The You Project

#758 Solving Problems - Harps & Tiff

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My experience tells me that a strong relationship exists between (1) my ability to solve problems (2) my ability to navigate the inevitable peaks and ...

#757 Placebos & Nocebos - Dr. Jeremy Howick (PT2)

27 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jeremy Howick is a Canadian-born, British residing clinical epidemiologist and philosopher of science. He is known for his research on evidence-ba...

#756 Placebos & Nocebos - Dr. Jeremy Howick (PT1)

26 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jeremy Howick is a Canadian-born, British residing clinical epidemiologist and philosopher of science. He is known for his research on evidence-ba...

#755 Pat The Cat Backwards - David Gillespie

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

TYP regular David Gillespie is back talking human behaviour, mindset, brain chemistry, will power and self-control (do they work?), addiction and the ...

#754 The 4-Day Work Week - Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang is the founder of Strategy and Rest, a consultancy devoted to helping companies and individuals harness the power of rest to sho...

#753 Ethical Fashion - Clare Press

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clare Press is the founder of The Wardrobe Crisis, journalist, filmmaker, author, presenter, creator of the Wardrobe Crisis podcast, producer and co-h...

#752 Relevance Deprivation Syndrome - Dr. Alex Koefman

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This was a totally organic, comfortable and fun conversation with one of the smartest people I know. Neurosurgeon, Dr. Alex is back and this time we o...

#751 Life Design - Dr. Denise Furness (PT2)

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Denise is back sharing her thoughts and considerable energy, in a quest to help us produce better outcomes on Planet Us. This was a funny and unco...

#750 Life Design - Dr. Denise Furness (PT1)

20 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Denise is back sharing her thoughts and considerable energy, in a quest to help us produce better outcomes on Planet Us. This was a funny and unco...

#749 The (NOT) To Do List - Harps & Tiff

19 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Forty years of coaching, training, educating and supporting people on their respective transformational journeys, has given me a pretty good insight i...

#748 The Public Introvert - Eric Bailey

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Bailey is back and this time we talk about acceptance and hope, navigating grief, revealing the person behind the persona, abandonment issues (he...

#747 Life Purpose(s) - Joe Dituri

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Commander Joe Dituri is a retired Naval Officer and Ph.D. Clinical Researcher, Public Speaker, Author and Dad. Six months ago, Joe almost lost his lif...

#746 Unnecessary Guilt - Dr. Jodi Richardson

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TYP, Dr. Jodi and I speak about healthy and unhealthy rituals, how to change feelings (it ain’t easy), performing under press...

#745 Teaching, Learning & Intelligence - Richard Gerver

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Gerver has worked with an extraordinary range of people, including former US President Barack Obama, The Dalai Lama, Prince Charles and Apple ...

#744 Marauding Clans - Suzy Balogh OAM

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The reason for the title becomes apparent as the show unfolds. Apart from being an Olympic Gold Medallist, Suzy Balogh OAM is raw, real, funny, passio...

#743 Commitment Issues - Harps & Tiff

13 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I recently jumped on young Tiff's podcast (Roll With The Punches) and we riffed on all things brain, mind, emotion, identity and commitment issues. We...

#742 Exposure Therapy - Dr. Lillian Nejad

12 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are” (Theodore Roosevelt); this was the general theme of this conversation with Dr. Lillia...

#741 A Recovery Story - Richard Smith

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In his twenties, Richard Smith (Nutritionist, Speaker, Entrepreneur, Researcher, Bodybuilder) was morbidly obese, suffered from constant back pain, wa...

#740 Toxic Tech Habits - Dr. Kristy Goodwin

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For years, Dr Kristy Goodwin has researched, written about and educated audiences about the ways in which technology impacts and shapes children&rsquo...

#739 Humanimals - Dr. Daniel Ellenberg

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As always with the Daniel, this was fun. Apart from calling me out on my bullsh*t (which he does every episode), we also explored death-bed regrets (f...

#738 Emotion Coding - Nikk Hughes

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nikk Hughes is an Emotional Coder (it’s a thing), Coach and Speaker who works with individuals and organisations, helping them to improve perfor...

#737 Seek First to Understand (Part 3) - Harps

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode turned out to be a fun, fascinating and lengthy Q & A extravaganza (with listener questions), which is why it’s a three part-er...

#736 Seek First to Understand (Part 2) - Harps

06 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode turned out to be a fun, fascinating and lengthy Q & A extravaganza (with listener questions), which is why it’s a three part-er...

#735 Seek First to Understand (Part 1) - Harps

05 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode turned out to be a fun, fascinating and lengthy Q & A extravaganza (with listener questions), which is why it’s a three part-er...

#734 The Other Health Conversation - Mark LeBusque

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mark LeBusque from the ‘Simply, Practically Human’ podcast and I got together (with Melissa) and had a natter (that’s a Mary word) a...

#733 Toxic People - David Gillespie

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In his best-selling book ‘Taming Toxic People: The Science of Identifying and Dealing with Psychopaths at Work & at Home’, David Gille...

#732 The Inner Critic - Dr. Adam Fraser

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Well, this was an unexpectedly enjoyable, fun and entertaining conversation with a new friend. If you like learning with laughter, I think you’l...

#731 Science Is A Minefield (Part 2) - Professor Mark Febbraio

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Mark Febbraio is a Senior Principal Research Fellow of the NHMRC, and the Head of the Cellular and Molecular Metabolism Laboratory within th...

#730 Science Is A Minefield (Part 1) - Professor Mark Febbraio

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Mark Febbraio is a Senior Principal Research Fellow of the NHMRC, and the Head of the Cellular and Molecular Metabolism Laboratory within th...

#729 The Kidult - Elise Elliott

27 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elise Elliott is smart, funny, cheeky, creative and despite meeting her for the first time for this chat, I felt like I was catching up with an old fr...

#728 The Science Of Selling Stuff - Dan Monheit

26 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Monheit is the co-founder and strategy director of Hardhat; one of Australia’s most innovative creative agencies. Like me, Dan is fascinated...

#727 A Chat with Auntie Edie - Edith Martin

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Auntie Edie (AKA Edith Martin) has been following, supporting and cheering me on for years. Workshops, seminars, camps, podcasts and social media post...

#726 Can Ambition and Contentment Co-Exist? - Scott Shute

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s an interesting question, isn’t it? The immediate answers seems like it might be ‘no’, but Scott and I both believe the an...

#725 Bobby Two-Shoes - Bobby Cappuccio

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Most of you know Bobby and I are Mates and, in some ways (for a range of reasons), to me he’s like a weird, loveable, super-smart little brother...

#724 The Perfect Career - Robin Esrock

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Robin Esrock is a South African travel writer, best-selling author and international television personality, who totally loves what he does. Based in ...

#723 And Now, The News... Helen Kapalos

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Helen Kapalos is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, recognised journalist and motivational speaker and facilitator. A recognised national news br...

#722 Two Crusty Old Stoics (Part 2) - Paul Taylor

20 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Before Paul Taylor and I get together to lose ourselves down the conversational rabbit hole on a podcast, sometimes we have a brief pre-show phone cha...

#721 Two Crusty Old Stoics (Part 1) - Paul Taylor

19 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Before Paul Taylor and I get together to lose ourselves down the conversational rabbit hole on a podcast, sometimes we have a brief pre-show phone cha...

#720 Jab, Jab, Hug - Harry Garside

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Harry Garside was the first Aussie to win an Olympic boxing medal in 33 years. He is also a Commonwealth Games gold medal...

#719 Psychopaths - David Gillespie

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

David Gillespie is a recovering corporate lawyer, co-founder of a successful software company, corporate consultant, father of six young children (I&r...

#718 Deadly Science - Corey Tutt

16 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Corey Tutt is an Aboriginal Australian mentor and STEM champion. He is the founder of DeadlyScience, an initiative that provides science books and ear...

#717 Grasshopper Sandwich Anyone? - Olympia Yarger

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Olympia Yarger is not what I expected. Sure, she’s creative, clever, smart and something of a pioneer, but what nobody told me was, she’s ...

#716 Uncommon Sense Teaching - Prof. Barbara Oakley

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Barbara Oakley is the Teacher of Teachers, the Sensei of Students and a true Leader of Learning. Apart from having four degrees, including a...

#715 Future Brain - Dr. Jenny Brockis

13 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jenny Brockis is a Medical Practitioner, Board Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician and expert in brain fitness, who has long been fascinated wi...

#714 Get Off the Trampoline Geva - Geva Mentor

12 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Netball is played in more than 80 countries, it is the biggest team sport in Australia (played by over 1.2 million men, women and children) and on thi...

#713 Expect to be Misunderstood (Part 2) - Dr. Daniel Ellenberg

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Daniel Ellenberg (PhD.) is back pushing my buttons, exploring my issues and going deep on the human experience. Specifically, we discuss vulnerabi...

#712 Expect to be Misunderstood (Part 1) - Dr. Daniel Ellenberg

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Daniel Ellenberg (PhD.) is back pushing my buttons, exploring my issues and going deep on the human experience. Specifically, we discuss vulnerabi...

#711 Analyse, Decide, Execute - Matina Jewell

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

At 23, Captain Matina Jewell found herself at sea in charge of one thousand (mostly male) soldiers, when her senior officer (a Major) took ill and two...

#710 Mrs. Top Gun - Tammy Barlett

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tamara Barlette is a recently-retired Air Force fighter pilot with more than 3,000 total flight hours and over 1,500 hours of combat support time in b...

#709 Optimal Learning - Louka Parry

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Educator, Philosopher, Deep Thinker and Fascinating Human, Louka Parry is back at TYP and this time we go deep on finding our best learning model, the...

#708 The Velvet Sledgehammer of Recovery - Dr. Robb Kelly

06 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Robb Kelly has overcome homelessness, alcohol dependency, trauma, major depression, PTSD and a whirlwind of events to be the ‘Gordon Ramsay&...

#707 Values, Vulnerability and Vegan Sandals - Jess & Stef Dadon

05 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Australian sisters Jess and Stef Dadon are fashion personalities, creative directors and environmentally-conscious entrepreneurs who created TWOOBS; a...

#706 Getting Strategic - Mark Dobson

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Dobson has been helping individuals, teams, companies and elite athletes explore, develop and maximise their potential for decades. Like someone ...

#705 The Smiling Assassin - Dr. Jodi Richardson

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So, it turns out that the very gentle, calm and compassionate Dr. Jodi Richardson is a complete menace when she steps on a basketball court. Dare I sa...

#704 Science, Healing and WooWoo - Unna Goldsworthy

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Unna Goldsworthy is an Exercise Physiologist, Educator and friend, who has some weird special powers and an intuitive sense that I’ve only encou...

#703 Is Glycaemic Index BS? - David Gillespie

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

David Gillespie is back at TYP Central and this time he’s raining on the Glycaemic Index parade (and a few other food-related parades) with his ...

#702 Lessons From Elite Sport - Steph Prem

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As the winter Olympics draw nigh (Feb. 4 to Feb. 20), I thought it would be fun to chat with winter Olympian, friend and channel seven commentator, St...

#701 Understanding How Others Think - Harps & Tiff

30 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

#700 Lifting Heavy Things - Russ Jarrett

29 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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, del...

#699 God's Work - Rob Caslick

28 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#698 Is the Fitness Industry F*cked? - Mel Tempest

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 client...

#697 The Healing Mind - Dr. Denise Furness

26 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#696 Ocean Therapy - Easkey Britton

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#695 Body Transformation Programs - Steven Eskaf & Nicoletta Ceppellini

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Eskaf and Nicoletta Ceppellini are Fitness Educators, Trainers and Coaches (Steven is also an Osteopath) who are the head Coaches for one of Au...

#694 Hardest Worker In The Room - Mark Beretta

23 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#693 The Bloke Who Crawled 96km - Kurt Fearnley

22 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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, comp...

#692 Out Of Your Mind - Erynn Christensen

21 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Erynn Christensen is a researcher, psychology graduate and fellow PhD. student at BrainPark, where I’m based (Monash University). Her current re...

#691 The Inner World - Louka Parry

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Louka Parry is an award-winning Educator, Speaker, Facilitator and Adventurer with a powerful ability to communicate ideas with clarity. He works acro...

#690 A Life Of Design - Debbie Millman

19 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Debbie Millman is a delight; super smart, awesome energy, engaging, creatively brilliant and despite her enormous success, totally grounded and authen...

#689 I May Have Pushed Your Buttons But I Didn't Install Them - Dr. Daniel Ellenberg

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Ellenberg (Ph.D.) is a psychotherapist, marriage and relationship therapist, author, corporate speaker and educator but more importantly (for T...

#688 A Life Of Service - Theresa Mitchell

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Theresa Mitchell is the founder of Agape Outreach, a not-for-profit organisation which works tirelessly serving the homeless. It literally started wit...

#687 More Conversation, Less Podcast - Dr. Denise Furness

16 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

#686 Quitting Sugar - David Gillespie

15 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

TYP regular, researcher, best-selling author, feather-ruffler and lawyer, David Gillespie is back and this time we talk about will power, the addictiv...

#685 Food Fibs & Fairytales (Part 2) - Matty Lansdown

14 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

PART TWO: Last time we had Matty Lansdown (Scientist, Researcher, Nutritionist) on, we had great feedback, so at great expense to the organisation, we...

#684 Adapt or Die (Part 2) - Mick Hall

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dramatic title I know but it’s literally how we’ve survived as a species (one of the most physically vulnerable but intelligent) for mille...

#683 Adapt or Die (Part 1) - Mick Hall

12 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dramatic title I know but it’s literally how we’ve survived as a species (one of the most physically vulnerable but intelligent) for mille...

#682 Food Fibs & Fairytales (Part 1) - Matty Lansdown

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Last time we had Matty Lansdown (Scientist, Researcher, Nutritionist) on, we had great feedback, so at great expense to the organisation, we’ve ...

#681 Ten Daily Questions - Harps

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I have an early morning ritual (at the café) of asking myself a few questions, generally focusing on efficiency, productivity, problem-solving ...

#680 Will The Universe Really Provide? - Harps & Tiff

09 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#679 Last Breath - Chris Lemons

08 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 cla...

#678 From Start Up To Grown Up - Alisa Cohn

07 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alisa Cohn helps individuals, teams and companies think better, perform better, problem solve better, lead better, create better outcomes and experien...

#677 Why You Were Born - Eric Bailey

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Bailey is an ex-pro basketballer, author, corporate speaker, performance coach, story-teller and good bloke. In this episode of TYP, I was treate...

#676 Glad It's Not Me - Dr. Lillian Nejad

05 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Lillian Nejad is back with all her smart-ness and kind-ness helping us think, do and be better. This time we explore gratitude, being present, bui...

#675 Eat to Beat Disease - Dr. William Li

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

William Li, MD, is an internationally renowned physician, scientist and author of the New York Times bestseller “Eat to Beat Disease: The New Scienc...

#674 The Cancer Sh*tstorm - Jane McLelland

03 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jane McLelland is the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 ‘Amazing Women Global’ for unsung heroines, awarded for her work in educating ...

#673 The Sherlock Holmes of Medicine - Dr. Denise Furness

02 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Denise Furness is back solving problems, sharing truth bombs and opening eyes. This time we discuss, the pros and cons of working online, integrat...

#672 Bloody David Gillespie - David & Harps

01 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks to bloody David Gillespie, there’s another thing I might need to remove from my life. When will it end? Him and his fucking curious, suspicio...

#671 I Got Rebuked - Brandon Steiner

31 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Brandon Steiner told me off. Mid podcast. The Author, Entrepreneur, Business Mogul (whatever that means), Speaker, Sports Agent and life-long New York...

#670 Craig's New Year Message - Harps

30 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast began life as a brief social media post. Which turned into a long post. Which turned into something too long for FB or Insta. Then it bec...

#669 Embracing Uncertainty - Tommy & Harps

29 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What are the benefits of stepping into the unknown? Why do we fear it? Why do we desire certainty, familiarity and predictability? Life is uncertain. ...

#668 Echo Chambers - Tommy & Harps

28 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What are they? How do they grow? What is confirmation bias? Why do we need to be right? Why do we attack people who don’t think, believe or live lik...

#667 Finding Our Purpose - Tommy & Harps

27 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What does ‘finding our purpose’ even mean? It’s a kind-of pseudo-spiritual (sounding) question that’s asked but really, who the f… actually ...

#666 Becoming Self-Aware - Tommy & Harps

26 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What is self-awareness? What role does it play? How do we develop it? What are the benefits? What problems come with a lack of self-awareness? Tommy a...

#665 Practical Spirituality - Tommy & Harps

25 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What is spirituality anyway? It seems like a pretty slippery concept. Ask ten ‘spiritual’ people to explain their version of it to you and you mig...

#664 Is Success a Fairytale? - Tommy & Harps

24 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Where does our idea of success come from? What are we taught about it growing up? Is it a concept or a ‘thing’? And what happens when we ‘get’...

#663 Participation Trophies - Tommy & Harps

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why do so many people need recognition, validation or a standing ovation for getting out of bed? A trophy for just showing up? Why are we compelled to...

#662 Body Dysmorphia - Tommy & Harps

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is instalment three of our ten-part Christmas-NY series. Ten days, 30ish minutes per episode, one topic, Tommy banging questions at me about a ra...

#661 Food Addiction - Tommy & Harps

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is instalment two of our ten-part Christmas-NY series. Ten days, 30ish minutes per episode, one topic, Tommy banging questions at me and we’ll ...

#660 My Health Protocol - Tommy & Harps

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is instalment one of our ten-part Christmas-NY series. Ten days, 20-30 minutes per episode, one topic, Tommy banging questions at me and we’ll ...

#659 Love, Kindness & Gratitude - Harps & Tiff

19 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As most of you know, at the start of every episode I chat with Tiff or Melissa briefly before we get into the intended topic of conversation for the s...