The You Project

#1926 D*ck Togs & Hand Warmers - Patrick Bonello

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I honestly don't know what to tell you about this episode other than I had a lot of fun, there was some inappropriate R-rated content, Patrick has Ray...

#1925 We Grow Old Because We Stop Playing - Harps

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I think George Bernard Shaw was onto something when he declared "we don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." It's...

#1924 Doing Better Than You Feel - Harps & Tiff

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes you feel like physical, mental, and/or emotional crap but the situation, role, task, or job at hand requires you to step up, when you feel l...

#1923 Self-Awareness, Anxiety & Behaviour Change – Dr. Lillian Nejad

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes what we want is the couch, Cheetos and Netflix. Sometimes what we need is to get up, lean into the discomfort, and do the thing. Our residen...

#1922 How Much Do We Really Know? - Dr. Cam McDonald

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Of all there is to know, how much does 'the smartest species' actually know? My guess is, not nearly as much as we'd like to believe. Dr. Cam's back a...

#1921 Movement Is Medicine - Kelly Smith

22 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly Smith is back for more free coaching (I know what she's up to), hitting me with the hard questions about the multi-dimensional process of gettin...

#1920 The Return Of The Larrakin Paramedic - Scott Douglas

21 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. Popularity, Scotty Douglas, is back - regaling us with stories of his travels, trials tribulations and triumphs. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener...

#1919 It's Not About The Nail - Bobby Cappuccio

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This time Bobby and I talk about dealing with (supporting, talking to, understanding) people who are stressed and maybe even having something of a mel...

#1918 Hormones Are A F****r - Amelia Phillips

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Amelia Phillips is a renowned Nutritionist and Exercise Scientist, doing lots of great stuff, helping lots of people, educating and inspiring the mass...

#1917 How To Start A Cult - David Gillespie

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This was one of my favourite chats with David and Tiff. It was super interesting and the great man's giant intellect and expansive knowledge never cea...

#1916 The Sperm-Decapitating Parasite - Dr. Bill Sullivan

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There's a title you probably won't see again. Doctor Bill goes above and beyond on in this episode of TYP, and we find ourselves chatting about the ma...

#1915 The Larrikin Paramedic - Scott Douglas

15 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Every now and then I meet someone I want my listeners to meet. Someone I want to keep listening to. Someone whose story is simultaneously inspiring, f...

#1914 The Slippery Nature Of Intelligence - Harps

14 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We could call this a podcast-ette. This brief episode is me riffing on the nature of intelligence; an idea that some people might find ironic and I wo...

#1913 Hit Snooze, You Lose - Patrick Bonello

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick's back at TYP Central sharing the tech love and a few borderline stories that may or may not p**s off his identical twin brother. This time we...

#1912 Rejection, Recovery and Reinvention - Dee Dee Dunleavy

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I've known Dee Dee Dunleavy for decades but this chat was literally the first time we have spoken (at all) in years. I won't give away too much about ...

#1911 Meaningful Work - Toby Morrison

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Toby Morrison is back and we had a great conversation about everything from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, leadership, communication and problem solving, t...

#1910 AI And You - Pete Shepherd

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two Metre Peter (aka Pete Shepherd) is back dropping truth bombs, inspiring the masses, sharing his considerable wisdom and doing his best to make sen...

#1909 From Humble Beginnings - Dr. John Demartini

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. John Demartini is a polymath, world-renowned human behaviour expert, internationally published author (forty-plus books), global educator and the ...

#1908 Go Where You Grow - Harps

08 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Go where you grow" - yep it's a cheesy saying but behind the cheese, it's a solid message. So many of us talk about personal growth, while simultaneo...

#1907 The Impossibility of Objectivity - Harps

07 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We love the idea of being objective. Open-minded. Willing to learn new things, unlearn old things, admit when we get things wrong and to look at 'old ...

#1906 Meta-Perception Explained (Kind Of) - Harps

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My ambitious goal was to distil my five and a half years of PhD research into an easy-to-understand, user-friendly, non-jargon-y, thirty-ish minute po...

#1905 How Hard Is Too Hard? - Bobby Cappuccio

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Go hard or go home".. advice (I use that terms loosely) that has been handed out to all kinds of people in all kinds of situations for ever. But is i...

#1904 Is Your Phone Giving You ADHD? - David Gillespie

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You probably won't be surprised when I tell you that the incidence and diagnosis of ADHD has increased a bazillion percent over the last two decades (...

#1903 Inflammaging - Dr. Jeff Gross

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TYP, Dr. Jeff introduces us to the idea of inflammaging, which is the chronic, low-grade inflammation that characterises aging. We ...

#1902 Tommy Gets 'God Curious' - Tommy Jackett

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Obviously once people succeed, they're perpetually happy. Obviously. Every day is Disney Movie of fun, laughter, and awesomeness, with zero problems o...

#1901 UNSTUCK-IFICATION (The Process of Getting Unstuck) - Harps (PT2)

01 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Team, hope you’re great! I’m being an awesome son for a day or two, so I thought we’d revisit this episode that I recorded a whi...

#1900 UNSTUCK-IFICATION (The Process of Getting Unstuck) - Harps (PT1)

31 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Team, hope you’re great! I’m being an awesome son for a day or two, so I thought we’d revisit this episode that I recorded a whi...

#1899 Tech, Extortion & Chinese Cars - Patrick Bonello

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

TYP'S resident geek (Patrick) is back trying to share the tech love - and while he did a pretty good job - I gotta say, this episode was one of the fu...

#1898 Interviewed By A Listener (the last bit) - Kelly Smith

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In part 3 with Kelly, we unpacked her last five questions and they, are these... 1. When did you stop equating your physicality with contentment/happi...

#1897 Interviewed By A Listener - Kelly Smith (PT2)

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly Smith is a long-time TYP listener and when I recently did a callout for some listener questions, Kelly volunteered to be the on-air asker of sai...

#1896 Interviewed By A Listener - Kelly Smith (PT1)

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly Smith is a long-time TYP listener and when I recently did a callout for some listener questions, Kelly volunteered to be the on-air asker of sai...

#1895 Dr. Cam 2.0 - Dr. Cam McDonald

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Cam just got back from Bali where he did a deep dive on.. Dr. Cam. He went to the metaphoric room of mirrors for a long hard look, and he told me ...

#1894 More Q & A - Harps

25 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I’m exploring more listener questions. I endeavoured to pick questions that were broadly relevant and as I always say, keep in m...

#1893 What Makes Someone A Survivor? - Bobby Cappuccio

24 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Of course, there's no single answer to that question - there are countless factors and variables. But with that in mind, Bobby and I had a chat about ...

#1892 The 'Old-Fashioned' Disease That's Rampant - David Gillespie

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood - 'once called the disease of Kings' because only rich people...

#1891 What's The Worst That Can Happen? - Dr Jodi Richardson

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"What's the worst thing that can happen" is a question l've asked myself repeatedly over the years and many times it's been the single strategy that g...

#1890 How to Lose 10kg in 9 Hours - Tammy Van Wisse

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

That title is not even a joke. Tammy Van Wisse actually lost 10kgs in 9 hours (and 6 minutes), swimming forty kilometres in the extremely cold water o...

#1889 Life, Football & Leadership - Andy Gowers

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Gowers is the President of the Hawthorn Football Club, former Director of Football, former player (140 games across three clubs) and member of Ha...

#1888 The Evolution of Religion - Dr. Bill Sullivan

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Bill is back for another chat and as Mary Harper would say "this was a goodie". Among other things, we talk about the evolution of religion (sounds...

#1887 All Or Nothing - Bobby Cappuccio

18 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bobby's back informing, educating and inspiring us towards bigger and better things. Or maybe, smaller and better things? Among other things, we talk ...

#1886 What's Your Body Saying? - Lucas Aoun

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lucas Aoun is a Melbourne-based naturopath, biohacker, and health optimisation expert renowned for his work in enhancing human health and performance ...

#1885 Digital Resurrection - Patrick Bonello

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To be honest, the idea of a loved-one being 'brought back to life' using Al (images, video, audio) to create a virtual post-death version of that pers...

#1884 Listener Questions - Harps

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I threw out the invitation, and in those questions came. Over the next few weeks, l'll record and post a few of these eps where l'm exploring differen...

#1883 The Room Of Mirrors - Russ Jarrett

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

By the end of June (2025) @pilates will comprise thirty Pilates studios; not a bad effort considering the organisation was little more than an idea fo...

#1882 The Sit-Down Society - Harps

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We sit more than ever. We move less than ever. And it's wrecking our health. In this episode, I unpack why sitting for eight-plus hours a day (with no...

#1881 Becoming Ungiveupable - Harps

11 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Apologies team, I’m away from the mic today (back tomorrow) but in the spirit of ‘a daily podcast’, I thought we’d revisit our...

#1880 The Psychology of Buying & Selling - Bobby Cappuccio

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Bobby and I talk about how, why and when people buy stuff (especially stuff they don't necessarily need), the psychology, perception ...

#1879 More Mental Health Issues or Just More Diagnoses? - Dr. Hannah Korrel

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Hannah is back and not only is she a Doctor of Neuropsychology but now (and even more impressive) she's a mum! As always the energy, info and insp...

#1878 An Ego Dancing Unconsciously - Josh Piterman

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How much free will do we actually have? How much are we controlled, determined, and driven by our genetics? And brain chemistry? Subconscious mind? De...

#1877 Not All Protein is Equal - David Gillespie

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gillespo and the old-bodgey lifter of heavy things opened the protein door and had some fun exploring the science, the stories, the misinformation, th...

#1876 Discipline Is Freedom - Nicole Liddell

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

According to Nicole Liddell, "discipline is freedom" and if what she's been able to change, achieve and create over the last ten years is a byproduct ...

#1874 Success...And Then What? - Harps

04 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is me thinking out-loud about success. The idea of it. The experience of it. The cultural story of it. The marketing and branding of it. ...

#1873 Dodgy Backs - Dr. Jeff Gross

03 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Not only is Dr. Jeff a specialist in regenerative stem cell medicine, anti-aging, longevity and integrative medicine but he's also a spine fellowship ...

#1872 Perv Glasses - Patrick Bonello

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Team, our tech nerd is back and here's what came up this time... Smart sunglasses with a built-in video camera/recorder that's recording you when y...

#1871 The Science & Business Of Coaching - Bobby Cappuccio

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The last two decades has seen the proliferation of 'Coaching' and not the sporting kind; the other kind. Or should I say, 'kinds'. Life Coaches. Busin...

#1870 Lucid Dreaming - Charlie Morley

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hi TYP’ers. I’m interstate at the moment, so today we're revisiting one of my favourite chats with Charlie Morley. Enjoy. *“The esse...

#1869 "Just Try Harder" & Other Stupid Advice - Dr. Lillian Nejad

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Well, Dr. Lillian and I definitely opened the vulnerability door in this episode. Personal pain, revelations, vulnerable stories and even tears, were ...

#1868 Sneaky Little Manipulators - Dr. Sam Casey

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TYP, Dr. Sam and I chat about being 'hangry' (it's a real thing!), incidental vs. structured learning, bullying, how much praise is...

#1867 Tall Poppy Syndrome, Flow States & Cellulite - Dr. Denise Furness

27 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Denise pulls back the curtain, destroys the mystery and tells us about the very recent arrival of her... cellulite. She's not happy. What started ...

#1866 Why Making Babies is Getting Harder - David Gillespie

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TYP, Gillespo and I talk about the myriad of factors and variables that influence a couple’s chances for making a baby, decli...

#1865 When Nobody's Cheering - Bobby Cappuccio

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes what matters most is what we can do when nobody's watching, cheering, helping or even caring. How productive and effective we can be when it...

#1864 Some Sanity In The Food Madness - Simon Hill

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Apart from being a ripping bloke, brilliant educator, great conversationalist, simplifier of - what can be - complex information and an anti-bullsh*tt...

#1863 Why Choosing Easy Leads To Hard - Harps

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here's the conundrum... people want to be strong, resilient, capable, high-performing and successful but... at the same time, they want comfort. Conve...

#1862 Cognitive Optimisation (Making Your Brain Work Good-er) - Dr. Cam McDonald

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Cam is back, sharing how to get the most out of your grey and white matter, and offering his top strategies and protocols for keeping those neuron...

#1861 The Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson's Disease - Dr. Bill Sullivan

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yep, you read that title correctly. This is a very different and super interesting chat with Dr. Bill about.. well, you read the title. So many intere...

#1860 Instinct, Intuition & Inexplicable Knowledge - Harps

20 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There's a kind of knowing that doesn't come from books, degrees, research papers, TED Talks or even, good-old TYP. It's not downloaded from the intern...

#1859 Riding Robot Wolves & Chatting to Dolphins - Patrick Bonello

19 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

According to Patrick, in the near future he and I will be buying twin four-legged, hydrogen-powered, robots designed by Kawasaki to be ridden by human...

#1858 Neurosis, Anxiety & Trust Issues - Bobby Cappuccio

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Surprising I know, but Bobby and I have issues. There I said it. Shocker. And in this TYP instalment we talk about the pros and cons of trust, being d...

#1857 The Wisdom Of Your Body - Dr. Jodi Richardson

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In some ways, Dr. Jodi and I are peas in a metaphoric pod. We've both had our battles with food, exercise, weight, body image, self-esteem, self-worth...

#1856 Relationships Are Tricky - Harps & Tiff

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tricky. Complicated. Devastating. Healing. Painful. Joyful. Personal. Silly. Serious. Professional. Strategic. Selfless. Stagnant. Dynamic. Relationsh...

#1855 What is Trauma? - Dr. Sarah Woodhouse

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Team! Life at TYP central is mayhem at the moment, so we’re delving into the archives to share one of my favourite episodes with you. I will ...

#1854 Politics & Purpose - Zoe Daniel

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Can't say that I've interviewed too many politicians but you'll (probably) be pleased to know that this was anything but a political interview, and Zo...

#1853 Progress Over Perfection - Harps

13 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How's that 'perfection' thing working out for you? You know who you are. You know the frustration, anxiety, disappointment and pressure that comes wit...

#1852 The Other Version Of You - Bobby Cappuccio

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bobby's back and this time we talk about the value (or lack thereof) of 'self-help', our own humble and unremarkable beginning in the world of motivat...

#1851 Temporary Psychopaths - David Gillespie

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

According to David Gillespie (and some very reliable research studies), good old-fashioned Paracetamol (Panamax, Panadol, Tylenol) can create the inte...

#1850 Goal Setting Simplified - Harps

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

People make goal setting harder than it needs to be. And while it's not always a metaphoric cake walk (especially when it comes to the 'doing' part of...

#1849 The Coach's Coach - Dr. Iain McCormick

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr lain McCormick is a total newbie to TYP and he's a ripper. He has a beautiful ability to translate science, research and academic jargon into user-...

#1848 Don't Believe Everything You Think - Corey Jackson

06 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TYP, Corey Jackson and I explore the human condition (physical, mental, emotional and social) through the lens of science, philosop...

#1847 Anti-Ageing, Placebos & Stem Cells - Dr. Jeff Gross

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The super smart, congenial, and down-to-earth Dr. Jeff Gross slides back into TYP Central and as always, he delivers as we open the conversationa...

#1846 Self-Driving Cars Are on the Way - Patrick Bonello

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of TYP, we chat with our resident Technophile Patrick (and Tiff) and we explore self-driving cars (they're on the way), Tesla bonfires...

#1845 Lily's Story - Lily Rychter

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

About thirty years ago, a new client called Lily showed up at my gym. She was (in her own words) obese, terrified (of me and the gym environment), emb...

#1844 Stoicism: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Chaos - Harps

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Team, this episode I dive into something I think everyone should at least learn about (if not, practice): Stoicism. Not because it's trendy, or phi...

#1843 Q&A with Perry & Harps - Perry Venakis (PT2)

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Perry Venakis (B.App.Sci, M. Nutr.) is back and the bald Greek and I go far and wide answering listener questions. BTW, we chatted forever... so it's ...

#1842 Q&A with Perry & Harps - Perry Venakis (PT1)

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Perry Venakis (B.App.Sci, M. Nutr.) is back and the bald Greek and I go far and wide answering listener questions. BTW, we chatted forever... so it's ...

#1841 The Hedonic Treadmill - Harps

30 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this solo episode, I unpack the sneaky psychological pattern known as the 'hedonic treadmill' - the reason we feel amazing when we hit a goal, and ...

#1840 Efficient Or Just Busy? - Harps

29 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

So much busy-ness, so little efficiency. Such a big investment of time, effort, energy and resources, such a poor return on that investment. So much p...

#1839 What if the Drug is You? - Harps & Tiff

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Among other things, this episode is a chat about tricking your mind into believing something that isn't real, in order to create an outcome that is bo...

#1838 Building Resilience & Other Hard Things - Bobby Cappuccio

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bobby is back and this time we talk about the difference between self-care and self-indulgence, the intersection of frustration and curiosity, whether...

#1837 Ozempic: Magic or Madness - David Gillespie

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Of course Gillespo has written an article (on Substack) about the world's most controversial, talked-about and in-demand drug. So of course we chat ab...

#1836 The Inappropriate Bogan - Harps

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Some people think I'm too blunt. Too direct. Too unsophisticated. Too bogan. Sometimes I agree with them. Some people resonate with my approach to per...

#1835 What's Your Sh*t Threshold? - Dr. Jodi Richardson

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mary wouldn't like this title. Shh.. don't tell her. Dr. Jodi returns for another laid-back conversation with her calming voice, comforting energy, be...

#1834 The Sleep Episode - Dr. Cam McDonald

23 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode with Dr. Cam was my all-time favourite (with him) and it was f**king fascinating, broadly-relevant, enlightening and super practical. Hav...

#1833 The Terror Of Stand-Up - Bobby Cappuccio

22 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

l've always loved comedy and wanted to give stand-up a try for years. Having said that, there are two key reasons I haven't and won't; (1) I'm too sca...

#1832 Zero Gravity - Patrick Bonello

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The band's back together talking tech and this time we discuss the physical impact of living in zero gravity for a long time (after SpaceX just retrie...

#1831 The Self-Help Messages I Hate - Harps

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a follow on from yesterday's chat. Right now, it seems like we're in the middle of an internet avalanche of disempowering ideas, illogical con...

#1830 The Shadow Side Of Self-Help - Harps

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The self-help industry promises transformation, happiness, and success through simple formulas, positive thinking, five-step plans and the occasional ...

#1829 Texting on the Crapper (& Other Habits of Mine) - Dr. Bill Sullivan

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Bill's back and this time he almost scared me out of my toilet texting habit (I say 'almost'). According to the good Doc, in such scenarios the de...

#1828 Psychology, Psychic Ability & Psychedelics - Greg Riley (PT2)

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Once upon a time, Greg Riley was crowned Australia's most gifted Psychic (on national telly), which is kind of weird when you meet him because he does...

#1827 Psychology, Psychic Ability & Psychedelics - Greg Riley (PT1)

16 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Once upon a time, Greg Riley was crowned Australia's most gifted Psychic (on national telly), which is kind of weird when you meet him because he does...

#1826 Perfectionism - Dr. Lillian Nejad

15 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Perfectionism (n.): the tendency to demand of others or of oneself an extremely high or even flawless level of performance, in excess of what is requi...