Hardiness with Dr Paul Taylor

This week we chat about the power of journaling and Carly's long-term journaling habit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest today is Kasey Pierce. Kasey is a writer/editor and Stoic columnist from Detroit. She began her career in indie horror and sci-fi, working with publishers like Source Point Press. Shortly after beginning to blog about Stoic philosophy, she was called back to her comic roots and received the opportunity to freelance content edit for Donald Robertson for his graphic novel, " Verissimus: The...

Today I discuss sets, reps, rest and exercise variables for strength, hypertrophy, power and muscular endurance training, as well as some important resistance-training principles and practical tips. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here is a link to the VIA 24 character strengths, which you can filter by clicking the main virtues. Here is another list of values that you can choose from: Accountability Achievement Adaptability Adventure Altruism Ambition Authenticity Balance Beauty Being the best Belonging Career Caring Collaboration Commitment Community Compassion Competence Confidence Connection Contentment Contribution Coo...

Ben Rattray is an Associate Professor at the University of Canberra, where he teaches Exercise Physiology related units at both undergraduate and postgraduate level and works with the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, where he heads up the  Active Brain Research  ( Twitter ) theme. Ben earned his doctoral degree at the University of Sydney in 2009, focussing on mitochondrial and calcium i...

Today I discuss how to construct an effective resistance training program. I talk about using 3 different structures: Upper body vs lower body Body-part training (think bodybuilders) Primal Movement Patterns Below are the primal movement patterns with a number of exercises for each - search on youtube if you don't recognise them. There are bucket-loads more, but this will hopefully give you some i...

Today, Coach Carly and I talk about the 'Zones of Control' in your life, with practical advice for dealing with difficult circumstances and emotions.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My quest today is Matthew Bishop, a qualified counsellor and a philosopher who combines the two to help people with both their suffering and their striving for a deeper sense of meaning and purpose. Matthew practices philosophical counselling or existential therapy, which is strongly tied to the great Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy. It’s about a non-secular search for meaning and value in life and in...

Today I explore the art and science of cardiovascular training. The HR formulas that I mentioned are: Males: 211 - (0.64*your age in years) Females: 206 - (0.88*your age in years) Zone 2 is performed between 60 and 70% of your max HR, whereas Zone 5 is at 90-100%. Note that it will take a bit of time to peak in your zone 5 intervals, but you should aim to get to ≥ 90% maxHR by the end of your inte...

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Mojo Mondays - a short segment every Monday with me and my better half Carly on a subject related to you 'Life Mojo'. This week, the focus is on the flashlight of your attention. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest today is Dr Sean Sullivan, a Clinical Psychologist based in Mill valley in the west coast of the US, Sean specialises in helping people to train their brain to master stress & anxiety and create psychological shifts in their life. Sean is the author of numerous books and internet-based programs and specialises in using technology as a force for good in people’s lives. Today we talk ab...

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Devin Burke helps high achievers and exhausted insomniacs get and stay asleep so they can wake up with more  peace, power and presence. He a bestselling author, speaker, renowned sleep coach and founder of  Sleep Science Academy  which helps people stop suffering and start sleeping using a unique holistic approach based in science. He was named one of the  “Top 25 Health Coaches in America.”  and...

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Tom Nehmy is a Clinical Psychologist who calls himself a preventative psychologist, which I love. He is the author of the book,   Apples for the Mind  , which is the result of years of work helping people to overcome challenges and discover the foundation of their quality of life: their wellbeing. Tom is also the Director of Healthy Minds Education & Training,  the leading provider of preventi...

Here is a link to the research paper that I talk about this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The awesome philosopher and Donald Robertson is back as we discuss how Stoicism can help you through life's challenges, as it has done recently in my family. Donald then goes into some excellent practical ways that you can use Stoicism in challenging times.  I highly recommend that you check out his masses of content, with lots of articles, books and courses to be found at DonaldRobertson.name See...

Here are some of the research papers that I mention in today's podcast: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/10/3305 https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/515058 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109720356874?via%3Dihub https://www.bmj.com/content/366/bmj.l4137 https://ebm.bmj.com/content/26/1/3   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This podcast is required listening for all of us who inhabit the digital world. Dr Kristy has done a heap of research into the effects of the digital world on our wellbeing and performance and has come up with a range of actionable and practical solutions that we can use to keep the benefits of the digital world, without it negatively impacting on our health, wellbeing and performance, as well as...

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Today I have a great conversation with Claire McDonnell Liu, nutritionist and program director for Leafie.org and a member of the awesome Nutrition Coalition , which exposes lies and dodgy deals in the world of nutrition. You can also check out Claire's excellent articles on her Linkedin profile here .   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I discuss a stunning new research paper exploring the impact of 5 minutes of cold water immersion at 20 degrees celcius on brain connectivity and mood states Here is a link to the paper . Big shout-out to a podcast listener, Andrew Kegel, for sending it to me.  If anyone else has something they'd like me to discuss, shot an email to info@mindbodybrain.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

My guest today is a returning guest and if I’m honest, it’s taking me far too long to get her back on.  Dr Denise Furness is a geneticist, and fitness professional, and on super-dooper smarty pants.   On today’s podcast we discuss the latest in Biological Age testing, which has moved on in leaps and bounds in recent years. We also discuss the various ways that you can lower your biological age and...

Here is the new research paper that I discuss in this weeks episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest today is Mick Liubinskas, a serial tech entrepreneur who is now helping hundreds of Aussie start-ups fight climate change with innovative technological solutions. This was a great conversation about not just the exciting technologies being developed, but about the little things that we can all do to be part of the solution. Check out Climate Salad and the different ways that you can get i...