of experience on stage and screen. From personal transformation to practical tools for emotional growth, his work focuses on bridging the gap between performance and real life. His book, All Your Best Selves, is a groundbreaking guide to emotional and mental literacy. 🖥 Learn more: https://www.tbcenterprises.com 📘 All Your Best Selves – Available now! 🔔 Don’t Forget to Subscribe! If you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe, and hit the bell so you never miss future conversations about psychology, personal growth, and human potential. #EmotionalIntelligence #ActingTechniques #MentalHealthTools #EmotionalLiteracy #AllYourBestSelves #JimRojasTaylor #TheInnerVoicePodcast #FoojanZeine #PerformancePsychology #SelfGrowth #IdentityDevelopment #TherapyTools #MindsetMatters #SelfAwareness