The You Project

This is instalment eight of our 10-part 'New Year Revolution' series and this needs bloke zero introduction. As always, Geoff is funny, inspiring and direct AF. Enjoy. @geoffjowett

This episode of The You Project is instalment seven of our 10-part 'New Year Revolution' series and this time, Winter Olympian, Pilates Queen, Studio PP Owner, TV Sports Commentator and Health Coach Steph Prem is back downloading some 'info and inspo' (see what I did there), as we open the door on another year. Enjoy. stephprem.com.au studiopp.com.au

This episode of The You Project is instalment six of our 10-part 'New Year Revolution' series and our resident business-money bloke Jason Cunningham is back, talking not only numbers, bottom lines and bank balances, but we also manage to open the door on a little psychology, philosophy and human behaviour. Enjoy. thepractice.com.au

This episode of The You Project is instalment five of our 10-part 'New Year Revolution' series. This time I sit down with our favourite Psychiatrist, Dr. Ingrid Nielsen and as always, she delivers. Enjoy.

This episode of The You Project is instalment four of our 10-part 'New Year Revolution' series. This time I sit down with Carly Taylor and as always, we explore the peaks and troughs of the human experience and (obviously) talk about what we might do, be, create and change in 2021. Enjoy. carlytaylorcoaching.com.au

This episode of The You Project is instalment three of our 10-part 'New Year Revolution' series. This time I sit down with down with Fitness Industry Pioneer Tony Doherty and we reflect on the year gone and discuss the year ahead. Enjoy. @tonydohertyoz

This is the second instalment in my 10-part 'New Year Revolution' series. This episode is the completion of my '21 life-shaping questions worth considering for 2021'. As with the previous ep, you might need something to take notes on (if you're keen to turn the theory into action). Enjoy.

This episode is the first instalment in my 10-part 'New Year Revolution' series. In it, I explore twenty-one life-shaping questions worth considering for 2021. You might need something to take notes on with this one (if you're keen to turn the theory into action). Enjoy.

Sergeant Michael Lyddiard was 12 years into a planned 20-year career with the Australian Army when his world was shattered by two kilograms of insurgent explosives in Afghanistan. The bomb disposal expert was uncovering an improvised explosive device when it detonated, blowing off his lower right arm and half of his left hand, taking out his right eye, permanently damaging the vision in his left eye, inflicting severe lacerations to the rest of his head and leaving him with permanent facial scarring. This is a confronting, raw and real conversation with a man who is still on the journey of recovery, discovery and healing. It's not always uplifting, feel-good or comfortable but then, neither is life. He's an amazing man who has seen and been through some horrible shit. This chat gave me a new level of respect, awareness and understanding of what the brave souls who protect our country do. Enjoy.

I like to think I'm kind-of tough but really, I'm not. And this becomes apparent when I talk with someone like Josh Komen who, while in training for the Commonwealth Games (as a runner), was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Apart from the horrendous side effects of the radiation and chemotherapy, the never-ending brutal pain, the stem cell transplants, the bone marrow transplant, the twenty-plus heart attacks (that's not a typo) and the almost life-ending infections, there was also the 'two-weeks-to-live' prognosis given by doctors. In this inspiring and emotional chat, Josh talks identity, purpose, suicide, depression, healing, hope and possibly the most therapeutic treatment of all time; a mum's love. Get the tissues ready.

I can't tell you how much I loved this conversation with Ashok Gupta. 'Guru' is a Sanskrit term for a teacher, guide, expert or master and while Ashok wouldn't call himself a Guru, in my experience with him (and based on those criteria), he ticks a lot of Guru boxes. Sometimes I can't believe how fortunate I am to chat with the people I do. It's a privilege. I feel like a broken record saying this (again) but this was an amazing conversation, with an amazing human. Enjoy. guptaprogram.com themeaningoflife.tv thecoronaviruschallenge.com

The other day I was on young Tiff's Podcast (Roll with the Punches) and we somehow took a conversational left turn and went down a rabbit hole that neither of us planned or intended to. What eventuated was a deeply personal, raw and brave (on Tiff's part) conversation that will resonate with many.

Dave Hughes is an Aussie icon, best known for his work on the telly, radio and comedic stage. And while I love Hughesy the performer, the bloke I got to chat with in this episode is a fascinating, deep-thinking, philosophical, meditating (twice a day), self aware human who is finding his calm in the chaos. And yes, he's still silly and funny but we already knew that. Enjoy :)

TYP fave Mick Hall is back unpacking more of his fascinating journey. In this episode, we talk about 'time' as a subjective experience (on the Mick scale, 6 months in prison 'feels like' 18 months on the outside), maintaining a level of empathy and humanity in prison (while not presenting as weak or vulnerable), dealing with constant pressure and threat, solving problems in complex situations, the mental health benefits of acceptance and letting go and the challenge of being a good person in toxic environment. We also talk about the prevalence of addiction switching; moving from one addiction to another. Enjoy. dayhab.com.au

Like many people, Tracy Bartram spent a significant part of her high-profile life denying, deflecting, avoiding, role paying and 'pretending' her life was great. But it wasn't. Behind the 'Tracy Show'; the funny, charismatic, high-energy performer (stand-up comedy, television, radio), was a vulnerable human in all kinds of pain and dysfunction. The first half of this chat is great (typical, back and forth banter) but the second half literally brought me to tears. Like me (and I suspect, you), Tracy is a work in progress and I believe that conversations like this one are crucial, powerful and for some of us, therapeutic and transformational. Enjoy. facebook.com/tracy.bartram startingoverdogrescue.org.au