The You Project

#1229 Low-Performance - Harps & Tiff

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes I'm a low-performer. The opposite of a high-performer. Not winning. Not doing great. Not in the zone. Not even a good attitude. Not all the ...

#1228 Better With Age - Tommy Jackett

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tommy, Tiff and I discuss the idea (and practical process) of getting better as we get older.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#1227 Universal Basic Income - David Gillespie

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David Gillespie wandered back into TYP Central and this time we chatted about work-life balance, universal basic income, the pros and cons of retireme...

#1226 The Duality Of Being Human - Harps

09 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is me banging on about the intersection of our internal and external worlds. Physical and non-physical. Seen and unseen. I don't often sa...

#1225 Making It Up As You Go - Tommy & Harps

08 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Videographer extraordinaire and resident pretty boy, Tommy Jackett, is back at TYP for what definitely wasn't a high-brow exchange of philosophy, psyc...

#1224 Integrative, Preventative & Regenerative Medicine - Nima Alavi

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nima, our resident Compounding Pharmacist is back and this time, we talk about the idea and practice of a medical model where we don't wait for stuff ...

#1223 Hope Is Not A Strategy - Geoff Jowett (PT2)

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

TYP's favourite Pracademic, Geoff Jowett, is back making us think and laugh with his unique style of coaching, story-telling and educating, and as alw...

#1222 Hope Is Not A Strategy - Geoff Jowett (PT1)

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

TYP's favourite Pracademic, Geoff Jowett, is back making us think and laugh with his unique style of coaching, story-telling and educating, and as alw...

#1221 Downloading Your Consciousness - Patrick Bonello

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The TYP Chief Nerd is back geeking the f**k out about the (predicted) potential for downloading human consciousness into an 'electronic brain' (good g...

#1220 Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy - Dr Paul Harch

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Paul Harch is the leading international Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) expert. He is an internationally renowned expert in developing HBOT treatm...

#1219 The Mollycoddled - Penny Locaso

02 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Penny Locaso, the Happiness Hacker, is back and this time we discuss her latest research, interviewing 150 amazing women, the nature of trauma (it sho...

#1218 The Perks of Being a Pirate - Tom Nash

01 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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-thr...

#1217 Are We Living In An Illusion? - Prof. Srikumar Rao

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Srikumar Rao operates at the intersection of business, sociology, spirituality, psychology and philosophy and his mission is to help people ...

#1216 Think For Yourself - Melanie Trecek-King

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Melanie Trecek-King is an Associate Professor of Biology at Massasoit Community College, where she teaches a general-education science course designed...

#1215 Coaching The Best Athletes In The World - Dr. Andy Galpin

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Galpin is a world-renowned guru in coaching, educating and empowering elite athletes (and a few regular humans) to optimise their genetic and spo...

#1214 The 102 Year-Old Doctor | Dr. Gladys McGarey

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#1213 Destination Disappointment - Dr. Hannah Korrel

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

So often, there's something about our existence (body, bank balance, career, situation, relationship status) that we want to change (do, be, create, a...

#1212 The Science Of Hypnosis - Dr. David Spiegel (PT2)

25 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 energ...

#1211 The Science Of Hypnosis - Dr. David Spiegel (PT1)

24 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 energ...

#1210 Healing Identity & False Beliefs - Dr Jeffrey Rediger

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#1209 Used-By Date - Harps

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 min...

#1208 Pink Jail Cells - David Gillespie

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#1207 Let's Talk Drugs (& Other Stuff) - Nima Alavi

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nima Alavi is back talking drugs (he’s a Pharmacist) and we open the conversational door on personalised medicine, a woman with multiple personaliti...

#1206 Code Like A Girl - Ally Watson

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#1205 Project You - Harps & Tiff

18 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#1204 Alone In A Crowd - Jacqui Louder

17 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 wa...

#1203 A Subjective Life - Harps

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#1202 The Beatles Are Back - Patrick Bonello

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick's back and we were all over the metaphoric shop in this one. Distractions. Tangents. Terrible segues. Nonetheless, we covered some interesting...

#1201 The World Within - Jem Fuller

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#1200 Love Languages - Harps

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 br...

#1199 A Psych For Sore Minds - Dr. Sohom Das

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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, soc...

#1198 The Science Of Conversation - Prof. Elizabeth Stokoe

11 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yep, conversation is a science. Who knew? There's actually mountains of research which analyses effective (and ineffective) conversation and provides ...

#1197 Virtual Me (And You) - Patrick Bonello

10 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#1196 My Life In Hiding - Laura Cathcart Robbins

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From the outside looking in, Laura Cathcart Robbins was a picture of success; happy, healthy, wealthy, respected, connected and admired. Or so it appe...

#1195 Atypical Ideas To Keep You Young - Harps

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do we keep ourselves physically, mentally and emotionally younger than our chronological age? How can we maintain our level of functional health (...

#1194 Addiction Is Profitable - David Gillespie

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today (June 7, 2023) David wrote a fascinating article for substack.com titled 'Nicotine: The Free Will Assassin'. *An Insight into the Destructive Co...

#1193 That Which Doesn't Kill You - Samantha Gash

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Samantha Gash is a corporate lawyer turned international endurance athlete, inspirational speaker and social change advocate, who you may have seen on...

#1192 Learn, Give, Live - Bobby Cappuccio

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bobby and I have been friends for decades and he's been on TYP many times talking about personal development, sociology, psychology and all-things hum...

#1191 Addicted To Drama - Dr. Scott Lyons

04 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Scott Lyons is a recovering drama addict. And no, I'm not using that term as a metaphor or analogy. As a clinician, Scott describes himself (and m...

#1190 Finding A Way - Bart Walsh

03 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bart Walsh is a younger, smarter me. He is the head of fitness for Jetts (gyms) Australia and he's a deep-thinking, talented, interesting, interested,...

#1189 The Power Of Kindness - Harps & Patrick

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our intended tech-talk with Patrick didn't eventuate, as our pre-show catch up turned into a 45-minute chat about his surprise recent illness, a hospi...

#1188 It's A Question Of Questions - Harps

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Planet Me, there's an absolute correlation between the quality of the questions I ask myself and others (solution-focused, intelligent, curious que...

#1187 The Hope Smuggler - Shaka Senghor

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Different episodes resonate with different people, but from the almost 1,200 episodes of TYP that I've recorded, this conversation sits comfortably in...

#1186 A Selfie Of Your Mind - Mark LeBusque

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The other day I had the pleasure of joining Mark LeBusque on his poddy (Simply, Practically Human) and he wheeled out an assortment of my whiteboard l...

#1185 How To Train Your Mind (Or How To Herd Cats) - Harps

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Training your mind. Herding Cats. Same. Same. Feels like, anyway. So much of how we manage our lives, is dependent on our ability to manage our mind a...

#1184 K-Pop, Chimp Empire & Conor (McGregor) - Tommy & Harps

28 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Young Tommy dropped by TYP Central and we had a casual chat about how work affects us positively or negatively (work impact vs. work-life balance), th...

#1183 Snake Oil, Echo Chambers & Leaky Gut - Dr. Steven Gundry

27 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For over thirty years, Dr. Steven Gundry was one of the world’s pre-eminent experts in heart surgery. His experiences took him to new frontiers of m...

#1182 The Guru of PT in Oz - Andrew Simmons

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Simmons is the owner of Vision Personal Training (with more than 50 franchises around Australia). He and I have been mates since the early 90’...

#1181 How To Spot A Psychopath - David Gillespie

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I'm not sure how David Gillespie and I end up talking about psychopaths so often but nonetheless, we do. I fully intended to chat with him about anoth...

#1180 Mind-F*ckery - Dr. Philip Goff

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Philip Goff is a Professor of Philosophy, which is why I call him either Prof. Goff or Phil-osophy. Alright, I’ll stop. Seriously, this was my kind ...

#1179 Superbugs, Antibiotics & Accidental Hard C*cks - Dr. Bill Sullivan

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This was my favourite episode (so far) with Professor Bill. Funny, enlightening, terrifying, educational and inappropriate.Perfect. Enjoy. authorbills...

#1178 Same But Different - Harps & Tiff

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last week I chatted with young Tiff on 'Roll with the Punches' and as always it was rambling, casual and thought-provoking conversation about everythi...

#1177 Have You Immunised Your Mind? - Dr. Andy Norman

21 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Norman, PhD, is back and this continuation of our last chat was enlightening, thought-provoking and educational. And if I do say so myself, mildl...

#1176 Fake Photos, Deep Fakes & Fanny Packs - Patrick & Harps

20 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The title will be self-explanatory when you listen. Again, this was a wide-ranging, mildly terrifying and thought-provoking conversation with our resi...

#1175 Wasted Potential - Dr. Hannah Korrel

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How much of our thinking, behaviour and outcomes is about nurture and how much is about nature? What is cognitive fatigue and what can we do about it?...

#1174 Design & Life Experience - Geoff Jowett

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve known Geoff Jowett for a long time; through his mayhem years of drugs, booze, big business, bodybuilding, TV appearances, self-destruction and ...

#1173 The Wheelbarrow Business - Geoff Jowett

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heads-up… this episode is not about wheelbarrows and only a little about business. TYP favourite Geoff Jowett is back making us laugh, cringe, think...

#1172 You Are Not Your Identity - Ozan Varol

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ozan Varol is a Rocket Scientist, turned Lawyer, turned award-winning Professor and best-selling Author, who grew up in Istanbul in a family which did...

#1171 The Rest Of Your Life - Harps

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If my lifespan was a 12-inch ruler, I’d  currently be sitting around the 9-inch mark (statistically). The home straight. And if I ‘am’ statisti...

#1170 Optimal Me - Harps

14 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I’m a handful. Even I struggle with me and I AM me. Much of my life has been focused on exploring the ideas, skills, techniques and habits that will...

#1169 Personal Responsibilty - Harps

13 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is part-teaching, part-coaching and part kick-in-the-arse (with love). Some people’s lives are in semi-regular free-fall because, no ma...

#1168 The Shape-Shifting Ambivert - Dr Ali Walker

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

According to Dr Ali Walker, I’m a Shape-Shifting Ambivert. I just thought I was a social misfit with trust issues but apparently, I can be classifie...

#1167 Food Politics - Professor Marion Nestle

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I truly loved this chat and I love Professor Marion Nestle (pronounced Nessel). Born in 1936 (three years before the start of WW2), she is a national ...

#1166 My Job Is Safe - David Gillespie

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We gave ChatGPT a chance at interviewing the great man (David) and for now, my job is safe. The latest AI phenomenon asked David questions about books...

#1165 Mid-Life Reinvention - Caroline Webbon (PT2)

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a very different podcast. Our guest has never been interviewed. She is not a world-class expert, author, researcher or guru (although she migh...

#1164 Mid-Life Reinvention - Caroline Webbon (PT1)

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a very different podcast. Our guest has never been interviewed. She is not a world-class expert, author, researcher or guru (although she migh...

#1163 The Medical Unicorn - Dr. Marc Cohen

07 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Marc Cohen is a medical doctor, university professor, author, poet, entrepreneur, wellness trailblazer and perpetual student of life, who is tryin...

#1162 WTF Is Psychological Immunisation? - Dr. Tom Nehmy

06 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Tom Nehmy is a clinical psychologist with more than 15 years experience. His passion is preventing psychological problems in people of all ages wh...

#1161 Our Resident Nerd - Patrick Bonello

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick is back at TYP and as always, our conversation is far-reaching and covers everything from potentially dangerous tech (will your microwave kill...

#1160 View Your Poo - Nick Lee

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sure, it’s a disgusting title but (in my defence) it’s also a term being used in a public campaign to increase awareness, testing and early detect...

#1159 The Dancing Cop - Yasmin London

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yasmin London has been an elite swimmer (winning a world championship), a police woman, a corporate speaker, an unintentional social media star (very ...

#1158 Body Dysmorphia, Dodgeball & Sleep Envy - Tommy & Harps

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tommy Jackett is back on deck and as always, it’s an eclectic, conversational fruit salad of weirdness, science, philosophy, health and human behavi...

#1157 Stuff I Needed To Get Better At - Harps (PT2)

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday during a break in a workshop, someone asked me “what’s the stuff you sucked at, that you needed to get better at to succeed?” The epis...

#1156 Stuff I Needed To Get Better At - Harps (PT1)

30 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday during a break in a workshop, someone asked me “what’s the stuff you sucked at, that you needed to get better at to succeed?” The epis...

#1155 You & Your Body - Harps & Tiff

29 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tiff and I planned to discuss a certain topic but before we got under way, we got distracted with a forty-five-minute chat about all-things body manag...

#1154 From Mechanic To Neurosurgeon - Dr. Charlie Teo AM

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Every now and then (about four times in a thousand episodes), we-revisit a slightly-updated version of an old episode, which proved to be super-popula...

#1153 When A.I. Takes Over - David Gillespie

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

TYP’S resident Brainiac (and one of Australia’s most successful authors) David Gillespie is back, and this time we talk about the reality of livin...

#1152 Our Shrinking Attention Span - Dr. Gloria Mark

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

According to Dr. Gloria Mark, we spend an average of just 47 seconds on any screen before shifting our attention and it takes 25 minutes to bring that...

#1151 Life-Saving Tech, Robot Dogs & Creepy VR - Patrick Bonello

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Resident TYP Nerd (and golden tonsils) Patrick is back talking tech, enlightening the dinosaur (Stegosaurus Harps) and this time we talk about a medic...

#1150 Comparison - Harps & Tiff

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is comparison really the thief of joy? What if the comparison you’re making is between previous you and current you? And what if that comparison pro...

#1149 The Science Of Friendship - Dr. Jaimie Krems

23 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Who knew that a professor could be as sweary as me? And also a funny, inappropriate, brilliant story-teller? And a science communicator, who makes the...

#1148 Finding Hope When Life Sucks - Cyndie Spiegel

22 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In a ten-month period in 2020, Cyndie Spiegel’s young nephew (who she was close to) was murdered, her mum died unexpectedly (not long after), her br...

#1147 The Food-ologist - Matty Lansdown

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Matty Lansdown is back at TYP HQ and this time we discuss food myths and misconceptions, sugar and hyperactivity, the pros and cons of coffee, eggs an...

#1146 The Swearing Buddhist - Kevin Griffin

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Griffin is a world-renowned Author, Buddhist Teacher and Speaker who happens to be a recovering addict, musician and incredibly down-to-earth bl...

#1145 How Cultures Create Emotions - Batja Mesquita

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This was a totally new topic and conversation for me and I found it fascinating. It was also somewhat confronting because Batja’s research around em...

#1144 Finding Your Calm - Chris Bailey

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Bailey is a Canadian writer and productivity consultant, and the author of The Productivity Project (2016), Hyperfocus (2018) and How to Calm Yo...

#1143 In Harms Way - Helen Zahos

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Helen Zahos is a Humanitarian, Emergency Nurse and Paramedic who has volunteered in disaster areas around the world and has cared for some of the worl...

#1142 The ADHD Epidemic - David Gillespie

16 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Old Mate David Gillespie (my fortnightly nemesis), has just published an article on substack.com titled ‘Dopamine Dilemma: Unravelling the ADHD Epid...

#1141 Six Years As A Prisoner Of War - Captain Charlie Plumb (PT2)

15 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In 1967 after 74 successful combat missions over Vietnam, Fighter Pilot Captain Charlie Plumb was shot down in his F-4 Phantom jet. On his 75th missio...

#1140 Six Years As A Prisoner Of War - Captain Charlie Plumb (PT1)

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In 1967 after 74 successful combat missions over Vietnam, Fighter Pilot Captain Charlie Plumb was shot down in his F-4 Phantom jet. On his 75th missio...

#1139 Social Awareness - Dr. Adam Mastroianni

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Adam Mastroianni is a postdoctoral research scholar at Columbia Business School who studies how people perceive and misperceive their social world...

#1138 What’s Your Body Saying? - Kate Save

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Your body is always talking to you. Trying to make you aware of something and keep you informed. It could be whispering “please get me out of this c...

#1137 How Healthy Is Your Brain? - Marc Milstein

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is not another conversation about the mind. Or thinking. Or beliefs. Or subjective reality. No, it’s a conversation about the 1.3kg physical or...

#1136 Why Do So Many People Who Lose Weight, Regain it? - Harps

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As someone who spent way too many years losing and gaining weight and fat and alternating between healthy and destructive behaviours, I have great int...

#1135 12 Hard Questions - Harps (PT2)

09 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of my conversation with Melissa, she asks me the following questions.. (7) Why do you think anxiety is such an epidemic at the moment? (8)...

#1134 12 Hard Questions - Harps (PT1)

08 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a two-part conversation where Melissa asks me 12 questions, without forewarning of theme or topic. I hear them for the first time on the podca...

#1133 Is 'An Easy Life' A Good Goal? - Harps & Tiff

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The desire for an easy life is an understandable desire but (1) what exactly is an easy life? (2) Does an easy life automatically equate to a happy, s...

#1132 Downloading Our Consciousness - Patrick Bonello

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This time Patrick and I talk about the possibility of intelligent life somewhere 'out there’ (you know where), the smartest and dumbest dog breeds (...

#1131 Getting Better With Age - Paul Taylor (PT2)

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Taylor and I are like fine wines. And sometimes, cheap beers. And despite our over-fifty-ness, we both work hard to have a biological age that’...

#1130 Getting Better With Age - Paul Taylor (PT1)

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Taylor and I are like fine wines. And sometimes, cheap beers. And despite our over-fifty-ness, we both work hard to have a biological age that’...