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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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Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Wolverine Spirituality: Calling All Men To A Masculine Spirituality
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Dr. D and Rabbi B Team Up To Talk Wolverine Spirituality
Wolverine Spirituality: Calling All You Guys In this podcast, Dr. Dan and Dr. B use B's newest blog on the Michigan Wolverine's quarterback, J.J. McCarthy's meditation practice, as a jumping-off point to talk about men, masculinity, and masculine spirituality.
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Learn To Meditate Like A Wolverine - JJ McCarthy And The Michigan Wolverines That Is
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Like 30 million of you, I, too, watched the NCAA Championship game between Michigan and Washington, a battle of quarterbacks, to be sure. However, the last game wasn't decided by what happened on the field so much as off the field, and it all came down to meditation. Men, if you're listening, meditation is for warriors, and you don't have to buy yoga pants!
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Kosher Cannabis: The Meaning of Weed, Wine & Why We Get High
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
In this podcast, Dr. Dan and I debate whether or not there is meaning to be found in substances or whether it's all just meaningless substance abuse. To say it more simply, is cannabis kosher? Tune in to find out! Check out more at www.defiantspirit.org
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Bad Dad’s Run; Good Dad’s Show Up
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Friday Jan 05, 2024
In this podcast, B talks about two Bad Dad movies, "Father Stu" and "I Can Only Imagine," and what it takes to be a good, not perfect, dad. It's not that hard, and it begins by saying, "Here I am," and showing up.
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
9 Lives - Your Soul Contract with Rebecca Rosen
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Spiritual Medium Rebecca Rosen and Enneagram teacher Dr. Baruch HaLevi explore the idea of soul contracts - that we have incarnated into this world for a particular purpose, and the Enneagram provides us with nine ways to understand our particular soul contract.
Monday Dec 25, 2023
An Entrepreneurial Christmas
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Monday Dec 25, 2023
In this Meaning Academy podcast, Drs Dan and B explore new ways to do old traditions. Sometimes, you have to shake it up, think like an entrepreneur, and pivot your Christmas, New Year, or whatever traditions ya got.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Man UPrising: Man In The Mirror with Dave Mann
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
In this new podcast, Baruch talks with a friend and partner in launching his newest offering, Man UPrising, empowering midlife men to rise up in the Afternoon (second half) of life.
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
In this new podcast series and program, Spiritual Medium Rebecca Rosen and Enneagram teacher Dr. Baruch HaLevi talk about their newly launching program and podcast, 9 Lives: The Spirit of The Enneagram, and this first conversation revolving around the energies of shadows and light.
Friday Dec 15, 2023
The Response-Able Roadmap
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
In this podcast, B offers a foundational tool in his life and those he guides: The Response-Ability Roadmap, based on Dr. Viktor Frankl's teaching, "Between stimulus and response, there's a space. And in that space lies our power to choose our response."
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
The Guy In The Glass, with guest Scott Shafman
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
As part of Baruch's new project, Man UPrising, he's interviewing men on their journey rising up in the second half of life. In this episode, he interviews Scott Shafman, and the two talk about the poem, "The Guy In The Glass," a poem every man must read and live in his life.