The You Project
Episodes
#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...
#658 Stacking the Deck - Geoff Jowett
18 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
TYP Fave Geoff Jowett is back sharing his no frills, no jargon messages of inspiration, information and education, helping us to step out of our over-...
#657 Addicted to Everything - Tracy Bartram
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tracy Bartram is a comedian, singer, radio legend, long-time friend and this episode was essentially two mates banging on about a bunch of random (but...
#656 The Science of Sleep - David Gillespie
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Okay, so you all know who David Gillespie is by now; he’s the annoying researcher, lawyer, author, deep-thinker Dude who shows up once a fortnight a...
#655 What We Put In Our Gob - Matty Lansdown
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matty Lansdown is a scientist, researcher, nutrition consultant, podcaster and speaker with a gift for demystifying, simplifying and exploring the psy...
#654 The Best Pilot in the World - Matt Hall
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Hall is the most successful pilot in history to compete in the Red Bull Air Racing series and he’s also the current world champion. When he’s...
#653 Busily Inefficient - Harps & Tiff
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like you’re busily doing not much? Investing the time and energy but not getting the return? Spinning your metaphoric wheels in an ongoing...
#652 The Consciousness Problem - Dr. Alex Koefman
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is consciousness? From where does it arise? The brain? Some of it? All of it? Where does the brain finish and the mind begin? Is there a place wh...
#651 Give Me A Hug But F*ck Off - Harps & Tiff
11 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Before you ask, the reason for the title unfolds during the show. Tiff was having a bad day before we pressed record for this episode, so I decided to...
#650 Gym Talk (Part 2) - Russ Jarrett
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our resident Gym Owner, Exercise Physiologist and Conditioning Coach, Russ Jarrett, is back chatting about all things training, strength, fitness, hea...
#649 Gym Talk (Part 1) - Russ Jarrett
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our resident Gym Owner, Exercise Physiologist and Conditioning Coach, Russ Jarrett, is back chatting about all things training, strength, fitness, hea...
#648 Tough Love - Harps
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hard to believe but some people think I can be a little.. er, ‘tough love-ish’. Seems unfair. And by unfair, I mean accurate. So, what is tough lo...
#647 The Singing Tree Hugger - Mick Harrington
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mick Harrington is the bloke with the lawn mowing business, who sings like an angel, made the last three of ‘The Voice’ (2021), fought a six-foot-...
#646 Vulnerable & Courageous - Bobby Cappuccio
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this ep. of TYP, Bobby and I got together to answer some listener questions and what transpired was a deep, vulnerable and authentic conversation ...
#645 Progress not Perfection - Harps & Melissa
05 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve spent a lifetime watching people train, lift, run, ride, punch, develop sporting skill, get uncomfortable, compete, win, lose, make excuses, fi...
#644 The Shit Stirrer - David Gillespie
04 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I’m gonna be honest, David Gillespie can be pretty annoying, especially when he turns up to TYP with information, research and dare I say, evidence,...
#643 The Great Pretender - Ben Price
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Price pretends to be other people. Well, to be more accurate, he’s an internationally renowned comedian and one of Australia’s best impersonat...
#642 Kerri Pottharst
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kerri Pottharst is a retired Australian Indoor & Beach Volleyball player, whose career spanned an incredible 22 years, including 3 Olympic Games, ...
#641 Introverts, Entrepreneurs & Oodies - Davie Fogarty
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Davie Fogarty is responsible for perhaps one of Australia’s biggest fashion crimes.. the polyester jumper-blanket hybrid known as, the Oodie. More t...
#640 Orange Sky - Nic Marchesi & Lucas Patchett
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2014 Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett had the crazy idea of putting a washing machine and dryer in the back of a van to offer a free laundry service...
#639 Life with Anxiety - Dr. Jodi Richardson
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jodi Richardson is back on TYP and as always, she’s charming, interesting and super down-to-earth, sharing some pretty revealing stories abo...
#638 Life Design - Mark LeBusque
28 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mark LeBusque, Tiff and I wax lyrical about a bunch of things in this very-informal chat, including the credibility of ‘work-life balance’ as an i...
#637 Cry Babies - Tommy & Harps
27 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Turns out that Tommy and I don’t hold back on the tears. Melissa, on the other hand.. straight up Ice Queen but me and the Jackett… blubbering cry...
#636 The Spirit of Ubuntu - Mariam Issa
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As a child, Mariam Issa dreamed of traveling to faraway places but she did not imagine having to flee Somalia’s civil war on a leaky over- crowded b...
#635 10 Ideas That Changed My Life (Part 2) - Harps
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We started this conversation the other day and it seemed to resonate and connect with a few people, so here’s the second (and final) bit. Enjoy.See ...
#634 Performing Under Pressure - John Gronski
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine being in charge of 5,000 soldiers in the middle of a war zone in the most dangerous place on earth at the time (Ramadi, 2006). Well, that was ...
#633 A Second Chance - Brett Connellan
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Turning the worst day of your life into your best is no easy feat but sometimes, it happens. In Brett Connellan’s case, this day included the moment...
#632 10 Ideas That Changed My Life (Part 1) - Harps
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the years, there have been numerous ideas, thoughts, revelations and lightbulb moments that (for me), were truly powerful and truly transformatio...
#631 Experiential Learning - Tommy & Harps
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Young Tommy was back steering the TYP ship, launching questions at me with his verbal slingshot and we managed to meander through an hour (or so) of e...
#630 Sorry About My Head, Matt - Matty Brumby
20 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Brumby is a Para Athlete Ironman World Champion, Half Ironman World Champion, Invictus Games Captain and Gold Medalist, Motivational Speaker and ...