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The You Project
The You Project is a 30-90 minute dose of inspiration and education hosted by Craig Harper with great stories, ideas, strategies and lessons from high-performers in sport, business, science, media and health.
Episodes
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#2253 Meaningful Suffering - Bobby Cappuccio
In his most famous book Man’s Search for Meaning, Austrian Psychiatrist, Neurologist, Holocaust Survivor and Author Victor Frankl said “in some…
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#2252 The Science of Dodgy Backs - Dr. Jeff Gross
Not only is our friend and TYP regular Dr. Jeff a world-renowned specialist in the areas of regenerative and longevity medicine, but he’s also a…
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#2251 The Experiment Mindset - Tamsin Simounds
Tamsin Simounds is a leadership coach, keynote speaker, author, founder and now, guest on The You Project; surely the highlight of her career (lol). She has…
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#2250 You'd Think We'd Be Better - Patrick Bonello
Apparently, this is Patrick’s 135th appearance on The You Project. You’d think we would be pretty amazing by now but no, those 134 previous…
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#2249 Permissive Parenting - David Gillespie
So the father of six (Gillespo) and the and the Bloke and the Hybrid (Tiff) with zero kids between them, had a chat about parenting, recent research on the…
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#2248 How Burnout Works - Dr. Olivia Ong
Dr. Olivia Ong is back at TYP Central and this time we endeavour to gain a deeper understanding of burnout - what it is, what it isn’t, who it affects…
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#2247 Loneliness, Solitude & Social Connection - Prof. Robert Coplan
This was another genuinely fascinating conversation with Prof. Robert Coplan from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. It turns out that being alone is bad…
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#2246 Fears, Beliefs & Placebos - Prof. Bill Sullivan
Your mind could be the most powerful drug you will ever have at your disposal. A single thought can change your physiology. Lower or increase your heart rate…
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#2245 Self-Flying Planes - Patrick Bonello
Self driving cars, self driving trucks, driverless taxis and maybe in the not-too-distant future, self-flying passenger planes. F**k that. That’s a big…
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#2244 Procrastination - Dr. Fuschia Sorois
Dr. Fuschia Sirois is a psychologist and internationally recognised researcher specialising in procrastination, self-regulation, motivation, stress and…
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#2243 The Friendship Litmus Test - Dr. Lillian Nejad
This was a fun chat with Dr. Lillian, where we explored the variables of human connection, building rapport, trust and functional relationships in different…
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#2242 Adapt or Die - Harps & Tiff
Adapt or die; it’s the evolutionary requirement for the survival of any species isn’t it? And on a far less dramatic note, it’s also a…
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#2241 New Addictions? - David Gillespie
For no particular reason, TYP and Gillespo have not been in the same room for a while but finally, the gang is back together. This is a slightly longer than…
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#2240 Knowing Is Not Doing - Ben Siong
In Australia, Benjamin Siong is at the pointy end of fitness, strength, health, high-performance, education and human optimisation (my words, not his) and I…
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#2239 The Resurrection of 982 - Professor Munjed Al Muderis
This might be my favourite episode of the year. Inspirational, educational and at times, confronting. I loved this chat. *Professor Munjed Al Muderis is an…
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#2238 What Happens In The Brain As We Die? - Prof. Tarvez Tucker
In the context of my last few months, this was an interesting conversation to have with Professor Tarvez Tucker, whose latest book “The Brain at…
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#2237 What Shouldn't We Expect - Bobby Cappuccio
What should and shouldn’t we expect of others? If anything? Do we expect others to be how we want them to be? Or do we expect them to be what…
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#2236 Nonsense in Psychiatry - Prof. Gordon Parker
Prof. Gordon Parker was almost too smart for me to interview. Nonetheless, I gave it a crack and we covered some hefty subject matter and explored a few things…
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#2235 Science and Religion Had a Chat - Dr. Bill Sullivan
What role does genetics, upbringing, culture, experiences, environment and social context have on the way we think, behave and treat others? Is free will real…
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#2234 Dr. Sam Casey
Dr. Sam Casey is back at TYP Central chatting with me about how kids and their grown-ups work. Always an interesting chat. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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#2233 An Analogue Conversation - Patrick Bonello
Patrick is back at the TYP desk and this time we diverge from the typical tech conversation and find ourselves ruminating on all things psychology, emotions…
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#2232 What Are Things Worth? - Bobby Cappuccio
The psychology of value, or perhaps more accurately ‘perceived value’ has been a curiosity of mine for years. Why would somebody pay $10,000 for a…
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#2231 The Science of Guilt - Dr. Jennifer Reid
Wow this was interesting. In nine years of the podcast, we have never had a conversation about guilt. And this was an eye-opener. Dr Jennifer Reid is a…
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#2230 Women's Mental Health - Prof. Jayashri Kulkarni
This was a highly informative, educational and eye-opening conversation with a brilliant woman who is a world leader in her field. Professor Jayashri Kulkarni…
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#2229 Fall Down, Get Up, Repeat - Bobby Cappuccio
This episode with Tiff and Bobby was another unfiltered, unplanned, hold onto your seat, dive into the human experience. If you’re not partial to the…
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#2228 Achievement vs Meaning - Dr. Olivia Ong
Dr. Olivia Ong is a Melbourne-based rehabilitation and pain medicine physician, author and speaker whose personal story has profoundly shaped her career. In…
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#2227 Is Education in Crisis? - Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath
Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath is a Harvard-trained neuro-scientist and educator specialising in how the brain learns. As director of LME Global, he has worked with…
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#2226 Patting the Shark - Tim Baker
Medicine, meditation, punching sharks, elite athletes, self-healing, placebo’s, Sandman panelvans, great sporting comebacks, fighting cancer, the best…
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#2225 Perv Glasses and Glassholes - Patrick Bonello
So the new glasses that can video record people without them knowing, seem to be drawing a lot of attention, conversation and debate. Understandably. Having…
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#2224 Should You Become a Coach - Bobby Cappuccio
Tiff, Bobby and myself all coach people in various capacities, different contexts and for different reasons. But what is it that makes somebody a good coach?…
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#2223 The Art and Science of Certainty - Professor Adam Kucharski
I loved this chat with Professor Adam Kucharski, although recording it in the evening probably wasn’t the optimal time for my brain (LOL). *BIO…
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#2222 Is Your Mind the Problem or the Solution? - Dr. Cam McDonald
Dr. Cam is back at TYP and this time we chat about the powerful relationship between our mind and our outcomes. We speak about the role of mindset and…
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#2221 Peptides: Bullsh*t or Medicine? - Dr. Jeff Gross
So many claims, so many counter-claims, so many sales pitches, so much information and misinformation, so much emotion and pseudoscience, but what is real and…
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#2220 Who Is Responsible For Our Health? - Kate Save
Exercise Physiologist, Dietician, Entrepreneur and Educator Kate Save and I had a fun time agreeing and disagreeing on the current state of affairs in…
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#2219 The Reward Trap - Dr. Özgür Bolat
Dr. Özgür Bolat is a Turkish educator, author and researcher specialising in learning, motivation, parenting and human development. With an academic…
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#2218 Metabolic Psychiatry - Dr. Matthew Bernstein
Tune the-f*ck in, this is a goodie. I love chatting with people who question the status quo in their field, who challenge convention, who think outside the box…
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#2217 Kicking Down The Vulnerability Door - Christian O'Connell
This was one of my favourite chats this year. Two blokes throwing the vulnerability door wide open and it’s fair to say we went deep. I’m…
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#2216 Identity - Bobby Cappuccio
Who are we? Why are we the way we are? How do we see us? How do others see us? Where does our sense of self come from? What is our identity? And did we create…
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#2215 Can AI F*ck Up Our Brain? - Patrick Bonello
Understandably, there’s a growing concern that AI could be the beginning of the end for our cognitive function, creativity, and IQ. My opinion is that we…
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#2214 The Evolving Addiction Landscape - Mick Hall
It seems that people are becoming addicted to more and more things. But are they actual addictions in the context of some of the more recognisable and familiar…
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#2213 The Disease of Kings - David Gillespie
Gillespo is back on deck following a brief TYP sabbatical and this time he is exposing the truth about one of the biggest medical issues in Australia; kidney…
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#2212 What Are My Results Saying? - Bobby Cappuccio
This episode is all about body awareness, mind awareness (metacognition), creating a personal operating system, the space between discipline and obsession…
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#2211 Asked and Answered - Harps (PT2)
We’ve done a few Q&A sessions before, but this might just be my favourite. We explored vast territory with a lot of great and diverse questions from you…
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#2210 Asked and Answered - Harps (PT1)
We’ve done a few Q&A sessions before, but this might just be my favourite. We explored vast territory with a lot of great and diverse questions from you…
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#2209 The Parable Of The Chinese Farmer - Dr. Bill Sullivan
This time around, Dr Bill and I discuss ancient wisdom that is as relevant and powerful today as it was millennia ago. We talk about some of the core ideas…
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#2208 Wanting What We Don't Need - Harps
Well, it’s been a while but I’m back in the TYP Studio to get the wheels turning again. A little two week unplanned sabbatical for very grown-up…
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#2207 Just F**king Start - Harps & Tiff
So many people spend so much time talking about starting, while never really truly starting. And when I say starting, I mean properly starting. As in, diving…
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#2206 Audio Books You Can Chat With - Patrick Bonello
Our favourite geek is back at TYP, and along with Tiff we dive into AI, digital interactivity, audiobooks (including fiction) that you can ask questions as you…
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#2205 The Awareness Pyramid - Bobby Cappuccio
Not unlike most episodes with Bobby and Tiff, this one meandered away from the core topic and back, but much of the conversation was exploring what I call…
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#2204 Eat Your Ice-Cream - Dr. Zeke Emanuel
Dr. Ezekiel "Zeke" Emanuel is one of the world's most respected physician-philosophers. He's an oncologist, bioethicist, health policy expert, and professor at…
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#2203 Back To School (At 50) - Dr Bill Sullivan
This was an interesting and somewhat different conversation with Dr Bill Sullivan - one where we explored the idea of going back to school (in some form) in…
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#2202 A Cure For MND? - David Gillespie
It’s never a boring chat with David Gillespie and this time we talk about the research, the challenges and a potential cure for Motor Neurone Disease…
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#2201 Is AI Bias? - Patrick Bonello
This time Patrick and I talk about AI biasing certain moral perspectives and certain cultures. We discussed the pros and cons of e-bikes, why you might need to…
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#2200 Australia's No. 1 Biohacker - Lucas Aoun
Lucas Aoun is a naturopath, researcher, educator and one of Australia’s most respected and popular biohackers. This was one of my favourite conversations…
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#2199 The Future of Medicine - Dr. Cam McDonald
Dr. Cam slid by TYP Central to share the love, the knowledge and the fun (as he does), and along with Tiff, this time we discussed how general medicine, health…
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#2198 Is AI Making Us Dumber? - Harps Solo
Is artificial intelligence making us less intelligent, or could it help us become better thinkers? Are we outsourcing our brain to a machine? What happens when…
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#2197 Mentors - Bobby Cappuccio
What’s the deal with mentors? What’s their role? Who needs one? How do we find someone who’s a good fit? Can you be one? Perhaps…
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#2196 Showing Up (When You Don't Want To) - Harps & Tiff
Well, this conversation got real deep, real fast. It might not be for everyone, but I know it will resonate with some. The brief synopsis is that Tiff and I…
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#2195 The Bloke Who Held His Heart In His Own Hands - Rhys Thomas
Amazingly, the title of this podcast is not a metaphor. Rhys Thomas literally held his own heart in his hands. I don’t want to spoil the story because…
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#2194 The Classroom Series: #2 Important Self-Awareness Questions
I often bang on about self-awareness (because it’s super important) on this show, but how do we develop it, how do we benefit from it, and how do we…