I thought I was having a heart attack | Two Cents

I thought I was having a heart attack | Two Cents

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January 15, 2026 · 35 min · Season 3 · Episode 8

About this episode

Rabbi Ari Bensoussan and Yossi Bensoussan discuss personal experiences with panic attacks and the stigma surrounding mental health.

In this episode of Two Cents , Rabbi Ari Bensoussan and Yossi Bensoussan sit down for a wide-ranging, honest conversation that starts with Shabbos experiences and ends somewhere much deeper. They reflect on powerful Shabbatonim, the unity created through shared Torah, and what it feels like to be in a room where nothing is being sold — just learned, lived, and felt. Then the conversation shifts. R’ Ari shares something he didn’t plan to share publicly: his personal experience with panic attacks and anxiety, the fear of not understanding what was happening to his body, and the moment he chose to speak openly about it during a live Q&A. What followed revealed how many people are quietly struggling — and how heavy the stigma still is. Together, Ari and Yossi discuss: Panic attacks and anxiety from lived experience Why so many people suffer in silence The stigma around therapy and medication Generational trauma and modern pressure Why getting help is not weakness — and not a lack of emunah The difference between support systems and professional tools This is not a clinical discussion. It’s a real conversation — thoughtful, unfiltered, and grounded in lived reality. All Two Cents…

People in this episode

Host: Rabbi Ari Bensoussan

Guest: Yossi Bensoussan

Topics covered

  • panic attacks
  • anxiety
  • mental health
  • stigma
  • support systems
  • therapy

Keywords

  • heart attack
  • Shabbos
  • generational trauma
  • emunah
  • mental health resources

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