Hardiness with Dr Paul Taylor

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This was a fascinating, wide-ranging, amusing and highly useful conversation if you're a human being! Dr Sophie Mort, known as Dr Soph is a UK Sunday Times best selling author of the book "A Manual For Being Human' and in today's podcast we discuss the topic of her new book 'Unstuck', which is just brilliant. It's a wide-ranging conversation about habit formation, automations in our life, cognitive biases, drama triangles and much more. I guarantee there's be an enjoyable mix of nods of acknowledgement, laughter and aha moments as you listen to it. Dr Soph is a clinical psychologist with a Degree in Psychology, Masters Degree in Neuroscience and PhD in Psychology. She's also witty, engaging, insightful and a great communicator. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part 2 of the topic of blood pressure, I discuss why the measure you get in the Doctor's surgery is often wrong, how you can (and should) measure it accurately at home, and how you can significantly reduce your blood pressure without medication. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Today was a super-interesting and thought-provoking conversation with Dr Kirk Schneider, a highly experienced Existential-Humanistic Psychologist. On the face of it, the conversation we had seems counterintuitive. In a world where more and more people are seeking treatment for anxiety, Kirk contends that is not less anxiety that we need today, but more, at least of a certain kind. Kirk calls this life-enhancing anxiety. He says that life-enhancing anxiety is the anxiety we must face to prevent life-destroying anxiety. It is challenging and requires pluck. But it also may just save us from the disastrous path with which we now contend. This was a spontaneous conversation that went down lots of rabbit-holes and I'd struggle to think that you won't walk away with some useful insights and tools. You can find out more about Dr Kirk on his website where you can also find links to purchase his wide range of interesting books.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Today Carly and I discuss discipline and self-control and go through a few strategies that you can use to enhance your own self-control in your daily life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your brain is a powerful organ. But you, as an individual, are more powerful than it. Today, I chat with Milo-Arne Wilkinson on how to optimise your brain. Our conversation revolves around agility, resilience, validation and identity, among others. But this conversation doesn't just involve adults, we also talk about our children's 'iPad habits' and how these can become a source of validation at such a young age.Milo Wilkinson is a behavioural scientist. For the past 20 years, she has specialised in analysing and predicting human behaviour. Milo has a unique background in psychotherapy, neurosciences, criminal sciences, hypnotherapy and NLP, which she uses to translate behavioural sciences into real-world applications. Check out some free resources on Milo's website, where you can also book her as a speaker for corporate events - and I highly recommend that you do.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I discuss some research that has implications for how we lose weight, with a recommendation on how to do it to optimise your healthspan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today Carly and I talk about ways to find meaning and purpose in everyday life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Harris is an executive with JC Decaux and a reasonably 'ordinary guy' and then he decided to do the toughest footrace on earth, to raise money for kids with cancer. Today, we explore John's compelling reason for doing this and some of the challenges that he faced, and strategies that he used. Please consider making a contribution to John's campaign to raise money for kids with cancer here, where you can read his story: https://lnkd.in/dAk3vQ8TSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This episode from 2022 was one of our most listened to Mojo Monday's! On today's Mojo Monday Carly and I chat about unhelpful thoughts and emotions, why we can wake up at 2am feeling stressed and give you a very powerful tool for helping you deal with the gamut of negative emotions that life throws at us. If you want to delve deeper into it, there is a whole chapter dedicated to it in my book, with a practical exercise to do.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a very important conversation for anyone who has an online presence - so pretty much everyone. At the age of 14 Bastien Treptel was given his first computer, by the age of 16, the police came knocking due to his hacking activities. He is now a reformed hacker who now uses his time to spread the word on how dangerous and creative cyber criminals are and how you can protect your business and personal life. Here is the website to check if you've been a victim of a hack: https://haveibeenpwned.com Here is where to get identity and theft protection. Follow him on instagram to get notified of his upcoming services for indviduals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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All of us have good days and bad days that affect our motivation. Today's Mojo Monday Carly and I give you some tips to keep the momentum on those bad days. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John is a California-based Psychotherapist, who specialises in working with teens and today we discuss the challenges that teens are going through today, and, more importantly, how parents can help them navigate these challenges successfully. You can learn more about John and his services on his website If you child is a member of the LGBTQ community, check out John's other website or purchase his book.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this episode, Carly and I talk about self worth and provide some tools to manage the narrative so it doesn't control your choices and affect your life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today was one of those absolutely wonderful conversations, with a world-leading authority on nutrition, Dr Joanna. In a wide-ranging discussion, we explore food sustainability, gut health, advances in nutritional science and what constitutes a heart-healthy diet. Here are the links to Joanna's awesome resources: Audible series : Gutfull, What to Eat for a Happy Gut Mindfull, What to Eat for a Better Brain Heartfull, What to Eat for a Healthier Heart Food Fight, Making Sense of the Diet Wars Joanna's latest published book is The Feel-Good Family Food Plan, by Dr Joanna McMillan & Melissa Clark. Lastly, Joanna's Social Media links: https://www.instagram.com/drjoannamcmillan/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjoannamcmillan/ https://www.facebook.com/drjoannamcmillan/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I discuss a very cool life hack for managing stress, anxiety and negative emotions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here is the instagram post that we discuss in today's Mojo Mondays - I recommend you share this episode with anyone who has faced serious challenges or setbacks in their life, or who feels a bit broken.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest today is Alex Korb PhD, a neuroscientist, writer, and coach. He has studied the brain for over 20 years, and is the bestselling author of The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time. He earned his undergraduate degree in neuroscience at Brown University and then later completed a Ph.D. in neuroscience at UCLA. He has published over a dozen peer-reviewed journal articles on depression, neuromodulation, and other topics. He is currently an adjunct assistant professor at UCLA in the department of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences as well as vice-president of research and development for BrainSonix. Outside of the lab he writes a popular blog on how the tendencies of your brain can ruin or enrich your life. As a speaker he educates, motivates, and inspires organizations to understand the neuroscience of wellbeing and put it into practice. As a consultant he works with companies and organizations to help them improve communication about neuroscience and enhance employee wellbeing. He has coached the UCLA Women’s Ultimate Frisbee team for over 15 years, and is a 3 time award winner for USA Ultimate’s Coach of the Year. His expertise extends into leadership and motivation, mindfulness, physical fitness, and even stand-up comedy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I look at a Randomised Controlled Trial comparing 2 different matched-calorie diets on weight loss - a Heart Healthy diet and a High_protein, Intermittent Fasting Diet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What a great tool this is. Do your homework... Here is the link to the book on Naikan by Carly's mentor in Japanese Psychology, Gregg.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a keynote speaker and charity adventurer, Josh has dedicated his life to making a positive impact in the world. Josh is also committed to using his crazy adventures to raise money for various charities that help children in need. With every challenge he undertakes, Josh raises awareness and funds for different causes, making a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children. With a wealth of experience and insight from his numerous challenges, Josh delivers inspirational talks and workshops that leave audiences feeling empowered, motivated and ready to take action, and this podcast is no different in that respect. Check out his website, where you can contribute to his charity efforts and book him as a keynote speaker, which I highly recommend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week is all about the importance of balance training. Below are a number of different assessments that you can take: 4 Stage Balance Test Timed Up and Go Test Star excursion balance test Single leg balance test Here are some basic balance exercises and here are some more advanced ones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we chat about the power of journaling and Carly's long-term journaling habit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest today is Kasey Pierce. Kasey is a writer/editor and Stoic columnist from Detroit. She began her career in indie horror and sci-fi, working with publishers like Source Point Press. Shortly after beginning to blog about Stoic philosophy, she was called back to her comic roots and received the opportunity to freelance content edit for Donald Robertson for his graphic novel, "Verissimus: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius". Her most current work is editing for CBT practitioner and Stoicism author Tim Lebon for "365 Ways to Be More Stoic", in which she wrote some original content. Her forthcoming work is coauthoring a book with CBT practitioners and Stoicism authors, Scott Waltman and R. Trent Codd, "How to Think Like Socrates". Check out Kasey's range of excellent articles on her medium profile. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I discuss sets, reps, rest and exercise variables for strength, hypertrophy, power and muscular endurance training, as well as some important resistance-training principles and practical tips.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here is a link to the VIA 24 character strengths, which you can filter by clicking the main virtues. Here is another list of values that you can choose from: Accountability Achievement Adaptability Adventure Altruism Ambition Authenticity Balance Beauty Being the best Belonging Career Caring Collaboration Commitment Community Compassion Competence Confidence Connection Contentment Contribution Cooperation Courage Creativity Curiosity Dignity Diversity Environment Efficiency Equality Ethics Excellence Fairness Faith Family Financial stability Forgiveness Freedom Friendship Fun Future generations Generosity Giving back Grace Gratitude Growth Harmony Health Home Honesty Hope Humility Humor Inclusion Independence Initiative Integrity Intuition Job security Joy Justice Kindness Knowledge Leadership Learning Legacy Leisure Love Loyalty Making a difference Nature Openness Optimism Order Parenting Patience Patriotism Peace Perseverance Personal fulfillment Power Pride Recognition Reliability Resourcefulness Respect Responsibility Risk -taking Safety Security Self-discipline Self-expression Self-respect Serenity Service Simplicity Spirituality Sportsmanship Stewardship Success Teamwork Thrift Time Tradition Travel Trust Truth Understanding Uniqueness Usefulness Vision Vulnerability Wealth Well-being Wholeheartedness Wisdom See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Rattray is an Associate Professor at the University of Canberra, where he teaches Exercise Physiology related units at both undergraduate and postgraduate level and works with the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, where he heads up the Active Brain Research (Twitter) theme. Ben earned his doctoral degree at the University of Sydney in 2009, focussing on mitochondrial and calcium interactions in skeletal muscle. Since starting at UC in 2009, Ben has shifted his focus towards understanding interactions between human movement and the brain, seeking to optimise health and performance. Ben’s research seeks to understand how exercise can impact cognition and how the brain contributes to fatigue in both acute and chronic settings. His work has been applied in a range of contexts including military, corporate, health and high-performance sport settings. In 2016, Ben was awarded UC’s Early Career Research prize and has a growing reputation as a leader in the area with collaborations worldwide. But, to be honest, he would rather be orienteering, running, mountain biking, adventure racing, playing basketball, kayaking or skiing (all badly), and be spending time with his family.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I discuss how to construct an effective resistance training program. I talk about using 3 different structures: Upper body vs lower body Body-part training (think bodybuilders) Primal Movement Patterns Below are the primal movement patterns with a number of exercises for each - search on youtube if you don't recognise them. There are bucket-loads more, but this will hopefully give you some ideas. Squat: Barbell back squat/front squat. goblet squat, box jumps, sissy squats, pistol squat (1-leg), frog squats Lunge: walking lunge, forward lunge, reverse lunge, lateral (side) lunge, clock lunges, static spilt squat, box step-ups Hinge/Bend: Deadlift, stiff-leg deadlift, Romanian dead-lift (RDL), 1-leg RDL, cable machine hinge Push: Bench press, incline/decline bench press, standing cable press, cable of bench fly, shoulder press, Arnold press, kettlebell press (lots of varieties), dips, triceps push-down (standing or kneeling) Pull: Chin-up (palms facing), pull up (palms away), lat pulldown (wide vs close grip, underhand vs overhand), gorilla row, Bent-over barbell row, 1-arm bent-over dumbell row, TRX row, Bicep curl (standing/seated with or without incline), standing 1-arm cable row, kettlebell cleans, cable face pull Rotate/Twist: Standing cable twist, standing band twist, Russian twists (don't mention the war!!), cable woodchop, reverse cable woodchop, medicine ball wall slams, kettlebell cross-body clean, lawnmower Gait - this includes walking (sometimes with load), running and I don't generally include it in my resistance training.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Coach Carly and I talk about the 'Zones of Control' in your life, with practical advice for dealing with difficult circumstances and emotions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My quest today is Matthew Bishop, a qualified counsellor and a philosopher who combines the two to help people with both their suffering and their striving for a deeper sense of meaning and purpose. Matthew practices philosophical counselling or existential therapy, which is strongly tied to the great Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy. It’s about a non-secular search for meaning and value in life and in today’s podcast we discuss the philosophical basis for such an approach and explore a range of techniques and questions to help you create a life of greater meaning, value and purpose. And who wouldn’t want that! You can find out more about Matthew and perhaps book some sessions with him here on his website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I explore the art and science of cardiovascular training. The HR formulas that I mentioned are: Males: 211 - (0.64*your age in years) Females: 206 - (0.88*your age in years) Zone 2 is performed between 60 and 70% of your max HR, whereas Zone 5 is at 90-100%. Note that it will take a bit of time to peak in your zone 5 intervals, but you should aim to get to ≥ 90% maxHR by the end of your interval. The other option is a perceived exertion of 3-4 out of 10 for Zone 2 and 9-10 for Zone 5, or you can hold a conversation (slightly strained) in Zone 2, and Zone 5 is 'Don't bloody talk to me!'. I mentioned various bits of equipment, but if you don't have any, just go out for 'Lamp post intervals'. Run between the first and second lamp post (or first and third - whatever takes close to around 30 sec), then walk for the next one or 2, then run, and repeat. Just notice how long it takes for you to get to a certain point in your circuit, so you can measure progress. Catch ya next time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Mojo Mondays - a short segment every Monday with me and my better half Carly on a subject related to you 'Life Mojo'. This week, the focus is on the flashlight of your attention.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest today is Dr Sean Sullivan, a Clinical Psychologist based in Mill valley in the west coast of the US, Sean specialises in helping people to train their brain to master stress & anxiety and create psychological shifts in their life. Sean is the author of numerous books and internet-based programs and specialises in using technology as a force for good in people’s lives. Today we talk about Sean’s journey and the process of shifting your psychological state and mindset. You can find out more about Sean on his website and also sign up for practical shifting meditations at oneperfectshift.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Devin Burke helps high achievers and exhausted insomniacs get and stay asleep so they can wake up with more peace, power and presence. He a bestselling author, speaker, renowned sleep coach and founder of Sleep Science Academy which helps people stop suffering and start sleeping using a unique holistic approach based in science. He was named one of the “Top 25 Health Coaches in America.” and has studied innovative holistic coaching methods from some of the world’s top health and human performance experts for over a decade. As a speaker and coach, he has inspired thousands of people to open their eyes to what is possible through creating new sleep, health and performance habits and routines. He has studied innovative coaching methods from some of the world’s top health and human performance experts including Dr. Josh Axe, Tony Robbins, and Brendon Burchard. Devin believes that we create our reality and in living in the field of infinite possibility. He believes that our bodies will heal when giving the right conditions to do so and that small consistent choices lead to big lasting results!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Tom Nehmy is a Clinical Psychologist who calls himself a preventative psychologist, which I love. He is the author of the book, Apples for the Mind , which is the result of years of work helping people to overcome challenges and discover the foundation of their quality of life: their wellbeing.Tom is also the Director of Healthy Minds Education & Training, the leading provider of preventive mental health services to schools and companies in Australasia. The Healthy Minds Program was developed at Flinders University but has evolved into a psychological skills training program that has reached and helped thousands of people. To find out more, visit: www.healthymindsprogram.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The awesome philosopher and Donald Robertson is back as we discuss how Stoicism can help you through life's challenges, as it has done recently in my family. Donald then goes into some excellent practical ways that you can use Stoicism in challenging times. I highly recommend that you check out his masses of content, with lots of articles, books and courses to be found at DonaldRobertson.nameSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here are some of the research papers that I mention in today's podcast: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/10/3305 https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/515058 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109720356874?via%3Dihub https://www.bmj.com/content/366/bmj.l4137 https://ebm.bmj.com/content/26/1/3 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This podcast is required listening for all of us who inhabit the digital world. Dr Kristy has done a heap of research into the effects of the digital world on our wellbeing and performance and has come up with a range of actionable and practical solutions that we can use to keep the benefits of the digital world, without it negatively impacting on our health, wellbeing and performance, as well as that of our kids. Check out Kristy's website to buy her book and have your organisation request her as a speaker. You can also find her on Linkedin and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Today I have a great conversation with Claire McDonnell Liu, nutritionist and program director for Leafie.org and a member of the awesome Nutrition Coalition, which exposes lies and dodgy deals in the world of nutrition. You can also check out Claire's excellent articles on her Linkedin profile here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I discuss a stunning new research paper exploring the impact of 5 minutes of cold water immersion at 20 degrees celcius on brain connectivity and mood states Here is a link to the paper. Big shout-out to a podcast listener, Andrew Kegel, for sending it to me. If anyone else has something they'd like me to discuss, shot an email to [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.