The You Project
Episodes
#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...
#1626 Connecting With Your Body - Unna Goldsworthy
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our body is always speaking to us; trying to gain our attention so that we might give it more of what it needs, and less of what it doesn't. Yep, the ...
#1625 You'll Never Have Today Again - Harps
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sure, you've had lots of days 'like' this one but you've never had, and will never have, this particular day again. For me, that day (as I write) is S...
#1624 What Is Social Awareness - Dr. Adam Mastroianni
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi Everyone. I’m having a TYP breather today, so we’re re-visiting this chat I had a while back with Dr. Adam Mastroianni. He is a postdoctoral re...
#1623 Raw Dogging (The Other Kind) - Patrick Bonello
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you're after some brain food, philosophical insights, groundbreaking wisdom or personal development gold, you definitely shouldn't listen to this. ...
#1622 The Doctor Scared Me - Harps
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Okay, so I might have been somewhat lazy and negligent when it comes to looking after my skin and having regular checks. I may have also just got off ...
#1621 Inmate to World Champion | Mick Hall
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Years of incarceration. Addiction, alcoholism, attempted suicide, rehabilitation, recovery, redemption and re-invention. Depression, anxiety, healing,...
#1620 Why People Hate (& Love) My Stuff - Harps
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You're gonna find this hard to believe but, some people don't like me, what I do or how I do it. Shocking, I know. I mean, l'm so fucking adorable, ho...
#1619 The Ozzy Osbourne Gene - Dr. Bill Sullivan
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My favourite professor of pharmacology and toxicology Dr. Bill Sullivan is back (okay, he's the only one I know but he's legit awesome) and this time ...
#1618 Team Denyer - Grant & Chezzi Denyer
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today I’m re-sharing one of my favourite chats with the dynamic duo that is Grant and Chezzi Denyer. I love it when I’ve know somebody from watchi...
#1617 Understanding You - Harps & Tiff
17 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why do I think the way I do? What is success (or failure) for me? What is my body saying? Where do my beliefs come from (and did I choose them)? How m...
#1616 How To Get Started - Harps
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Almost getting in shape, almost facing that fear, almost making that decision, almost committing, almost doing the work, almost starting that project,...
#1615 Commitment Issues - Harps & Tiff
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covered a lot of territory and for two people with commitment issues, Tiff and I sure opened a lot of doors. Vulnerability. Self-awarenes...
#1614 The Power of Delaying Gratification - Harps
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our frantic, fast-paced world, where instant access to everything is just a click away, the idea of delaying gratification might seem outdated and ...
#1613 Jump, Crash, Learn, Win - Jacqui Cooper
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi Everyone, I’ve been tied up with corporate work, so today I’m sharing a chat I had with one of my favourite humans Jacqui Cooper (five-time tim...
#1612 Olympic Review (Kind Of) - David Gillespie
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the Olympic review that nobody needs, Gillespo and I chat about the Paris games, his underwhelming vehicle choice, his parenting model around techn...
#1611 Performance Intelligence - Andrew May
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every so often, I share an interview that l've done on someone else's podcast because I feel the conversation is worth sharing directly with my listen...
#1610 Don't Get In Meggie's Way - Meggie Palmer
10 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meggie Palmer spent fifteen years as a journalist and foreign correspondent in Europe, the USA and Australia, working for BBC World, CNBC, SBS Datelin...
#1609 What's Real & What's Not? - Patrick Bonello
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is it human art or Al art? And if it is Al art, is it actually art? Was it written by a human or a Bot? Is it inspired creativity or 'programmed' crea...
#1608 Olympian To Inmate (To Inspiration) - Michael Katsidis
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Katsidis has a fascinating story that I can't do justice in this brief synopsis but let me tell you that it involves elite sport (including wo...
#1607 Five Life-Improving Ideas: No. 2. Make You a Project (Literally) - Harps
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the pursuit of a better 'us' (what ever that means on an individual level), sometimes we need to turn down the emotion and turn up the planning, lo...
#1606 Service Above Self - Annabelle Chauncy OAM
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It sounds like something of a cliché' but Annabelle Chauncy OAM has literally built her life, her work and her not-for-profit (School for Life) on th...
#1605 5 Life-Improving Ideas: No. 1. The Right Path - Harps
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the next five days, I’ll be unpacking five simple but effective ideas (strategies, practices, habits) that have consistently proven to be high-...
#1604 How Vulnerable Exactly - Harps & Tiff
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vulnerability can be complicated. If not conceptually, then in the doing. Or is it in the 'being'? Like when, in what situation, with which person(s) ...
#1603 Body Literacy - Unna Goldsworthy
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"WTF is body literacy?"… I hear you ask. Well, that's a good question which gets explored in this chat with Exercise Physiologist (and women's healt...
#1602 The Agony & Ecstasy Of Sport - Harry Garside
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I'm tied up today, so with the Olympics currently in full swing, I thought we'd revisit my chat with two-time Olympian Harry Garside, who just finishe...
#1601 Why Fructose Is Worse Than Table Sugar - David Gillespie
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well this claim (the one in the title) from Gillespo might set the metaphoric cat among the pigeons! This was a fun chat covering hidden sugars, crap ...
#1600 Lipstick Duty - Harps & Tiff
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this fun chat, Tiff and I talk about being on ‘lipstick duty' (all will be revealed), the importance of having an unreasonable friend, the skill ...
#1599 Singing For The King - Josh Piterman
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone's favourite Phantom (of the Opera) and Jean Valjean (from Les Miserables) is back, and this time Josh and I talk about life beyond the stage,...
#1598 Working for Them or You - Harps & Tiff
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of TYP, Tiff and I chat about the pros and cons of working for someone else, versus working for yourself. Creating and growing your ow...
#1597 Doing What Doesn't Work - Harps
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are so many people doing a job they hate, living a lifestyle that’s destructive, eating food that’s making them sick, making choices that ar...
#1596 Tech Anxiety - Patrick Bonello
27 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For many people who didn't grow up with tech, the unavoidable and ever-increasing integration of Al, online everything, cashless transactions and virt...
#1595 The Other You - Harps
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I often wonder who and how I would be if I (me.. the same bloke, same brain, same genetics, same personality, same innate potential) grew up in a diff...
#1594 What Handicap? - Matt Formston
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chatting with Matt Formston, you'd think that his blindness has, in some ways, been a blessing. A platform to learning and growing, to pushing back, t...
#1593 The Toughest Athlete I've Trained - Tammy Van Wisse (PT 2)
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tammy Van Wisse is one of Australia's greatest ever marathon swimmers and endurance athletes, having swum the Murray River (2,438 kms) in a record 106...
#1592 The Toughest Athlete I've Trained - Tammy Van Wisse (PT 1)
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tammy Van Wisse is one of Australia's greatest ever marathon swimmers and endurance athletes, having swum the Murray River (2,438 kms) in a record 1...
#1591 You And Your Genes - Dr. Bill Sullivan
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Bill Sullivan, TYP regular and author of 'Please to Meet Me' is back and this time we discuss 'discordant twins’ and why having the same genes d...
#1590 The Accidental Career - Harps & Tiff
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When I was an eighteen-year-old Gym Instructor, I would never have imagined the multitude of twists and turns that my forty-two-year career (so far) w...
#1589 The Power Of Decisions - Harps
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We make thousands of decisions every day and while most of them are incidental and kind-of autopilot (hitting the brakes as we approach the lights), s...
#1588 Morbidity & Mortality - Francis Leach
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Apart from being one of my Mates, Francis Leach is a highly-regarded Australian radio announcer, sports editor and journalist, who also happens to be ...
#1587 Are You Living In Alignment? - Harps & Tiff
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to 'live in alignment'? What are the (alleged) benefits? And how do we do it? While it kind-of sounds like a cheesy self-help cliché...
#1586 Hardest Worker In The Room - Mark Beretta
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I’m in Sydney today wearing my corporate speaker hat, so with the Olympics a moment away, today I thought we’d revisit a chat I had with one of Au...
#1585 The Psychology Of Ageing - Harps & Tiff
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There’s what you’re actually capable of doing, creating, learning and becoming, and then there’s the story of what you should and shouldn’t be...
#1584 The Workaholics - David Gillespie
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gillespo and I realise that we may be workaholics, although l'm not exactly sure how one 'qualifies' for a such a dubious badge of di...
#1583 Get Your Mind In Shape First - Harps
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ironically, changing your body doesn't have as much to do with your body, as you might think. Mostly, because your body doesn't make bad decisions. Or...
#1582 The Son Of A Priest & A Nun - Brendan Watkins
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After decades of searching, Brendan Watkins discovered that his birth parents were a Catholic priest and a nun. To say that his story is fascinating i...
#1581 Lie Detectors, Floppy Disks & Robot Guide Dogs - Patrick Bonello
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Honestly, this chat was mayhem. It's fair to say that Patrick let himself, the team and the entire geek community down with his tardiness, his lack of...
#1580 A Daily Opportunity - Harps
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It sounds cheesy but it's true that every day is literally an opportunity for you to change something (big or small) about your life; health, relation...
#1579 The Olympian - Bronte Campbell
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the Paris Olympics looming large and me being immersed in PhD research, I thought today would be a good opportunity to re-visit a conversation I ...
#1578 Between Now & Death - Harps & Tiff
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If l'm statistically 'typical', l've got about twenty years to live. If my life is a one-foot ruler, I'm about three inches from the finish line. And ...
#1577 Passion, Purpose & Potential - Andrew May (PT2)
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I could bang on (as I do) but I'll just say that this was an awesome chat with an amazing Coach, Educator and Scientist, who is truly elite at what he...
#1576 Passion, Purpose & Potential - Andrew May (PT1)
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I could bang on (as I do) but I'll just say that this was an awesome chat with an amazing Coach, Educator and Scientist, who is truly elite at what he...
#1575 Breanna's Beautiful Teeth - Breanna May
06 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There's so much more to Breanna May than her world-class teeth but it was a fun part of our conversation and I like it as a title so... you're welcome...
#1574 Forgiveness - Dr. Fred Luskin
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When should we forgive, who should we forgive and why should we forgive? What are the emotional, psychological and practical pros and cons of forgivin...
#1573 A Video Game To 'Treat' ADHD - David Gillespie
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yep, I know, it sounds like bullsh*t but amazingly, it's true. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just cleared the digital therapeutic En...
#1572 When No One Is Watching - Tadhg Kennelly & David Eccles
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tadhg Kennelly (former Sydney Swan) and David Eccles are two great blokes, doing great work supporting other blokes to prioritise their mental and emo...
#1571 Where's The Fitness Industry At? - Mel Tempest
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mel Tempest is a fitness industry warrior and pioneer, someone who cares deeply about, and fights for, the industry I grew up in, worked in and 'lived...
#1570 Innocent In An Iranian Prison - Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi Team. I’ve been under the pump this past weekend, so for today’s ep. we’re revisiting one of my all-time top 10 TYP chats, with the incredibl...
#1569 You & Your Environment - Mary Van Lambaart
29 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mary Van Lambaart and I discuss the importance of understanding the impact that our immediate environment can have on us, in terms of...
#1568 Anthropomorphising AI - Patrick Bonello
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
*Anthropomorphise (v.): to attribute human characteristics or behaviour to non-human entities. What do you think about the idea of people building ‘...
#1567 Learning To Operate You - Harps & Tiff
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your body is always talking to you. It's always telling you what's ‘working' and what's not, when it comes to sleep, diet, exercise, lifestyle behav...
#1566 Thinking Yourself Sick - Harps
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I decided to record this podcast called in an attempt to unpack the very real and powerful (but largely unknown and undiscussed) relationship that exi...
#1565 Australia's Phantom - Josh Piterman
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Apart from playing the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera on the West End and in Australia, Tony in the West Side Story (Australia), Jean Valjean in ...
#1564 Pleased To Meet Me - Dr. Bill Sullivan
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Bill Sullivan is a world-renowned Scientist, Researcher, Educator and Author who graces us with his vast knowledge and wit on a monthly basis here...
#1563 The SAS TV Bloke - Ollie Ollerton
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are revisiting one of my favourite chats with former SAS operative, turned reality TV star, Ollie Ollerton. I loved his insight into human na...
#1562 The Art Of Writing - Prof. Shellie Richards
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I'm obsessed with becoming a better writer (both creative and academic) and this conversation was a cheeky chance for me to tap into the mind of, not ...
#1561 Doctor, Doctor, Doctor - Dr. Marc Cohen
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Marc Cohen is a Medical Doctor, a Doctor of Chinese Medicine (PhD.), a Doctor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD.), a University Professo...
#1560 Hinge Moments - Dr. Rob Bell
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes you meet someone and quickly feel a connection and a familiarity that's inexplicable but real, nonetheless. It was like that (for me) with D...
#1559 Emerging Addictions - David Gillespie
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At school, David Gillespie was an academic standout, while I was more of an academic stand-outside-the-principals-office, kind-of student. Not even jo...