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The Defiant Spirit is Dr. Rabbi Baruch HaLevi’s podcast about discovering deeper meaning, cultivating greater resilience and realizing our true purpose in life - inspired by the work of Dr.Viktor Frankl, author of ”Man‘s Search For Meaning,” and founder of Logotherapy, (meaning-centered psychotherapy, together with Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition and the Enneagram, an ancient, psycho-spiritual roadmap.
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Tuesday May 30, 2023
The Genneagram Part 2 - Healing The Past
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
In this podcast series, B explores the Enneagram as a a genogram, a way to visualize and understand your past and all your family dynamics as a pathway to healing broken bonds of the past, making deeper connections in the present, and leave an inspirational for future generations. This is a powerful use of the Enneagram and a transformative experience which B now offers you!

Thursday May 25, 2023
The Genneagram Part 1 - Deepening The Present
Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
In this podcast series, B explores the Enneagram as a a genogram, a way to visualize and understand your past and all your family dynamics as a pathway to healing broken bonds of the past, making deeper connections in the present, and leave an inspirational for future generations. This is a powerful use of the Enneagram and a transformative experience which B now offers you!

Tuesday May 23, 2023
Your Search For Your Meaning
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
In this podcast, the Meaning Team explores a fallacy around Viktor Frankl and his seminal work, "Man's Search For Meaning." There is no meaning. There's only your meaning, and in this conversation they will explore why you need to search for it and how they can support you on your journey.

Thursday May 18, 2023
Unstuck Yourself: Viktor Frankl, The Enneagram & Idolatry
Thursday May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
In this podcast, B explores the ancient and misunderstood idea about idolatry - it's not what it seems. From the Lego movie to Viktor Frankl, from routines and ruts to the Enneagram and personality, getting unstuck and liberating ourselves from all that confines us is as crucial as it gets.

Monday May 15, 2023
Time to Rethink The Man In The Arena
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
In this podcast, Dr. D and Rabbi B take on the infamous passage by Teddy Roosevelt, "The Arena," offering a new take on what it means to live a life of "daring greatly" and why a life of adventure, arenas and authenticity, quite literally, stinks!

Tuesday May 09, 2023
Mindfulness & Meaning with Julie Maus
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Tuesday May 09, 2023
In this podcast, Baruch interviews Julie Maus, a mindfulness master and Enneagram teacher, and the intersection with Dr. Viktor Frankl's idea, "between stimulus and response, there is a space." In this conversation, you'll learn how to expand your space. You can learn more about Julie at: https://www.mindfulmaus.com/

Monday May 08, 2023
Viktor Frankl’s Painful Question
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
In this Meaning Academy Podcast, Dr. Dan and Dr. B discuss a radical and challenging question Dr. Viktor Frankl led with in his client work. Sometimes we have to cut straight to the heart of the tough stuff when we search for meaning, and this one is about as tough as they come!

Thursday May 04, 2023
The Meaning Academy: I’m Spiritual Not Religious
Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
I'm Spiritual, Not Religious: In this podcast, Dr. Daniel Franz (Dr. Dan) and Dr. Baruch HaLevi (Rabbi B) explore the rise of "spirituality" in response to declining religious affiliation and what constitutes spirituality from a logotherapy perspective.

Tuesday May 02, 2023
Generational Choices; Generational Healing with Ariela HaLevi
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Back by popular demand, master healer Ariela joins B to discuss the power of choice, but through the lens of generations, generational healing and paving the path for those who follow in our footsteps.

Tuesday May 02, 2023
Logotherapy & Humor: A Weapon Of The Soul
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Logotherapy & Humor: A Weapon Of The Soul In this podcast, B explores Viktor Frankl's idea that humor is a weapon of the soul in the fight against suffering, darkness, and despair. Logotherapy isn't just heavy and serious but light, fun, and funny too!