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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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#1291 Life Doesn't Care About Your Feelings - Carly Taylor
In this episode, Carly Taylor and I talk about getting better with age, being a conscious creator rather than an unconscious passenger (in our lives), staying…
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#1290 Fight For The Forgotten - Justin Wren
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…
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#1289 Disordered Eating & Eating Disorders - Harps & Tiff
This is a somewhat-unscientific but interesting and broadly-relevant freestyle chat between Tiff and I exploring the psychology, sociology, physiology and…
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#1288 The Adrenaline Junkie - Sam Tait
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…
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#1287 The Downhill Slide - Dr Lila Landowski
According to multi-award winning neuroscientist, researcher, speaker and University of Tasmania lecturer Dr Lila Landowski, after twenty-five our capacity for…
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#1286 Optimising Your Brain - Dr. Hannah Korrel
We continue our ten-part series exploring the brain with our favourite Neuropsychologist, Dr. Hannah Korrel. In part seven, we talk about IQ (what is it?) and…
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#1285 Seed Oils, Cancer & Endometriosis - David Gillespie
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…
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#1284 My Hard Is Harder Than Your Hard - Ash Beckham
Comparing 'hards' (dumb idea), coming out of the closet (not just the gay closet), lessons from failure, growth through pain, building mental and emotional…
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#1283 You & Your Brain (Part 6: The Neuroscience Of Calming The Farm) - Dr. Hannah Korrel
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…
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#1282 Chew Your Way To Less Wrinkles - Matty Lansdown
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…
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#1281 The Science Of Change - Harps
On some level we all want to be different, do different and create different. Change is a multi-dimensional process (psychological, emotional, physical…
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#1280 What's Your Why? - Harps & Tiff
In this freestyle chat with Tiff, we talk about the reason behind our goals (the 'why' behind our 'what'), the peaks and troughs of my academic journey…
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#1279 Are You F**king Up Your Body? - Harps
If you've been 'almost’ getting in shape for too long, listen to this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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#1278 Pain Science - Dr Joshua Pate
Dr Joshua Pate is a pain science educator, researcher, author and highly-regarded expert. As a Senior Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS)…
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#1277 Life, Love & Camels - Sophie Matterson
Sophie Matterson is an adventurer currently based in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia. In 2020 and 2021 Sophie solo-trekked 4,750 kilometres across the…
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#1276 Self-Helping - Harps
'Self-help' has become a mis-used (but widely accepted) term for programs, products; services, workshops, books and even podcasts, selling (literally or…
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#1275 What Twins Can Teach Us - Prof. Nancy Segal
What can twins (identical, fraternal and virtual) teach us about the roles of genetics, lifestyle, environment and sociology in terms of 'who' (and how) we…
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#1274 Australia's Best Biohacker - Lucas Aoun
Lucas Aoun is a Biohacker. Driven by curiosity and passion and guided by logic, research, data and evidence. All for the purpose of understanding and…
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#1273 The Great Firewall Of China - Patrick Bonello
In this episode, Patrick and I talk about the great firewall of China (as per the title), analog Tinder, being entrepreneurial in a communist country, Google…
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#1272 Life & Death On A Rock Wall - Sasha DiGiulian
Sasha DiGiulian is one of the best professional rock climbers on the Planet. She's a world champion, three-time US National Champion, Corporate Speaker…
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#1271 What Really Causes Cancer? - Dr Sanjay Juneja
Dr Sanjay Juneja is a highly-regarded Doctor (Oncologist), Researcher and Science Communicator, who also happens to be funny, fascinating, compassionate…
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#1270 Growing Business & People - Curtis Bateman
In this chat with Curtis Bateman, we talk about the evolution of training, education, professional development and leadership in the work place. So often in…
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#1269 Walking On Eggshells - Dean Yates
This was a fascinating chat with a great bloke, who has spent a significant portion of his career navigating terror, horror, chaos and tragedy, inflicted by…
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#1268 Leading With Love - Peter Baines
This episode with Peter Baines starts out at a lazy conversational pace and builds into a captivating insight into the some of the amazing work that 'Hands…
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#1267 Where's The Mental Health Line? - David Gillespie
In this episode, David and I chat about the line between occasional bouts of anxiety, sadness and depression (normal human stuff) and being diagnosed with…
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#1266 You & Your Brain (Part 5: The Frontal Lobe) - Dr. Hannah Korrel
Today's episode is the continuation of our 'getting to know your brain' (type) series with Dr. Hanna Korrel and this time we explore the frontal lobe, also…
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#1265 You & Your Brain (Part 4: Bottom-up Responses) - Dr. Hannah Korrel
Today's episode is the continuation of our 'getting to know your brain' (type) series with Dr. Hanna Korrel and this time we explore the reptilian brain…
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#1264 You & Your Brain (Part 3: The Limbic System) - Dr. Hannah Korrel
Today's episode is the continuation of our 'getting to know your brain' (type) series with Dr. Hanna Korrel. The limbic system is the part of the brain…
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#1263 Out Of The Darkness - Lynda Petterwood
Lynda Petterwood is one of ten children, who grew up a toxic and unhealthy environment and situation, which she desperately wanted to escape. At the age of…
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#1262 Fear, Courage & You - Harps
We don't typically 'feel courageous', we feel scared and it's only in that fearful state, that we can choose to be courageous. Courage can only operate in the…
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#1261 UNSTUCK-IFICATION (The Process of Getting Unstuck) - Harps (PT2)
Treading water. Spinning our metaphoric wheels. Stuck in a Groundhog Day of mediocrity, dissatisfaction and frustration. Wasted time, talent and energy…
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#1260 UNSTUCK-IFICATION (The Process of Getting Unstuck) - Harps (PT1)
Treading water. Spinning our metaphoric wheels. Stuck in a Groundhog Day of mediocrity, dissatisfaction and frustration. Wasted time, talent and energy…
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#1259 Cancer Is F**cked - Johnny Ruffo
I had this chat with Johnnie Ruffo a while back but it’s still one of my all-time favourite TYP episodes. He is courageous, funny, talented and incredibly…
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#1258 The Skateboarding Schnauzer - Patrick Bonello
Patrick's back and this time we talk about the appeal of a tree-change (moving from the city to the country), why two-story homes are good for your health, a…
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#1257 Hippocrasy: How Doctors Are Betraying Their Oath - Prof. Rachelle Buchbinder & Prof. Ian Harris
Before anyone sends me a grumpy email about the title of this episode, it's actually the title of the book written by today's two guests. According to Profs…
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#1256 Working With Violent Criminals - Dr. Sohom Das
Dr Sohom Das (MBChB, BSc, MSc, MCPsych) is a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist who lives and works in London. His work happens at the intersection of criminal…
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#1255 High-Performance Ideas - Harps (PT2)
The podcast is a refresher, of sorts... almost like my dot-point summary of forty years of coaching people to live their best lives, in their best physical…
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#1254 High-Performance Ideas - Harps (PT1)
The podcast is a refresher, of sorts... almost like my dot-point summary of forty years of coaching people to live their best lives, in their best physical…
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#1253 When Life Gives You A Sh*t Sandwich - Joel Sardi
In 2014, Joel Sardi was a 22-year-old rifleman with the Australian Army and in August of that year, he was back home after an eight-month deployment in…
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#1252 Hurting To Heal - Damien Rider
Damien Rider, carried the burden of his childhood memories, plagued by daily torment that persisted even into his adult years. These painful recollections…
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#1251 Prairie Vole Anyone? - David Gillespie
Gillespo is back in, what can only be described a totally freestyle chat about fascinating things, and it never ceases to amaze me how much (seemingly) random…
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#1250 Two Dad's, One Surrogate - Shaun Resnik
I never thought I'd be in the middle of an in-depth conversation with a dude about surrogacy but today was that day, and I loved it. Super interesting and so…
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#1249 Righty-Tighty, Lefty-Loosey - Tommy & Harps
Righty-tighty, lefty-loosey.. is how Tommy remembers which way to turn his screwdriver (or spanner) for tightening and loosening purposes. You're welcome…
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#1248 Losing & Regaining Weight - Kate Save
Why do so many people who lose weight regain it? This was me for a long time. What are the psychological, emotional, sociological, physiological and behavioral…
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#1247 Alternate You - Harps
Who and how would you be if you grew up in a different environment, with different people, upbringing, programming, schooling, influences and experiences? Same…
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#1246 Choose Better - Harps
I’m of the belief that most people don’t understand or exploit the power of effective, courageous decision making. I also believe that most people don’t…
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#1245 Opening The Door - Harps & Tiff
In this episode of TYP, Tiff and I talk about vulnerability, trust, courage, connection and all of those tricky psychological, sociological and emotional…
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#1244 Know Thyself - Dr. Jonathan Shedler
American psychologist Jonathan Shedler, PhD is known internationally as an author, consultant, and clinical educator. Can we truly know ourselves? Can others…
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#1243 A Cashless Society - Patrick Bonello
In this (very) freestyle conversation with our resident Nerd, we chat about the potential reality of a cashless and cardless society; one where body parts are…
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#1242 Stripper Shoes, Transplants & Possibilities - Julia Linn
Julia Linn had childhood diabetes which caused kidney failure, heart disease, retinopathy (diabetic blindness) and nerve damage. At 34, a double organ…
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#1241 Filling The Void - Harps
I think most humans have a void. An internal void. This is me thinking out loud, about that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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#1240 You & Your Brain (Part 2: The Reptilian Brain) - Dr. Hannah Korrel
In part two of our brain series, Dr. Hannah and I talk about the 'Dinosaur that Hijacks your Brain'. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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#1239 Why Dogs Are Psychopaths - David Gillespie
Don't get mad at me for the title; you can credit (or discredit) one D. Gillespie for those words (lol). Oh, this was a fun episode of feather-ruffling. Among…
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#1238 Truth: Mine, Yours & 'The' - Harps & Tiff
Tiff and I got together and unpacked the idea of objective and subjective 'truth'. It's true that talking to a large audience is comfortable for me, and it's…
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#1237 Best For Whom? - Fergus Watts
Fergus Watts is the Reach Foundation CEO, Founder and Chairman of Bastion Brands, former AFL Player, deep thinker, great communicator, and all-round ripping…
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#1236 The Vibe Of The Tribe - David Samson
I loved this chat and loved this bloke. The way we humans have lived, evolved, adapted, survived, and thrived over the last 300,000 (plus) years is nothing…
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#1235 Go Home And Die - Kate Swaffer
When Kate Swaffer was diagnosed with 'Younger Onset Dementia' at 49, the advice given to her by the health sector was to go home and die. She was told directly…
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#1234 Turning Theory Into Action - Jacqui Louder
Superstar Psychologist, Jacqui Louder, is back and this time we discuss how and why we waste potential (and how not to), creating a good 'reality' in a bad…
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#1233 You & Your Brain (Part 1) - Dr. Hannah Korrel
Hi Kiddos. So, I had a chat with our resident Neuro-Psych (Dr. Hannah Korrel) and we decided to record a series of (brief) episodes, focusing on the human…
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#1232 Why Are Most Robots 'Female'? - Patrick Bonello
The Geek (much-loved Geek) is back and this time we talk about why most robots are 'female', the rise of quantum computing, Patrick's disdain for Elon Musk and…