Roll With The Punches

Today I'm bantering with Nir Eyal, Israli-born American Author, lecturer and investor. He’s the type of dude that people like me sure could do with listening to, as his interest lies within focusing attention and becoming indistractable … Which amidst the ever-growing world of distractions we are living in seems like a handy skill to develop.  Enjoy TIFFANEE COOK Linktree: https://linktr.ee/r...

Martin Rooney is a bit of a weapon and kind of a big deal… He’s the founder of training for warriors and he’s internationally recognised as a coach, a speaker, an author and a pioneer of strength and conditioning. Martin has trained some of the world's best athletes and NFL players AND he’s quite the esteemed athlete himself, a blackbelt in Judo and a former bobsled competitor with the US team.&nb...

Julian Treasure is a top-rated international speaker on sound and communication skills. His five TED Talks have been viewed over 125 million times. ‘How to speak so that people want to listen’ is in the top 7 TED talks of all time. Considering I’ve spent the last 13 months speaking on this podcast I thought I’d reel Julian in for a conversation with me and learn a little about how I measure up… We...

Today I have the absolute pleasure of speaking with one of Australia’s top meditation teachers… Asher Packman is in fact, a teacher of teachers. He is President of Meditation Australia and founder of The 5th Direction, The Sauce and Warrior Within.  If you’re interested in building a relationship with meditation, in maintaining a white belt mindset, in harnessing the power of presence and the...

Sergeant Mark Thomas, member of Victoria Police and founder of The Code 9 foundation is back in the hot-seat with me today.  We first spoke with him back in episode 41 as he shared his harrowing journey through PTSD and the incident his doctor deemed a catastrophic loss of self.  Mark continues to manage his mental health injury and through the foundation and his ability to open the door...

Well, there's no use pretending... Today's episode left me with a serious girl-crush on Australia's favourite Ninja Warrior, Olivia Vivian. I'm not the only one, from where I stand it seems that the Nation has collectively fallen in love with this incredible powerhouse of a human.  She's is the epitome of strength, grit, determination and she writes her own rules in life.   We talk about...

Have I ever told you guys that I’m a little bit passionate about First Responders? Oh, of course I have…  Well so is todays guest Allan Dignard. In fact he is a First Responder. These days as a Firey, Allan's life is pretty amazing… but it wasn’t always the case. It took years of suffering in silence, battling depression, anxiety, emotional eating, self-sabotage, alcohol abuse and a heavily s...

See what I did there... you know how much I love a pun so when martial artist Nadine Champion took a seat behind the mic with me was like all of my Chrismas's at once! You’re going to LOVE Nadine. Just between you and me she's secretly my new best friend..  A martial arts expert of 30 years, a TED Speaker an Author and a cancer survivor. I quite simply could have talk to her for days on end. Nadin...

Peter Baines spent the best portion of 25 years as a forensic investigator.  They’re the guys who get called in to respond to major crime scenes and incidents. He shares some of these harrowing experiences with me in this conversation and I’m truly inspired that there are people who rise up to such tasks, all in a days work. From the forensic investigation of brutal murder scenes in Australia...

Not gonna lie, the day I learned about what I’d actually been doing to my body for nearly 20 years as I naively took the contraceptive pill, I was kind of pissed off. For too many years women (and girls) have been taking the contraceptive pill without so much as an actual clue about what it’s really doing to our bodies, to our hormones and the sometimes-detrimental effects on our physical and emot...

If you look up 'extreme' in the dictionary I think you’ll very well see a picture of today's guest. He is B A T S H I T crazy, he is inspiring, he is insightful and this conversation opened so many doors for my thinking to walk through! Chris McDougall has spent 25 years as a professional skydiver, BASE jumper and wingsuit pilot.  Douggs is one of the most experienced extreme sports athletes...

Ernie Stevens retired this year from almost 30 years in the San Antonio Police Department.  The latter of which years his role within the specialised mental health unit (an area and direction of policing which Ernie himself pursued and established) lead to a multi award winning documentary, in which he also starred.  Just quietly this is my favourite law enforcement chats to date!  Ernie shares ho...

Holy snapping ducksh*t...   If there was one sentence lingering in my mind at the end of the conversation you're about to listen to, that's it. My guest is Clinical Psychologist and Author, Dr Bill Saunders. Amidst his decades of experience,  here are some of the feathers in Bills cap. He has been a lecturer in psychological medicine at The University of Glasgow, a senior lecturer in App...

Mark Divine, retired Navy Commander and Founder of SEALFIT proclaims him to be the fittest and mentally toughest 66 year old on the planet..   My guest is Robert Hamilton Owens, father of 5, Special Ops Pararescueman, 12 time iron man athlete and SEALFIT's 50 hour challenge competitor… it’s fair to say Robert has but his body and mind to the test a time or two to say the least.  In this...

Today I have Kyle Riley, PH360 Epigenetic Educator & Artificial Intelligence self confessed 'geek' joining me for a banter. We talk shop about where these two things are colliding and what that means for humans, health and fitness. All things high tech vs old school and robots vs humans.  Are we better off with computers than personal trainers?  Would you take a dump and let your dun...

This is part II to yesterdays EP164... Old mate Harps gave assigned me some homework on this occasion..  gave me a few hours to come up with 10 'hard' questions to ask him, questions on topics he hasn't covered already in previous conversations.  Now as he nears 500 episodes of his own podcast and as he's a naturally verbose lad, it's fair to say this assignment was taken on as no easy t...

Harps is back riffing for another episode.  Well, one of a two part episode as it turned out.   Old mate gave assigned me some homework on this occasion..  gave me a few hours to come up with 10 'hard' questions to ask him, questions on topics he hasn't covered already in previous conversations.  Now as he nears 500 episodes of his own podcast and as he's a naturally verbose lad, it's fair to say...

Today’s guest is former AFL Footballer Lance Picioane.  Having worn jerseys for Adelaide, Hawthorn, and North Melbourne throughout his days as a professional athlete Lance was somewhat unknowingly battling his own demons around mental health and anxiety which lead him down the slippery slope into substance abuse and suicidality…   These days however, Lance puts his passion into embracing...

Look out lads and ladies!  Today I’ve got Australia’s most recognised personal trainer ‘The Commando’ Steve Willis behind the mic to banter about all things life… and hasn’t he lived one of those along the way. Life in and out of the military, life on and off the TV screen, life as a father, life as a son, life as a multifaceted ever-evolving and deep-thinking human. It’s not all camo pants,...

Old mate Matty Lansdown steps up to the mic again and blows open our burning questions around the simple shit that not all that simple anymore...  Gone are the days that coffee was either with milk or without milk!  Now we have to have a PhD in milk to be sure the 'healthy' choice we are aiming to make is actually good for us! Oils... good, bad or ugly?  Are any of them healthy and do they withsta...

Today I’m speaking with world renowned singing coach Andrew Byrne, creator of 'The Singing Athlete'.  Andrew caught my attention, the way he described his principals around athletic training and functional neuroscience.  Naturally anything to do with out brain and our body fascinates me so why not drag our vocal chords into the conversation… metaphorically and literally! Maybe you're the...

It's funny how so many of us have some seriously crap stuff to deal with when we're way too young to process it, hey...  (and no, not funny 'haha' either)  Through having conversations like the one you're about to listen to it's amazing the leaps and bounds we can take towards healing and growth...  It's amazing how speaking to someone and realising you're not alone can feel like it...

Nat Kringoudis established herself as quite the pioneer around health and wellness.  As a doctor of Chinese Medicine and acupuncturist she was somewhat forced into treating hormonal health and fertility by demand.  Admitting that (for obvious reasons) it sure wasn't her first choice for a target market, Nat soon grew curious around the gaps between conventional medicine and supporting we...

Daniel Sundahl is a paramedic of 18 years and an incredibly talented photo artist.  Daniels art draws on the sheer reality of frontline work and through it establishes an undeniable emotional connection.  For me when I look at his art, it’s like peering into the souls of frontline workers.  A therapeutic hobby that turned into an outlet not just for Daniel but for those who can conn...

RWTP favourite, Bobby Cappuccio is back for another always insightful banter.  From general chit chat, to a deep dive into the psychology of money, whether a business lacking passion and emotional buy-in can thrive, what's the value of invisible art and as usual Bobby brings all the insightful perspectives to the table. I always leave a conversation with Bobby 10% smarter...  So I'm payi...