Know Thyself
André Duqum
Know Thyself is a community supporting you to KNOW the true nature of yourself and the world around you, THRIVE in your health, wealth, and relationships – ultimately empowering you to CREATE and share your true self with the world.
Each week André Duqum interviews experts in their field; ranging from spiritual educators to cutting edge scientists, heart-led creatives & more on topics such as the true nature of ‘Self’, “what is reality?,” and exploring the fundamental pillars we all need to unlock our fullest potential.
Contributing to birthing a more beautiful world, one episode at a time.
Each week André Duqum interviews experts in their field; ranging from spiritual educators to cutting edge scientists, heart-led creatives & more on topics such as the true nature of ‘Self’, “what is reality?,” and exploring the fundamental pillars we all need to unlock our fullest potential.
Contributing to birthing a more beautiful world, one episode at a time.
Episodes
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May 12, 2026 • 1h 59min
E194 - Arthur Brooks: How To Find The Meaning of Your Life
Arthur C. Brooks, Harvard social scientist and bestselling author who studies happiness, joins to explore the modern meaning crisis. He discusses why meaning collapsed after 2008. He explains how technology hijacks wonder and the death of boredom. He outlines right-hemisphere practices, morning routines, tech detoxes, love and calling, and the simple formula: use things, love people, worship the divine.
55 snips
May 5, 2026 • 1h 45min
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind
Dr. Paul Conti, a psychiatrist and trauma specialist focused on self-understanding and the generative drive. He explores how the unconscious shapes identity, how early experiences form lifelong narratives, and why compassionate curiosity beats self-criticism. Conversation covers humility, assertion vs pleasure drives, anxiety’s double edge, and practical methods like journaling to examine inner patterns.
137 snips
Apr 28, 2026 • 1h 48min
E192 - Emily McDonald: The Neuroscience of Transforming Yourself
Emily McDonald, neuroscientist and science communicator, explains how the brain constructs reality and how neuroplasticity reshapes identity. Short, vivid stories cover perception experiments, predictive brain models, rewiring money beliefs, habit-to-identity change, nervous system regulation, passion types, and the power of processing time. Practical neuroscience meets personal transformation in crisp, surprising anecdotes.
19 snips
Apr 21, 2026 • 1h 49min
E191 - Roman Yampolskiy: The Man Who Proved We Can't Control AI (And What That Means for Humanity)
Roman Yampolskiy, a computer scientist and AI safety researcher, explains why artificial general intelligence could outpace human control. He discusses the leap from narrow AI to self-improving systems, limits of control and verification, timelines for AGI, and scenarios where superintelligence could irreversibly change humanity. Short, urgent, and unsettling conversations about risk, governance, and what we might be building.
112 snips
Apr 14, 2026 • 2h 4min
E190 - Joe Hudson: Why The Emotions You Avoid Are Running Your Life (How To Break Free)
Joe Hudson, executive coach and founder of the Art of Accomplishment, blends emotional maturity with awakening work. He contrasts head peace with heart joy, describes moving from meditation-based calm to fully feeling emotions, and explores how avoidance shapes relationships, decision-making, and leadership. Short, provocative takes on vulnerability, yearning, and the path to love.
15 snips
Apr 7, 2026 • 1h 39min
E189 - Wim Hof: Why Your Body Was Built to Heal Itself (And What Stopped It)
Wim Hof, Dutch extreme athlete and creator of the Wim Hof Method, built a life around breathwork and cold exposure. He recounts a pivotal plunge into icy water and how breath and cold reconnect you to the body. The conversation covers science on vagus nerve influence, inflammation, immune modulation, and using breath and cold to reclaim presence, autonomy, and resilience.
104 snips
Mar 31, 2026 • 2h 27min
E188 - Emad Mostaque: AI Expert: “We Have 800 Days Left”
Emad Mostaque, founder of Stability AI and author of The Last Economy, is a mathematician-turned-entrepreneur focused on AI and society. He argues many cognitive jobs could become obsolete within roughly 800 days. He explores paths society might take—from concentrated control to collaborative systems—and probes identity, persuasion risks, robots, and the urgent choices shaping a future of abundance or collapse.
83 snips
Mar 24, 2026 • 2h 18min
E187 - Shi Heng Yi: Shaolin Master’s Guide to Self-Mastery & Inner Stability
Shi Heng Yi, 35th-generation Shaolin master and founder of Shaolin Temple Europe, shares Shaolin practices for inner stability. He explores why external comfort fails to bring peace. He discusses discipline, body-based training, breath and movement as medicine, attention shaping energy, letting go of identity, and the middle way between suppression and indulgence.
40 snips
Mar 17, 2026 • 1h 55min
E186 - Nicole LePera: What Your Childhood Home Did to Your Nervous System
Dr. Nicole LePera, clinical psychologist and founder of The Holistic Psychologist, offers a compact guide to how childhood shapes the nervous system and lasting emotional patterns. She discusses attachment styles, parentification, and why familiar but unhealthy dynamics feel like home. Learn about reparenting, body-based regulation tools, and practical steps to build inner safety and reclaim play and creativity.
81 snips
Mar 10, 2026 • 2h 6min
E185 - Henry Shukman: A Zen Master With 40 Years of Practice on Who You Really Are
Henry Shukman, Zen teacher, poet, novelist, and creator of The Way app, offers a grounded take on Zen and original love. He recounts a spontaneous awakening, explores how awakening differs from psychological healing, and explains practices like mindfulness, jhanas, koans, and bringing insight into ordinary life.
