Matt Dahlia, cofounder of Yes Theory, discusses his reason for quitting YouTube, and what he has gained as a result of that decision. Starting at the beginning, Matt shares his journey from entrepreneur to creating and scaling Yes Theory with his best friends. He openly discusses the challenges that came along with the success of the channel, including burnout, anxiety, and questioning if it was the right thing for him. 
After making the decision to leave Yes Theory, Matt went on a journey of facing off with trauma and ultimately strengthening his ability to listen to his inner voice.
Matt also discusses some of the hardest things he has experienced, from completing an Iron Man to writing a book, he leaves us with an inspiring message to face off with the challenges and continue to choose growth.  




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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
3:17 Reflecting on Leaving Yes Theory and Writing a Book
7:39 Creating Yes Theory: Clarifying & Claiming the Life that You Want
15:54 The YouTube Creator Burnout: Why it Happens and How to Avoid it
25:18 Facing off with Trauma & Anxiety 
32:38 The Time I Yelled at God and He Answered: Listening to Your Inner Voice
43:19 Healing within Community: Our Men’s Group 
54:59 Navigating the World as a Highly Sensitive Person
1:04:09 The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done: Writing a Book
1:14:56 What the World Needs Most: Each Other
1:22:32 André on Working with Logan Paul
1:29:30 Finding Success Without College
1:35:41 Why Matt Changed His Name
1:52:35 What’s Coming Next for Matt
1:54:24 Conclusion
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Matt Dahlia is a French-American author and entrepreneur. He is the cofounder of Yes Theory as well as Seek Discomfort, a clothing brand, and Fan of a Fan, a brand factory for creators. He has a newsletter at https://mattdahlia.substack.com/ where he openly shares his experiences and life lessons. He loves making up songs on the guitar and dabbles in tennis, salsa, and mountain climbing.


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E67 - Matt Dahlia, Letting Go & Embracing New Beginnings : The Truth Of Why Matt Left Yes Theory

The Know Thyself Podcast is a place to dive deep into the perennial questions of life; such as “Who am I?”, “Why am I here?” and “What is my purpose?”
Each week the host André Duqum connects with various teachers, spiritual leaders, doctors, heart-led creators and storytellers on topics such as the true nature of ‘Self’, consciousness, philosophy, health optimization, and personal growth.
These conversations are aimed at supporting individuals on their awakening journey, reducing human suffering and providing actionable tips for experiencing a truly liberated and fulfilling life. The Know Thyself Podcast is here to reveal ancient wisdom applicable for these modern times.

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Dr. John Churchill joins the podcast today to walk us through the process of human development: from infantry to enlightenment. He shares a deep understanding of the spiritual awakening journey and how we can best optimize ourselves for this process. He lays the foundation for the conversation by describing our planetary cycle and how it related to our own development. revealing the "Fourth Turning" our planet is currently in and it's greater global implications.
He describes the personal ascension process in 3 stages: growing up, cleaning up waking up - and how by deepening our understanding of these phases we can lay a strong foundation for our spiritual awakening.


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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
1:49 The Wheel of Time: Understanding Earth’s Cycles
10:18 Organizing Ourselves For Planetary Change
18:54 Emergence: How to Optimize Yourself For Synchronicity 
22:22 The Fourth Turning: Our Current Planetary Cycle
35:05 Transitioning From the Head to the Heart 
39:10 Levels of Human Spiritual Development Explained
1:18:35 Healing Childhood Trauma: The Cleaning Up Process
1:25:32 Understanding the Attachment, Relational, & Self Systems
1:36:09 Visualization Practices for Healing Relations
1:48:50 How to Wake Up & See the Oneness
2:01:22 The True Nature of Self
2:09:10 Merging Growing Up, Cleaning Up, Waking Up
2:17:50 Specific Practices for Raising Your Consciousness
2:18:18 Developing Processes to Cover the 3 Stages
2:32:15 How to Embody Your Highest Self Today
2:40:45 Conclusion


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Born in London, Dr. Churchill's interest in psycho-spiritual development, Integral theory, Contemplative studies, Western Esotericism, and Mahayana Buddhism began in his adolescence, eventually leading him to spend several years as a Buddhist monk at Samye Ling Monastery in Scotland. During this time, John received the esoteric Planetary Dharma transmissions that would in time unfold as his contribution to a planetary fourth turning teaching.


For the last 25 years, John has developed a a Fourth Turning Planetary Dharma practice which includes the somatically based contemplative practice path; Embodying the Open Ground, that integrates psychodynamic healing, adult development and meditation. 


John holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from William James College, and is a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine.


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E96 - Dr. John Churchill: How To Wake Up & Show Up For A Planet That Needs You

Born and raised as a pastor's son, Aaron Abke had a unique lens into religion from a young age. This led him ultimately on a spiritual journey of leaving the church and diving into the wisdom teachings of the world and eventually finding what felt most resonate to him. 
In this episode, we'll be decoding the mystery of Jesus Christ's life and how his true teachings can help us on our awakening journey. He goes past the 2,000 year old dogma and misinterpretation surrounding Jesus (or Yeshua) in order to unveil how we can awaken christ consciousness within us. 
Aaron describes the evidence hidden in the dead sea scrolls, the secret teachings of the Essenes, and messages in the actual Bible itself, for an intriguing conversation aimed at bringing truth back to the name of Jesus and supporting you on your own journey.


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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
2:12 Reinterpreting the Life of Jesus
6:47 The Dead Sea Scrolls that Redefined Christianity
14:59 How the Essenes Lived: Ritual & Natural Law
23:03 The Missing Years of Jesus’ Life: What Actually Happened
30:04 Fundamentalism vs Mysticism 
30:56 Addressing the Triggers & Contraditctions of Christianity
36:49 How Jesus Performed Miracles: Sevenfold Path of Peace
44:16 Red Light Therapy: BonCharge
45:28 Seven Angels of the Heavenly Father
54:14 The End Goal: Merging Heaven and Earth
57:12 Second Coming of Christ: Resurrecting Christ Consciousness Within
1:03:41 Proof in the Bible that Jesus was an Essene
1:15:18 Initiation Process of the Essenes 
1:23:29 Reincarnation & Jesus' Past Lives
1:27:42 Was Jesus Vegetarian?
1:37:41 Fasting for Spiritual Purification & Wellness
1:43:52 The Argument of Jesus Eating Fish
1:46:17 Results of Following the “Jesus Diet”
1:55:04 Daily Prayer Process of Essenses
2:00:59 Beyond Dogma: Feeling The True Law of God
2:05:36 Apocalyptic Cult? True Meaning Behind The End of Darkness
2:14:58 Sharing a Prayer from the Essenes 
2:18:17 Finding Your Own Path
2:25:21 Conclusion
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Aaron Abke is a spiritual teacher and content creator, with a mission is to awaken this planet to the awareness of our oneness and collective destiny, which is called "4th Density Consciousness". This is Unity Consciousness; the awareness of Love and Oneness as the Highest Truth of the Universe.


Highly studied in The Law of One, Aaron teaches others how to integrate and embody this Truth in their Being, rather than merely learning about it. His aim is to provide humanity with the tools, knowledge, and practices needed to ascend our consciousness to the 4th Density Level.


YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AaronAbke
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E95 - Aaron Abke: The Forgotten Teachings Of Jesus, The Essenes & Dead Sea Scrolls

Jim Kwik, Bestselling Author and #1 Brain Coach shares an effective guide in helping us transcend limits and unlock our brain’s full potential. At a young age, Jim adopted the identity of having a 'broken brain' after a traumatic brain injury damped his ability to learn. In this episode he shares the mindset and tools that helped him to overcome this label and become a master of his mind. 
He and André discuss simple hacks to harnessing your attention and improving your memory, revealing the information essential to learning faster and expanding your mental capabilities. 
They also discuss the mindset essential to having a fulfilling life: Jim explains that the reason most people are burned out is not because they are doing too much, but because they're not doing enough of what they love. He shares how he personally created a life of alignment, joy, and fulfillment from the inside out.


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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
2:00 Becoming Limitless: From Brain Injury to Super-Brain 
8:16 Harnessing Our Challenges as a Super Power 
12:39 Transcending Self-Imposed Limitations
18:48 The Secret to Fulfillment
22:54 Drawbacks of our Digital Age: Overwhelm & Distraction
29:10 #1 Hack to Harnessing Your Attention 
33:23 The Key to Learning How to Learn
45:45 Improving Memory Through Emotion
54:42 Understanding Your Own Unique Way of Learning
1:06:03 AI & Digital Dementia's Impact On Our Brain
1:15:47 Knowledge vs Wisdom
1:16:22 Cultivating the Perfect Environment for Wellbeing
1:19:19 Advice For My Childhood Self
1:20:14 Biggest Failure of our Education System 
1:23:07 The Value of Flowstate & Meditation 
1:30:12 Gaining The Courage to Be Yourself
1:35:23 Conclusion
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Jim Kwik is a world-renowned expert in memory improvement, brain optimization, and accelerated learning. After a childhood brain injury left him learning-challenged, Kwik created strategies to dramatically enhance his mental performance. He has since dedicated his life to helping others unleash their true genius and brainpower. For over two decades, he has served as a brain coach to students, seniors, entrepreneurs, and educators. His work has touched a who’s who of Hollywood elite, professional athletes, political leaders, and business magnates, with corporate clients that include Google, Virgin, Nike, Zappos, SpaceX, GE, 20th Century Fox, Cleveland Clinic, Wordpress, and such institutions as the United Nations, Caltech, Harvard University, and Singularity University.

Through keynote speeches, he reaches in-person audiences totaling more than 200,000 every year; his online videos have garnered hundreds of millions of views. He is the host of the acclaimed “Kwik Brain” podcast, which is consistently the top educational training show on iTunes. KwikLearning.com’s online courses are used by students in 195 countries.

Kwik, an advocate for brain health and global education, is also a philanthropist with projects ranging from Alzheimer’s research to funding the creation of schools from Guatemala to Kenya, providing health care, clean water, and learning for children in need. His mission: No brain left behind.

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E94 - Jim Kwik: Being Distracted Wastes Your Potential, Do This To Sharpen Your Mind & Become Limitless

Gregg Braden is back this week for a closer look at unlocking the potential hidden in our very DNA. He and André discuss the profound power of the human heart and the possibilities that unlock through heart-brain coherence. By merging spirituality and science, Gregg gives practical tools and insights for healing trauma, self-regulating your biology, and harnessing the quantum field.
This episode is a continuation of our last, where Gregg laid the foundation for where we are at as a collective, facing the battle between our very humanness and the development of super technology. Gregg now dives deeper into how we can use that human potential to optimize our well-being and live our most vibrant life.


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0:00 - Intro
4:33 - The Value of New Perspectives
7:15 - Heart Intelligence and Power
13:25 - The Heart’s Neural Network
20:40 - Heart-Brain Coherence
31:55 - Cellular Memory Transfer
37:18 - Heart’s Electromagnetic Field
39:40 - Transcending Time & Space in the Quantum Realm
50:15 - Entanglement, Connectivity & Prayer
53:48 - Essence of Humanity
1:01:05 - Harnessing Quantum Field Power
1:03:22 - Remote Viewing & Accessing the Field
1:05:37 - Mirror Neurons & The Power of Visualization
1:09:35 - Heart-Based Problem Solving
1:14:30 - Dealing with Anticipatory Grief
1:17:36 - Earth School
1:21:16 - Transforming Pain Into Purpose
1:29:20 - Trauma, Neuropeptides and the Body
1:34:13 - Personal Identity and Self
1:40:41 - Cultivating Heart Power
1:46:53 - Ancient Gnostic Jesus Discoveries
1:53:12 - Manifesting Our Inner Potential
1:53:02 - Closing Gratitude


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New York Times best-selling author and scientist Gregg Braden is internationally renowned as a pioneer in bridging science, spirituality and the real world. Following a successful career as a Computer Geologist during the 1970s energy crisis, he worked in the 1980s as a Senior Liaison with the U.S. Air Force Space Command. In 1991 he became the First Technical Operations Manager for Cisco Systems. Since 1986 Gregg has explored high mountain villages, remote monasteries, and forgotten texts to merge their timeless secrets with the best science of today. The author of 11 award-winning books published in 38 languages, Gregg has received numerous honours, including a 2016 nomination for the prestigious Templeton Award. He has shared his presentations with The United Nations, Fortune 500 companies, and the U.S. military, as well as in media specials aired throughout the world. 


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E93 - Gregg Braden PART 2: Becoming SUPERHUMAN - Unlock The Full Potential Of Your Mind & Heart

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New York Times best-selling author and scientist Gregg Braden explains the bridge between science and spirituality and what it reveals about our true nature as humans. Gregg sets the stage by describing the most pressing issue we face as a species right now: the battle for our own humanity. He shares how the innovations in technology and movement towards transhumanism threatens to extinguish the beauty of what it means to be human before we even discover what that means. 
This conversation is an intriguing deep dive into that topic, revealing the danger of technology and the divine potential hidden in human DNA.
Gregg also discusses his theory on the true origin of homo sapiens: from debunking the theory of evolution to discovering hidden ancient civilizations. 
Be sure to tune into next week's episode for a continuation of this conversation and learn how to unlock your own true potential.


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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro 
2:32 The Battle for Our Humanity & Divinity
17:39 Technology's Promise and Danger 
26:12 The Profound Potential In Human Biology
33:42 DNA as a Pathway to our Divinity
38:55 How Technology Atrophies Our Brain & Biology
48:19 Better Help
49:35 Why Cloning Will Never Work 
54:16 The Preciousness That We Are 
58:29 True Implications of Evolving Technology
1:02:17 What’s Wrong with the Theory of Evolution 
1:11:41 The True Origins of the Human Species 
1:32:43 Humanity's Divine Ancestors (Proof Hidden in Our DNA!)
1:39:20 Simulation Theory & Cosmic Cycles
1:52:32 Mystery Hidden In The Moon & Earth's Core
2:04:56 Evidence of Advanced Ancient Civilizations 
2:15:36 Seeing the Bigger Picture of It All 
2:20:43 Conclusion
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New York Times best-selling author and scientist Gregg Braden is internationally renowned as a pioneer in bridging science, spirituality and the real world. Following a successful career as a Computer Geologist during the 1970s energy crisis, he worked in the 1980s as a Senior Liaison with the U.S. Air Force Space Command. In 1991 he became the First Technical Operations Manager for Cisco Systems. Since 1986 Gregg has explored high mountain villages, remote monasteries, and forgotten texts to merge their timeless secrets with the best science of today. The author of 11 award-winning books published in 38 languages, Gregg has received numerous honours, including a 2016 nomination for the prestigious Templeton Award. He has shared his presentations with The United Nations, Fortune 500 companies, and the U.S. military, as well as in media specials aired throughout the world. 


Website: https://greggbraden.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregg.braden/


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E67 - Matt Dahlia, Letting Go & Embracing New Beginnings : The Truth Of Why Matt Left Yes Theory

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