Stop Telling Me to Rest

The b.reathe Blueprint Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 54m · transcript

Andy Baker is a three-time bestselling author, a four-time black belt, and the creator of The Momentum Room, a framework for understanding why we can look productive while operating from fear, pressure, or avoidance. He runs seven businesses and is currently writing a book called Stop Telling Me to Rest because he cannot.

At sixteen, he was already a black belt when he was mugged at knife point. It taught him that being capable and feeling capable are two completely different things. And that lesson has shaped everything he has built since.

In this conversation, Andy explains why the two…