
The Paul Taylor Podcast | Expert in Hardiness and Mental Fitness
Join Paul Taylor, an Exercise Physiologist, Psychologist, Neuroscientist and Nutritionist, as he explores mental fitness, body health, and brain enhancement through interviews with leading experts in the field.
Latest episodes

Dec 17, 2021 • 55min
How to Age Well with Dr Kate Gregorevic
My guest today, Dr Kate Gregorevic is a physician, researcher, writer and mother of three who is passionate about empowering people to improve their health and longevity through lifestyle. Kate initially studied medicine and went on to do a PhD to better understand ageing and frailty and how this interacts with a range of social factors and today, we discuss a topic that should be dear to us all - how to age well. Kate is particularly passionate about health and longevity for women and you can find out more about her programs at projectthreesixtwelve.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkate_gregorevic/ https://www.instagram.com/project_threesixtwelve/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectThreeSixTwelve/ You can also buy her book, Staying Alive here on amazon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 11, 2021 • 1h 1min
The Great Cholesterol Myth and Other Nutritional Nonsense with Dr Jonny Bowden
My guest today is a super-interesting, high-energy individual. Dr Jonny Bowden is an ex-professional Jazz musician, who became a psychologist, and fitness expert who then gained a PHD in Nutrition. He’s the author of 6 books and is also a professional speaker. In today’s episode, we do an in-depth exploration of cholesterol and discuss the real causes of heart disease and many other chronic conditions. I personally found Jonny’s energy to be infectious and I think you will too.Head over to Jonny’s website to check out all of his work, or go to his fasting site to get a free course with optional upgrade to a deeper course.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 4, 2021 • 1h 4min
Sweet Poison & Toxic Oils with the arch-disruptor, David Gillespie
My guest today is David Gillespie - a lawyer and the best-selling author of Sweet Poison, a book that is generally credited with starting the current wave of sugar awareness in Australia.He followed Sweet Poison up with 8 more books – most of them about nutrition and diet, with another book on education and another one on surviving contact with psychopaths in the workplace and at home.In today's podcast we focus mainly on the serious health effects of sugar, especially the fructose element (remember that table sugar is half glucose and half fructose) and seed oils (which are misrepresented as vegetable oils). You can check out David's books and plethora of resources on his website - and I highly recommend that you do. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 26, 2021 • 56min
Nutritional science vs marketing hype with Dr Tim Crowe
My guest today is Dr Tim Crowe, who has spent 25 years as an academic in the field of nutrition, with both a Masters Degree and PhD in the area. His research career spans laboratory molecular biology research right through to clinical nutrition trials and he is the co-author of Understanding Nutrition, a textbook used by many Universities in Australian and New Zealand in nutrition and dietetics courses.In this podcast, we discuss The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of inflammation, popular diets and nutritional supplements and Tim does a great job of separating the science from the marketing hype. Check out Tim's awesome website with lots of nutrition articles and his podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 19, 2021 • 30min
Moving Beyond Gratitude to a Naikan Reflection with Carly Taylor
Today's episode is with my (much) better half, Carly Taylor, as we explore a very powerful self-reflection tool from Japanese Psychology that I like to describe as 'Gratitude on Steroids', and as you'll see, it's a great method for enhancing or repairing relationships in your life.To find out more about Naikan, check out the book titled 'Naikan' by Greg Krech's, Carly's mentor in Japanese Psychology.For coaching with Carly, check out her website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 12, 2021 • 19min
Why 'when you eat' is as important for your health as 'what you eat'.
Today's podcast is a deep dive by yours truly into time-restricted eating and how it can have a massive impact on your metabolism and health.Here is a link to the research article mentioned in the podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 5, 2021 • 1h 10min
Why Positive Psychology isn't enough to get you through tough times, with Dr Lucy Hone
My guest today is definitely a thought leader and PracAdemic on resilience. ’s is much in demand as a public speaker, with her TED talk, 3 Secrets of Resilient People, viewed over 6 million times. Adjunct senior fellow at the University of Canterbury, her research is published internationally, and her PhD was acknowledged for its outstanding contribution at the World Congress of Positive Psychology in 2019. She is the author of the best-selling book, Resilient Grieving, co-author of Educators’ Guide to Whole-school Wellbeing, and co-convenor of the Wellbeing in Education NZ conferences. Check out Lucy’s website for talks, books and online courses. Here is the link to the facebook page for the podcast - jump on there and comment on episodes and share your ideas for future podcasts. Finally, if anyone wants some Mindset coaching, based on ACT and Japanese Psychology - and if you're prepared to do the work - go to carlytaylorcoaching.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 31, 2021 • 36min
Harnessing the power of Hormesis and The Goldilocks Effect
Today's episode is a solo podcast where I do a deep dive into the science of hormesis: sub-lethal exposure to stressors or toxins which, at high levels can kill us, but at low levels induce stress resistance. EnjoySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 22, 2021 • 1h 1min
Happiness, satisfaction and human flourishing with Craig Harper
Today's episode is an organic conversation and a podcast share with my old mate Craig Harper, where we discuss all things happiness. Enjoy...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 15, 2021 • 1h 1min
Why the mental health model is wrong and how we can effectively enhance our mental wellbeing & vitality with Professor Joseph Ciarrochi
This is a wide-ranging discussion on mental wellbeing and definitely one of my favourite podcasts that I've done. Professor Joseph Ciarrochi is part of the Institute of Positive Psychology at the Australian Catholic University and as well as being a Research Professor, he's a best selling author and Corporate Speaker who helps individuals and organisations apply the latest findings from behavioural science to achieve health, well-being and peak performance. In today's wide-ranging podcast, we discuss why the mental health model is wrong, how we create our sense of self, the value in hard experiences and evidence-based ways to improve our mental vitality. Click here for Joseph's website, books, articles and free stuff, or to book him as a corporate speaker.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.