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#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 sensitive and compassionate as we navigate this fascinating insight into her incredible work as a Pastoral Carer and End of Life Doula. Nikki is also an Exercise Scientist, Registered Nurse, Oncology Specialist and Earth Angel. It's not often I interview someone who genuinely lives their life in the service of others, but she is that person.

#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 of his 3 Best & Fairest Awards, 4 x All-Australian Teams, St. Kilda Team of the Century, 323 games and Australian Hall of Fame induction, I contributed exactly zero to his success but nonetheless, it was an absolute pleasure working with him. This is a casual chat with Burkey about life in and outside of sport. Enjoy. *TYP Triva: Nathan was our first ever guest.

#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) and we spoke about the science and psychology of being a bloke. Bloke-ology. Apparently, we don't all have our sh*t together. Who knew?
Shocker. Anyway, the good Doc and talk about our evolutionary need to be part of a tribe, the health benefits of care and connection, the risks of isolation and social exclusion, self-doubt vs. self-loathing, recognising our own programming and conditioning, being able to challenge our existing beliefs, the importance and value of understanding people who aren't like us and Daniel opens the vulnerability door and talks about his own issues with anxiety and depression. Enjoy.

#1368 Bloke-Ology - Dr. Daniel Ellenberg (PT1)

Shocker. Anyway, the good Doc and talk about our evolutionary need to be part of a tribe, the health benefits of care and connection, the risks of isolation and social exclusion, self-doubt vs. self-loathing, recognising our own programming and conditioning, being able to challenge our existing beliefs, the importance and value of understanding people who aren't like us and Daniel opens the vulnerability door and talks about his own issues with anxiety and depression. Enjoy.

#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 receiving feedback in a constructive, productive and empowering way (easier said than done), tailoring communication to suit the individual, how our thinking and perspectives change over time, the power of instinct and intuition when dealing with others, giving without expecting anything in return, helping others see (and tap into) their potential and lots more.

#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 30 Under 30 2016, and awarded the 2012 Young Australian of the Year. Marita is a technology entrepreneur and women in technology advocate, who is the founder and CEO of Aubot which makes a telepresence robot (Teleport) for kids with cancer in hospital to attend school, people with a disability to attend work and to monitor and socialize with elderly people. Teleports have been sold to offices, museums, coworking spaces, for kids with cancer in hospitals and for security. As well as telepresence robots, aubot does research and development in robotic arms, virtual reality and autonomous mapping and navigation. This was a fun chat with a brilliant woman who is using her creative and engineering genius to make the world a better place. Her new book is called ‘Smart Girl Books’.

#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 individual challenges (hers and mine) with eating issues, body image issues, body dysmorphia and obsessive food, lifestyle and exercise habits, which derailed big slabs of our (respective) lives. We also explore some of the underlying emotional, social and psychological drivers of our seemingly-crazy behaviours.

#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 lives. We discuss living a values-driven existence in a money-driven world. We also explore the concepts of 'anti-selling' altruism and integrity (actual, not manufactured) in the context of businesses driven by profit and shareholder happiness. All that and lots more. Enjoy.

#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 stress, anxiety and depression, breathwork as a self-regulation tool, the variability of responses to the same stimuli, the pointlessness of quick-fixes, the influence of hormonal changes on mental health and lots more.

#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 magnification can be changed instantly. We also talk about how Tiff and Patrick wasted money on a high-performance toothbrush that turned out to be low-performance junk. Grounding mats, Patrick's addiction to Op Shops, Zoom fatigue, the world's (new) fastest passenger jet, recycled leather, humans settling on other planets, the way some primary-aged kids are having their brain activity tracked during classes and lots more!

#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 don't want, learning and growing though pain, letting go of the need to 'be right', becoming aware of our lack of awareness, the relationship between our expectations and our disappointment and plenty more. Enjoy.

#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 about the audio quality from my mic, we didn’t realise it wasn’t working properly until post recording.

#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 Esoteric Political History," and "Good Sport" from the TED Audio Collective, and serves as story editor and executive producer for a number of projects. Oh, and for a long time, he was a professional Ultimate Frisbee athlete and yes, it's a real sport with real athletes. Among other things, we chat about how training for, and competing in sport, can translate into real-world benefits and skills outside of the sporting arena. Enjoy.

#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 been reoccurring themes on Planet Craig. In some environments and with some tasks, l'm calm, confident and capable. But change the situation and I can easily be the over-thinking, self-doubting, self-sabotaging ex-fat kid from Latrobe Valley. In this solo episode, I talk about the challenge of building confidence and some of the tools and strategies that have proven to be effective for me. Enjoy.

#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 comes to the ever-present challenge of exercising effectively, efficiently and safely. Enjoy.

#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 or unteachable. But in a world where we all have pre-existing beliefs, ideas, values, likes, dislikes, biases (yes, even you), preferences, programming, standards, perspectives and opinions, is it possible to be truly open-minded, even if we want to be?

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