Yehuda Kastel spent years building the high-energy persona people know as DJ Hudacris. He started DJing as a teenager, got his first major break at Camp Simcha, went viral online, and eventually spent years performing alongside Nissim Black. But while his career was taking off, Yehuda was pushing himself to the point that his body started fighting back. After frightening physical symptoms and a Lyme disease diagnosis he later came to believe was a false positive, he began confronting severe anxiety and panic attacks. The turning point came when his rebbe told him he was spending too much time being “Yehuda Chris” and not enough time being Yehuda Kastel.

Michael pushes Yehuda on what happens when the public version of you starts taking over the private one, why slowing down was so difficult, how therapy and learning to be alone changed him, and what Nissim Black taught him about humility and putting Hashem first. They also get into marriage, loneliness, self-awareness, the Baal Shem Tov, hidden tzaddikim, Geulah, and Yehuda’s belief that the better you understand yourself, the better every relationship in your life can become.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Meet DJ Hudacris
04:01 Who Is Yehuda Kastel?
12:47 Leaving Milwaukee for Yeshiva
16:19 Falling in Love With Music
18:46 Becoming a DJ Before He Knew How
22:42 His Big Break at Camp Simcha
31:11 Finding His Place in Israel
35:04 When His Body Started Fighting Back
42:11 Realizing It Was Anxiety
44:08 Hudacris vs. Yehuda Kastel
46:56 Turning Anxiety Into a Superpower
51:53 How Nissim Black Entered His Life
57:39 The Incredible Story of Meeting His Wife
1:03:04 Touring With Nissim Black
1:08:09 What Nissim Taught Him About Faith & Humility
1:10:58 Self-Awareness, Happiness & Raising Children
1:14:23 The Baal Shem Tov & Hidden Tzaddikim
1:31:58 Geulah, Jewish Unity & Loving Others
1:36:19 Learning How to Be Alone
1:40:00 Who Should Be on the Podcast Next?

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