The You Project

According to Gillespo, the common birth control pill is increasingly being used for an 'off-label' purpose (with significant health risks), and less than ever for the intended purpose. I was also interested to learn that overall, young people (teenagers and early twenties) are less likely to have sex than parents were (back in the day) and the age at which women are having their first child has increased by around a decade since the 70's. Fortunately for Gillespo and I, Tiff was present to contribute to the conversation. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most times on TYP, a guest and I sit down with a (loose) plan of what ideas and topics we'll talk about over the coming hour (or so) and every now and then, we cover none of it. Straight out of the gate, we take a conversational left turn and never get close to the intended path. This is such a chat. Having said that, this is my all-time favourite chat with Hannah (and we've done lots), because I really got to know the person behind the title, the profession and the brand. The vulnerable, periodically fearful, curious, compassionate, always brilliant.. woman. *WARNING: Over the course of our chat, we open the door some topics that for some, might be triggering (including domestic violence). @nobullpsychSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Josh Lenartowicz is one of Australia's greatest ever Professional Bodybuilders, having twice placed in the top ten at the Mr. Olympia (the biggest comp in the world), winning four IFBB ‘pro shows’ and then right at the peak of his bodybuilding journey, his flourishing career was hijacked by a life-threatening medical challenge. I love Josh (older brother-type love) and have coached and mentored him for years, and while this chat wasn't always comfortable or easy for him, it was raw, real, vulnerable and I think for many, it will be helpful. As I said when I chatted with Carly and Brad Cunningham on the show (whose gym had just burned down), I think it's important to have real conversations when things suck, when life's tough and when we're in the middle of uncertainty and discomfort because eventually, we all have to navigate the mess, the mayhem and the sh*t. @josh_lenartowiczSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trevor Hendy is a legend of Aussie sport. Six-time Australian Ironman Champion, four-time World Ironman Champion, four-time Uncle Toby's Super Series winner, Member of the Order of Australia, Hall of Fame athlete and all-round good bloke. But... behind the athletic prowess, the body, the trophies, accolades, awards, fame, money and popularity, things weren't always as ‘Disney' as they appeared from the outside looking in. This chat goes straight into my TYP top-ten (maybe top-five). I don't want to give too much away here but to call Trev and interesting bloke, and this an interesting chat, is a major under-sell. Fascinating stories. Amazing insights. And admirable self-awareness, open-ness and humility. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Sage, personal development expert, discusses anti-social media, the consciousness pyramid, climbing the wrong mountain, giving up control, personal epiphanies, and having a purpose bigger than us. Conversational extravaganza on growth and learning from failures.

Dr. Bill Sullivan (Author of 'Pleased to Meet Me') is back chatting to us about the challenge of being truly open-minded and curious when it comes to ideas and beliefs that don't reflect our own, whether or not we're teachable, the skill of 'unlearning', a thing called 'the knowledge illusion', the concept of evidenced-based decision making and living, using science in our everyday lives (even if we're not scientists) and what can happen when our beliefs and ideas become our identity. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

OMG (as the kids say), I loved this chat with Dr. Alex; maybe my favourite so far. We did a deep dive on how consciousness is ‘switched off' under general anaesthetic, how to remove a large benign brain tumour (just in case you need to), the amazing hi-tech tools surgeons get to play (work) with, creating the perfect environment for a surgeon to perform optimally (it's complicated), how our brain floats in salt water (and why), why colours aren't 'real', why laughter might actually be a stress response and lots more. Enjoy. @dralexkoefmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of TYP, Patrick shows how easily someone can 'steal our voice' and misrepresent us, using Al to 'say things' that we've never said (if you know what I mean). Unknown to me, he showed up to our chat with a bunch of pre-recorded, Al-generated statements using my voice, that he proceeded to wheel out through the course of our 'actual' conversation. Even though it was all in fun, it's also kind of terrifying to realise that with just a 30-second audio sample of my voice (or yours), people with bad intentions can potentially create havoc. Even more terrifying when you consider the fact that this technology is improving exponentially and pretty soon, it will be almost impossible to know what audio (and video) is and isn't authentic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He is predictably unpredictable. Once again I walked through the Geoff door to a wonderland of random thoughts, seemingly unrelated concepts, high-performance coaching, a few new theories, laughter, and in general terms, Geoff-speak. I dunno what else to tell you. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As part of Dr Lucas Dixon's PhD research, he conducted three studies (collective N = 1,023), exploring the psychology of people who believe in manifestation; the ability to cosmically attract success in life through positive self-talk, visualization, and symbolic actions. I recently stumbled across one of his papers about his research exploring 'the psychology of belief in manifestation' and decided to reach out and see if he would chat with me about his work. He said yes! Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.