The You Project

This is a brief chat with our favourite Nutritionist where we do our best to clarify some of the confusion and misinformation surrounding BMI, height-weight charts, body-weight vs. body-composition and what actually matters, from a health perspective. We also talk about why l'm classified as over-weight (almost obese) by the Body Mass Index and what that means. mattylansdown.com See omnystudio.com...

Daniel Goleman is the Michael Jordon of Emotional Intelligence (EQ). More than any other individual on the Planet, Daniel has brought awareness, understanding, curiosity and the science around EQ into the collective consciousness of the masses. For me, this chat was an opportunity to meet an academic hero, and also the bloke whose 1995 book 'Emotional Intelligence' sat on the NY Times bestseller l...

James Gillespie (son of TYP regular, David) created ‘Cleanbill' in order to help Aussies access the best health care, at the best price, in the most convenient location. This is a fascinating chat with perhaps the smartest twenty-six year-old l've ever met. Enjoy. cleanbill.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Would you let Neuralink (an Elon Musk enterprise) implant a small device on your skull (under the skin) called a 'Link' which plugs into your brain via tiny, flexible electrodes, giving you instant wireless access to external devices like computers and smartphones? In other words, would you like instant internet access (all the online information in the world) 'in your brain' anywhere, anytime? We...

Thea Baker is a counsellor and body-based (somatic) psychotherapist with special interests in all aspects of women's health, trauma (PTSD, C-PTSD) and couples / relationship therapy. She's also had an interesting journey of her own and in this chat, Thea and I talk about breaking habits, self-sabotage, the pros and cons of boarding school, integrating into a new country, culture and friendship gro...

Craig unpacks ten (more) powerful self-awareness questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig unpacks ten powerful self-awareness questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Years ago, a wise old Dude told Craig “how well you can do life is essentially about how well you can solve problems”. This is a chat about that idea.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig talks about why understanding (not necessarily agreeing with) others is crucial for healthy and productive interactions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While we all like to see ourselves as totally open-minded and objective, we’re not. Neither is Craig. In this episode he explains why and what we might do about it.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Craig talks about resilience and how we can develop it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Craig talks about the power of pain and suffering as a tool for growth, learning and perspective. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Craig explores two key questions… where does my 'identity' and sense of self come from and does that 'identity' empower me or limit me? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig discusses the idea of being the scientist and subject in your own real-life experiment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig talks about the importance and consequences of asking high-value questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig discusses the propensity we have keep doing what doesn't work, despite the  warning signs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig talks about understanding how and when your mind, emotions and body work optimally. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stumbling towards the annual finish line and this episode is my reflections and insights from 2023 (personal and professional) along with my thoughts, intentions and hopes for 2024. Happy Christmas Team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this verbal fruit salad of an episode, Tiff and I discuss the propensity we humans have to live in echo chambers, to be critical of those who disagree with us, our need to be 'right', our aversion and resistance to admit when we're wrong and our curious habit of hanging out with people who think like us, live like us, behave like us and talk like us. We also talk about the myriad of responses,...

In this episode of TYP, our favourite Nutritionist and I go deep talking about some of the psychological, emotional, behavioural, cultural and social variables which influence how we treat our body, what we put in it (and why), the choices we make and the outcomes we produce. Enjoy. mattylansdown.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2021, a group of researchers set out to determine whether parenting style had any effect on the personalities of their children. They wanted to know whether it mattered if you show physical affection, whether you are consistent, whether you are predictable, whether you are encouraging and attentive or whether you are more likely to be scolding and controlling. The study used data from almost 4,...

You lose the weight, then what? Get the dream job, then what? Hit 10,000 followers, then what? Buy that thing, then what? Beat your best time. Get a new nose. Win the argument. Get fifty compliments. Impress someone. Succeed. Then what, then what, then what? It seems that no matter what's going on in our lives (situation, circumstances, events' outcomes) we're rarely satisfied. Or content. Not for...

Francis Leach is one of Australia's most experienced and respected journalists, broadcasters, and presenters, having worked in television, radio and print for more than three decades. He is also one of my mates, my favourite polymath (someone who knows a lot about a lot of subjects) and also, a ripping bloke who, for this episode, made my job (as host) super easy. This was fun. Enjoy. See omnystud...

What does a healthy Christmas look like? Does it need to equate to deprivation, carrot sticks, zero booze and cold showers? Nah. Thankfully. TYP favourite Matty Lansdown is back and this time we discuss the mental, emotional, social and physical challenges of navigating the Christmas-New-Year period in a healthy manner. mattylansdown.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What needs to happen for someone to really change? As in thinking, choices, habits, behaviours and outcomes? Their operational default setting? Forever? As someone who has spent decades helping people change their lives, this question is something l've been contemplating for a very long time. And while there's no single answer (of course), it's my belief that, without some kind of significant inte...