The You Project

#1825 Being the White Belt - Harps & Tiff

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For me, this was one of the most enjoyable, relevant, funny and amusing podcasts Tiff and I have done in a long time. While it's impossible to be obje...

#1824 The Bodybuilder & The Scientist - Keith Ellis & Paul Kirkham

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Once upon a time (back in the old days), a Bodybuilder called Keith and a Scientist called Paul got together to create some nutritional products for t...

#1823 One-Legged Stools - David Gillespie

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gillespo's back talking about his tuba career (it was short-lived), his reluctant piano years, his total lack of musical aptitude (and tone-deafness) ...

#1822 The Two-World Theory | Harps & Tiff

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This time on TYP, Tiff and I do a deep dive into the idea that you and I exist and operate in two-worlds; one that's external, physical, and visible (...

#1821 My Health Protocol - Harps (PT2)

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While this episode has been requested hundreds of times, it definitely won't be of interest to all. For better or worse, some people want me to do an ...

#1820 My Health Protocol - Harps (PT1)

09 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While this episode has been requested hundreds of times, it definitely won't be of interest to all. For better or worse, some people want me to do an ...

#1819 Our Lumpy Friendship - Bobby Cappuccio

08 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bobby and I have been friends for about twenty-five years and it hasn't always been smooth sailing. Mostly yes, but not always. There have been some h...

#1818 The AI Doctor Is In - Patrick Bonello

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

According to our resident Tai Chi-teaching, tech-obsessed, loveable, father-of-one (Fritz the wonder Schnauzer), more and more people are making an 'a...

#1817 The Torture Of OCD - Brad McEwan

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Brad McEwan is best known as an Australian Television Presenter and Sports Journalist, having hosted Network Ten's 'Sports Tonight' for almost a decad...

#1816 The Proliferation of Coaches - Pete Shepherd

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Health Coaches. Business Coaches. Executive Coaches. Life Coaches. Exercise Coaches. Mind Coaches. Nutrition Coaches. High-Performance Coaches. And on...

#1815 What's on the Other Side of Goals? - Harps & Tiff

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This was a fun chat between the fledgling pianist and the old bogan, and we sure covered some ground. On the conversational menu was living authentica...

#1814 The Pill's Hidden Toll on Teenage Girls - David Gillespie

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Well, this chat was a steep learning curve for the old bogan from Latrobe Valley. In this episode, Gillespo and I discuss the fascinating and complex ...

#1813 The Fence Sitter - Harps

02 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this thought-provoking episode of The You Project, we challenge the conventional wisdom that "picking a side" is always the right move. What if the...

#1812 Is Biological Age BS? - Dr. Jeff Gross

01 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This chat with Dr. Jeff was a conversational smorgasbord of health, medicine and human optimisation. The good Doc and I spoke about hormesis (where ex...

#1811 The Perfect Parent - Dr. Sam Casey

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I'm not a parent (so take this with a grain of salt) but I'm pretty sure that 'perfect parenting' is not the best or most realistic goal. In this chat...

#1810 The Healthy Eating Guidelines Disaster - David Gillespie

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine growing up in the Gillespie household; no chemicals, no processed food, no seed oils, lots of cow, chook and fish in the fridge, probably some...

#1809 Quit Every Day - Bobby Cappuccio

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The super smart and loveable Bobby Cappuccio is back downloading the gold, as he does. Wow, this was a good chat (he says humbly). Well, I loved it; y...

#1808 Are You Wasting Your Potential? - Harps

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I'm fascinated with human potential; what's actually possible when somebody is genuinely prepared to do the work, face the fear, embrace the pain, ove...

#1807 What's Your Learning Potential? - Harps & Tiff

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is it weird that at sixty-one I feel like I'm learning like a teenager? And that l'm going through a 'cognitive growth spurt'? And that my brain feels...

#1806 No D*ckhead Policy - Sally O'Connell

23 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In an industry overflowing with male CEO's (Real Estate), Sally O'Connell is something of a unicorn; she is the CEO is of the very fancy-schmancy (my ...

#1805 Rate Of Perceived Exertion (RPE) - Dr. Jodi Richardson

22 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Exercise Science there's a concept (tool, scale) that's used to assess how hard a person thinks they're working (1-10) based on their capacity, wit...

#1804 Should we be Scared of Technology? - Patrick Bonello

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Technology scares the crap out of Mary Harper. It's a language she doesn't speak, a skill she doesn't have and at eighty-five, she doesn't want to lea...

#1803 Is God Relevant In 2025? - Rev. Paul Joy

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Joy is a School Chaplain, ordained Baptist Minister, religious TYP listener (pun intended) and freakishly talented Sketch Artist (weird combo, I ...

#1802 Life Blockers - Dr. Lillian Nejad

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

According to Clinical Psychologist Dr. Lillian Nejad, life blockers are psychological, emotional and practical challenges, beliefs, issues and barrier...

#1801 The Biology of Happiness - Dr. Bill Sullivan

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Who knew that happiness is way more than just an emotional state we get in? There's so many interconnected variables and factors (emotional, psycholog...

#1800 The High-Level Problem Solver - Leila Sweeney-McDougall (Part 2)

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Wow, this was an awesome chat. It's not often I talk to a guest for ninety minutes and it feels like it's been thirty. I honestly could have chatted w...

#1799 The High-Level Problem Solver - Leila Sweeney McDougall

16 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Wow, this was an awesome chat. It's not often I talk to a guest for ninety minutes and it feels like it's been thirty. I honestly could have chatted w...

#1798 Kate's P*ssed Off - Kate Save

15 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dietitian, Exercise Physiologist and Diabetes Educator Kate Save is normally way more polished, professional, polite and charming than the potty-mouth...

#1797 Two Gym Dinosaurs - Tobias Quinn

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To say that Tobias Quinn didn't have the dream childhood, grow up in an ideal situation or enjoy the warm-cosy family (model), would be an understatem...

#1796 Eggs Are Not The Enemy - David Gillespie

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Who knew! Regularly eating eggs supports a lower risk of cardiovascular disease-related death (no, not a typo). New research from a Monash University-...

#1795 Not Dead Yet - Paul Taylor

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Taylor just had open-heart surgery. It was addressing a genetic (not a self-induced lifestyle) issue but nonetheless, not everything went smoothl...

#1794 My Late New Years Message - Harps

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Team, I had a guest pull out of today’s episode (they are unwell), so I’ve decided to re-share one of my all-time most popular monologu...

#1793 F**k Your Feelings (Or Maybe Not) - Unna Goldsworthy

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's fair to say that Exercise Physiologist and Change-ologist Unna Goldsworthy and I don't see eye to eye on everything, which is perfect because (1)...

#1792 An Unambitious Life - Harps

09 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is ambition always a good idea? Even if it leads to 'success' (whatever that means to the individual), does that necessarily guarantee happiness, joy,...

#1791 TYP 7-Day Kickstart - Harps

08 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

So, I thought we'd try something new on Planet TYP; something a little more practical, interactive and hands-on than the usual TYP theoretical offerin...

#1790 Cow-Less Steak - Patrick Bonello

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Tai Chi-teaching, vegetable-consuming, tech-obsessed geek is back in town and this time we talk about 'digital shoplifting’, Instagram'...

#1789 What Works For Me Won't Work For You - Dr. Cam McDonald

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Dr. Cam McDonald and I chat about the ever-present challenge of being able to teach, treat, train, support and communicate with people...

#1788 The Great Disempowering - Harps

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Of course we want to protect and nurture those that we love, but at what point does that love and nurturing become a potential handicap for the growth...

#1787 Post-Forty Exercise (For Women) - Harps & Tiff

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TYP, Tiff and I chat primarily about the science of health, fitness, wellness and performance for women but we also cover some gene...

#1786 Out of Hell - Mick Hall (Part 2)

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*LANGUAGE WARNING! Yep, I need to start with that because if you're bothered by swearing, this might not be for you. Although I hate saying that becau...

#1785 Out of Hell - Mick Hall (Part 1)

02 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*LANGUAGE WARNING! Yep, I need to start with that because if you're bothered by swearing, this might not be for you. Although I hate saying that becau...

#1784 What's Your Fun Plan? - Dr. Jodi Richardson

01 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When you become an adult you’re encouraged to have a plan for advancing your career. Or business. And for managing your money. And building weal...

#1783 Business As Usual - Harps & Tiff

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This was a rather nondescript, all-over-the-place exchange between the boxer and the old bodybuilder but if you lean in, you might find something wort...

#1782 What I Know vs. What I Think - Harps

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There's what I think and/or feel - "I'm unlovable, l'm a failure, I'm stupid (etc.)" - and there's what is true (evidence, data, outcomes); "some peop...

#1781 Free-Range Deborah - Deborah Hutton

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are revisiting one of my favourite chats with Deborah Hutton. In this episode, I asked the former international model if the window for my mo...

#1780 Coco Pops: 4 Health Stars - David Gillespie

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Captain Kill-Joy is back telling us what we can't eat and why. To be honest, he makes some pretty valid arguments and along the way, tells us what cra...

#1779 The Pracademic - Harps & Tiff

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At this point on my ‘learning and working' journey, I inhabit a weird space at the intersection academia, scientific research, writing, story-te...

#1778 Why Do We Wait For Sh*T To Break? - Harps

26 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We humans have a propensity to keep doing what doesn't work. Not all the time, but some of the time. With our health. Our lifestyle. Our money. Our ca...

#1777 Little Miss Oversharer - Dr. Denise Furness

25 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I rarely say this but this episode was a bloody ripper (IMO) and not because of me (of course), but because the good Doc smashed it out of the park wi...

#1776 TikTok, Facial Recognition & Ghost Guns - Patrick Bonello

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Like most episodes with Patrick, Tiff and Harps, this instalment is a conversational ship without a rudder. Sure we cover some tech stuff like the evo...

#1775 In The Proximity Of Death - Harps

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There is something profoundly humbling about standing at the edge of life with someone you love. In the proximity of death, things change. Time slows,...

#1774 The Hopeful Fallacy - Harps

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Like it or not, want it or not, the best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour. When someone has treated you a certain way the last fifty ti...

#1773 My Tips For Understanding Others - Harps

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My ability to coach, teach, educate and even podcast effectively, is largely dependent on my ability to be able to understand how and why other people...

#1772 What Water Should You Drink? - Dr. Bill Sullivan

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is fluoride in our tap water a good or bad thing? Are there risks? And if so, what are they? And what about the 'dose? How many mg (of fluoride) per l...

#1771 The Psychology Of Value - Harps

19 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What makes something valuable? What's the difference between perceived value and intrinsic value? How do we add commercial value to whatever it is we ...

#1770 What's Harder Than Being An Olympian? - Giaan Rooney OAM

18 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are revisiting one of my favourite chats with Giaan Rooney. According to Giaan, ‘raising kids’ is the answer to the title questio...

#1769 What Forty Years Of Coaching Has Taught Me - Harps

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I started my working life as a highly motivated (but minimally skilled) gym instructor in 1982. From that less-than-illustrious starting point, l've s...

#1768 Vitamin B6 Toxicity - David Gillespie

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sounds like a boring and not-relevant-for-most topic but it was a surprisingly interesting and relevant-for-many conversation. Did you know that some ...

#1767 Interpersonal Neurobiology - Harps

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that the people you hang out with can (and do) influence your physical, mental and emotional health? As the title suggests, this phenomen...

#1766 Learning to Operate You - Dr. Jeff Gross

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're grateful to have the amazing Dr. Jeff Gross back at TYP and this time we talk about the idea of the general population (all of us) being 'requir...

#1765 Feed the Kids or Go to the Doctor - James Gillespie

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

James Gillespie from Cleanbill Media is the much-more charismatic, charming and handsome version of his old man; TYP regular, David. Not surprisingly,...

#1764 How Lean is Too Lean? - Matty Lansdown

12 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Researcher, podcaster, coach, and all-round food science guru Matty Lansdown is back on TYP, sharing his vast experience and knowledge to help us unde...

#1763 Why a Vegetarian Would Eat Steak - Matty Lansdown

11 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Researcher, podcaster, coach, and all-round food science guru Matty Lansdown is back on TYP, sharing his vast experience and knowledge to help us unde...

#1762 Virtual Hugs - Patrick Bonello

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Just two nerds just chatting about nerd stuff. Sure, we're different kinds of nerds but nonetheless, that's what this episode is. Will traditional TV'...

#1761 Printing Money (Literally) - David Gillespie

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

TYP's resident antagonist David Gillespie is back ruffling feathers, asking the uncomfortable questions, challenging the status quo and this time, the...

#1760 Gym Tailgating - Patrick Bonello

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that gym tailgating is a thing? Is the practice of non-gym members (at gyms which use swipe card access and are mostly unstaffed) followi...

#1759 Hyper-Focus - David Gillespie

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This chat with Gillespo was recorded on New Year's Day and not surprisingly, the conversation took a few turns with perhaps the most interesting (and ...

#1758 Health Promotion vs Sickness Management - Dr. Denise Furness

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Award winning Molecular Geneticist, Exercise Physiologist, Medical Researcher, Nutritionist, International Speaker and Author, Dr. Denise Furness is b...

#1757 Rise of the Machines - Dr. Bill Sullivan

05 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our favourite, award-winning, best-selling Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology (Dr. Bill Sullivan) is back inspiring, informing and educating us. ...

#1756 Taming Your Toxic Load - Dr Marc Cohen

04 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Marc Cohen, the amazing Triple-Doc (Medical Doc and 2 x PhD) is back and among other things, this time we discuss the ever-expanding number of toxins ...

#1755 What’s Your ‘Peak Performance’ Time? - Harps

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Craig talks about understanding how and when your mind, emotions and body work optimally.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#1754 Unfriending (In The Real World) - Harps

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s be honest, some ‘friends’ are really just people we know. In fact, some of them are the opposite of kind, caring and loving to...

#1753 How Much Do You Want It? - Harps

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There’s the ‘thing’ you want, there’s the work required to achieve it and there’s what you’re prepared to do to su...

#1752 A Year From Now - Harps

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Craig talks about what our life might look like a year from now if we get our metaphoric sh*t together. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

#1751 Over-Thinking - Harps

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Craig talks about the cognitive pandemic that is, over-thinking. Why we do it, how it affects us and what we might do about it.See om...

#1750 Delaying Gratification - Harps

29 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Craig discusses the importance of being in the middle of that unhealthy compulsion and being able to say ‘no’. See omnystudio.com/lis...

#1749 How Do You Learn Best - Harps

28 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This time Craig talks about how we might create our own optimal learning system. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#1748 The Meaning Of Life - Harps

27 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Craig bravely (or perhaps, stupidly) opens the door on the age-old 'meaning of life' conversation.See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

#1747 Non-Negotiables - Harps

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Craig talks about the idea of identifying our non-negotiables (personal rules, standards, behaviours, values), in order to live our b...

#1746 Self-Examination - Harps

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Self-examination is a worthwhile, if not always comfortable, component of the personal transformation journey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...

#1745 Stop Trying To Impress People - Harps

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Craig tells us why trying to impress people is often the opposite of impressive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#1744 Your Internal Sat-Nav - Harps

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Craig explores the concept of our Internal Sat-Nav; what it is, why we have it and how to use it.See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

#1743 The Christmas Day Paradox - Dr Lillian Nejad

22 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Christmas day; so many varied and contradictory emotions, expectations, beliefs, stories and experiences. From overwhelming love, happiness, joy and c...

#1742 Play Therapy vs. Medication - Dr. Sam Casey

21 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just as it is with grown-ups, there is a myriad of factors, variables and individual pieces which contribute to the 'happy, functional, healthy kid' j...

#1741 Maysie Analyses Harps - Andrew May

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew May is a world-class Speaker, High-Performance Coach, Podcaster and Educator, having worked with elite sporting teams, corporations and individ...

#1740 The Netballer & The Basketballer - Renae & Joe Ingles

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Ingles is one of Australia's greatest ever basketballers (currently playing with the Minnesota Timberwolves) and not to be outdone, his wife Renae...

#1739 Seed Oils & Colon Cancer - David Gillespie

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gillespo hits the ground running in this chat and we cover a vast amount of conversational territory in a relatively short time. While we talk about s...

#1738 Purple Cow - Pete Shepherd

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Pete Shepherd is one of Australia's premiere Corporate Speakers and Coaches, having worked with thousands of people, in a multitude of organisations a...

#1737 Making Sense Of Life - Dr Marc Cohen

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Marc Cohen is a Medical Doctor, University Professor, Researcher, Author, Entrepreneur and Wellness Trailblazer who also has two PhDs; one in Tradi...

#1736 'The Commando' - Steve Willis

15 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Team, I’m caught up with work today but I’ll be back for the rest of the week with brand new episodes. This is a chat I had a while bac...

#1735 Mediocre Me - Harps

14 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Growing up, I was the poster boy for mediocrity; not gifted genetically, academically, creatively or intellectually, as well as being the obese kid wi...

#1734 Patrick's New Virtual Friend - Patrick Bonello

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TYP, Tiff and I got to meet Patrick's new friend who, despite being Al, was able to have an extremely real-sounding 'conversation' ...

#1733 Fingers In The Batter - Dr. Jodi Richardson

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jodi is back and among other things, we talk about the ever-present juggling act of parents wanting to protect their kids, while also giving them ...

#1732 Making Sh*t Up (Fiction Writing) - Pete Dickson

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

According to Director, Award Winning Filmmaker and Author Pete Dickson, fiction writing is just a fancy name for 'making sh*t up' and well, he's absol...

#1731 My Son Tommy - Tommy Jackett

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tommy Jackett calls me Dad. I've known and mentored him since he was a teenager and over the years, we have forged a relationship that's part friendsh...

#1730 The Confessional - Harps & Tiff

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TYP, Tiff and I riff on a verbal smorgasbord of topics, including Russell Brand's very public conversion to Christianity, the idea ...

#1729 Farmer Dave - David Graham

08 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Team, I'm tied up with PhD commitments today, so we’re revisiting one of my favourite episodes with Farmer Dave (David Graham). See you tomorrow ...

#1728 When Simple Is Best - Harps

07 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this brief solo episode, I discuss a very simple but effective idea that I have incorporated into my day-to-day operating system over the last few ...

#1727 Whaddya Mean, I'm Disabled - Don Elgin

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Despite being born without the lower half of his left leg, it didn't really occur to Don Elgin or his parents that he had a 'disability' until he was ...

#1726 Does Sugar (Actually) Cause ADHD - David Gillespie

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Does sugar really cause ADHD? The answer might surprise you. In this Episode of TYP, our resident exposer of bullsh*t, revealer of truth and all-round...