The You Project
Episodes
#2159 The Psychology of Cults - Harps
13 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Many cults don't look like cults, and many cult members would never consider themselves to be members. Most people think cults happen somewhere else.....
#2158 Psychological Safety vs. Psychological Flexibility - Dr. Sam Casey
11 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sam is back and this time we chat about the impact of parents arguing in front of their kids, whether boredom is necessarily a bad thing, thoughts...
#2157 The 'New' Analogy Cars - Patrick Bonello
10 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The TYP Circus led by Patrick and Tiff is back in town with all its irreverence, misinformation, exaggeration and a sprinkling of legitimate informati...
#2156 Long Days, Fast Years - Harps
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Have you noticed how 'bendy' time is? Well, seems to be? I call this "the perceptual juxtaposition of time." Why does an hour of something that sucks ...
#2155 Endorphins, Not Pheremones - David Gillespie
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The thinking behind the title is revealed during this convo when Gillespo makes a never-heard-before verbal stumble - and I couldn't have been happier...
#2154 Sharing My Notes... - Harps
05 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I'm a big note writer. It's how my mind and my process works. It's a theoretical starting point that might turn into something bigger. Like a book. Or...
#2153 Inside The Mind Of Addiction - Mick Hall
04 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Addiction comes in many forms, expresses itself in various ways, impacts the lives of millions (billions?) of people, and comes at a huge mental, emot...
#2152 Is Ambition Good For Your Mental Health - Bobby Cappuccio
03 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the middle of the ambition, the grind, the hustle and the quest for success, can we also experience a level of contentment? At the same time? Can t...
#2151 Skeptics in the Pub - Professor Chris French
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Chris French is back and once again, we opened the parapsychology door for an hour plus diving into the science of weird shit (the title of ...
#2150 Rushing to Nowhere - Christian Stewart
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine waking up in a hospital bed (in ICU) with wires, tubes, machines and monitors everywhere and in front of you is an attractive woman - who happ...
#2149 The Attention Recovery Plan - David Gillespie
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We're all aware by now that social media, doom scrolling and broadly speaking - smart phone addiction are hijacking attention, downgrading brains (cog...
#2148 Neurodiversity - Dr Anastasiya Suetin
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
First-time podcast guest (on any podcast), Dr Anastasiya Suetin joined us in the TYP virtual studio for her debut and she was (is) a delight. Totally ...
#2147 Same-Same, But Different - Patrick Bonello
26 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick and Tiff join me for yet another hour of somewhat inappropriate banter and a splash of science and technology news, all layered in the typical...
#2146 Optimising Your Energy - Bobby Cappuccio
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"Based on what I need/want to achieve (get done, change, address), what is the best use of my energy today?" "Based on my priorities, goals and desire...
#2145 Mark From Brisbane Asks... - Dr. Jeff Gross
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As always, in this episode of TYP we covered a lot of medical, health, anti-ageing, pain and healing territory with the coolest Doc in Las Vegas (Dr. ...
#2144 The Wisdom Within - Dr. Cam McDonald
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This was another deep dive into the human experience with Dr. Cam. We spoke about the propensity some of us have to always look for a problem, while o...
#2143 Why It's Important to Understand How Others Think - Harps
19 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most of you know my thoughts about the importance of understanding how other people think and having a level of social awareness and interpersonal ins...
#2142 The Nervous System Reset - Jessica Maguire
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This time on TYP, I chat with Jessica Maguire - Physiotherapist, Speaker, and best-selling Author of "The Nervous System Reset." We explore what it ac...
#2141 The Cafe Chat - Dr Sam Casey
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Sam was back in the virtual studio all the way from W.A. and this was one of those free-flowing (no particular topic) conversations I generally hav...
#2140 Around The Moon We Go - Patrick Bonello
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Can you imagine how excited the resident geek has been about NASA sending a crew to do a lap of the moon and him having access to 24-7 coverage? When ...
#2139 What Am I Capable Of? - Andrew May
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a question I've been asking myself almost daily since I had a significant lightbulb moment (of self-awareness, possibility, potential) when I ...
#2138 The Architect of Your Life - Bobby Cappuccio
12 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Consciously or not, intentionally or not, we are all creating our own day-to-day version of life. Planet You Planet Me. The world we personally build ...
#2137 What's The Deal With Artificial Sweeteners? - David Gillespie
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
According to David Gillespie, artificial and "sugar-free" sweeteners are not the harmless alternatives we've been led to believe they are. Of course y...
#2136 The Funsexual - Daviana Memont
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Gotta say I was in brand new territory with this conversation and this guest and honestly, I loved it and her. I felt somewhat unprepared and unqualif...
#2135 Psychology FM - Dr. Lillian Nejad
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TYP's favourite Clinical Psychologist (Dr. Lillian) is back on the mic, pushing, probing, educating and enlightening us with her super smart brain and...
#2134 The Science Of Motivation - Harps & Tiff
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Okay, 'science' might be overplaying it a little but Tiff and I definitely did a deep dive into the theory, practicality, application, limitation, pot...
#2133 Will AI Replace Your Brain? - Patrick Bonello
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our resident Geek is back riffing on all-things tech and as always, there's a sprinkling of everything.. including science, legal stuff, Al stuff, psy...
#2132 Is Social Media The New Big Tobacco? - David Gillespie
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this confronting and timely conversation, I sit down with Gillespo to unpack a landmark legal case that could change everything. For the first time...
#2131 The Weird Little Girl - Chezzi Denyer
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For a percentage of you, this might turn out to be your favourite TYP episode. It won't be for everyone, but for some it will be like finding an oasis...
#2130 It's Hard Until It's Easy - Bobby Cappuccio
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A certain weight at the gym is heavy for you. And then over time, it’s not. Of course the weight is not heavier or lighter but you got stronger ...
#2129 The Life Classroom - Harps & Tiff
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What have you changed your mind about? What did you unlearn? Can we actually be objective? Are you okay with being wrong? Why do so many of us live in...
#2128 Late Starter - Mick Hall
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In boxing, Mick Hall has won a state title, two national titles and a world title. And while that's impressive, more impressive is that he's still fig...
#2127 How To Use More Of Your Potential - Harps
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part coaching, part motivational presentation, part education session, part me thinking-out-loud and part me swearing either appropria...
#2126 What's After The Goal? - Bobby Cappuccio
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You get the job. Make the money. Lose the weight. Do the thing. Own the thing. Achieve the thing. Change the thing. Climb the mountain. And then what?...
#2125 Our Need For Purpose - Dr. Cam McDonald
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Doctor Cam's back and this was more of an interesting chat between two blokes (I hope) than a back-and-forth 'interview', exploring a particular topic...
#2124 Life After Living - Dr. Matt Morgan
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You know those people that you could listen to forever? Well for me, Dr. Matt Morgan is such a person. Like one of those "who would you invite to dinn...
#2123 Creepy Smart Glasses - Patrick Bonello
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Smart glasses that can video people without their consent or knowledge - super creepy and pervy and it's already happening. Let's put a stop to that s...
#2122 I Got Coached - Bobby Cappuccio
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This was a unique TYP experience which you may or may not vibe with. It was one of the hardest things I've done publicly and that was to be 'coached' ...
#2121 The Kindness Within - Leon Logothetis
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Every time I record a podcast, and Melissa edits it (gaps, coughs, long pauses, etc.) I ask her, "what score do you give it?" because I want a simple,...
#2120 Can We Understand Ourselves? - Dr Jessica Grisham
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Well, this episode was a ripper (he says humbly), Dr Jess was (is) a ripper and I think this might be a fave for some of you. We didn't go overboard o...
#2119 Managing Your Energy - Bobby Cappuccio
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Every morning, I ask myself a version of this question - "in terms of what I need to get done today, what is the optimal use of my time, energy and at...
#2118 Inherited Family Trauma - Mark Wolynn
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Could the trauma you're experiencing now be the result of something that your grandmother went through decades ago - before you were even born? Could ...
#2117 Q & A With Dr Jeff Gross
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jeff is back bringing the heat, enlightening the masses, dropping the health bombs and sharing the love - as he does. This was another Q and A ses...
#2116 The Drama Queen Gets Robbed - Patrick Bonello
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
To be honest, I run out of descriptors to explain these fortnightly instalments because they're always the same but different. Same energy, silliness ...
#2115 Start Before You're Ready - Dr. Sam Casey
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This title might sound like stupid advice but the truth is we can't always "be ready" for every potential challenge, problem, variable and outcome whe...
#2114 Top Ten Workout Mistakes - Harps
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Having spent the majority of my adult life working in gyms, owning gyms, teaching PT's and Exercise Science students, working with elite teams and tra...
#2113 Digital Vodka - David Gillespie
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How does tech addiction actually work? Biochemically? Practically? Behaviourally? Is it an actual addiction like booze, drugs, porn and gambling, just...
#2112 Three Wise Monkeys (With Issues) - Bobby Cappuccio
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A slightly different Bobby (and Tiff) episode this time around - way less philosophical, psychological and reflective than normal - and far more pract...
#2111 When Does a Good Habit Become a Bad Obsession? - Kel Smith
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
At some stage of the TYP evolution, shy, introverted and courageous listener Kelly Smith somehow wrangled her way from one side of the microphone (off...
#2110 Is Giving Advice a Good Idea? - Bobby Cappuccio
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, it is. No, it's not. Sometimes. Depends. To whom? What's the context? Did they ask for it? Are you qualified to give it? Could your "good advice"...
#2109 Discomfort as a Path to Comfort - Harps & Tiff
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This probably won't win any awards for podcasting excellence or educational mastery, but Tiff and I had fun chatting about how and why choosing pain, ...
#2108 Can We Change the Way we Think? - Harps
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This brief-ish solo episode is my wrap up to the mini (three-part) coaching series I've done over the last week or so, about all things mind, brain, b...
#2107 What's My Why? (Unpacked) - Harps
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Back for some coaching around a couple of universally-relevant questions that I believe we should all - not only ask ourselves - but more importantly,...
#2106 More Podcast Mayhem - Patrick Bonello
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Every time I go into this podcast threesome, I psych myself to deliver a high-level, professional and helpful insight into the world of technology. It...
#2105 Self-Regulation in Tough Situations - Bobby Cappuccio
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Even when you know "what to do" (theoretically) in a volatile, challenging and/or emotional situation - especially with loved ones - good luck with th...
#2104 Are "Bad Fats" Actually Bad? - David Gillespie
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to the “good and bad fats” story and how it all relates to cholesterol, heart disease and all-cause mortality, whose funding...
#2103 Coaching Time - Harps
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Weird to say, but I enjoyed this solo episode where I essentially took on the role of coach for those of you wanting a little coaching and smidgeon of...
#2102 How Does Your Environment Affect Your Health? - Dr. Cam McDonald
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Okay, so I'm gonna critique this episode for you. From where I sat... the first twenty minutes (or so) with Dr. Cam was an interesting back-and-forth ...
#2101 Building A Life On Purpose - Kate Save
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This chat with Dietician and Exercise Physiologist Kate Save was a meandering affair where we dropped breadcrumbs of information, education, psycholog...
#2100 Bridging The 'You' Gap - Harps
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What's the gap between who you are and where you are - metaphorically, literally, physically, financially, professionally, socially - and who and wher...
#2099 Breaking Generational Cycles - Dr. Sam Casey
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I guess it's not surprising to know that - if parents can (unintentionally) "hand down" predispositions to certain physical issues, conditions, diseas...
#2098 The Next Mayor Of Ballan - Patrick Bonello
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Well, to be more accurate, the next mayor of Moorabool Shire Council. And to be even more thorough, this was my idea, not Patrick's. And why? Because ...
#2097 To Know Thyself... - Bobby Cappuccio
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
About two and a half thousand years ago, one of those old Stoic types said that "to know thyself is the beginning of wisdom." Who knows... he might ha...
#2096 Optimising Brain Performance - Dr. Denise Furness
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Straight off the bat (whatever that means), just letting you know that the first 7-10 minutes of this episode is Dr. Denise and I chatting about the p...
#2095 The Science of Strength & Function - Kate Save
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Exercise physiologist, dietitian, entrepreneur, and all-round powerhouse human Kate Save joins me at TYP Central for a totally unexpected conversation...
#2094 Looking After Your Ticker - Dr. David O'Donnell
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. David O'Donnell is a ticker-ologist. He's specialises in tickers. The sciencey folk call him a cardiologist and electrophysiologist. Not surprisin...
#2093 Health Advice: Who To Trust? - David Gillespie
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I love all my Gillespo chats but I especially loved this one. I (we) got to peek behind the cognitive curtain and get an insight into how he thinks (a...
#2092 How Do You Give And Receive Love? - Bobby Cappuccio
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Two blokes having a conversation on a podcast about how they individually give and get love. What makes them feel loved, appreciated and deeply connec...
#2091 Borderline Personality Disorder - Kelsey Packwood
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kelsey Packwood is a Jamaican-American Writer, Director, Producer, & Actor based in Los Angeles, California. Kelsey is the writer and creator of B...
#2090 Destination Disappointment - Harps & Tiff
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ever achieved a goal, created a great result, got where you wanted to go, and still felt like shite when you reached the target? Like you thought you&...
#2089 WTF Just Happened? - Patrick Bonello
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This was the funniest episode Patrick, Tiff and I have recorded. In my subjective opinion anyway. I f**king loved this chat. It was an intersection of...
#2088 A Functional Delusion - Bobby Cappuccio
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode with Bobby and Tiff begins exactly as all serious intellectual discussions should: leprosy, skin-cancer cream, hazmat suits, future husba...
#2087 The Bacon Paradox - David Gillespie
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
According to our resident kill-joy, best-selling author and revealer of unpopular truths, bacon might not be the death sentence some "experts" proport...
#2086 Q & A With Dr. Jeff Gross
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special listener Q & A episode, resident anti-aging guru Dr. Jeff answers real-world questions about pain, injury, ageing, and longevity. ...
#2085 You And Your Brain - Moheb Costandi
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Moheb Costandi is a neuroscientist turned science writer who spends his life exploring one of the biggest mysteries we all live inside - the human bra...
#2084 Are We Paying More Or Less For Health Care? - James Gillespie
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This time on TYP, I'm joined by James Gillespie (little Gillespo), founder of Cleanbill, to unpack what is really happening in Australian healthcare, ...
#2083 I'd Probably Make a Bad Dad - Dr. Sam Casey
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I never know because l'll never be a dad (excluding an in-bound Golden Retriever), but I’m pretty sure I might suck at parenting. It seems super...
#2082 Muffin Guilt - Bobby Cappuccio
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You know when you get immersed in a conversation with someone and the times flies? Well, that was my experience of this chat with Bobby. We covered a ...
#2081 Crapsules - Kate Save
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Save is back on deck chatting with us about investigative health testing (taking action before we get sick - proactive, not reactive) and the who...
#2080 Enjoy The Delusion - Chris French
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I'm pretty sure this will be a popular episode. It was such fun, so interesting, so thought-provoking and Professor Chris is a genius (IMO), with an a...
#2079 A January Pep Talk - Harps & Tiff
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This was the first get-together of 2026 for the motorbike riding, cookie-devouring, face-punching, newly-betrothed TYP team member and the old veiny, ...
#2078 The Statin Delusion - David Gillespie
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, I sit down with TYP regular David Gillespie to unpack his provocative piece - The Statin Delusion. We talk about how modern medicine...
#2077 Back On Deck - Patrick Bonello
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick and I meandered (argued, laughed, disagreed) our way through the first TYP instalment of the year. A little “how was Christmas”, a...
#2076 The Psychology of 'Cool' - Caleb Williams
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Caleb Warren is a Professor of Marketing at the University of Arizona and this was a fun chat about what makes something or someone cool, and how cool...
#2075 Eating Disorders & Body Image - Dr. Catherine Houlihan
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Catherine Houlihan is a Clinical Psychologist, Senior Lecturer at the University of the Sunshine Coast and the Clinic Director at the UniSC Psycho...
#2074 I Hate Myself - Dr. Blaise Aguirre
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Well, I don't actually hate myself but according to Dr. Blaise Aguirre from Harvard Medical School (no less!), plenty of people do. Also, it's the tit...
#2073 Reading the Room -Bobby Cappuccio
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Being able to "read the room" is an integral part of effective communication, connection, problem solving, rapport building, conflict resolution, lead...
#2072 How to Uncure Cancer - David Gillespie
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's a vaccine given to new-born bubs to protect them against Hepatitis B because if they are unvaccinated and happen to get Hep. B when they're yo...
#2071 A Reflection On Bondi - Harps
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You may or may not want to hear where my thoughts are at in the aftermath of the horror that was Sunday. This is not a ‘commentary’ on eve...
#2070 Is What I'm Doing Working? - Dr. Lillian Nejad
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Lillian Nejad is back and we discuss what happened at Bondi on Sunday (we recorded less than 24 hours later). Obviously, we offer no “soluti...
#2069 The Success Charade - Ian Williams
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is what the cool podcast kids call a co-share. I was recently on “The Artistry of Humanity” with Ian Williams and we had a gr...
#2068 AI Slop & Ozempic Face - Patrick Bonello
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The resident geek is back enlightening, amusing, educating and terrifying us (in equal measure) with the “what’s happening” and the ...
#2067 Fraudulent Scumbags - Stacey Wood, Ph.D.
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This was a timely, fascinating and relevant-for-right-now chat with Stacey Wood, Ph.D. - Professor of Psychology at Scripps College in California. We ...
#2066 A TYP Wedding? - Scott Douglas
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Love is in the air at TYP Central and no, it doesn't involve me but it does involve someone you all know well and potentially one of your favourite re...
#2065 The Self-Created Sh*t-Fest - Kelly Smith
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment of TYP, Kelly, Tiff and I chat about the propensity we humans have to obsess about, and waste energy on, problems that don't curren...
#2064 Social Osmosis - Harps & Tiff
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Social osmosis is (for this conversation) the way attitudes, beliefs, emotions, values, behaviours, language and norms seep into us simply by being ar...
#2063 Concept Creep - Prof. Nick Haslam
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some of you know I often talk about "intelligence" being context and/or task dependent. Well, if this instalment of TYP was a room, I was definitely (...
#2062 Happiness Is Not Our Natural State - Emma Slade
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wow! This chat is one of my favourites of 2025, with a TYP Freshy - a brand new guest, Emma Slade (Lopen Ani Pema Deki) who is the first Western woman...
#2061 Finding Purpose in the Mayhem - Bobby Cappuccio
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the middle of the mayhem that is (can be) the human experience, how we find our purpose? Or, does it find us? Or do we choose it? Create it? Is it ...
#2060 Reversing Cognitive Decline - Dr. Denise Furness
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TYP Fave Dr. Denise Furness is back and this time we chat about reversing cognitive decline, improving sleep, why women have more trouble sleeping tha...