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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
The You Project#1411 Thriving With Anxiety - Dr. Jodi Richardson (PT1)
Dr. Jodi Richardson is one of Australia's foremost speakers, authors and educators in the area of anxiety. And while she's pretty good at the science- and…
The You Project#1410 Building A Brain In The Lab - Dr. Alon Loeffler
Dr. Alon Loeffler is a scientist specialising in Synthetic Biological Intelligence, with his key research focus being the interplay between structure and…
The You Project#1409 The Baby In The Box On The Battlefield - Emmanuel Kelly
I loved this conversation and I love Emmanuel Kelly. He is a true inspiration and I rarely say that because I think typically, it's an overused cliché. But not…
The You Project#1408 How To Think Like A Philosopher - Dr. Julian Baggini
Confirmation Bias. Free will. Religious programming. The origin of beliefs. The separation of our 'self’ and our identity. Happiness as a goal. Our need for…
The You Project#1407 How To Create A Value-Driven Life - Harps
This is essentially a mini-workshop about building an existence that aligns with your beliefs, goals and values. It's about defining who you want to be, how…
The You Project#1406 The Neuroscience of You - Prof. Chantel Prat (PT 2)
Chantel Prat is a Professor at the University of Washington with appointments in the Departments of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Linguistics, and at the…
The You Project#1405 The Neuroscience of You - Prof. Chantel Prat (PT 1)
Chantel Prat is a Professor at the University of Washington with appointments in the Departments of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Linguistics, and at the…
The You Project#1404 Low Tech People In A High Tech World - Patrick Bonello PT2
Technology can be awesome and life-saving. It can also be terrifying and destructive. To be honest, l'm simultaneously excited, curious and fearful about the…
The You Project#1403 Low Tech People In A High Tech World - Patrick Bonello (PT1)
Technology can be awesome and life-saving. It can also be terrifying and destructive. To be honest, l'm simultaneously excited, curious and fearful about the…
The You Project#1402 WTF Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? - Toby Morrison
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a something of a medical mystery and for those who live with it, it's a total f**ker. And while there's still no single…
The You Project#1401 Better After 40 - Harps
What is our potential for 'getting better' after forty? Physically, mentally, emotionally, practically, personally and professionally? Can we change the way…
The You Project#1400 Body-Composition vs. Body-weight - Matty Lansdown
This is a brief chat with our favourite Nutritionist where we do our best to clarify some of the confusion and misinformation surrounding BMI, height-weight…
The You Project#1399 The Emotional Intelligence Guru - Dr. Daniel Goleman
Daniel Goleman is the Michael Jordon of Emotional Intelligence (EQ). More than any other individual on the Planet, Daniel has brought awareness, understanding…
The You Project#1398 What's Cleanbill? - James Gillespie
James Gillespie (son of TYP regular, David) created ‘Cleanbill' in order to help Aussies access the best health care, at the best price, in the most convenient…
The You Project#1397 The Internet In Your Head (Really) - David Gillespie
Would you let Neuralink (an Elon Musk enterprise) implant a small device on your skull (under the skin) called a 'Link' which plugs into your brain via tiny…
The You Project#1396 Dog With A Bone - Thea Baker
Thea Baker is a counsellor and body-based (somatic) psychotherapist with special interests in all aspects of women's health, trauma (PTSD, C-PTSD) and couples…
The You Project#1395 New Year Revolution (Day 12)
Craig unpacks ten (more) powerful self-awareness questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The You Project#1394 New Year Revolution (Day 11)
Craig unpacks ten powerful self-awareness questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The You Project#1393 New Year Revolution (Day 10)
Years ago, a wise old Dude told Craig “how well you can do life is essentially about how well you can solve problems”. This is a chat about that idea. See…
The You Project#1392 New Year Revolution (Day 9)
Craig talks about why understanding (not necessarily agreeing with) others is crucial for healthy and productive interactions. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
The You Project#1391 New Year Revolution (Day 8)
While we all like to see ourselves as totally open-minded and objective, we’re not. Neither is Craig. In this episode he explains why and what we might do…
The You Project#1390 New Year Revolution (Day 7)
In this episode, Craig talks about resilience and how we can develop it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The You Project#1389 New Year Revolution (Day 6)
In this episode, Craig talks about the power of pain and suffering as a tool for growth, learning and perspective. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
The You Project#1388 New Year Revolution (Day 5)
In this episode, Craig explores two key questions… where does my 'identity' and sense of self come from and does that 'identity' empower me or limit me? See…
The You Project#1387 New Year Revolution (Day 4)
Craig discusses the idea of being the scientist and subject in your own real-life experiment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The You Project#1386 New Year Revolution (Day 3)
Craig talks about the importance and consequences of asking high-value questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The You Project#1385 New Year Revolution (Day 2)
Craig discusses the propensity we have keep doing what doesn't work, despite the warning signs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The You Project#1384 New Year Revolution (Day 1)
Craig talks about understanding how and when your mind, emotions and body work optimally. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The You Project#1383 Ho, Ho, Ho - Harps
Stumbling towards the annual finish line and this episode is my reflections and insights from 2023 (personal and professional) along with my thoughts…
The You Project#1382 Outside The Echo Chamber - Harps & Tiff
In this verbal fruit salad of an episode, Tiff and I discuss the propensity we humans have to live in echo chambers, to be critical of those who disagree with…
The You Project#1381 Emotional Junk Food - Matty Lansdown
In this episode of TYP, our favourite Nutritionist and I go deep talking about some of the psychological, emotional, behavioural, cultural and social variables…
The You Project#1380 Does Parenting Style Matter? - David Gillespie
In 2021, a group of researchers set out to determine whether parenting style had any effect on the personalities of their children. They wanted to know whether…
The You Project#1379 And Then What? - Harps
You lose the weight, then what? Get the dream job, then what? Hit 10,000 followers, then what? Buy that thing, then what? Beat your best time. Get a new nose…
The You Project#1378 My Favourite Polymath - Francis Leach
Francis Leach is one of Australia's most experienced and respected journalists, broadcasters, and presenters, having worked in television, radio and print for…
The You Project#1377 A Healthy Christmas - Matty Lansdown
What does a healthy Christmas look like? Does it need to equate to deprivation, carrot sticks, zero booze and cold showers? Nah. Thankfully. TYP favourite…
The You Project#1376 Internal Revolution - Harps & Tiff
What needs to happen for someone to really change? As in thinking, choices, habits, behaviours and outcomes? Their operational default setting? Forever? As…
The You Project#1375 How Much Should We Trust A.I.? - Patrick Bonello
Patrick's back and this time we talk about brain implants designed to improve our cognitive performance, downloading our consciousness, memories and knowledge…
The You Project#1374 An Early New Year Message - Harps
Today’s chat is a re-boot of something I shared two years ago, which ended up being one of our most popular episodes ever. It’s still relevant and for some of…
The You Project#1373 Is Sugar Really So Bad? - David Gillespie
We all know sugar is bad for us (isn’t it?) but how many of us know its origin story as a jar of white stuff sitting on our table? Did you know that for most…
The You Project#1372 What Success Isn't - Harps
Everyone wants to be successful but what does that actually mean? Success is a slippery construct. Is it the same from everyone? Is it different for the same…
The You Project#1371 End Of Life Conversations - Nikki Morrison
This episode might be somewhat confronting for some but like it or not, death is an inevitability (obviously) and Nikki Morrison and I do our best to be…
The You Project#1370 Lessons From Elite Sport - Nathan Burke
This was a fun chat with one of my 'old athletes". I had the pleasure of working with Nathan Burke when I was at St. Kilda Football Club for a few years. And…
The You Project#1369 Bloke-Ology - Dr. Daniel Ellenberg (PT2)
Dr Daniel Ellenberg is back at TYP and it's been too long. Nonetheless, we had a fun catch-up (which we've broken into two parts because we're both chatty AF)…
The You Project#1368 Bloke-Ology - Dr. Daniel Ellenberg (PT1)
Dr Daniel Ellenberg is back at TYP and it's been too long. Nonetheless, we had a fun catch-up (which we've broken into two parts because we're both chatty AF)…
The You Project#1367 An Awareness Bigger Than You - Unna Goldsworthy
Exercise Physiologist, Women's Health Specialist and University Lecturer Unna Goldsworthy is back and this time we discuss the challenge of giving and…
The You Project#1366 The Robots Are Here - Marita Cheng
Marita Cheng AM was inducted as the youngest Member of the Order of Australia in 2019, named by Forbes as one of the World's Top 50 Women In Tech 2018, Forbes…
The You Project#1365 Obsessed, Irrational & Insecure - Nikki Morrison
Nikki Morrison is an Exercise Scientist, Registered Nurse, Oncology Specialist, End of Life Doula, Pastoral Carer and Earth Angel. In this chat, we discuss our…
The You Project#1364 Your Mission Statement - Bobby Cappuccio
Bobby is back and this time we explore the how, why and what of 'purpose'. We also talk about the idea of having a version of a mission statement for our…
The You Project#1363 Tuning In To Our Body - Unna Goldsworthy
Exercise Physiologist, Women's Health Specialist and University Lecturer Unna Goldsworthy is back and together, we explore the power of exercise for treating…
The You Project#1362 The Op-Shop Dildo - Patrick Bonello
The Team Geek is back talking all-things tech, life and human optimisation. Along the way we discuss adaptive eye glasses which have adjustable lenses, meaning…
The You Project#1361 When Things Don't Work Out - Bobby Cappuccio
My weird-but-loveable ‘brother from another mother’ is back after a break, and this time we talk about surviving the mess and mayhem, dealing with results we…
The You Project#1360 Strength Training For Beginners - Russell Jarrett
Exercise Physiologist Russ Jarrett is back at TYP and this time we talk about the do’s and don’ts of strength training for absolute beginners. I apologise…
The You Project#1359 WTF Is Ultimate Frisbee? - Jody Avirgan
Jody Avirgan is a podcast host, producer and editor. His production company is Roulette Productions, he is the host of the Radiotopia show "This Day in…
The You Project#1358 Building Confidence - Harps
People think I'm confident, and with some things, I am. With others, l'm not. Like many of you, self-doubt, crappy self-esteem and a lack of confidence have…
The You Project#1357 Optimising Your Workouts - Harps & Tiff
In this freestyle and rambling chat, Tiff and I talk about how we might optimise (or potentially, waste) our time, energy, genetics and resources, when it…
The You Project#1356 Can We Be Open-Minded? - Harps
We like to think we're open-minded and objective because it makes us feel good about ourselves and of course, nobody wants to be seen as closed-minded, biased…
The You Project#1355 We Love Johnny - Johnny Ruffo
Hi Team. Over the last two weeks, lots of people have spoken to me about Johhny and more than a few have asked about re-sharing his TYP episode as a kind-of…
The You Project#1354 Who-T-F Is Tom Noske - Tom Noske (PT2)
Turns out Tom Noske is kind-of a big deal. Well, he's definitely on the way. Let's go with, big-ish. He's a content creator, commercial filmmaker, endurance…
The You Project#1353 Who-T-F Is Tom Noske? - Tom Noske (PT1)
Turns out Tom Noske is kind-of a big deal. Well, he's definitely on the way. Let's go with, big-ish. He's a content creator, commercial filmmaker, endurance…
The You Project#1352 Don't Trust Rita - David Gillespie
Rita Crundwell is the former Comptroller (accounting officer) and Treasurer of Dixon, Illinois (population 15,000), who from 1983 to 2012 committed, what is…