The You Project

#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...

#1725 Healing Through Play - Dr. Sam Casey

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you don't already know, play therapy is a real thing. An actual evidence-based treatment protocol that's currently being used with children in a br...

#1724 Shining A Light Into The Darkness - Jamie Stedman

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jamie Stedman wears a number of hats to cover his delightfully bald head; he's a resilience workshop facilitator for businesses and organisations look...

#1723 No Sight But Great Vision - Matt De Gruchy

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

At 17, Matt De Gruchy was legally blind, morbidly obese (over 150kgs at 170cm), on numerous drugs, dealing with a rare disease, trying to survive crip...

#1722 Why I Won't Retire - Harps

01 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Retirement is an interesting idea. In our culture, it's seen as a good thing. A reward for decades of toil, work and sacrifice; the trophy at the end ...

#1721 The War After The Combat - Heston Russell

30 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heston Russell has been through some horrible sh*t; physical, mental, emotional, personal and professional. Some of it he was highly trained for, some...

#1720 From Selling Coke To Selling Hope - D'Andre Ricks

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just over four years ago, D'Andre Ricks was coming to the end of a lengthy prison sentence for selling drugs. Specifically, he went inside for being i...

#1719 The 57 Year-Old Teenager - Patrick Bonello

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick slices virtual targets in half with his virtual sword, in a virtual world, while wearing his virtual reality goggles and then wonders why I he...

#1718 Hughesy - Dave Hughes

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are revisiting one of my favourite chats with Dave Hughes. Hughesy is an Aussie icon, best known for his work on the telly, radio and comedi...

#1717 From Career To Purpose - Gus Worland

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Radio host and TV personality Gus Worland is a ripper. I absolutely loved this chat with a great human who's doing great things to help other humans i...

#1716 Turning An Idea Into A Reality - Harps

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve spent most of my adult life turning theoretical 'somethings' in my head, into actual 'somethings' (businesses, programs, services, products, po...

#1715 When The Preamble Is The Show - Harps & Tiff

24 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I had intended to do an entire episode with Tiff around the concept of 'turning an idea into a reality' and by the time we finished our preamble, we h...

#1714 Sleepwalking Through Life - Harps

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You and I are creatures of habit, good and bad. We don't always do things because they 'work', we do them because we did them Yesterday. Last week. Mo...

#1713 Scamming The Scammers - David Gillespie

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gillespo's back chatting about the new Al (a fake old lady, who's super chatty) designed to keep scammers on the phone, wasting their time and reducin...

#1712 Our New TYP Regular - Dr. Jeffrey Gross

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

So I just met Dr. Jeffrey Gross on the podcast and I loved him so much that I asked him to be a regular on the show and he said yes. Giddy-up. I love ...

#1711 Evolutionary Ghosts - Dr. Bill Sullivan

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Dr. Bill Sullivan (our favourite award-winning professor, author and science superstar from the Indiana University School of Medicine...

#1710 Interpersonal Intelligence - Harps

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Interpersonal intelligence is the ability to understand, interact, and communicate effectively with others in a range of settings and situations. It's...

#1709 A Phantom, A Goal-Keeper & A Bogan Walk Into A Bar.. - Josh Piterman & Bianca Chatfield (PT2)

17 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bianca Chatfield and I were recently on Musical Theatre Superstar Josh Piterman's Podcast - Behind the Mask - and we had a ball chatting about all-thi...

#1708 A Phantom, A Goal-Keeper & A Bogan Walk Into A Bar.. - Josh Piterman & Bianca Chatfield (PT1)

16 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bianca Chatfield and I were recently on Musical Theatre Superstar Josh Piterman's Podcast - Behind the Mask - and we had a ball chatting about all-thi...

#1707 12,688 Emails - Patrick Bonello

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

12,688 - that's how many unread emails I have in my inbox and for some amusing (to me) reason, it gives Patrick anxiety. I should probably be concerne...

#1706 Who Am I For You, & Them, & Me? - Dr. Lillian Nejad

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I have a body but l'm not a body. I think things, know things, believe things and want things but l'm not thought, not knowledge, not a belief and not...

#1705 Hoarders, Therapy & Dodgy Research - Kate Save

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Apart from being a friend, Kate Save is also the CEO and Co-founder of Be Fit Food, a Clinical Dietitian, Exercise Physiologist, Diabetes Educator, Co...

#1704 Some Truths About Exercise - Harps

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today I put my Exercise Scientist hat on and talk about some of the myths, mistakes, misconceptions and common misunderstandings people have about exe...

#1703 A Successful Failure - Harps

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Team, I'm tied up with grown-up things today, so l have decided to share a (very) brief episode that I recorded last year for 'LIFE' about the oppo...

#1702 Untapped Potential - Nicole Liddell

10 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

At 43, Nicole Liddell had never been to University, didn't know the difference between an undergraduate and post-graduate degree, was a single mum of ...

#1701 Getting Unstuck - Harps

09 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Team, up to my blurry eyeballs today (Saturday as I type) in PhD writing, so today we’re revisiting an episode from a while back, that was very w...

#1700 Terrible Relationship Advice - Harps & Tiff

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Not sure what's happening at TYP Central but boy, we've been having some very real, organic, unplanned and vulnerable conversations lately. We go in w...

#1699 Fibber-Dibber - David Gillespie

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

(*Read the following synopsis in a cheesey radio voice for optimal effect)... Are all politicians psychopaths? Can ice baths 'treat' addiction? Has Gi...

#1698 Life Situation vs Life Experience - Joel Sardi

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is the relationship between the situation we find ourselves in, and our experience in the middle of that situation? How much of our experience is...

#1697 Speaking 'Ron' - Harps & Tiff

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Wow, this episode was an unexpectedly deep conversation and we opened all the doors; spirituality, psychology, emotions, religion and sociology. I eve...

#1696 The Neuroscience Of Sleep - Prof. Russell Foster

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Team. It’s a busy week at Craig Central so today we’re revisiting a really interesting chat I had with Prof. Russell Foster. I’ll be back tom...

#1695 "I Was Wrong" - Harps

03 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"This is what I believe.. but I could be wrong", said no religious leader, politician, health expert, spiritual guru, nutritional zealot or narcissist...

#1694 Netty, NBA & New Horizons - Renae Ingles

02 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Another one of my amazing (ex) athletes graces the TYP studio today and Renae and I go deep talking about the mental and emotional cost of being an 'o...

#1693 What The F**k Is Blu Ray? - Patrick Bonello

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If there was any doubt about Patrick's sanity, everything is cleared up in this episode, when he chats about the thousand plus movies he has on Blu Ra...

#1692 Marigold's Magic Stars - Samantha Wills

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I loved meeting Samantha (she's ace) and this was a fun chat about talent, creativity, intelligence, self-doubt, self-belief, imposter syndrome, coura...

#1691 The Sh*t Stirrer - Damon Hayhow

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Years ago, I remember hearing about this outspoken, straight-shooting, anti-establishment, enigmatic bodybuilder, fitness industry bloke and gym owner...

#1690 Life After Elite Sport - Bianca Chatfield

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bianca Chatfield is one of the many elite athletes I trained over my decades working with various teams, athletes and sporting organisations. Apart fr...

#1689 The Late Bloomer - Harps

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Everyone, we’ve got a bunch of great new interviews lined up from tomorrow but today we’re revisiting a popular episode from a few years back. ...

#1688 Choosing Hard - Harps

27 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you want a verbal cuddle today, this episode ain’t for you. But, if you need a mental and behavioural reset, it might be exactly what you need (n...

#1687 Wonder Woman - Dr. Sabrina Cohen-Hatton (PT2)

26 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve interviewed some impressive people over the last six years but nobody more impressive than this amazing lady. This episode is a re-boot of one ...

#1686 Wonder Woman - Dr. Sabrina Cohen-Hatton (PT1)

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve interviewed some impressive people over the last six years but nobody more impressive than this amazing lady. This episode is a re-boot of one ...

#1685 Avoiding Nemo - David Gillespie

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our resident kill-joy, status quo challenger and cage-rattler is back rattling, challenging and killing. As he does. This time we learn why fish might...

#1684 Walking Each Other Home - Nikki Morrison

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nikki Morrison is a Nurse who (these days) works as a Pastoral Carer with the very sick and dying, and as a Death Doula, helping people 'transition' (...

#1683 My (Personal) Non-Negotiables - Harps

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To be honest, I'm not sure how many of you will find an episode about me banging on about my non-negotiables (kind of like, my personal rules for life...

#1682 Three Pounds Of Bacteria (In Your Gut) - Prof. Bill Sullivan

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that you have about three pounds (1.4kgs) of bacteria living in your gut? You're welcome. Our favourite Molecular Biologist (Professor Bi...

#1681 Don't Believe Everything You Think - Bobby Cappuccio

20 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This time Bobby and I chat about reflective listening, Tim Gallwey's performance formula (P = p-i), weaponised positivity, what ‘motivation' is and ...

#1680 Self-Awareness & Self-Regulation - Harps & Tiff

19 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There may have been a time when I wasn't as patient, calm, self-aware or evolved as I am these days. Shocking, I know. Hard to believe I wasn't always...

#1679 A Tribute To Dr. Gladys - Dr. Gladys McGarey

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We were saddened to learn that one of our all-time favourite TYP guests - the beautiful and inspiring Dr. Gladys McGarey - recently passed away just s...

#1678 Are Dogs Self-Aware & Is Your Vacuum Spying On You? - Patrick Bonello

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The resident TYP geek (Patrick) is back scaring, warning and informing us about all-things technology, including the impending global energy catastrop...

#1677 The Coach Who Coaches Coaches - Harps

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One of my roles is to coach, coaches (sporting, corporate and personal). And professional speakers. And PT's. And facilitators. And first-responders. ...

#1676 Namaste Motherf**ker - Harps & Tiff

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this instalment of TYP Tiff 2.0 (the new and improved spiritual version) and I do a deep dive into all things purpose, meaning, vulnerability and f...

#1675 Optimise Strengths Or Develop Weaknesses? - Bobby Cappuccio

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bobby is back (after quite a break) and he's lost none of his insight, inspiration or significant brain power. This time we explore the following (1) ...

#1674 Just In Case - Paul Taylor

13 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Friend of the show, friend of mine, academic superstar, podcaster, author (Death by Comfort), speaker, researcher, periodic pugilist, ex-military offi...

#1673 Two Bogans Walk Into A (Protein) Bar - Perry Venakis

12 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nutritionist, Educator and Fellow Bogan (not sure why I used caps there) Perry Venakis is back, and while we intended to have a conversation about opt...

#1672 Eating Awareness - Harps

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is the way that I eat typically 'working'? Are my eating habits are form of self-sabotage? What kind of relationship do I have with food? Do I need 't...

#1671 Is Your Car Spying On You? - David Gillespie

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If only the title of today's episode was some kind of metaphor, fairytale or joke. Sadly, it isn't. Want it or not, aware of it or not, if you have a ...

#1670 The Calm In The Chaos - Dr. Jodi Richardson

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tiff's back from India and she's as Zen as f**k. Dr. Jodi shows up with her usual calm, soothing energy and hypnotic voice. And the bogan from Latrobe...

#1669 Is Your Thinking... Yours? - Harps

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do you know that your thoughts, beliefs, opinions and attitudes are truly yours and not some unintended psychological consequence or byproduct of ...

#1668 The Age-Defying Couple - Ian & Jan Frazer

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I recently recorded a three-minute video chat with my friends Jan and lan over coffee, which kind-of blew up on Facebook and as a result (and after pl...

#1667 Strength Training: Why, How, When, How Much, How Hard? - Harps (PT2)

06 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For a bloke who has helped thousands of people get strong over forty-plus years (OMG), I made hard work of this episode. I literally started recording...

#1666 Strength Training: Why, How, When, How Much, How Hard? - Harps (PT1)

05 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For a bloke who has helped thousands of people get strong over forty-plus years (OMG), I made hard work of this episode. I literally started recording...

#1665 Fun Times & Cataclysmic Events - Patrick Bonello (PT2)

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This somewhat verbose edition of the show has been divided in two, for your own good. I don't want you consuming to much sugar in one sitting. You're ...

#1664 Fun Times & Cataclysmic Events - Patrick Bonello (PT1)

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This somewhat verbose edition of the show has been divided in two, for your own good. I don't want you consuming to much sugar in one sitting. You're ...

#1663 The Doctor Who Prescribes Cuddling - Dr. Marc Cohen

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Team, I am tied up with PhD commitments today, so we’re revisiting my favourite episode with Dr. Marc. See you tomorrow with a new ep. *Dr. Marc ...

#1662 The Self-Audit - Harps

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes it’s a good idea to put our habits, behaviours, decisions, daily rituals and outcomes under the metaphoric microscope, in order to identif...

#1661 Why Aren't You More Like Me? - Dr. Cam McDonald

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Cam McDonald is back and this was hands-down my favourite chat with him. You know when you get in that space (flow state) where time bends (seemin...

#1660 Lab of Misfits - Dr. Beau Lotto

29 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Team. I’m under the pump with work, so today is a re-share of one of my favourite interviews, with Dr. Beau Lotto. This was a fascinating and inf...

#1659 What They Should Teach You At School, But Don't - Harps (PT2)

28 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A brief collection of powerful lessons and insights that, in an alternate academic universe, might be scheduled between fractions, geography and compu...

#1658 What They Should Teach You At School, But Don't - Harps (PT1)

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A brief collection of powerful lessons and insights that, in an alternate academic universe, might be scheduled between fractions, geography and compu...

#1657 Should We Trust First Impressions? - David Gillespie

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The bloke who hates (the field of) Psychology but (curiously) keeps talking about human behaviour is back, and this time Gillespo and I chat about the...

#1656 The Boss Lady - Nicole Livingstone (OAM)

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nicole Livingstone (OAM) is a three-time Olympian, multiple Olympic medallist, former world champion, former CEO of the AFLW, sports broadcaster, medi...

#1655 Reconnecting With Your Body - Dr. Bill Sullivan

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The human body is smart, incredibly adaptable and resilient, but it's not indestructible. And while it's always chatting with us (the human in the bod...

#1654 Future-Proofing You - Harps

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What decisions do you need to make, what action do you need to take, what habits do you need to change, what problems do you need to solve and what st...

#1653 Neurosurgery: A Day In The Life - Dr. Alex Koefman

22 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Alex Koefman is back, and f**k, this is a fascinating conversation. If you're interested in taking a peek behind the neurosurgery curtain and gain...

#1652 Increase Your Health-Span - Harps

21 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Some people live for a (relatively) long time but they don't live in a healthy, functional state for a long time. They have a long life-span but not a...

#1651 Patrick Throws Me Under The Bus - Patrick Bonello

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Allegedly, I may have given Patrick a hard time on the show. In the past. On occasion. Allegedly. Your Honour. Consequently, today was a shot at retri...

#1650 My Mate Coggers - Gorgi Coghlan

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Team, I’m tied up today, so we’re going to revisit a fun chat I had with the amazing Gorgi Coghlan. *Gorgi Coghlan is a ripper. Real, vulnerabl...

#1649 F**k Balance - Russ & Tara Jarrett

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

F**K BALANCE Admittedly, it doesn't sound like great advice (and over the long term, it isn't) but it's been my experience (in my own business and aca...

#1648 When Failure Isn't Failure - Harps

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For the most part, failure is a subjective interpretation of an objective outcome. For example... you run 10km in fifty-two minutes and interpret it a...

#1647 Building Rapport - Harps & Tiff

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do we create connection, rapport and trust with an audience; be it an audience of one or a thousand? And for the guy who talks to humans for a liv...

#1646 A Brief Coaching Session - Harps

15 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is exactly what the title says. Specifically, it's me sharing and unpacking a small collection of practical coaching questions that I hav...

#1645 People-Pleasing Is F***ing Exhausting - Harps

14 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

People-pleasing is a psychological and emotional disease of low self-esteem, insecurity, self-doubt, perceived inadequacy and unworthy-ness. And it's ...

#1644 Me and Food - Harps

13 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a wild ride. Kind of like a tempestuous affair. A relationship of peaks and troughs. Love and hate. Secret eating. Body dysmorphia. Self-loa...

#1643 Intentional Living - Harps & Tiff

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My definition of 'Intentional Living' is living on purpose, and in purpose. And for me, living 'on purpose’ means that I am conscious, intentional a...

#1642 Is Aussie Education Broken? - David Gillespie

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

According to David Gillespie, the Australian education system has never been in a worse state. And this is not some unsubstantiated claim; he walks us...

#1641 Your Thinking Is Not My Thinking - Blake Eastman

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are" (Anias Nin). I love this chat about the human condition with Blake Eastman and I love him. ...

#1640 WTF Is Self-Transcendence - Harps

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday I opened the door on the 'Understanding You' conversation off the back of my weekend Melbourne Workshop (of the same title) where I (not-sur...

#1639 Understanding You - Harps (PT1)

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today (as I type this, Sunday Sept. 8) I facilitated a public workshop in good old Melbs (called 'Understanding You') and we had a great time, opening...

#1638 Mixed Tapes, Rotary Phones & Video Players - Patrick Bonello

07 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This was another fun chat with Patrick and Tiff, and this time we opened the door on some of our favourite 'old tech', which at the time was groundbre...

#1637 What Are You Wasting Energy On - Carly Taylor

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Carly Taylor is back chatting about the propensity we humans have to invest time, energy and attention into the things we can't undo, change or contro...

#1636 Uses For Obsession - Ben Shewry

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The title of this episode is the name of Ben Shewry's new book. It doesn't really represent the chat but I just loved the title because, over the year...

#1635 The Happiness Guru - Andrew Mathews

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Happiness, we all want it but how do we 'get' it? Or, do we just 'be' it? How much of 'being happy' is about our mind? Situation? Bank balance? Job? A...

#1634 Next To Him, I'm A Runt - Luke Reynolds

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Luke Reynolds is a Professional Strongman Athlete, Coach, Actor and Commentator and at 6'7" (over 2 metres), he's just 'trimmed down' to a diminutive ...

#1633 The Freedom Fighter - Justin Wren

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I’m tied up today, so I’ve decided to re-share one of my absolute favourite TYP chats. *Here’s the original synopsis.. In seven years of podcast...

#1632 Stop F**cking Waiting - Harps

01 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

No matter when I talk to some people, today is never the 'change' day. It's always soon. Not now. Not today. Soon. The mystical, mythical, magical... ...

#1631 Reprogramming You - Harps

31 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Like it or not, want it or not, you've been programmed. By life. Family. Friends. School. Culture. Religion. Society. Media. Social media. Experiences...

#1630 Things You Should Stop Doing - Harps

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Depending on where you're at on your personal growth journey, this episode will sit somewhere on the relevance scale between totally irrelevant (the b...

#1629 Addicted 10 Year-Olds - David Gillespie

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Obviously it's no revelation to suggest that the combination of young kids and vast amounts of time spent on smart phones (and the like) is problemati...

#1628 The Opposite of Anxiety - Dr. Lillian Nejad

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When we dig down deep into people's goals (the 'why' behind their ‘what’), what they really want is generally something in the ballpark of emotion...

#1627 Leading A Horse To Water - Carly Taylor

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Carly Taylor is Japanese Psychology Practitioner, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Practitioner, Counsellor and personal friend. This time we had a c...