The You Project

This is a very different podcast. Our guest has never been interviewed. She is not a world-class expert, author, researcher or guru (although she might be one day) but for some of you, she might provide more value and insight than the superstars. She might be more relatable. More inspirational. More like a listener, than a guest. Well, that’s because she is a listener (and now, a guest). Caroline sent me a message about her re-invention and revolution in her 50th year and I thought a TYP chat with her about her journey might make good listening. She was definitely less enthusiastic (and somewhat terrified) about my idea but eventually, we sorted it. I will say that Caroline is very complementary about me and TYP in general (which makes me somewhat uncomfortable, although I appreciate the gesture) but I take zero credit for any of her achievements (of course) and I’m quick to point out that she did 100% of the work and I did exactly… zero. Maybe I said a few things which resonated but then, plenty of people heard those same words and did f**k-all (as my mum says). This is a great chat with someone who literally transformed their thinking, behaviour, habits, results and career in a relatively short period of time. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Marc Cohen is a medical doctor, university professor, author, poet, entrepreneur, wellness trailblazer and perpetual student of life, who is trying to coax the world towards global wellness. He has spent more than 30 years practicing and researching holistic health and he has published more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers and many books and technical texts on wellness and natural medicine. He’s also about the most laid-back Professor-y type I’ve ever chatted with on TYP. He also lives about as far outside the traditional medical box as any Doc I’ve ever met. He’s a brilliant science communicator, he’s a little weird (in a good way), a lot creative and not surprisingly, we had a good connection. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Tom Nehmy is a clinical psychologist with more than 15 years experience. His passion is preventing psychological problems in people of all ages while also enhancing resilience and wellbeing. His doctoral research in developing the ‘Healthy Minds Program’ produced the world’s first prevention program to prevent the onset of symptoms of depression and anxiety while also reducing risk for eating disorders. This conversation was a ripper; super relevant, super interesting and super potentially, super helpful for many. Among other things, we chatted about the influence of diet, exercise, socialisation (connection), sleep, genetics, environment and our addiction to comfort, on mental health. Tom is something of an academic pioneer, a rebel, brilliant researcher, great science communicator and most important, he’s a bit sweary. Enjoy. healthymindsprogram.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Patrick is back at TYP and as always, our conversation is far-reaching and covers everything from potentially dangerous tech (will your microwave kill you?), to Tai chi, to male fertility, to Patrick’s stoush with council and lots more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sure, it’s a disgusting title but (in my defence) it’s also a term being used in a public campaign to increase awareness, testing and early detection around bowel cancer. A super important issue. This chat with Nick Lee is inspirational, emotional, educational and for one (or some) of my listeners, it could be the catalyst for a life-saving decision (to get tested). I could say lots more but I don’t want to spoil what you’re about to hear. BIO: Nick is co-Director and partner in Healthy Minds, an accredited Mental Health First Aid Instructor and he is the Founder and Chairman of the Jodi Lee Foundation. Enjoy. jodileefoundation.org.auhealthymindsprogram.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yasmin London has been an elite swimmer (winning a world championship), a police woman, a corporate speaker, an unintentional social media star (very cool story), a square peg in a round hole, a young woman battling an eating disorder, someone who has talked numerous people back ‘over the fence’ at the infamous ‘Gap’ (an ocean cliff in NSW) and more recently, the Executive Director of ySafe. This was a fun chat. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tommy Jackett is back on deck and as always, it’s an eclectic, conversational fruit salad of weirdness, science, philosophy, health and human behaviour. Enjoy. vidpod.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yesterday during a break in a workshop, someone asked me “what’s the stuff you sucked at, that you needed to get better at to succeed?” The episode is an answer to that question. I talk about what I needed to change, why I needed to change it and how I changed it. I share this in the hope that my journey from bad to better might save you some time, pain and frustration. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yesterday during a break in a workshop, someone asked me “what’s the stuff you sucked at, that you needed to get better at to succeed?” The episode is an answer to that question. I talk about what I needed to change, why I needed to change it and how I changed it. I share this in the hope that my journey from bad to better might save you some time, pain and frustration. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tiff and I planned to discuss a certain topic but before we got under way, we got distracted with a forty-five-minute chat about all-things body management and human optimisation. Specifically, we spoke about optimising our genetics, getting better (and smarter) with age, the over-looked and under-estimated health ingredient, a hundred-day self-experiment, reconnecting with our body (it’s always telling us something), the relationship between physical, mental and emotional health and lots more. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.