Roberto Helou is an explorer and documentary filmmaker who’s known for challenging the status quo - from how we learn to how we liveRoberto's work explores the intersections of identity, culture, education, and inner transformation. He's cycled the length of Africa and documented from some of the most remote areas of the world.📌 Expect to learn:Why school suppresses critical thinking and creativityHow identity, labels, and ego can quietly trap usWhat makes us truly human—and how to return to itHow to live with curiosity, courage, and presenceAnd why choosing love over fear may be life’s deepest rebellion⏱ Timestamps:00:00:00 – Education nowadays is mainly memorizing00:04:11 – Noticing school wasn’t working at age 1300:08:23 – Becoming an outlier and questioning everything00:12:35 – Why Roberto resists putting labels on himself00:16:47 – Loving what you do is a virtuous circle00:20:59 – Taking the risk to leave the system00:25:11 – The mixed experiences that shaped his path00:29:23 – Rediscovering what makes us deeply human00:33:35 – Learning through philosophy and lived experience00:37:47 – Nature, bushmen, and relearning how to feel00:41:58 – A new worldview is starting to emerge00:46:10 – Why modern life makes us poor hunters00:50:22 – How Roberto studies human bias and culture00:54:34 – The double-edged sword of identity00:58:46 – Finding purpose through intuition and love🎙 Hosted by Julian Issa📸 Instagram: @thebeyondtomorrowpodcast🌍 Website: www.beyondtomorrowpodcast.com📩 Email: [email protected]🎧 Subscribe on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube for more stories from the edge of what’s possible.

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