The You Project

#958 Asking For Help - Tommy & Harps

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tommy is back at TYP Central and this time talk about why we seek approval from people who don’t care about us (I’ve done it), why we’re so inse...

#957 Hurry Up And Slow Down - Harps & Tiff

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I was recently on young Tiff’s show (Roll With the Punches) and we had a great freestyle, organic chat and so this episode of TYP is what us young k...

#956 The Mask Of Sanity - David Gillespie

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

David Gillespie and I went into this episode with a planned topic and two minutes into our chat, he started talking about some other fascinating sh*t ...

#955 Efficiency, Effectiveness & Flow - Dr. Stan Beecham

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Stan Beecham is a ‘good ol’ boy’ from Georgia (in the US). He is a Sport Psychologist, High-Performance Coach, Author and as I discovered in...

#954 Influencers, True-crime & Play School - Dr. Jodi Richardson

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

TYP Favourite Dr. Jodi is back sharing the love and this time we open a plethora of conversational doors, talking about the accuracy of our memory of ...

#953 Life Is A Marathon - Hugh Brasher

09 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hugh Brasher is the Director of the London Marathon (one of the biggest marathons on the planet), philanthropist, wildly successful entrepreneur, moto...

#952 Rob Mills Is Surprisingly Good - Rob Mills

08 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, the title sounds like a piss-take but it’s actually the title of Rob’s cleverly-named stage show, which came into being after a stream of rev...

#951 Virtual Jobs & Industries - Harps & Patrick

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick is back and this time we talk about control freaks, deep fakes, the nerd conference he attended, his recent trip to Amsterdam, the irrelevance...

#950 How Many Sets, Reps & Steps - Russ Jarrett

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“What’s a good weight, time, distance, speed, result (for this activity, exercise, movement) for somebody at my age?” I’ve been asked a versio...

#949 How The Internet Is Changing Us - Todd Sampson

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Todd Sampson is an adventurer, award-winning documentary-maker, television presenter and businessman. He is the former national CEO of Leo Burnett and...

#948 My Mate Coggers - Gorgi Coghlan

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gorgi Coghlan is a ripper. Real, vulnerable, philosophical, smart, driven, compassionate, perfectionistic (self-admitted) and great to talk with. She ...

#947 Understanding Your Brain - Dr. Alex Koefman

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It seems The You Project is having a run on Neurosurgeons at the moment. Last week it was Dr. Charlie Teo and this week, Dr. Alex Koefman is back at T...

#946 Social Media But Better - Sue Fennessy

02 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sue Fennessy is a serial technology entrepreneur, innovator, creator, thought-leader and disruptor. She’s also cheeky, funny, curious and like me, p...

#945 How To Break Up With Friends - Dr. Hannah Korrel

01 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Hannah Korrel is a Neuropsychologist, Educator, Speaker and Author (the name of her book is today’s episode title) with a skill to make what-can...

#944 Mind, Body, Tech - Patrick Bonello & Tor Roxburgh

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick and Tor are back and this time it’s a little less tech-talk and a lot more chat in the research, medical and health space. Among other thing...

#943 What's Your Body Saying? - Dr. Cam McDonald

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Cam is back and as always he was brilliant! Following on from our last episode, we got him back to answer some listener questions. We go real deep...

#942 The Compassionate D*ckhead - Dr. Julian Abel

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Firstly, the reason for the title becomes clear during the chat. Dr. Julian Abel is awesome. I wish he lived in Melbourne, because we would definitely...

#941 The Good & Bad Of Drugs - Nima Alavi

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nima is back and this time we discuss the perils of Paracetamol and how it can kill people when abused (it’s scary), cognitive decline that comes wi...

#940 804 Days In An Iranian Prison - Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert is an Australian academic who was arrested at Tehran’s International Airport in Iran in September of 2018 for a crime that s...

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

25 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Growing up, Dr. Charlie Teo wanted to be either a rubbish collector (because they’re fit), a bouncer (because he was a martial artist) or a mechanic...

#938 Biology & Identity - Dr. Cam McDonald

24 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Cam McDonald is back and this time we dive into personalised learning, how our physiologically changes as we head into spring (here in Oz), the re...

#937 The Bogan Philosopher - Geoff Jowett

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The animal-loving, deep-thinking, nature-loving, story-telling Aussie bogan philosopher is back, waxing lyrical about all-things life, happiness, mean...

#936 F*ck Off Doc - Dr. Ingrid Nielsen

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Ingrid Nielsen is one of my favourite guests because every time we connect, she inspires me to do better, think better and be better. She’s 75 g...

#935 Performing Under Pressure - David Knoff

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

David Knoff is an Antarctic Expedition Leader, Author and Leadership expert who specialises in remote leadership, hostile environment diplomacy and re...

#934 The Money Coach - Vanessa Stoykov

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This was a fun chat with a fun lady who knows a vast amount about wealth creation and management talking with a bloke who is financially inept. It’s...

#933 Extreme Living - James Castrission

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

James Castrission is an Adventurer, Keynote Speaker, Leadership Consultant and Author. He holds two Guinness World Records for his extreme accomplishm...

#932 What Is Value? - Tommy & Harps

18 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Videographer, Creator, Podcaster, Adopted Son (I have a few) and one of my favourite peeps to do coffee and chat with, Tommy Jackett is back at TYP. T...

#931 How I Manage Me (I'm A Handful) - Freestyling With Harps

17 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I don’t think that the way I manage my mind, body, emotions, lifestyle, energy, potential, time, resources, diet, relationships and career is partic...

#930 The Functional Medicine Movement - James Maskell

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

James Maskell is leading the evolution of functional medicine. His mission is to empower and build a community of 100,000 integrative practitioners to...

#929 Body Dysmorphia, Disorders & Dysfunction - Nikki Morrison

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After perhaps the best podcast debut ever talking about being and End-of-Life Doula, Nikki is back and this time we talk about her personal journey na...

#928 Testosterone - David Gillespie

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Testosterone. Dudes have it. Women have it (in small amounts). Teenage boys have truck loads of it. And it can have a profound impact on everything fr...

#927 My Perspective On Perspective - Harps & Tiff

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I recently chatted with Tiff over at ‘Roll with the Punches’ Central and not surprisingly, we took a deep dive into the human condition and chatte...

#926 Australia's Best Coach - Dr. Ric Charlesworth

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Ric Charlesworth is a bloody ripper and it was a privilege for me to chat with a true legend of Australian sport. He is a Medical Doctor, Former C...

#925 There's No Magic Pill - Russ Jarrett

11 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Exercise Physiologist, High-Performance Coach and Educator, Russ Jarrett is back and for this episode, we revisit some the over-looked, under-utilised...

#924 Turning Ideas Into Reality - Russ & Tara Jarrett

10 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Some people have been hoping that the ‘opportunity would knock’, that they would ‘fall on their feet’, that things would ‘work themselves ou...

#923 Tech, Tai Chi & Teenage Trauma - Harps & Patrick

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

TYP regular Patrick is traversing the globe in pursuit of all-things tech and for this episode, we caught up with him in Bath (the town in the UK, not...

#922 Don't Say The 'D' Word - Nikki Morrison

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Death. There.. I said it. In almost a thousand episodes, this is best debut (never been on a podcast) by any TYP guest. Not only has Nikki Morrison no...

#921 Living Younger Longer - Dr. Norman Swan

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I almost wasn’t smart enough to have this conversation but I just managed to hang on by the skin of my metaphoric teeth. Dr Norman Swan, trained in ...

#920 Out Of The Chaos - Nicho Plowman

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nicho Plowman is a Vedic Meditation teacher and the co-founder of Insight Timer who, at one stage of his journey, was a high-flying, hard-living entre...

#919 Sh*t Friends (& Good Ones) - Dr. Amanda Ferguson

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Amanda Ferguson is back at TYP Central and this time we discuss having a litmus test for friends, differentiating between familiarity and friendsh...

#918 D*ck Pills, CBD Oil & Legal Weed - Nima Alavi

04 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Compounding Pharmacist and TYP regular Nima Alavi is back, and this time we do a deep dive into the ongoing mental health consequences of covid, the w...

#917 High Performance - Harps

03 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

High Performance (the term) can mean a myriad of things, depending on context, situation, task, environment and the individual aiming to be a high per...

#916 Madder Than A Cut Snake - Jacqui Cooper

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jacqui Cooper is a five-time World Champion aerial ski-jumper, five-time Olympian, Corporate Speaker, Mum of three, wife of one, ex-athlete of mine, h...

#915 Old-Fashioned Knobs - Patrick Bonello & Tor Roxburgh

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick and Tor are back talking about tech that can make our lives better and sometimes, worse. This time we speak about why touch screens in cars ar...

#914 Why David Doesn't Wash His Hair - David Gillespie

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

TYP Favourite David Gillespie is back, and for the first time, he’s answering a bunch of questions from our listening audience. Among other things, ...

#913 The One-Horse Town Doctor - Dr. Tahnee Bridson

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Tahnee Bridson is a psychiatry doctor originally from a small country town in Far North Queensland, who’s best known for her work to reduce stig...

#912 Gold Medal Mindset - Darren Hicks

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Darren Hicks (OAM) is an Australian Paralympic cyclist who has won medals at several World Road and Track Championships, including two gold. His right...

#911 What Is The Real World? - Patrick & Harps

28 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Virtual reality, augmented reality and actual reality; it can get very confusing, very fast when you start exploring the ‘what is reality’ questio...

#910 The Bogan Guru - Geoff Jowett

27 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

TYP Fave Geoffro is back philosophising the sh*t out of me from his rural haven (aka dog heaven), down-loading his wisdom, insight and dare-I-say spir...

#909 Soul Journey - Harps & Tiff

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I was recently on young Tiff’s show (Roll with The Punches) and while I can’t exactly remember (word for word) what we spoke about, I do remember ...

#908 When The World Is Your Office - Dr. Richard Chambers

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Researcher, Author, Psychologist, Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher, Psychedelic Adventurer and all-round Good Bloke, Dr. Richard Chambers, is back a...

#907 An Orangutan Stole My Undies - Natalie Kyriacou OAM

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For someone who’s done a lot of amazing stuff from a really young age, Nat is grounded, humble, very self-aware and surprisingly, not totally exhaus...

#906 Baby Brain - Dr. Sasha Davies

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Is ‘Baby Brain’ a thing? According to Dr. Sasha Davies, the quick answer is.. yep. That is, being pregnant can have an impact on cognitive functio...

#905 Dying Cameras & Resurrected Tigers - Patrick Bonello & Tor Roxburgh

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick and Tor are back and this time we chat about the happiness-money correlation, needing stuff vs. wanting stuff, how we waste money on subscript...

#904 Self-Help Cliches & Other Stupid Sh*t - Bobby Cappuccio

21 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

TYP favourite Bobby is back sharing his considerable brain with us and this time we chat about self-help clichés, the theory vs. reality of changing ...

#903 Life After Professional Sport - Brenton Sanderson

20 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brenton Sanderson spent almost three decades as a professional athlete and coach. Now, he’s neither. He played AFL footy for Adelaide, Collingwood a...

#902 Listener Q & A - Harps (PT3)

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In instalment three of our listener Q and A extravaganza, I explore the way that individual perception shapes personality reality, the possibility of ...

#901 Doing The Work - Dr. Lillian Nejad

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Lillian is back at TYP and this time we chat about procrastination, my teenage obsession with music, excuses vs. reasons, Psychologists with issue...

#900 FREESCHOOL.ORG.AU - David Gillespie

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is primarily about sleep but I chose this title to plug the amazing resource that David (and lots of volunteers) have created to help Aus...

#899 There's No F*cking Wagon - Dr. Libby Weaver

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Libby Weaver (PhD.) is a Nutritional Biochemist, thirteen-times bestselling Author, Speaker and Founder of the food-based supplement range, Bio Bl...

#898 Dr. Bums - Dr. Lauren Burns

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The reason for the title of this episode unfolds during our chat but rest assured, it’s not a conversation about bums. Or bum issues. Thankfully. So...

#897 Listener Q & A - Harps (PT2)

14 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In instalment two of our listener Q and A extravaganza, I chat about internal voices, the psychology and science of ageing, staying focused and produc...

#896 Ask Harps - Harps (PT1)

13 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Well, my simple idea to do a listener Q and A episode turned into an avalanche of questions and a three-part poddy. So, in part one I explore the foll...

#895 Jonnie One-Ball - Jon Summers

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

And before you ask, not only did I have Jon’s consent to go with that title but he used the term in our conversation. He threw himself under the one...

#894 Don't F*** It Up - Mark LeBusque

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I was recently on the ‘Simply Practically Human’ podcast with Mark LeBusque and as is often the way, we opened the door on the never ending ‘how...

#893 My Mate, Dicko - Pete Dickson

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Dickson was my mate. But then, he was a mate to a lot of people. Everyone loved him. At school (and beyond), he had an ability to make me feel val...

#892 Burnout - Dr. Amanda Ferguson

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So, I made a new friend. Dr. Amanda Ferguson and I hit it off from the get-go and had a fun conversation, discussing burnout (from work, roles, situat...

#891 The First Personal Training Client - Max Peggie

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

More than thirty-five years ago, Max Peggie walked into the gym I was managing, we chatted and about ten minutes later, I had my first Personal Traini...

#890 Not A Real Job - Harps & Patrick

07 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick is back and this time we ditch the tech talk and open the door on being single without being lonely, careers and relationships that have a use...

#889 Working Differently - Karen Eber

06 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Karen Eber is the CEO and Chief Storyteller of Eber Leadership Group. She helps build curious and empathic leaders and teams, and healthy cultures. Ka...

#888 Good Addictions? - David Gillespie

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

TYP fave David Gillespie is back and this time we chat about a very common drug (you probably use it) that reduces empathy (really!), Melissa’s OCD,...

#887 Life After War - Heston Russell

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heston Russell is a Retired Special Forces Major, who after 16 years in the military and over 100 combat missions serving within the Special Forces, f...

#886 The Insecurity Epidemic - Jaemin Frazer

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jaemin Frazer is the founder of The Insecurity Project and specialises in helping entrepreneurs, leaders, and business owners eradicate insecurity so ...

#885 "I Literally Died" - Tommy & Harps

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tommy slid by TYP Central and we chatted about having ‘relationships’ with people we’ve never met (like podcast hosts), how friendships change a...

#884 Bullying - Evelyn Field, OAM

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This was an interesting chat with someone (Evelyn) who has been working in and around bullying for decades. Bullies exist in all walks of life, can be...

#883 Creating Forever Results - Harps & Tiff

31 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode, young Tiff and I riff about the ever-present challenge of creating forever results. Changing stuff and keeping it changed. Creating ...

#882 Making A Tree-Change - Patrick Bonello

30 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick is back at TYP and this time we chat about making a ‘tree change’ (moving to the country), robotic spiders (really), becoming a vegetarian...

#881 Being A Teen Is Hard - Unna Goldsworthy

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Unna is Back at TYP Central and on this episode, we chat about the pros and cons of being on ‘the pill’ (she shares some super interesting persona...

#880 Your Internal Sat-Nav - Harps & Tiff

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You know the stuff you know without knowing how or why you know it? The stuff you’ve never been taught or told but somehow know? Some people conside...

#879 Just Be Nice - Josh Reid Jones

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Reid Jones is the real deal. And I loved our chat. His life is devoted to helping the people who most need help in a practical, loving and life-c...

#878 Just Saving The Earth - Barney Swan

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Apart from reducing environmental impact, aligning with sustainable development practices, educating the masses, bridging outdoor stewardship and cons...

#877 BTW, I’m Gay - Patrick Bonello & Tor Roxburgh

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The first half of this chat with Tor and Patrick has nothing to do with life-improving tech but nonetheless, it was super interesting. And unplanned. ...

#876 The Cataclsymic Sh*tstorm - Geoff Jowett

24 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I didn’t realise how much I missed Geoffro until we reconnected. He is simultaneously grounded, hilarious, inappropriate, wise, laid back and (ironi...

#875 Psychopathic Toddlers - David Gillespie

23 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

According to David Gillespie, technically all toddlers are psychopaths. So, keep clear of sandpits, swings and slides, I guess. Once again, this was a...

#874 Who Succeeds? - Axle Whitehead

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Last time Axle Whitehead was on, we had so much fun that he and I caught up a few days later for coffee and conversation about all-things psychology, ...

#873 An Elite Mindset - Genevieve Gregson

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Genevieve Gregson is a three-time Olympian, two-time Olympic finalist, Australian record holder, one-time farm kid, Mum of one who’s married to a tw...

#872 Life And Death - Nathan Bolton

20 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“You never feel more alive than when someone is trying to kill you.” It sounds strange but, according to Australian Soldier Nathan Bolton, deployi...

#871 Miss Dairy Maid 1959 - Unna Goldsworthy

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The rationale for the title will become apparent through the show. While Unna is always interesting and fun (and this chat was no exception), we spoke...

#870 The Narrow Path - Harps

18 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this conversation, Melissa and I talk about the art of compartmentalising, managing overwhelm, things that have a used-by date (jobs, relationships...

#869 Optimal You - Matty Lansdown

17 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Every so often on TYP, we do a co-share with another podcast that I’ve recently been on. Last week that was Matty Lansdown’s show (How to Not Get ...

#868 Food as Medicine - Kate Save

16 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dietician, Exercise Physiologist, Educator and Entrepreneur, Kate Save is back, and while we’ve had a few chats on TYP, this episode is my favourite...

#867 The Idea of Value - Patrick Bonello & Tor Roxburgh

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So, a bloke spent his life savings buying some pretend land in the metaverse. If he’s happy with his ‘investment’, does that mean he got a good ...

#866 How To Be In Demand - Harps

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When I started my first business (Harper’s Personal Training), I had no management skills, little understanding of business, no marketing strategy, ...

#865 From Hollywood To The Orphanage - John Marshall

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is a conversation about a middle-age guy who left a super successful career in the TV business and ended up living at an Indian Orphanage. John M...

#864 The Emergency Mind - Dr. Dan Dworkis

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Dan Dworkis M.D. Ph.D., believes deeply that all of us can improve how we function under pressure and in doing so perform at our best when we are ...

#863 Mindfulness - Dr. Richard Chambers

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Richard Chambers is a clinical psychologist, an internationally-recognised expert in mindfulness, a spiritual seeker, a researcher, an author and ...

#862 Floating Restaurants - Dr. John Tickell

10 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Doctor John is back at TYP Central and as usual, he amuses, entertains and educates us with his ideas, stories and unique perspective on the human con...

#861 Robotic Dogs & Motorola Bricks - Patrick Bonello

09 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re after a typical ‘be-all-you-can-be’ (self-help type of) TYP experience, this might not be the episode for you. Nonetheless, it’s ful...

#860 The Bloke Who Got Shot 14 Times - Derrick McManus

08 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Derrick McManus was a South Australian Police officer operating in the elite Special Tasks And Rescue (STAR) Group. He held specialist skills as a sni...

#859 Teen Brain - David Gillespie

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of David Gillespie’s (many) books is called ‘Teen Brain’ (2019). This episode is a conversation about the challenges that come with living i...