Know Thyself

In this episode, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz walks us through unseen forces shaping our health, energy, and emotional lives. From the chemicals in our food system to the hidden drivers of inflammation and burnout, we dive into why so many people today feel exhausted, misaligned, and disconnected from their true well-being.

We examine how modern culture normalizes habits and environments that work against our biology, and why healing requires more than symptom management — it demands addressing the root causes, rebuilding alignment, and taking ownership of what we allow into our bodies and minds.

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00:00 Intro: Will Bulsiewicz

02:34 How much of our mood is controlled by our gut?

09:40 Two diseases: individualism and materialism

23:30 The intelligence that lives in our gut

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36:46 What is immune intelligence?

48:01 Detoxing from environmental toxins

54:54 Why are chemical companies allowed to poison us?

57:39 A short horror story

1:02:45 Looking out for what to avoid

1:05:27 The effects of factory farming on our bodies

1:17:36 Humans are the microbes of the Earth

1:26:23 Conclusion: Changing the world

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Lucy Hale joins me for a deeply honest conversation about sobriety, identity, childhood wounds, fame, intuition, and learning to finally feel at home within yourself. Known globally as a singer and actress, Lucy opens up about the parts of her journey most people never see: the fear beneath early success, the alcoholism that followed her from childhood, the spiritual intervention that changed her life, and the inner work she’s committed to since.

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00:00 Intro: Lucy Hale

03:27 What do you attribute your ambition to?

04:49 Alcoholism

14:23 Hitting rock bottom

19:33 Finding meaning in yourself

27:59 Old Lucy vs New Lucy

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35:28 How has your connection with yourself revealed new insights?

44:40 How do you navigate being in the public eye and staying true to yourself?

47:26 What are you getting intuitively about the next chapter of your life?

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51:57 How do you handle rejection as an actor?

54:34 From your young age, what called you to being in this line of work?

57:12 Is there a moment that stood out to you that said "I made it"?

59:51 Pretty Little Liars

1:05:54 What would you say to past Lucy?

1:08:01 Was taking responsibility of your life what shifted it all for you?

1:12:37 How do you view your sense of spirituality?

1:19:48 What is your relationship to boredom?

1:23:00 How has the definition of beauty evolved for you?

1:28:56 What does prayer look like to you?

1:29:51 Being 36 and the biological clock

1:34:46 Closing thoughts - Lucy's masculine vs feminine side

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In this solo Q&A episode, I’m answering the questions so many of you have asked me over the past few days—about ego, identity, relationships, breakups, shadow work, discipline, grounding, and what the spiritual path actually looks like in real life.

I share honestly about the subtle ego patterns I still face, how I navigate heartbreak with grace, what it means to “perform” spirituality versus actually live it, and the practices that keep me connected when I fall off center. I also speak about dating, celibacy, intimacy, and how I think about love at this stage of my life.

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00:25 How do you feel about people using spirituality as an identity?

04:34 What is a subtle form of ego that you still catch yourself falling into?

06:22 Relationships ending

08:30 I would like to hear about your struggles

10:19 How do you stay & grow in a relationship when your partner doesn’t meet you in that growth?

13:50 What are your top spiritual books?

14:39 What’s the simplistic way you ground yourself when you feel an imbalance?

15:50 Who is André underneath all the labels?

17:35 Do you ever fall off your practices with meditation or music?

19:26 Are you single?

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23:47 What do you use to know yourself deeply?

25:27 What makes you most optimistic about the future of humanity?

27:38 Which meditations do you practice?

28:37 How did you believe so much in yourself to create something at this scale?

30:31 What’s your vision for KT for the coming year?

32:57 When did you start playing piano?

33:40 What practices keep spiritual insight grounded and accountable?

34:36 What illusion do you see most are still caught in without realizing it?

37:55 What was your earliest experience that awakened you to God within?

40:35 How do you know it’s your calling when it comes?

44:25 Do you think the more one knows themselves, the harder it is to fall in love?

48:03 Do you believe in free will?

51:26 How are you approaching dating and relationships?

52:54 What is the most overlooked doorway in consciousness?

53:54 What’s the deepest question you can ever imagine asking yourself?

55:21 What you feel is most important for calling in sacred union, your person?

57:06 What are some of the biggest patterns you’ve unraveled in yourself?

59:22 How were you raised spiritually/religiously?

1:00:55 What kind of diet do you follow & why?

1:02:04 What was the book that launched you into seeking?

1:03:20 What’s the deepest truth you’ve met this year?

1:03:58 Do you as André think that God is consciousness?

1:05:49 Do you still go through episodes of depression?

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Dr. Alan Goldhammer, co-founder of TrueNorth Health Center, joins us to reveal the science and psychology of water fasting, detoxification, and healing the body through nature’s intelligence. Drawing from 40 years of clinical experience with over 20,000 supervised fasts, he explains why many chronic illnesses—hypertension, autoimmune conditions, metabolic disease, and even depression—respond when the body is given a chance to reset.

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00:00 Intro

04:25 The Body’s Innate Ability to Heal

08:45 TrueNorth: How Water Fasting Is Done Safely

13:10 Dopamine, Pleasure, and Modern Addiction

17:40 The Food Environment That Makes Us Sick

22:00 The Problem With Hyper-Processed Eating

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26:20 What Happens to the Body During a Fast

30:55 Detoxification and the Healing Crisis

35:10 Who Should and Shouldn’t Fast

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39:30 Refeeding: The Most Important Phase

44:00 Case Studies: Reversing Chronic Disease

48:25 Weight Loss vs. Health Restoration

52:40 Why Most Diet Advice Fails

56:55 The Discipline of “Nothing”

1:01:15 The Psychology of Cravings

1:05:40 How Environment Shapes Behavior

1:10:05 Living in Alignment With Natural Law

1:14:20 How Much Is “Enough” for a Healthy Life?

1:18:40 The Simplicity of Whole Plant Foods

1:22:00 Conclusion

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In this special compilation episode, we explore the deeper dimensions of human consciousness. Featuring insights from Deepak Chopra, Tim Ferriss, Sadghuru, Dr. Lisa Miller, and others, this episode is a journey inward — from sensing what cannot be seen, to feeling what we’ve long avoided, to awakening to what we truly are beyond all stories. Through wisdom, science, and lived experience, we discover that the next evolution of humanity isn’t about becoming more — it’s about remembering the awareness that’s already here.

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00:00 Intro

01:12 Dr. Tara Swart - Beyond the 5 Senses: 34 Hidden Abilities

09:36 Dr. K - Reality of Intuition and Cultivating It

13:12 Deepak Chopra - Awakening to Your True Nature

15:13 Dr. Iain McGilchrist - Paying Attention To Access The Realm Beyond

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23:05 Dr. Sue Morter - Transcending and Integrating the 5 Senses

26:13 Zach Bush - Remembering Our Innate Intelligence

30:08 Dr. Lisa Miller - Becoming a Spiritual Parent

39:29 Michael Beckwith - Divine Intelligence + The Power of Being Alone

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43:17 Dr. Sue Morter - Healing the Emotional Body (And Feeling it Fully)

48:10 Tim Ferriss - Shutting Down Sensitivity Because of Trauma

56:03 Rainn Wilson - Purpose of Pain and Suffering on Our Path

1:02:04 Dr. K - The Difference Between Safety and Comfort

1:04:37 John Vervaeke - Self-Deception, Cultivating Wisdom and Find Meaning

1:17:05 Pete Holmes - Balancing Being Spiritual and Being Human

1:19:24 Dr. John Demartini - Setbacks Are Not in the Way… They’re ON the Way

1:24:24 Yung Pueblo - Learning to Love Better: From Arguments to Allowing

1:29:10 Joe Hudson - Best Way to Gain Emotional Awareness

1:32:00 Peter Crone - Freedom is Available Here and Now

1:38:44 Sadhguru - Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously

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Dr. Tara Swart: https://youtu.be/exAAKSeHP9E

Dr. K: https://youtu.be/zj40FT631P4

Deepak Chopra: https://youtu.be/ZhIQ5bzv-0w

Dr. Iain McGilchrist: https://youtu.be/LZ5C11mlTH4

Dr. Sue Morter: https://youtu.be/p0TWCSEPl3A

Zach Bush: https://youtu.be/3q0He3UOwVI

Dr. Lisa Miller: https://youtu.be/HTppdV4Mnt4

Michael Beckwith: https://youtu.be/r3wrUmE1L3w

Tim Ferriss: https://youtu.be/NxmUCGuapNw

Rainn Wilson: https://youtu.be/t_LvB6W4NmE

John Vervaeke: https://youtu.be/NOwnb6CkFlQ

Pete Holmes: https://youtu.be/PSPMP7DPEqM

Dr. John Demartini: https://youtu.be/dVR01alAe8o

Yung Pueblo: https://youtu.be/bwom9Y6ybcg

Joe Hudson: https://youtu.be/dhlupWyTNYM

Peter Crone: https://youtu.be/VCi93m9lloM

Sadhguru: https://youtu.be/FMoXXb-wKE8

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Transpersonal psychologist and dharma teacher Dr. John Churchill joins us to explore how ancient wisdom and modern psychology unite in the path of conscious evolution. Drawing on decades of training in Tibetan Buddhism and developmental psychology, John reveals how the Bodhisattva path—awakening not just for oneself, but for the benefit of all beings—offers a map for our individual and collective transformation.

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00:00 Intro

01:38 Humanity’s Evolutionary Moment

03:14 Planetary Perspective & Spiritual Transition

04:15 AI as Symbol of Transformation

05:06 End of Time & Psychological Judgment Day

07:18 Destiny vs. Fate in a New Age

09:06 Shift into Love as a Developmental Stage

10:57 Individuation & Inner Sovereignty

12:00 Seven Stages of the Heart-Mind

13:32 What Is the Heart-Mind?

14:02 Reincarnation & Consciousness Evolution

16:02 Awakening in Animals & Soul Development

17:00 Beauty, Goodness & Truth vs. Ego Development

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19:04 Cartesian Split & Blossoming Intelligence

20:21 Stage 1 – Awakening the Heart Seed

23:06 Stage 2 – Emotional Healing & Astral Awareness

26:08 Stage 3 – Training the Mind & Sacred Sciences

33:15 Stage 4 – Stabilizing Heart-Mind & Path of the Bodhisattva

36:46 Pitfalls on the Spiritual Path

42:00 Stage 5 – Integration & Service

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48:30 Stage 6 – Transcendence & Non-Dual Awareness

56:00 Stage 7 – Embodied Wisdom & Planetary Participation

01:04:00 The Bodhisattva Path in Modern Times

01:11:00 Navigating Glamour & Spiritual Ego

01:18:00 The Role of Practice & Discipline

01:25:00 Collective Awakening & Cultural Healing

01:32:00 Mystical Science & Sacred Technology

01:39:00 The Return of the Sacred Academy

01:46:00 Inner Sovereignty & Social Transformation

01:53:00 Living from the Heart-Mind

02:00:00 Final Reflections & Call to Action

02:06:00 Conclusion

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Clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Lisa Miller joins us to reveal the groundbreaking neuroscience that connects spirituality with mental health, purpose, and human flourishing. Drawing from decades of research at Columbia University, she shares how spiritual awareness literally changes the brain — rewiring us for resilience, compassion, and meaning. From the awakened brain to the power of awe, Lisa bridges empirical science with lived spirituality, showing how we are biologically built for connection with something greater than ourselves.

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00:00 Intro03:40 What Is the Awakened Brain?07:10 How Spirituality Changes the Brain10:50 Depression as a Doorway to Awakening14:25 The Biology of Faith and Meaning18:05 The Parietal Lobe and the Sense of Oneness22:00 From Egoic Mind to Spiritual Awareness26:15 Dorsal vs. Ventral Attention Networks Explained30:10 How Prayer and Meditation Rewire the Brain34:00 The Neuroscience of Love and Connection38:25 What Happens in the Brain During Awe42:10 Synchronicity and the Science of Guidance46:00 Raising Spiritually Connected Children50:20 Addiction, Recovery, and the Search for Spirit54:35 The Brain as an Antenna for Consciousness59:15 Science Meets Mysticism: Where They Overlap1:03:30 The Future of Mental Health and Spirituality1:07:40 Reawakening the Innate Spiritual Brain1:12:00 Living with Awe, Service, and Gratitude1:16:10 Closing Reflections

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Death doula, attorney, and spiritual guide Alua Arthur joins us to explore how embracing mortality awakens us to life’s deepest meaning. Through her book Briefly Perfectly Human and her work helping people die with peace and purpose, Alua invites us to face what we fear most — not to prepare for dying, but to learn how to live fully. We explore the taboos around death, the regrets people hold at the end of life, and the powerful clarity that comes from asking what remains undone.

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00:00 Intro

04:20 What Is a Death Doula?

08:10 How Facing Death Changes How We Live

12:45 Why We Fear Death

17:15 Imagining Your Own Death

21:40 The Most Common Regrets of the Dying

26:05 What Remains Undone in Your Life?

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30:10 Facing Mortality as a Spiritual Practice

34:50 The Art of Dying Well

39:25 The Beauty of Grief and Letting Go

43:10 How to Be Present With the Dying

47:30 Conversations About Death With Loved Ones

51:00 How Alua Found Her Calling

55:40 What Dying People Teach About Living Fully

1:00:15 Grief, Identity, and Rebirth

1:05:30 How to Support Someone Who’s Grieving

1:10:45 The Mystery of What Happens After Death

1:15:00 The “Glitter Wave” Theory of Consciousness

1:20:20 Reimagining Rituals Around Death

1:25:40 Living Authentically Before It’s Too Late

1:30:00 Conclusion

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Cognitive scientist and author Donald Hoffman returns to share discoveries reshaping how we understand perception, consciousness, and reality itself. Drawing from evolutionary game theory and quantum physics, he reveals why we don’t see the world as it truly is—and what that means for science, spirituality, and awareness. Hoffman bridges rigorous mathematics with timeless wisdom, showing how awakening to truth means seeing through the interface of perception to what lies beyond.

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00:00 Intro

03:45 The Probability of Seeing the Truth

10:20 Fitness vs. Truth in Evolutionary Theory

17:30 The Limits of Our Perception

24:15 How Language Shapes Reality

31:10 States of Consciousness and Altered Perception

38:50 The Virtual Headset of Space and Time

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46:35 Physics Agrees: Spacetime Is Doomed

54:25 The Mystery of the Observer

1:02:10 No Theory of Everything

1:10:40 Consciousness vs. Physicalism

1:19:15 Neural Correlates and the Illusion of Causation

1:27:45 The Case for Consciousness as Fundamental

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1:36:20 From Science to Spirituality

1:45:10 Introducing Markov Chains

1:53:30 The Birth of Trace Logic

2:04:20 Time Dilation and the Mathematics of Perception

2:18:10 Beyond the Headset: Infinite Consciousness

2:36:30 Science, Mystery, and Humility

2:54:40 Conclusion

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Tim Ferriss opens up about the inner evolution behind his outer success. He shares the practices and perspectives that have most transformed his life: from the art of asking better questions and setting meaningful goals, to the wisdom of subtraction — removing what no longer serves to make space for what truly matters.

Tim reflects on how psychedelics, fasting, and deep self-inquiry have reshaped his understanding of sensitivity, healing, and purpose. He explores the balance between self-development and self-centeredness, revealing how real growth begins not in control, but in surrender.

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0:00 Intro 

2:40 Trusting in What Can't be Controlled

6:45 Reviewing Your Life & Setting Goals

8:54 Why He Devoted His Life to Strategic Self Development

13:13 Asking Great Questions Leads to Great Results

19:12 A Question to Shift Your Perspective on Life

28:04 The Key for Growth: Addition vs Subtraction 

38:09 Making the Space for Social Connection

44:14 The Power of Subtraction & Fasting

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51:32 Self Development Without Being Self Centered

59:48 His Journey with Psychedelics 

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1:16:47 How Psychedelics Changed How He Sees Life & the Mystical

1:20:22 The Misuse of Psychedelics and How it Used to be Used

1:27:07 Why He started Working with Them

1:31:32 Red Flags & What to Watch Out For

1:37:35 How His Relationship to Sensitivity has Changed

1:46:50 Healing from Childhood Trauma

1:58:28 Creating A Life Worth Living

2:05:28 The Projects He Pours His Time Into

2:10:43 Coyote, a Game of Connection

2:19:50 Diversifying Your Business & Self

2:23:18 Rapid Fire Questions

2:36:20 Conclusion

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