The You Project

In seven years of podcasting and twenty years of radio, this conversation is in my all-time top ten. Justin Wren is a both a cage fighter and freedom fighter, who has fought on the world-stage in the UFC and in the jungles of the Congo, championing the cause of one of the most marginalised groups of people in thew world; the Mbuti Pygmies. Justin's personal story (as an elite athlete battling all kinds of problems) and the story of his mission and purpose to liberate, empower and love the Mbuti, is both inspiring and confronting. Enjoy. *Warning: parts of this conversation might be confronting for some.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a somewhat-unscientific but interesting and broadly-relevant freestyle chat between Tiff and I exploring the psychology, sociology, physiology and emotion-ology (not a word - lol) of self-destructive eating. As someone who has worked with hundreds of people with eating disorders and (potentially) thousands of people with disordered eating, this topic is something l'm very familiar with. And, as many of you know, l've spent much of my life managing my own not-insignificant eating issues. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam Tait is a self-confessed adrenaline junkie who broke his back (T11 vertebrae) riding his motorbike at twenty-two, leaving him a paraplegic. Naturally, he went from there to racing (as a sit-skier) down mountains at terrifying speeds all over the world. Sam is a combination of craziness (the good kind), inspiration, wisdom and fun. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to multi-award winning neuroscientist, researcher, speaker and University of Tasmania lecturer Dr Lila Landowski, after twenty-five our capacity for learning, typically falls of a cliff. That's the bad news. The good news is, we don't need to be typical and effective learning is still possible as we age (and the fifty-nine year-old PhD student breathes a sigh of relief). This is a chat about avoiding the slide, optimising our physical and mental health and lots more. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Neuropsychologist Dr. Hannah Korrel discusses IQ, other types of intelligence, dangers of 'rating' intelligence, strategies for improving cognitive performance, emotional and social intelligence, and more in this entertaining podcast.

Our favourite Hybrid (Lawyer, Author, Researcher, Podcast Regular, Shit-Stirrer) is back at TYP and he doesn't disappoint. This time David and I talk about why cancer rates are up by eighty percent in people under 50, the oils we should avoid and those which get David's tick, the dangers of breathing in the smoke (fumes?) produced when cooking with seed oils, why endometriosis numbers are on the rise and what might be behind it, and lots more. Enjoy.   https://sweetdavidg.substack.com/p/endometriosis-is-it-being-caused?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=webSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comparing 'hards' (dumb idea), coming out of the closet (not just the gay closet), lessons from failure, growth through pain, building mental and emotional resilience, person versus persona, the trauma of trying to 'fitting in' defining our purpose (and living ours) and authenticity; Ash Beckham and I spoke about all of it, and more. BIO: Ash Beckham is an inclusion activist, inclusive leadership expert, professional trainer, workshop facilitator, motivational speaker, business leader and author of 'Step Up: How to Live with Courage and Become an Everyday Leader'. Known for her unique voice, intrepid, relatable and intrinsically comic style, and powerful guidance, Beckham's TED Talk "Coming Out of Your Closet" became a viral sensation. ashbeckham.comTEDTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue our ten-part series exploring the brain with our favourite Neuropsychologist, Dr. Hannah Korrel. In part Six, we talk about calming the (cognitive and neural) farm, mindfulness, toilet meditations (really), how our fight or flight response works and how we can access our 'rest and restore' (parasympathetic) mode. Enjoy. @nobullpsychSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This was a fun chat with one of our favourites. Matty and I spoke about why we get dumber after we eat (really), why he eats steak for breakfast, why food allergies are on the rise (super interesting), the fascinating relationship between jaw muscles, diet and wrinkles, six meals (per day) versus three, the down side of low-fat eating, why dietary fat (the right kind) is so important for so many things, the psychology and sociology of food, how our ancestors ate and the dangers of raising kids in a germ-free, super-sanitised and clinically-clean environment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On some level we all want to be different, do different and create different. Change is a multi-dimensional process (psychological, emotional, physical, practical) and in this mini workshop I do a deep dive on the very present challenge of creating (and sustaining) positive change in our lives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.