Finding Your "Why Not" When Everything Feels Unbearable featuring Baruch HaLevi

Baruch HaLevi opens this conversation with a statistic most listeners have never heard: every 13 minutes in America, a man dies by suicide, and men account for roughly 80% of all suicide deaths. For Baruch, this isn't abstract. He's lost family members to suicide across multiple generations, and he candidly shares that he himself came close to the same fate about a decade ago, during a period of profound identity loss after stepping away from 20 years as a rabbi.

Grounded in the work of Holocaust survivor and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl, Baruch and Larry talk through what actually helps a man in genuine despair: finding a "why not," the specific reason to keep going, learning to sit with guilt without letting it curdle into shame, and the necessity of real, honest community instead of empty check-ins. Both men share their own history with suicidal crisis directly. If you or someone you love has ever been in a season that felt unbearable, this conversation offers a clear, compassionate way through it, but given the depth of what's discussed, please take care with how and when you engage with it.

Timeline Summary

[1:24] Introducing the statistic behind Baruch's mission: a man dies by suicide every 13 minutes in America

[2:41] Baruch shares that his father and grandmother both died by suicide, and that it's deeply personal to his work

[4:50] Larry and Baruch each share their own history of suicidal crisis

[7:07] Discovering Viktor Frankl's work as a turning point during his own darkest season

[11:11] Rebuilding identity from the ground up after stepping away from a lifelong profession

[12:22] A full introduction to Baruch: logotherapist, rabbi, author of "The Guy in the Glass"

[13:40] The origin of the book's title, tied to a poem given to Baruch by his grandfather

[16:21] Larry announces the first-ever Dad Edge Day with the Arizona Cardinals, November 15th

[18:24] Baruch reflects on why his father reached the point he did