The You Project

This episode was pretty much me riffing about one of my favourite topics for an hour, with Tiff jumping in when I came up for air. Understanding how other people think is a highly-important but under-valued and under-considered ability and skill. It’s something I’m fascinated with (obsessed maybe) and something I’ve worked hard to understand and explore personally, professionally...

Lifting heavy things has been my therapy, my meditation and my happy place since I was fourteen. And while many think it’s all about biceps, delts and selfies, for me (and many others), lifting stuff is as much for my mind and emotions, as is it my body. Exercise Physiologist Russ Jarrett (M.Ex. Sci) is back and this time we talk about strength training for the masses. Any person with any bo...

My mum (Mary) would say that Rob Caslick is doing God’s work. In 2010 Rob founded an organic soup kitchen in Sydney's Kings Cross and in 2016 he founded social enterprise Two Good Co, initially as a way to scale the soup kitchen. Two Good Co is a business which provides food, support and training to survivors of domestic violence. What started as “wheeling our barbecue about 300 metres...

As someone who has spent his adult life owning, working in and training in gyms, I am passionate about the welfare of, not only gym members and clients, but also the industry itself. In the last couple of years, the fitness industry (like many others) has been smashed. Mel Tempest is the CEO and the founder at Ignite Fitness Business Events, the host and founder of The Gym Owners Fitness Business...

The good Doc is back and this time we discuss the way that our mind (thoughts, self-talk, beliefs, faith, stories) interacts with our body and impacts our physical health. Put simply, what are the physiological consequences (good or bad) of our psychology. If negative thoughts can put a body into a negative state (stress hormones, immune suppression, elevated heart rate, BP, sympathetic nervous sy...

Easkey Britton, Ph. D. is a five-time national surfing champion from County Donegal in Ireland with a Doctorate in Environment and Society. She is the first Irish woman to be nominated for the Billabong XXL big wave awards, she is also a researcher, author, artist and social activist, who has an amazing (and difficult to explain here) relationship with the ocean. Easkey began surfing at four, has...

Steven Eskaf and Nicoletta Ceppellini are Fitness Educators, Trainers and Coaches (Steven is also an Osteopath) who are the head Coaches for one of Australia’s oldest and longest-running body transformation programs; the Max’s and Maxine’s Challenge. And before you panic, this is not a thinly disguised promo for Max’s and Maxine’s but rather, a broad and general conve...

Mark Beretta OAM is an Australian journalist, best known as a sports reporter on Seven Network program Sunrise. This was a fun episode with one of the most easy-going, authentic and likeable blokes on the telly. Among other things, we spoke about his upcoming gig at the winter Olympics (his 13th Olympics), his ten Australian water-skiing championships, his parenting challenges, embracing the hurt,...

After almost 700 episodes, this conversation goes straight to my top 10 and Kurt Fearnley is instantly one of my all-time favourite guests. Real, compassionate, inspirational, funny and mind-blowingly determined. Kurt is a three time Paralympic gold medalist and two time Commonwealth Games gold medalist. He has won over 40 marathons, including New York, Chicago and London in a career spanning more...

Erynn Christensen is a researcher, psychology graduate and fellow PhD. student at BrainPark, where I’m based (Monash University). Her current research is focussed on exploring whether or not our decision-making style (are we impulsive, risk-taking, tolerant of uncertainty, do our emotions drive our behaviour and are we are reward driven?) can predict our overall behaviour. Also, can our deci...

Louka Parry is an award-winning Educator, Speaker, Facilitator and Adventurer with a powerful ability to communicate ideas with clarity. He works across the globe with changemakers, teams, schools and organisations speaking on leadership, wellbeing, innovation and the future of learning and work and we had a great chat. Enjoy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Debbie Millman is a delight; super smart, awesome energy, engaging, creatively brilliant and despite her enormous success, totally grounded and authentic. I loved this chat. Graphic Design USA named her one of the most influential designers of our times. She is the president emeritus of AIGA, the professional association of designers in the US, and one of the five women to hold this position in th...

Daniel Ellenberg (Ph. D.) is a psychotherapist, marriage and relationship therapist, author, corporate speaker and educator but more importantly (for TYP), he’s a down-to-earth, humble and brilliant communicator with a gift for breaking down (what can be) complicated and complex issues, into an insightful, helpful and fun conversation. In this episode, we speak about vulnerability, identity,...

Theresa Mitchell is the founder of Agape Outreach, a not-for-profit organisation which works tirelessly serving the homeless. It literally started with Theresa walking past people living on the street (daily), seeing a massive need and choosing to do something about it. She decided to cook meals in her home and put herself in front of the people who most needed that kind of love and support. Thirt...

If I’ve ever done a podcast that didn’t feel like it, this is the episode. Dr. Denise and I went full ‘selfish’ mode, forgot about the listeners (sorry) and just had a casual catch up about lots of stuff that was (is) interesting and relevant to us two. We had intended to talk about the impact that relationships (of all kinds) can have on our health (for better or worse), b...

TYP regular, researcher, best-selling author, feather-ruffler and lawyer, David Gillespie is back and this time we talk about will power, the addictive properties of sugar, the role of dopamine, taking a self inventory, substituting foods, diet modification, yes or no on bread, fruit and artificial sweeteners and more. Enjoy. David's Article   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

PART TWO: Last time we had Matty Lansdown (Scientist, Researcher, Nutritionist) on, we had great feedback, so at great expense to the organisation, we’ve dragged him away from his hammock and spoodle to pick his considerable brain about some of the most common food myths, fallacies and misconceptions. Apparently, buttered white bread rolls filled with cheese Twisties are a nutritional no-no,...

Dramatic title I know but it’s literally how we’ve survived as a species (one of the most physically vulnerable but intelligent) for millennia. However, the death of which I speak here is more metaphoric in nature, than it is literal. Mick Hall, the bloke who started using drugs and alcohol at twelve, was in and out of prison until thirty, lived on the streets, almost died using heroin...

Dramatic title I know but it’s literally how we’ve survived as a species (one of the most physically vulnerable but intelligent) for millennia. However, the death of which I speak here is more metaphoric in nature, than it is literal. Mick Hall, the bloke who started using drugs and alcohol at twelve, was in and out of prison until thirty, lived on the streets, almost died using heroin...

Last time we had Matty Lansdown (Scientist, Researcher, Nutritionist) on, we had great feedback, so at great expense to the organisation, we’ve dragged him away from his hammock and spoodle to pick his considerable brain about some of the most common food myths, fallacies and misconceptions. Apparently, buttered white bread rolls filled with cheese Twisties are a nutritional no-no, despite t...

I have an early morning ritual (at the café) of asking myself a few questions, generally focusing on efficiency, productivity, problem-solving and gratitude. I use this ritual to put myself in the best headspace, emotional state and creative space to successfully navigate the day ahead. They’re not the same questions every day and there’s no strict protocol but for me, it’...

Like many episodes of TYP, this is more of a ‘general conversation’ around the title question, than it is a ‘definite answer’ to it. Of course. Among other things, we discuss (1) What people are referring to (specifically) when they use the term ‘Universe’ (2) if the Universe is another term for God (3) Where the idea of the Universe providing comes from (4) the potential risk of relying on direct...

Chris Lemons has been a commercial diver for over 14 years, specialising in deep sea saturation diving. This form of diving involves living in the claustrophobic confines of a decompression chamber for up to 28 days at a time, commuting daily to the sea bed in a diving bell and working at depths of up to 900 feet for 6 hours at a time. In 2012, a freak accident resulted in the umbilical which prov...

Alisa Cohn helps individuals, teams and companies think better, perform better, problem solve better, lead better, create better outcomes and experiences and she’s one of the best in the world at what she does. She was named the Top Startup Coach in the World at the Global Coaches Awards in London, has been coaching startup founders to grow into world-class CEOs for nearly 20 years and is the auth...

Eric Bailey is an ex-pro basketballer, author, corporate speaker, performance coach, story-teller and good bloke. In this episode of TYP, I was treated my very own coaching session and transformation workshop, when half way through our chat, the big man switched into ‘inspiration’ mode, sharing some awesome stories, messages, insights and personal revelations, which definitely resonated with me. E...