The You Project

Penny Locaso, the Happiness Hacker, is back and this time we discuss her latest research, interviewing 150 amazing women, the nature of trauma (it shows up in different ways), decision fatigue, hedonic adaptation, destination disappointment (when the achievement doesn't translate to the emotional state we thought it would), the point where support turns into mollycoddling, participation trophies,...

Tom Nash is inappropriate, funny, clever, atypical, creative and although he would hate me saying it, courageous. It's one thing to survive a life-threatening illness, it's another to thrive and mesmerise audiences around the world as a Keynote Speaker, DJ, and quadruple amputee like it's nobody's business. This is much more than an ‘inspirational chat' (in fact, it's not really that at all); it's...

Professor Srikumar Rao operates at the intersection of business, sociology, spirituality, psychology and philosophy and his mission is to help people increase their consciousness, effectiveness, self-awareness and joy. He is an international speaker, bestselling author, and one of the most popular MBA lecturers in America. His courses are among the highest rated at many of the world's top business...

Melanie Trecek-King is an Associate Professor of Biology at Massasoit Community College, where she teaches a general-education science course designed to equip students with empowering critical thinking, information literacy, and science literacy skills. Melanie has created a program called TIP (Thinking is Power) and she is of the opinion (as am I) that, while knowledge is valuable (of course), b...

Andy Galpin is a world-renowned guru in coaching, educating and empowering elite athletes (and a few regular humans) to optimise their genetic and sporting potential by effectively managing the relevant performance variables and influencers (sleep, training, recovery, supplementations, nutrition, etc.), so that they might achieve their high-performance goals. And, he's arguably the best in the wor...

It's official.. I’m in love. Sure, she's a 102. Sure, she lives on the other side of the world and sure, she has zero interest in me but nonetheless, I love her. And so will you. Dr Gladys McGarey was born in 1920 and began her medical practice at a time when women couldn't even have their own bank account. This is one of my all-time favourite episodes and it was a complete privilege to meet and c...

So often, there's something about our existence (body, bank balance, career, situation, relationship status) that we want to change (do, be, create, achieve) and then when we get 'there', boom.. we're happy. And fulfilled. Content. Calm. Good in theory, but... nah. In fact, hard nah. We often get there (reach our target destination), only to 'realise' (believe) that we need to lose just 3 more kil...

This chat was f**king fascinating, I learned a lot, the Doc is brilliant and I loved him. Not surprisingly, he has a somewhat hypnotic voice and energy. No pun intended. I think it's fair to say that the majority of us don't truly understand the science of hypnosis, it's numerous applications or its potential for healing, helping and treating a range of physical, mental and emotional conditions. *...

This chat was f**king fascinating, I learned a lot, the Doc is brilliant and I loved him. Not surprisingly, he has a somewhat hypnotic voice and energy. No pun intended. I think it's fair to say that the majority of us don't truly understand the science of hypnosis, it's numerous applications or its potential for healing, helping and treating a range of physical, mental and emotional conditions. *...

This time, the Doc and I discuss healing our identity and false beliefs, his fascinating backstory growing up in an abusive religious cult, the masks we wear, reprogramming our mind, body, and emotions after a lifetime of indoctrination and manipulation, the burden of trauma (Jeffrey experienced plenty), the power of perception, the psychology of trust and lots more. Apart from being a physician,...

Bread and milk aren't the only things which have used-by dates. Jobs have used-by dates. As do some relationships. And lifestyles. And habits. And mindsets. But sadly, many of us keep doing the thing that 'doesn't work' long beyond its expiration date. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I loved this episode. Super interesting. The great man and I talked about why we shouldn't wash our hair (with shampoo), why fibre is over-rated, the link between vegetable oil and Parkinson's disease, why you shouldn't lather your kids (or you) in (most) sunscreens, why harsher penalties aren't the solution to youth crime, why many experts won't listen to new research, the one expert who found a...

Nima Alavi is back talking drugs (he’s a Pharmacist) and we open the conversational door on personalised medicine, a woman with multiple personalities who has different medical conditions depending on the personality, the power of placebos, the impact of stress, the physical consequences of loneliness, menopause and andropause, vaping and the weight-loss drug that’s all the craze, Ozempic. slimrx....

Ally Watson OAM is the Founder and CEO of 'Code Like A Girl'. She is a Software Engineer, Backend Developer (whatever that means) and Computer Science graduate with a passion and plan to empower girls and women to work in tech, and she's doing it! Not surprisingly, I learned a lot in this chat and loved every minute. Enjoy. codelikeagirl.com LinkedIn: Ally Watson OAM See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

This episode is a co-share I did with young Tiff. In the midst of our preamble, which was intended to lead into a completely different topic, we found ourselves doing a deep dive into all-things mind-management, body management and in general, human optimisation. From genetics, to improving with age (both cognitively and physically) we threw around some ideas, lessons learned, thoughts and strateg...

Jacqui Louder is one of Australia's most successful and respected Sport Psychologists, a good mate and my one-time co-host from my radio days. This was an interesting conversation, which began with a question around being alone in a crowd. Many of us have felt disconnected, irrelevant and isolated in a room full of people. If that's you, listen to this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

There's the thing that's happening and there's your story about the thing that's happening. There's the situation, circumstance and event and there's your individual response to those things. There's THE world and there's your world. Thousands of people will listen to this episode but nobody will have an identical listening experience. Some will love it. Some will hate it. A person's experience of...

Patrick's back and we were all over the metaphoric shop in this one. Distractions. Tangents. Terrible segues. Nonetheless, we covered some interesting stuff, including the eight year-old girl who received a donor heart and subsequently had accurate nightmares identifying the perpetrator who murdered the ten year-old girl whose heart she received (really), why lying on forms which require your priv...

There's the world we're in, and there's the world in us. One is where life happens, the other is where living happens. One is about our life situation, the other is about our life experience. One seen, one unseen. Jem Fuller is an Author, Corporate Speaker, Facilitator, Eternal Optimist, Good Bloke and I was lucky enough to chat with him about our worlds. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

Gary Chapman's book 'The 5 Love Languages' was first published in 1992. I read it the same year and it was like a curtain had been pulled back in my brain to reveal some beautiful wisdom and insight that would help me understand, connect with, serve, and love others. Specifically, to understand the way we humans give, receive and experience love (in all its many forms). I'm definitely no expert in...

Dr. Sohom Das is an interesting bloke with a super cool job (well, he likes it) and we had a great chat about all-things psychopathy, criminality, sociology, world-class liars, Forensic Psychiatry (his job), stand-up comedy (his passion), prison (where he often works), murderers (who he often assesses), Will Smith (his thoughts on the infamous slap) and Sohom also shared a few fascinating stories...

Yep, conversation is a science. Who knew? There's actually mountains of research which analyses effective (and ineffective) conversation and provides great insight into what works (in a chat) and what doesn't. As somebody whose job is literally conversations, I was super interested in this... conversation (sorry) and it didn't disappoint. Professor Elizabeth Stokoe is a social psychologist who has...

According to our loveable resident nerd Patrick, in the not-too-distant-future (coupla years), I'll be able to 'stand on a stage on the opposite side of the world' (well, a 3-D hologram version of me), deliver a presentation, see the audience, interact with the audience and be 'back home', as soon as I'm done. Sh*t's gettin' weird folks. This was a fun one. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

From the outside looking in, Laura Cathcart Robbins was a picture of success; happy, healthy, wealthy, respected, connected and admired. Or so it appeared. But behind the persona, the picture and the story, was the reality of a woman battling to navigate life with a debilitating addiction, a huge secret and a world of mental and emotional pain. Laura is the author of the brand new 'Stash: My Life...

How do we keep ourselves physically, mentally and emotionally younger than our chronological age? How can we maintain our level of functional health (or even improve it) as we get older? In this episode, I share some not-so-typical strategies that are both simple and effective (when they're applied). Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.