The You Project

As someone who spent way too many years losing and gaining weight and fat and alternating between healthy and destructive behaviours, I have great interest in, and vast personal experience with, this topic. Also, as an Exercise Scientist and Trainer working with many others who were just like me, this is a question I’ve considered for years. This episode will be relevant (and maybe even helpful) for many of you. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two of my conversation with Melissa, she asks me the following questions.. (7) Why do you think anxiety is such an epidemic at the moment? (8) Can we overcome our ‘programming’ (and do we need to)? (9) Do you feel more like a teacher or student - what are your percentages? (10) What are your thoughts about ‘retirement’? (11) Why are you so fascinated with human potential? (12) As a never-been married person, what are your thoughts about marriage?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a two-part conversation where Melissa asks me 12 questions, without forewarning of theme or topic. I hear them for the first time on the podcast. In this episode I answer (discuss) the following.. (1) Why do you say that your biggest problem is you? (2) Do you think you’re too hard on yourself? (3) When did you feel most inadequate? (4) Why do so many of us self-sabotage? (5) You grew up in religion, where are you now with all that? (6) Why do we desire external validation so much? Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The desire for an easy life is an understandable desire but (1) what exactly is an easy life? (2) Does an easy life automatically equate to a happy, strong, resilient, fulfilled person in the middle of that life? (3) Does a life full of peaks and troughs, messy-ness and mayhem, tears and joy automatically equal an unhappy, unproductive, broken person? Is it possible that happiness and fulfilment is not about building an ‘easy life’ but rather, creating a stronger, more adaptable and confident version of you? Me? This conversation is quite possibly, my favourite episode with Tiff. In case you’re interested, the vulnerability door got swung wide open in this chat. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This time Patrick and I talk about the possibility of intelligent life somewhere 'out there’ (you know where), the smartest and dumbest dog breeds (if you’re a Basset Hound, don’t listen), the possibility of downloading our consciousness (not terrifying at all), how honest we should be with kids, achieving immortality with tech, computers becoming self-aware (good grief), who Patrick thinks I look like (an actor), why we might be the ‘apes’ of the Cosmos, NASA heading back to the moon in 2024 and lots more. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Taylor and I are like fine wines. And sometimes, cheap beers. And despite our over-fifty-ness, we both work hard to have a biological age that’s younger than our calendar (chronological) age. Apart from talking about ageing well and optimising what we have to work with (genetics, time, energy, resources), we also discuss the way our values drive our choices and behaviours, the correlation between relationships and health, the value (or not) of wearable fitness trackers, owning our decisions, living in alignment, placebos and spontaneous healing, intuition and instinct, the link between the age of parents (at conception) and health outcomes for their children, Paul’s son and his one-in-a-million medical condition and lots more. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Taylor and I are like fine wines. And sometimes, cheap beers. And despite our over-fifty-ness, we both work hard to have a biological age that’s younger than our calendar (chronological) age. Apart from talking about ageing well and optimising what we have to work with (genetics, time, energy, resources), we also discuss the way our values drive our choices and behaviours, the correlation between relationships and health, the value (or not) of wearable fitness trackers, owning our decisions, living in alignment, placebos and spontaneous healing, intuition and instinct, the link between the age of parents (at conception) and health outcomes for their children, Paul’s son and his one-in-a-million medical condition and lots more. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is failure? Personally, I don’t like the term but it’s a common label that we give certain events and outcomes based on our goals, intentions, plans, expectations and hopes. But what happens when we take the same less-than-desirable result and apply different thinking? Is there a lesson here? How have I grown through this? In terms of my strategy, what worked and what didn’t work? What would I do different next time? What awareness do I have now that I didn’t before? If not achieving a desired outcome is ‘failure’, then I have spent much of my life failing. Fortunately, those less-than-desirable outcomes have also given me insight, awareness, skill, gratitude, knowledge and resilience. Oh, and a few successes. Happy failing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Collingwood Football Club and Melbourne Storm Psychologist Jacqui Louder is back at TYP chatting to us about the way she does her job. Specifically, her strategies, suggestions and conversations for dealing with performance anxiety, tall poppy syndrome, instant fame (and public attention) integrating young athletes into an existing group of older team mates, building culture within a group, managing ego, life after sport, managing fear, navigating social media as a professional athlete, delivering hard messages and lots more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meanwhile, back at the best job in the world… today I chat with Robert Waldinger from Harvard Medical School. He is a Professor of Psychiatry, world-renowned Researcher, Author, Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development (the longest running study in the world – 85 years) at Massachusetts General Hospital, cofounder of the Lifespan Research Foundation and Zen Master! This was a fascinating conversation about life, love, longevity, learning, happiness, connection, relationships and what constitutes a good life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Josh Lenartowicz is a world-class Bodybuilder (2 x Mr. Olympia Competitor), Coach, Entrepreneur and Mate of mine who has been through some sh*t over the last few years. This was a fun catch up where we spoke about everything from bodybuilding, competition, diets that suck and standing on stage in budgie smugglers while being judged (literally) to dealing with pain, setbacks, self-doubt and uncertainty. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all like to think we have no bias, that we’re totally objective, open-minded and would never discriminate. It makes us feel better about us. In fact, 90% of us think we’re more open-minded than the average person. Well, if you’re like me and have existing beliefs, ideas, values and ingrained attitudes (not bad things, by the way), then like me, you’re not quite the cognitive or emotional blank canvas you might like to be. Life’s much more comfortable (for a while) when we only pay attention to the stuff (ideas, information, philosophies, research, people) that reflects our own thinking (confirmation bias). And for people who love being comfortable and ‘right’ (all of us), bias makes complete ‘sense’. *Jessica Nordell is an award-winning author and science writer known for blending rigorous science with compassionate humanity. Her first book, ‘The End of Bias: A Beginning: The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias’ is the culmination of fifteen years of reporting and writing on the subject of bias and discrimination and how to solve it, for publications including the New York Times, the Atlantic, and the New Republic. Jessica is great in this chat and I'm sure she will resonate with you. Enjoy. jessicanordell.substack.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a bloody fascinating and revealing conversation about sports and energy drinks with David Gillespie. In short.. brilliant marketing, sh*t products. We talk about the origin and evolution of these types of drinks, the potential risks, the wildly misleading (unethical?) marketing and claims used to manipulate (scam?) teenagers into consuming them, companies using ‘Influencers’ to make their products attractive to vulnerable consumers, the crazy amounts of caffeine in ‘energy’ drinks which ironically, contain zero energy (calories), sports drinks which are actually soft drinks minus the carbonation, the potential relationship between excessive sugar consumption and ligament injuries (like ruptured ACL’s) and my working hypothesis on why the Crab (my training partner) may have died for 17 minutes at the gym (he had a cardiac arrest). Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Despite being a five-time Olympian and five-time world champion Aerial Skier, Jacqui Cooper failed to land 80% of her jumps. In a high-skill, high-risk, high-impact, high-courage sport, that equates to a lot of crashes, a lot of injuries, a lot of pain and a lot of operations (33 to be exact). This time around, Jacqui and I talk about all those crashes and learning through the physical and mental pain, getting back in the gym after a thirteen-year absence, her IVF journey and her thoughts around the topic, her white-line fever (her hyper-competitiveness), her transition into professional speaking, her body at fifty, her Bruce McAvaney performance enhancer (it’ll make sense in the show) and lots more. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over five-plus years and eleven hundred-plus episodes, one of my top 3 TYP moments was interviewing Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor; a personal hero of mine. Dr. Bolte delivered my all-time favourite TED talk ‘My Stroke of Insight’ over a decade ago and with complete fascination, I watched this amazing Researcher and Neuro-anatomist share in intricate detail about the day the left hemisphere of her brain went ‘off-line’ courtesy of a burst blood vessel and stroke that almost took her life. The Brain Scientist was able to witness her own brain shutting down and within four hours, she could not speak, read, walk, write or remember anything from her past. Jill compares her stroke to being like an infant again. Her personal experience, her subsequent eight-year recovery and her training as a Brain Scientist provide her with a unique insight into and understanding of, the brain. It also makes her a brilliant teacher. In a world where platitudes are thrown around like verbal frisbees, this woman is truly remarkable, inspirational and brilliant. This episode is a reboot of our conversation from over 500 episodes ago and knowing how much we’ve grown since then, I’m confident it will be new for most of you. Enjoy. drjilltaylor.comWhole Brain LivingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is not a ‘how to’ conversation as much as it is the Exercise Scientist (and ex-fat kid) thinking out loud about the numerous factors and variables that influence the weight-fat loss process; everything from diet, mindset and exercise to marketing, online fraudsters and magic pills. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode with Patrick is half general catch-up and half interesting tech-talk. I don’t wanna say Patrick has issues but I will say that recently, he and his dog Fritz won first prize in a fancy-dress comp at the local festival, both dressed as Spider Man. I’ll let you come to your own conclusion. And yes, that’s Fritz the wonder-schnauzer in the pic. As always, it was a fun chat and among other things, we spoke about different types of intelligence, computer games that might offer real-world physical benefits, genetic testing in babies to predict and possibly prevent certain illnesses, the rise of ‘deep fake’ scams, why the good guys are struggling to keep up with the bad guys when it comes to cyber-crime, older people being targeted by dirtbag scammers and finally, tiny insertable 3D printers (ouch) which use cultured cells to repair tissue damage in the body; an ‘operation’ with no incision. Freaky. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Exercise Physiologist and ex-business partner of mine, Russ Jarrett, is back chatting with the Gym Dinosaur about strength training for anyone of any age and at any level of skill, strength or experience, looking to optimise their time, energy, resources, genetic potential and results. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Sugrue is a law enforcement and military veteran, keynote speaker, author and dedicated advocate for awareness, prevention, education, training on Post Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI), Resiliency and First Responder Suicide Prevention. He is a retired Police Sergeant and former U.S. Air Force Captain (Security Forces), with over 21 years of proven management, operations, training, supervisory and leadership experience. This was an important conversation about a topic that doesn’t get enough air time, is largely misunderstood and affects way more people than you might imagine. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode Tiff and I talk about public speaking, from being the nervous, anxious (terrified) amateur to the highly-paid, competent, confident, entertaining, skilful professional. As objective as I can be about a conversation I was in the middle of, I think most people will find it interesting and some will find it helpful and insightful. We go deep on structure, method, style, creating connection, being in ‘flow’, reading the room, managing nerves, building rapport, developing skill and confidence and I also share a presentation structure that’s ideal for beginners. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This was a fascinating chat about happiness; how it works, how it varies from person to person (as an experience), its relationship with self-awareness and gratitude, its relationship with ‘success’ and how it is affected by biology, psychology and sociology. Our guest, Cassie Holmes, is a Professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, she is an expert on time and happiness and also the author of ‘Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most’. Cassie’s research examines such questions as how focusing on time (rather than money) increases happiness, how the meaning of happiness changes over the course of one’s lifetime, and how much happiness people enjoy from extraordinary versus ordinary experiences. I loved my chat with the Prof. Enjoy. cassiemholmes.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I recently got together with Tiff on her show (Roll With The Punches) and we chatted all things health, healing, mindset and miracles. Despite the fact that we don’t fully understand placebos or spontaneous healing, there is growing evidence and research to suggest that the mind can play a crucial role in physical health, longevity, immune system function and even seemingly miraculous recoveries.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tommy’s back at TYP unpacking the meaningful and meaningless (but amusing) with me and this time we talk about the massive surge of teenage boys lifting heavy sh*t (and stinking up the gym), Tommy’s new found love for the sauna and ice bath protocol, the challenge of trying not to assume in a world full of assumptions, cruise ship morgues (this topic was all Tommy), business storytelling and maximising video impact for audience engagement, unconventional meditation practices, escaping the mind, being the observer of your thoughts, why Aussies having the highest burnout rate in the world, people who dump their rubbish where they shouldn’t (super annoying), the impromptu strength training seminar I gave to a bunch of disinterested boys (who were about to injure themselves) at the gym and lots more. vidpod.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tommy’s back at TYP unpacking the meaningful and meaningless (but amusing) with me and this time we talk about the massive surge of teenage boys lifting heavy sh*t (and stinking up the gym), Tommy’s new found love for the sauna and ice bath protocol, the challenge of trying not to assume in a world full of assumptions, cruise ship morgues (this topic was all Tommy), business storytelling and maximising video impact for audience engagement, unconventional meditation practices, escaping the mind, being the observer of your thoughts, why Aussies having the highest burnout rate in the world, people who dump their rubbish where they shouldn’t (super annoying), the impromptu strength training seminar I gave to a bunch of disinterested boys (who were about to injure themselves) at the gym and lots more. vidpod.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sergey Young’s goal is to live to 200 and to find an affordable way for everyone else to do the same. According to Sergey, we are on the brink of a Longevity Revolution, with new scientific discoveries and exciting technological advances now making it possible to reverse aging and treat previously incurable diseases. Helping people to live long, healthy, and happy lives is his lifelong (pun intended?) mission. Sergey is a longevity investor, researcher and visionary with a mission to extend the healthy lifespans of one billion people. In this ep. of TYP, we talk about improving health span (not just life span), why we’re so reactive (not proactive) with our own health care, blood tests that can detect multiple kinds of cancer quickly and simply, health tracking devices, AI and tech that will help us live longer, the plummeting costs of DNA testing for individuals, personalised medicine and lots more. Enjoy. sergeyyoung.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apart from winning a Gold Logie, hosting Family Feud, The great Australian Spelling Bee, Million Dollar Minute, It Takes Two, Dancing with the Stars, Game of Games, being a contestant on a million other shows, racing V8 supercars, working in radio, winning Dancing with the Stars and being a hubby and dad, Grant Denyer has done f**k all. His wife (Chezzi) on the other hand, is a complete Champ. This was definitely one of the more fun, enjoyable and revealing chats we’ve had on TYP and all silliness aside, both Grant and Chezzi were breath-takingly honest, real and relatable and I totally loved meeting them. Enjoy It's All True?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Feifer is the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, a podcast host, book author, keynote speaker, startup advisor and nonstop optimism machine. Jason and I chatted about the importance of being adaptable, being okay with ‘being bad’ at things (on our way to being good), meaningful work, lessons learned through failure, why comfort and convenience might not be as great as we think they are and lots more. Enjoy. jasonfeifer.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nutrition Bloke (and food detective) Matty Lansdown is back and this time we chat about Glycemic Index (is it still a thing?), navigating restaurant eating, his recommended cooking oils, dairy and inflammation, misleading (super-dodgey) food labels, bulking agents in used food products (yuck!), why Matty eats spirulina by the kilo, the difference between weight loss and fat loss, artificial sweeteners, personalised nutrition and lots more. Enjoy. mattylansdown.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I thought this chat with Olympic gold (and bronze) medallist and five-time Olympian Lydia Lassila would be all about high-performance, mindset and winning… but it wasn’t. It was better. It was about her super fascinating life in Northern Finland with her two boys and hubby. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Sissons is a Tactical Commander and Visionary Leader of high-performance teams. He has an unparalleled depth of experience having led numerous teams into over 1,500 of New Zealand’s highest risk situations and numerous overseas operations, over his thirty-year career in policing. This was a great chat with a bloke who has spent decades putting his life on the line (literally), being shot at, catching crooks, protecting the public, solving high-level problems and dealing with the mayhem of high-risk, volatile and unpredictable situations. I loved our conversation and I’m now sure I didn’t pick the wrong career. Enjoy. asconsulting.co.nzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a coaching session about you and your potential. How to understand it, develop it and optimise it. It’s also about getting out of your own way and not allowing your BS to stand between you and what’s possible (for you). If you’re ready to step out of the holding pattern and into your potential, listen up. If you’re after some warm, fluffy, feel-good, everyone-gets-a-ribbon (type of) message, this ain’t for you. Check Out My New Podcast HereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode was fun. And a little scary. There’s some concerning sh*t on the technological horizon and one day soon, fake Harps might well be hosting the show and nobody will know the difference! Scary. Among other things, we talk about computers being developed using human brain cells (WTF!), the world of fake audio, video and imagery that’s about to hijack our lives, super clever phone scams, Patrick’s dog addiction, dry-needling, what an unreliable friend I am and lots more. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode with money expert Jason Cunningham was not what either of us expected it to be. It was much better. As much as possible (and is practical) I try not to plan the conversations I have with guests but I guess we both thought we’d talk primarily about money, business, career, etc. We didn’t. What transpired was a deep and philosophical about dealing with hard sh*t (which he has been for the last few years), coming out the other side, the lessons we learn along the way and how we change in the middle of it. Enjoy. jasoncunningham.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Gillespie, one of Australia’s best-selling Authors, is back and this time we talk about the potential relationship between ADHD and addiction, how quickly we become adapted to certain drugs (and need more and more), the drugs used (and supplied by governments) during the first and second World Wars to ‘keep the soldiers focused’ (amazing stuff), why breaking an addiction is so difficult (which most non-addicts don’t understand), what happens to us when we don’t get enough dopamine, when Australia used more cocaine than any other country in the world (per capita) and lots more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karen Jacobsen is ‘Siri’. Well, more accurately, she’s the voice of Siri. She’s also the Sat-Nav lady. She’s been telling me (and a billion others) where to go for years and I didn’t even know it. No wonder she sounded familiar. Karen is also a brilliant musician, songwriter and performer who has played all over the world with huge names (Norah Jones, Neil Sedaka, Jon English and Christopher Cross) and at huge venues (Madison Square Garden, Fenway Park, Dodger Stadium, Giants Stadium, Suncorp Stadium). This was an interesting chat. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Lillian Nejad is back at TYP and this time we unpack mind fads, cliche memes, self-help that doesn’t help, delaying gratification, why I’m not special, how much empathy is too much, pushing the pleasure button, doing hard things, being positive but also practical and lots more. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Claire Turnbull is the founder of Mission Nutrition, a TV presenter, professional speaker, wellbeing educator and a published author. And like me, she has dealt with a sh*t-fest of challenges around body image, eating issues, self-sabotage, unhealthy habits and behaviours, self-esteem, self-worth and toxic thinking (about it all). These days she’s out the other side and uses her considerable knowledge, academic training and personal experience to empower others to understand the mind-emotion-body relationship and to create an operating system that works optimally for them. Enjoy. claireturnbull.co.nzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After way too long, Pete Shepherd is back at TYP and this time we discuss the pain and pleasure, peaks and troughs, breakdowns and breakthroughs of tapping into our power, potential and possibilities. This was a fun chat and I think it will resonate with most of you. Enjoy. humanperiscope.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After way too long, Pete Shepherd is back at TYP and this time we discuss the pain and pleasure, peaks and troughs, breakdowns and breakthroughs of tapping into our power, potential and possibilities. This was a fun chat and I think it will resonate with most of you. Enjoy. humanperiscope.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When the term ‘High Performance’ is used, it’s typically referring to people, teams and organisations who are at the top of their respective field (sport, business, science, entertainment) and those who are doing something that the majority won’t or can’t. And while I’ve worked with many of these types of ‘high performers’ (and had a great time), the type of high performance that fascinates me is a much bigger concept and one that is relevant to all of us. You. Me. Us. This is a conversation about that.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When the term ‘High Performance’ is used, it’s typically referring to people, teams and organisations who are at the top of their respective field (sport, business, science, entertainment) and those who are doing something that the majority won’t or can’t. And while I’ve worked with many of these types of ‘high performers’ (and had a great time), the type of high performance that fascinates me is a much bigger concept and one that is relevant to all of us. You. Me. Us. This is a conversation about that.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I was recently on Simply Practically Human with Mark LeBusque and we enjoyed a meandering chat about fear, motivation, cheerleaders, talent, potential, values, feedback, self-regulation, mediocrity and what we can achieve with what we’ve been given. The Simply Practically Human PodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of ‘Geeks R Us’ with TYP’s head geek Patrick, we talk about the demise of petrol and diesel powered cars (and the government’s plans), the option of converting your petrol car to electric, the ‘doorway’ effect, being able to constantly travel with the flexibility of being able to work from anywhere (I could almost pull that off), flying taxis (they’re on their way), a weird climate change solution and lots more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While ‘Goal Setting’ might seem like an old-fashioned concept in a world of apps, tech, wearables, instant-this, two-minute-that, virtual-living and ChatGPT, for this personal-development dinosaur, the idea of finding clarity, choosing a path, setting goals, creating a plan and timeline around those goals, executing the plan, improvising and adapting along the way and creating real-world results, will never go out of fashion. This episode is a chat about that.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doctor Denise (geneticist, nutritionist, educator, speaker, researcher) is back at TYP sharing her considerable knowledge, wisdom and energy about all-things biological ageing, epigenetics, cellular health, the impact of grief on our body (and mind), running our own experiments, creating and maintaining good habits, being a yes person, time-management and being able to ‘switch off’. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doctor Denise (geneticist, nutritionist, educator, speaker, researcher) is back at TYP sharing her considerable knowledge, wisdom and energy about all-things biological ageing, epigenetics, cellular health, the impact of grief on our body (and mind), running our own experiments, creating and maintaining good habits, being a yes person, time-management and being able to ‘switch off’. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I hadn’t really thought deeply about the impact that light has on me until I had this chat with Dr Shelley James. The type of light I’m exposed to (natural or artificial) and the duration of that exposure has an impact on everything from my cognitive function, mood, memory, emotional state and mindset to my physical health, nervous system, brain chemistry, productivity, creativity and the outcomes that I produce on Planet me. Shelley suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury and one of the consequences was that she spent years in darkness and quiet due to her extreme sensitivity to light, noise and various other stimuli. She is an international expert on light and well-being, TedX and keynote speaker, WELL Advisor and Visiting Lecturer at the Royal College of Art. She is also a trained glass artist and electrician. Light is as important to the healthy function of every cell in our bodies as food, water and air and Shelley is on a mission to inspire others to harness the power of light to be healthier, happier and save the planet too. ageoflightinnovations.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Marc Cohen prescribes cuddling, laughing, lying on the floor with your dog, yoga, dancing, barefoot walking, writing poetry, sunshine and every now and then, if there’s no other option, he prescribes a drug. Marc is a registered medical practitioner with degrees in western medicine, physiology and psychological medicine along with PhDs in Chinese medicine and biomedical engineering. He’s a doctor three times over. Literally. In 2002 he became Australia’s first Professor of Complementary Medicine and Head of the Department of Complementary Medicine at RMIT University, which was by far the largest such department in the country with around 100 staff and 1000 students. He has spent more than 30 years practicing and researching holistic health and published more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers and many books and technical texts on wellness and natural medicine. He is one of Australia’s pioneers of integrative and holistic medicine and has made significant impacts on education, research, clinical practice and policy. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bobby is always brilliant but sometimes when we chat, the best thing I can do for the podcast is shut the f*** up and try not to get in the way. He was in rare air for this episode (maybe my favourite with him) and once he hits that conversational flow state, I sit there with my face in my hands like a little kid, completely engrossed. Honestly, sometimes when he stops talking, I’m not ready because I’m out of ‘podcast host’ mode and into ‘captivated audience member’ mode. Fortunately, Melissa can edit out the awkward silences. Enjoy. robertcappuccio.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bobby is always brilliant but sometimes when we chat, the best thing I can do for the podcast is shut the f*** up and try not to get in the way. He was in rare air for this episode (maybe my favourite with him) and once he hits that conversational flow state, I sit there with my face in my hands like a little kid, completely engrossed. Honestly, sometimes when he stops talking, I’m not ready because I’m out of ‘podcast host’ mode and into ‘captivated audience member’ mode. Fortunately, Melissa can edit out the awkward silences. Enjoy. robertcappuccio.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.