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Here For The Truth
Hosted by Joel & Yerasimos · EN
In a world awash with propaganda, censorship, and spiritual confusion, Here For The Truth is a refuge for critical thinkers and seekers of authenticity. Hosted by Joel Rafidi and Yerasimos, this podcast cuts through the noise to explore psychology, philosophy, spirituality, health, freedom, and the human condition with honesty and depth.
Through raw, unfiltered conversations with thought leaders, researchers, and free thinkers from around the world, Here For The Truth challenges collective narratives and invites you to reclaim your mind, body, and the essence of what makes you who you are.
If you’re tired of surface-level conversations and ready to confront reality with depth and courage—this is your weekly listen. Subscribe, follow, and join the movement of those willing to see, think, and live differently.
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Ep 296 - Taylor Perkins | Out of Mormonism & Into the Mirror
4d ago02:03:10Tap to summarizeRaised in a Mormon family where his mother prophesied at his birth that he’d one day lead the church, Taylor Perkins spent decades trying to live up to that identity — as a missionary, a husband at 20, and a tech founder by 28 — until it all began to unravel. We follow his path through years of religious shame and addiction, a five-cup ayahuasca ceremony that shook the foundation of what he believed, and a period of financial collapse where DoorDash shifts became part of his rebuilding. That stretch, along with a series of synchronicities, ultimately led him out of an 11-year marriage. Underneath all of it is what we go straight at: the tendency to outsource authority — to a church, a guru, a chart, a card…anything that claims to tell you who you are. Taylor speaks to what it actually takes to stand on your own when the structures you leaned on fall away, why the ego isn’t something to crush, and why most expansion isn’t something you force. Your life is already trying to come through you. The work is to stop getting in the way.(00:00) Reality as a Mirror (00:36) Opening Conversation (02:00) Show Start (03:31) Growing Up Mormon (13:51) Marriage and Addiction Cycle (18:38) Startup Success to Rock Bottom (22:21) Ayahuasca Awakening (32:07) Seeking Gurus and Pedestals (33:44) Portugal Surrender Experiment & Marriage Crossroads (38:25) Spirituality Without Performance (42:06) Astrology and Heart Darkness (46:43) Cloud Atlas Synchronicity / Divorce & Confession (52:46) Bali Decision and Self Doubt (56:36) Outsourcing Truth to Gurus (01:03:39) The Aftermath (01:11:08) Ego as Sacred Temple (01:17:14) Chosen One Paradox (01:24:26) Union of Opposites (01:35:27) Revealing Not Learning / Nonlocal Consciousness Void (01:41:02) Education Means ‘To Bring Forth’ (01:58:08) Light Footed EnlightenmentGUEST LINKSInstagram — @iamtaylorperkinsCONNECT WITH USStart the Free 7-Day Self-Esteem ResetWatch Our EpisodesJoin our free Telegram communityJoin our membership Friends of the Truth
Transcribe →Ep 295 - Joel & Yerasimos | Community, Courage & the Choices That Shape Destiny
2w ago00:45:20Tap to summarizeJoel and Yerasimos return from Confluence — five days in Bandera, Texas, with eleven hundred people and thirty-plus members of their own community — and unpack what only embodied gathering can teach: that touch, presence, and shared fire are not luxuries but necessities, and that digital connection is a thin slice of the long arc of being human. The conversation widens from there into agency itself — the courage to make different choices, the timelines we collapse and create with each one, the thermostat of self-concept that quietly calibrates the life we end up living. Fortune favors the bold…and the bolder act, almost always, is the smaller one, made today, in the direction of who you actually are.CONNECT WITH USStart the Free 7-Day Self-Esteem ResetWatch Our EpisodesJoin our free Telegram communityJoin our membership Friends of the Truth
Transcribe →Ep 294 - Nikhil Kale & Nathaniel Solace | The Conscious Creator in the Age of AI
3w ago01:47:44Tap to summarizeIn this episode we bring together two returning guests who've never met — Nikhil Kale, founder of Asraya and creator of ACE, and Nathaniel Solace, filmmaker, transformational coach, and builder at the frontier of conscious AI — for a fierce conversation built to dismantle the technological black pill at the heart of the truth-and-freedom space. We go deep on agentic AI as amplifier rather than replacement, the collapse of distance between vision and creation, the spiritual function of this technology arriving at this exact evolutionary moment, and why your self-knowledge and coherence become more valuable — not less — as the tools get more powerful. If you've felt the weight of this moment but also sensed an invitation hidden inside it, this conversation is your permission to stop hiding and start wielding.(00:00) Through the Fire Intro(00:28) Opening Conversation(02:55) Meet Aubert Bastiat / Origins and Family Split(11:09) Early Crime and Atheism(15:10) Internet and Psychedelic Awakening(18:26) Drug Dealing & LA County Jail(25:28) Getting Clean & Relapse Into Psychosis(33:35) Family Burdens(38:07) Suicidal Breaking Point(45:01) Trying to Save His Younger Sister(01:00:24) Father Wound Healing(01:06:59) Sacred Sons Origin & The Fallout(01:18:04) Why They Pushed Me Out(01:30:58) Dark Night Spiral(01:41:08) Extortion And SmearGUEST LINKSNikhil KaleWebsite: nikhilkale.comACE / Asraya: asraya.ioInstagram: @primal.alchemyNathaniel SolaceWebsite: nathanielsolace.comAI training & freebie: nathanielsolace.com/aiCONNECT WITH USStart the Free 7-Day Self-Esteem ResetWatch Our EpisodesJoin our free Telegram communityJoin our membership Friends of the Truth
Transcribe →Ep 293 - Aubert Bastiat | The Truth Shall Set You Free
4w ago02:01:24Tap to summarizeIn his first podcast appearance in years, Aubert Bastiat holds nothing back. A transformational coach, relationship mentor, and co-founder of Sacred Sons, Aubert sits down for one of the rawest, most unflinching conversations we’ve ever had, tracing the full arc of a life shaped by abandonment, addiction, spiritual awakening, and the very public dismantling of everything he built. We go deep into the father wound, the patterns it seeds across a lifetime, what it actually costs to tell the truth when the truth threatens everything you’ve constructed, and what becomes possible when a man stops performing and starts rebuilding from the ground up. This is a story of sacred ruin, of losing identity, reputation and relationship, and finding something indestructible on the other side. If you’ve ever wondered what it really looks like to let the truth set you free, this conversation will show you.(00:00) Through the Fire Intro(00:28) Opening Conversation(02:55) Meet Aubert Bastiat / Origins and Family Split(11:09) Early Crime and Atheism(15:10) Internet and Psychedelic Awakening(18:26) Drug Dealing & LA County Jail(25:28) Getting Clean & Relapse Into Psychosis(33:35) Family Burdens(38:07) Suicidal Breaking Point(45:01) Trying to Save His Younger Sister(01:00:24) Father Wound Healing(01:06:59) Sacred Sons Origin & The Fallout(01:18:04) Why They Pushed Me Out(01:30:58) Dark Night Spiral(01:41:08) Extortion And SmearGuest Linksaubertbastiat.cominstagram.com/aubertbastiatConnect with UsStart the free 7-Day Self-Esteem ResetJoin our free Telegram communityJoin our membership Friends of the TruthAccess all our links
Transcribe →Ep 292 - Lishui Springford | The Root of All Conflicts?
Apr 1201:51:23Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we sit down with Lishui Springford — earth scientist turned ecology professor, GNM practitioner since 2002, and host of the Mind Over Symptom podcast. Lishui makes the case that identity conflict sits at the root of all biological conflict — that every symptom, every pattern, every fear traces back to a single fracture: existential isolation, the felt experience of being severed from the source of your own being. We explore how victim-based, deterministic thinking follows us into even the frameworks meant to free us, and why the only question that actually resolves anything is who do I want to be? If you’ve sensed there’s a deeper question beneath every pattern you keep repeating — this one’s for you.(00:00) Existential Isolation(00:34) Opening Conversation(03:06) Meet Lishui Springford(06:10) Learning From Her Son’s Down syndrome(09:40) Discovering Five Laws(12:13) Panic Disorder Breakthrough(17:56) 90s Identity Shift(27:14) Tough Love and Weakness(30:10) Constellations and Gender(37:13) Anti Life Programming(44:49) Self Esteem and ‘Home’(50:26) Water Edema(56:53) Epicrisis Explained(59:57) Brain Cancer Reframed(01:03:58) Diagnostics Fear Loop(01:06:01) Cancer Screening History(01:18:45) Altruism And Devaluation(01:29:57) Identity Conflict Mind Tree(01:35:27) Raising a Child with Down SyndromeGuest Linkshttps://mindtreehealth.co Mind Over Symptom podcastCore GNM CourseConnect with UsStart the Free 7-Day Self-Esteem ResetWatch Our EpisodesJoin our membership Friends of the TruthJoin our free Telegram communityFollow us on Instagram
Transcribe →Ep 291 - Joel & Yerasimos | Sow, Build & Trust the Process
Apr 501:01:02Tap to summarizeWhat if the thing holding you back isn’t a lack of knowledge — but a refusal to act on what you already know? In this episode, we go straight at the endless healing loop — consuming book after book, modality after modality, while your actual life stays frozen in place. We unpack the difference between awareness and conscious choice, why sitting with one deep question can move the needle more than ten bestsellers, and how self-esteem is built not through more learning but through honoring the smallest whisper within and following it into action. If you’ve been waiting until you’re “ready,” this is your invitation to begin.Connect with UsStart the Free 7-Day Self-Esteem ResetTake the Real AF Test NowJoin our free Telegram communityJoin our membership Friends of the TruthAccess all our links
Transcribe →Ep 290 - Dr. Richard Massey | Family Biology & the Love Stories Behind Our Suffering
Mar 2901:46:52Tap to summarizeDr. Richard Massey spent decades inside the medical system — from USAF medic to pharmacy school to anesthesiology — before a personal betrayal by his own education cracked the paradigm wide open. In this deeply moving conversation, Richard introduces us to what he calls family biology: the idea that our nervous systems carry inherited loyalty programs from the womb, designed to absorb our ancestors’ suffering as an act of love — and that what we call illness is often that love story facing backwards. We explore the intelligence of the heart, the trilogy of conception, how birth events silently script our relationship to work and intimacy, and why the body is never broken — only in repair. Richard walks us through real cases where autoimmune conditions, atrial fibrillation, and even terminal diagnoses dissolved once the ancestral connection was restored. If you’ve ever sensed that healing goes deeper than the body and further back than your own lifetime, this conversation will show you how deep the roots actually go.Dr. Richard Massey is a former anesthesiologist, pharmacist, and USAF medic who left conventional medicine to pursue integrative and ancestral healing. Based in Austin, Texas, he works with blood and matrix fluid microscopy, heart coherence monitoring, family constellations, and what he calls family biology — a blend of German New Medicine, Recall Healing, and ancestral medicine.(00:00) Episode Teaser(00:30) Opening Conversation(02:15) Episode Start(03:52) License Revoked Turning Point(06:00) The Body is Always Healing(08:35) Nervous System Original Programming(12:32) Reprogramming Methods(16:24) Medical Awakening Story(26:18) Birth Imprints and Labor(33:15) Conception Trilogy Numbers(45:04) Ancestral Heart Intelligence(55:26) Five Levels of Healing(01:02:35) Rebirthing and Mirror Imprint(01:05:53) Autoimmune as Inner Conflict(01:08:36) Recall Healing Breakthrough(01:15:49) Great Dane Experiment - Territory and Heart Attacks(01:27:58) Repair Phase Survival Tools(01:32:52) Blood Patterns and Heart PracticeGuest Linkshttps://www.instagram.com/docmassey1949/Connect with UsStart the free 7-Day Self-Esteem ResetJoin our free Telegram communityJoin our membership Friends of the TruthAccess all our links
Transcribe →Ep 289 - Will Rezin | Somatics, Trauma & the Body as Living Process
Mar 2201:47:23Tap to summarizeIn this grounded and deeply informed conversation, Will traces the history of the somatic field — from Thomas Hanna’s coining of the term through the human potential movement at Esalen to Peter Levine’s groundbreaking work in stress physiology — and makes a compelling case for why the body is not a machine to be programmed, but a living process to be inhabited. We explore why catharsis without capacity is dangerous, why the coaching industry is operating with an incomplete map, and why the fawn response makes “only go as far as your body says” almost useless in group settings. Will also shares his own journey — from surviving group home trauma as a teenager to declaring a mission to end trauma at a species level. If you’ve ever sensed that the healing world is missing something fundamental, this conversation will show you what it is.Will Rezin is a Somatic Experiencing practitioner and the founder of Trauma and Somatics, a global training organization that has trained over 500 practitioners across 28 countries in the art and science of trauma recovery.Time Stamps(00:00) Plant Medicine Reality Check(00:44) DNA Surprise(03:14) Meet Will Rezin(09:06) Will’s Origin Story(11:53) Trauma and Mythic Meaning(25:04) What Somatics Really Means(34:42) We Are Bodied(41:21) The Great Paradox(50:46) Psycho Cybernetics and Belief(59:51) Somatic Rigidity and Aging(01:02:50) Stress Capacity and Vitality(01:09:14) Trauma Informed Facilitation(01:13:09) Coaching Industry Gaps(01:19:35) Resilience Over Protection(01:33:18) Knowledge Versus Embodiment(01:39:21) Mission to End TraumaGuest Linkshttps://www.traumaandsomatics.com/https://www.instagram.com/traumaandsomatics/https://www.instagram.com/willrezin/Free meditation and journal from WillConnect with UsTake the Real AF Test NowJoin our free Telegram communityJoin our membership Friends of the TruthAccess all our links
Transcribe →Ep 288 - Barlas Günay | Self-Reparenting & The Cost of Avoiding Truth
Mar 1501:28:16Tap to summarizeBarlas Günay is a registered psychologist who has spent 13 years guiding thousands through childhood trauma recovery and what he calls self-reparenting — the deliberate practice of giving yourself what your parents couldn't. His thesis is: you cannot heal while still participating in "normal." The processed food, the numbing, the people-pleasing, the job that's slowly killing you — these aren't separate from the psychological suffering, they are the suffering. Real change asks more of you. Authenticity, nervous system regulation, and the willingness to be the only sane person in the room.Time Stamps (00:00) Self Love Reality Check (00:35) Opening Conversation (05:51) Episode Start (06:56) Barlas’ Origin Story (10:06) What Self Reparenting Means (21:28) Quitting Alcohol For Good (23:05) Defining The Self (25:26) Ego Confusion Explained (32:37) Healing Trap And Avoidance (41:55) Healing through Rejecting Norms (48:07) Military Service Grad School Drive (52:02) Self Hatred and Numbing (56:13) Calling Out with Care (59:17) Avoiding Truth Costs (01:02:17) Reparenting and Boundaries (01:06:37) Somatic Trauma Work (01:11:47) Roleplay and Visualization (01:18:01) Books RecommendationsGuest Linkhttps://www.instagram.com/acceptandact/ https://www.patreon.com/cw/acceptandact Connect with UsJoin our membership Friends of the TruthRise Above The Herd Take the Real AF Test NowDiscover Your Truth Seeker ArchetypeWatch all our episodesConnect with us on TelegramFollow us on InstagramAccess all our links
Transcribe →Ep 287 - Kenneth Soares | Subconscious Programming & the Courage to Face Reality
Mar 802:04:08Tap to summarizeIn this episode we sit down with Kenneth Soares, hypnotherapist, NLP trainer, and advanced EFT practitioner whose guided meditations and affirmations have reached over 100 million plays worldwide. Kenneth shares deep insights into how the subconscious mind shapes our beliefs, behaviors, and identity, and why real transformation requires the courage to face reality rather than avoid it. We explore the pitfalls of spiritual bypassing, the dangers of getting lost in endless “rabbit holes,” and how discernment, self-responsibility, and inner work form the foundation of authentic growth. Kenneth also shares powerful perspectives on parenting in the modern world and how to consciously support the psychological development of our children in an age of constant conditioning.Time Stamps(00:00) Teaser(00:27) Opening Conversation(10:36) Meet Kenneth Soares(12:35) Childhood Criticism and Freedom(14:10) Breakup and Finding Self(17:00) Dissatisfaction and Hypnotherapy Leap(18:41) Fatherhood Promise and First Course(26:07) Subconscious Mind Explained(30:29) Rabbit Holes and Family Balance(43:27) Doom Loop and Perception Filters(48:16) New Age Spirituality Critique(52:11) Intuition vs Avoidance / Self Esteem Needs Reality(01:01:39) Parenting the Subconscious(01:25:11) High Standards High Support(01:30:12) Healthy Conflict Repair(01:39:51) EFT and Self Tools(01:46:19) Master Your Emotions(01:52:53) Hypnotherapy Past Life StoryGuest Linkhttps://kennethsoares.earth/ https://www.instagram.com/kennethsoares.livingfully/ https://www.youtube.com/KennethSoaresUniverse Connect with UsJoin our membership Friends of the TruthRise Above The Herd Take the Real AF Test NowDiscover Your Truth Seeker ArchetypeWatch all our episodesConnect with us on TelegramFollow us on InstagramAccess all our links
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