The You Project

When should we forgive, who should we forgive and why should we forgive? What are the emotional, psychological and practical pros and cons of forgiving? Or not forgiving? What about people who don't 'deserve' our forgiveness.. you know; the sociopathic c***s? Well, I sat down with forgiveness researcher, author and expert, Dr. Fred Luskin and we explored it all. Apart from being arguably the world leader in this space, Dr. Fred is an ex-hippy (maybe, current hippy/academic), a great story-teller, a brilliant mind and honestly, just a good bloke to chat with. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 EndeavorOTC (AKL-TO1), as an 'over-the-counter treatment' for adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) delivered through a video game experience. Good f**king grief. What could go wrong? https://www.akiliinteractive.com/  EndeavorOTC | A Digital Treatment for Adult ADHD  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tadhg Kennelly (former Sydney Swan) and David Eccles are two great blokes, doing great work supporting other blokes to prioritise their mental and emotional health (for their benefit, and their family), with a very hands-on, practical and personal approach, through the amazing community they've created called ‘WNOW' (When No One is Watching). What started as one Mate supporting another through a rough patch, has turned into an inspiring and powerful movement, consisting of 25 chapters in multiple countries (and expanding rapidly) and when I said "two great blokes", I genuinely meant it. Loved this chat and loved the boys. Enjoy.  wnow.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 in' for four decades. This episode was essentially a catch up between old friends, waxing lyrical about the old and new, the good and bad, the known and unknown of the Australian fitness landscape. Did you know that there is no government regulation for the Australian fitness industry, meaning that as an unregulated industry, there's no legal requirement (to work in the field) for accreditation, education or insurance?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 incredible Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert who is an Australian academic who was arrested at Tehran’s International Airport in Iran in September of 2018 for a crime that she didn’t commit. In fact, a crime that didn’t actually happen. She was charged with espionage and subsequently spent 804 days incarcerated in a Tehran prison; an innocent Aussie stranded in a version of hell on earth. Not only did she spend much of her time in total isolation (solitary confinement), but she also endured ongoing abuse, mental torture, deprivation, threats and months of interrogations. In the middle of the darkness, there were moments of sunshine, in the form of some beautiful woman (fellow prisoners) who showed her love and compassion when she needed it most. This is an amazing story of courage, resilience, adaptation and survival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 everything from physical, mental and emotional health, to factors like productivity, efficiency, creativity, focus and energy levels. We also talk about the pros and cons of 'traditional thinking and behaviour', the joy of getting rained on (literally), the social media blame game (is it about the platforms, or the users?), becoming one with nature, and the strategy I used (back in the day) to make my gyms less intimidating and more female friendly. Enjoy.  info@diggingdeeper.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

*Anthropomorphise (v.): to attribute human characteristics or behaviour to non-human entities. What do you think about the idea of people building ‘relationships' with Al? Having a non-human ‘friend' where it's possible to have, what seems to be (on an experiential level), a human-like meaningful conversation, connection and exchange, that literally makes someone who's lonely, isolated, sad, anxious and/or socially disconnected feel better? Happier? Less worried? A relationship that (as weird as it seems to us right now) makes their life experience more tolerable? Less painful? I'm already 'having conversations’ with ChatGPT 4.0 which, to be honest, are not too far removed from the experience of having a phone conversation with someone who’s much smarter than me! All that and more (with Patrick and Tiff) on today's ep. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 behaviours, stress, relationships and more. It's called biofeedback, and you and I have it at our disposal (whether we choose to pay attention is another issue). I've been learning to operate me for decades. My body has been telling, teaching and sometimes, screaming. More recently, l’ve been a good 'listener' but there were decades when I was a moron. Times when I was literally sabotaging my own health, function, immune system and performance with stupid choices, actions and habits. This conversation with Tiff turned out to be a ripper (IMHO). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I decided to record this podcast called in an attempt to unpack the very real and powerful (but largely unknown and undiscussed) relationship that exists between negative thinking and our body. It's been my experience, observation and research that chronic negative thinking might be (I say 'might') one of the leading (but undetected) drivers of (or psychological and physiological pathways to) physical dysfunction, disease and disaster. While it's pretty well established that thoughts have the power to heal, or at least positively influence health outcomes (I've interviewed several world-class experts on the topic of the placebo effect), what's not discussed so much is the potentially disastrous physical health outcomes of ongoing negative thinking (rumination, obsession, over-thinking, doom and gloom story-telling, self-loathing, hypothetical future problems). I'm of the opinion that greater knowledge, awareness and understanding about this issue is crucial, and if we can understand it, we can do something about it. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Les Misérables (West End), being one of the world-renowned 'Ten Tenors', and starring in 'Cats' and 'Beautiful' (Australia) and Hairspray (UK), Josh Piterman is also a podcaster, mediocre dancer and deep-thinker, who's annoyingly handsome, funny and charming. Other than that, he's a dud. Enjoy. Also, if you heard BetterHelp on the show today, you can get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com.au/TYPSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.