Stop the Stress ft. Simon Baum

Do you ever feel anxious and exhausted?Simon Baum used to feel that way all the time. He returns to Shtark Tank for a follow-up on one of our most popular episodes.Simo is an attorney, a maggid shiur, and a Ramat Beit Shemesh dad. This time we skip the symptoms and go after the causes. Simon shares what he learned the hard way during the years he was commuting to London every week while his family was building a new life in Israel.We cover:Why Torah and “real life” shouldn’t live in two separate bucketsVe’ahavta lere’acha kamocha as three relationships (Hashem, others, yourself), and why a crack in one shows up in the other twoPerfectionism as a defense mechanism, and how it turns avodas Hashem into all or nothingThe gap between yeshiva and the real world, and what gets missed when you learn as a single guyFeeling unfulfilled at work, and why the coworker who triggers you might be your personal avodaHishtadlus and bitachon: the forward looking test and the backward looking testA 30 second grounding tool you can use before a stressful meeting or before you walk into your houseYour phone as a solution to a problem, not the problem itselfWhy a water bottle delivered to a kid at school might have been the best thing Simon did all dayTimestamps02:40 Simon’s story and why he’s back06:13 Stress: symptoms vs. causes15:07 Yeshiva, perfectionism, and the three relationships26:32 Building yourself vs. showing up for others31:31 When work feels meaningless37:18 Hishtadlus, bitachon, and staying calm45:17 Phones, numbing, and the ten minutes of “my time”50:46 The summaryMentioned: The God of My Understanding by Rabbi Shais TaubIf this one hit home, subscribe and leave a five star review. It’s the best way to help Shtark Tank reach more professionals trying to make Torah and work fit together.