Lipa Schmeltzer: How to Heal: A Personal Journey of Mental Health

18Forty Podcast

18Forty

Religion & Spirituality, Judaism

4.6 • 638 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2024

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

In this special episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we introduce the topic of mental health with a conversation featuring world-famous Jewish singer Lipa Schmeltzer.

While many people know Lipa’s songs, far fewer know his journey of mental health—a story he never expected to unfold. With raw vulnerability and beautiful passion, Lipa opens up about every step that led him to today. His lessons are immeasurably important.

In this episode we discuss:

What does it mean to be working for the “image company”?
How did Lipa break through the barrier to seeking professional help for mental health issues?
How can we maintain sincerity in the face of our own cynicism?

Tune in to hear a conversation about the radical honesty it takes to make progress on a mental health journey.

Interview begins at 20:26.

Lipa, once described as “the Lady Gaga of Hasidic music,” has 18 solo albums to date. He is a father, singer, writer, and visual artist.

References:

“My heartfelt message of personal growth & challenges before Matan Torah 5783” with Lipa Schmeltzer

Making of a Godol by Nathan Kamenetsky

Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

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0:00.0	Hi friends, a few months ago we advertised the birth of a new community in Israel.
0:05.4	Eden Bait Shemesh, a community tailored made for all those of us in need of a five-year plan,
0:12.7	and let's face it, we are living in a time when every single one of us should be drafting the five-year plan for our futures in Israel.
0:20.5	Our own listeners from within the 1840 community have purchased in Eden, an opportunity which
0:26.4	they will longingly watch unfold into a reality, a shul, and a community.
0:32.1	I am so proud that the leaders behind Aden are none other than Rabbi Benny and Khani Krohn. I know them personally because they are the rabbi and Rebitten of my own
0:42.4	personal community and they are the ones leading this new development community. And I know for my own life that
0:49.6	their stewardship, their leadership is you know this is going to be a welcoming, joyous, incredible
0:55.7	community where everyone is going to be able to feel comfortable and build a home.
1:00.2	On June 29th, Eden will be hosting a webinar to speak in detail about the vision for this project.
1:07.6	In order to register, please click the link below or email info at
1:12.7	Edenbateschemish.com to find out more. Once again, that's info at Edenbateshemesh.com
1:20.2	to find out more. Hi friends and welcome to 1840 where each month we explore different topic balancing modern sensibilities and traditional
1:44.6	sensitivities to give you new approaches to timeless Jewish ideas. I'm your host, David Bischephchen,
1:50.8	and this month we're actually doing a special episode. We're transitioning to our new topic
1:56.7	on mental health, and this is a special episode that we recorded a few months ago with
2:02.1	our friend Lipa Schmelser. This podcast is part of a larger exploration of those big, juicy,
2:08.1	Jewish ideas, so be sure to check out 1840.org, that's 1-8-F-O-R-T-Y dot org, where you can also
2:14.4	find videos, articles, recommended readings, and weekly emails.
2:18.3	Since the end of Yomtov, post-October 7th, we have been talking about the war in Israel.
2:25.0	And honestly, it is hard to talk about anything else.
2:28.4	It is where our hearts, minds, really our souls, our whole sense of self, where it should be and where it has to be.
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