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 Sadghuru - Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously

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