Hardiness with Dr Paul Taylor

Today’s guest was born with a severe facial deformity and diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at the age of nine, and suffered abuse & misery in and out of his home until he became a personal trainer. He discovered that by redirecting his focus, he could affect positive change in not only in the lives of the people he trained, but his own life as well. Bobby Cappuccio is now a world-renowned spea...

Todays’ episode is a solo affair with yours truly, and it’s all to do with sleep. We are all aware that a poor night’s sleep makes us feel crappy, but in this issue I explore what’s happening in the brain when we sleep and why there are a range of both short and long-term consequences for our physical and mental health as well as cognitive performance if it is compromised. I will then go through a...

My guest today is a fascinating character and a real Pracademic when it comes to addiction and rehab. Jack Nagle was a teenager with a promising future in sport until recreational drug use turned into an addiction that spiralled into suicide attempts and a near-death overdose.  After going through rehab, he made it his mission to start real conversations about drugs and he now runs sophisticated r...

My guest today is Diana Rodgers, who is a “real food” nutritionist, author and sustainability advocate based in the USA. She runs a clinical nutrition practice, hosts the Sustainable Dish Podcast , and speaks internationally about human nutrition, sustainability, animal welfare and social justice. She’s helped to produce the award-winning short film, Soft Slaughter and is the producer and director...

Today's guest, Michol Dalcourt, is an internationally recognised leader in health and human performance. He is the founder of the Institute of Motion , inventor of ViPR PRO and a former Adjunct Professor at the University of San Francisco.  Michol has given hundreds of international lectures and has been a featured speaker at most of the world’s top fitness conferences, fitness clubs and at m...

Today's guest, Michol Dalcourt, is an internationally recognised leader in health and human performance. He is the founder of the Institute of Motion , inventor of ViPR PRO and a former Adjunct Professor at the University of San Francisco.  Michol has given hundreds of international lectures and has been a featured speaker at most of the world’s top fitness conferences, fitness clubs and at m...

Today’s guest is a pretty amazing guy. Reg Crawford spent 22 years as an officer in the Australian Armed Forces, with the vast majority in the SAS, where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was awarded a Bronze star by the US military for leadership in the Iraq war. Since leaving, Reg has worked in a range of elite sports as a high performance consultant and has consulted to a range of c...

Today’s guest is a mindset coach who uses a combination of Psychology and ACT (Acceptance-Commitment Therapy) to help her clients become better versions of themselves. She is also a university-qualified Nutritionist and personal trainer, and combines these modalities in her integrated approach to coaching.  She also happens to be my better half, and her name is Carly Taylor. This podcast is a very...

Today’s guest is uniquely qualified to talk about all things to do with a performance mindset.  Yvonne ‘Go-Go’ Gomez is an ex-professional athlete who competed in the Olympics and is now a sports psychologist who works with athletes from a whole host of different disciplines.   That said, our discussions are equally valid for anyone wanting to improve their mindset and parents who have kids in spo...

Today’s guest is a real trailblazer in research into Alzheimer’s disease - the one disease that scares the crap out of me.  Professor Ralph Martins is the Foundation Chair in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia and is also a professor of Neurobiology at Macquarie University.  Today we discuss the current knowledge in both the prevention and treatment of Alz...

Today’s guest starting out as one of Australia’s first Personal Trainers in the 80’s & progressed to become the owner of the biggest PT studio in the Southern Hemisphere and a performance coach for professional sports teams.  He’s now an exercise scientist, corporate speaker, radio show host, author of multiple books, amazing podcast host and now, a fellow PhD student.   He’s also one of the f...

My guest today is Dr Joanna McMillan - someone I consider to be Australia’s leading nutrition scientist & dietitian. She has appeared regularly in the media over the last 15 years, currently researches and lectures at University, has published 8 books, given heaps of corporate talks – and is a fellow Celt!  Here's what we discuss; Why nutritional recommendations change  3:46  The diet war...

My guest today is a world leader on how to be a better human being in today’s challenging world through the application of Acceptance Commitment Therapy. Her work is equally applicable to adults and adolescents who are in possession of a human mind.  My guest today is Dr Louise Hayes. Highlights from today’s podcast are: 1:12 Louise’s philanthropic work in the Himalayas 7:40 Clinical psychology, A...

My guest today is the winner of this years’ Scientist of the Year for western Australia, Professor Robert Newton.  He’s a Professor of Exercise Science & a trailblazer in the concept of Exercise as Medicine, he’s shown how exercise can prevent and treat many chronic conditions, and has done groundbreaking work in Exercise and Cancer.  We discuss just why exercise is so beneficial for the body...

Today’s guest is an ex-professional triathlete & now Professor of Public Health, who has published hundreds of articles and several bestselling books. He is shaking up the world of nutrition with his evidence-based approach and for me, is the go to guy when discussing metabolic health. He’s also a mate of mine and author of a quite brilliant blog. Professor Grant Schofield runs the Human Poten...

Professor richard Ryan has been named as one of the most important Psychologists of the modern era, and for good reason. He is the co-founder of Self-Determination Theory (SDT), the world's most researched theory of motivation with huge relevance to anyone who is a parent, teacher, coach or leader - or anyone who wants to achieve their goals. In the session, we explore the relevance of SDT fo...

This shorter midweek series has Paul do a deep dive on a particular topic to explore what the science really says and what the practical take-outs are for real people. This episode explores the world of nutrition, including the quirky similarities to religion, historical flaws in nutritional recommendations that have contributed to many diseases, the shady practices of the Food Industry and their...

My guest today is an absolute trailblazer who I believe will impact mental health treatments in a very dramatic way. She’s a Professor of clinical psychology who specialises in nutritional interventions for a wide range of mental disorders and today we discuss her research, as well as how the skulduggery of drug companies distorts medical research to deceive the general public in pretty shocking w...

Paul does a deep dive into Japanese Psychology with Gregg Krech, Executive Director of the ToDo Institute, and a leading expert on Japanese Psychology. They discuss how Morita Therapy can be beneficial for overthinking, anxiety and depression, how Naikan reflections are so much more powerful than gratitude rituals and how a Kaizen approach can help you achieve your goals and become a better versio...