They Call it Fishing, Not Catching Artwork

The Living Jewishly Podcast

Podcast by Living Jewishly

The Living Jewishly Podcast

They Call it Fishing, Not Catching

January 27, 2022 • Living Jewishly • Episode 63

“It’s not about us giving each other support, it’s about knowing we have the support. It’s kind of like a river — I don’t need to pull the fish out of the river to know there’s fish in there.”

— Rabbi Yossi Sapirman

Introducing the newest member of the Living Jewishly family of podcasts!

This episode of Living Jewishly is the inaugural instalment of What's in Your Tool Box?, a new monthly Living Jewishly podcast. Bobby Koven will explore the different tools that people have in their psychological tool boxes to help them cope with and overcome mental health issues, through candid and honest interviews with a wide variety of guests.

Listen to discover new ways to fill up your own tool box and become more emotionally resilient.

In a world of pandemic lockdowns, remote learning, and economic strain, discussions surrounding mental health are more important than ever. In this episode, Bobby and guest Rabbi Yossi Sapirman discuss their decades-long friendship and how they have turned their common passion of flyfishing into a powerful tool for improving their mental health.

“A passion can turn into a tool.”

— Bobby Koven

This‌ ‌episode discusses:‌ ‌

The importance of mutual understanding and support in friendship — and how to truly be there for those you care about
The tools that guest Rabbi Yossi Sapirman keeps in his mental health tool box
The documentary ‘No Magic Bullet’ — and why its existence is so meaningful

‌

Highlights:‌ ‌

00:50 Intro

02:07 Rabbi Yossi Sapirman & joy of fishing

02:51 The story of 22+ years of friendship

06:30 Importance of mutual support

08:11 How Yossi discovered flyfishing

12:22 Yossi’s mental health tools

16:44 The wolf photograph story

19:00 Turning passions into tools

21:58 Processing & healing

22:33 No Magic Bullet