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.
This was a reflective and meandering chat with Bobby and I loved it. We meandered through lessons and insights from childhood (his and mine), random acts of kindness, giving vs. getting, beliefs that we abandoned, the health benefits of social connection and Bobby shared a couple of great personal stories. Enjoy. theselfhelpantidote.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
What I love about Dr. Jeff is that, apart from being a Medical Doctor and a Spine Fellowship Trained Neurological Surgeon, he's medically curious, open-minded and is constantly pushing himself to better understand how to treat and serve his patients. In a world of medical conformists prescribing treatments that often don't work and sometimes create even more problems, it's great to chat with a Doctor who's willing to think outside the box and consider the possibility that Western Medicine doesn'...
Professor Rebecca Lemov is a historian of science at Harvard University, specialising in the history of the human and behavioural sciences. She serves as a Professor in the Department of the History of Science and is the Director of Undergraduate Studies. She's also just written a book called 'The Instability of Truth: Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyperpersuasion', and I only wish that I had more than an hour to tap into the vast pool of knowledge, research, science, controversy, and history ...
Hi Team, I’m back on deck from tomorrow with new eps but today I’m re-sharing one of my favourites with a legit guru. *I’m embarrassed to say that I didn’t know who Peter Crone was before this interview was booked and while that was my loss, this chat was definitely my gain. Smart, insightful, intuitive and so gifted at exploring and explaining the human condition. I’m privileged to do what I do and meet the people I do on TYP and for me, this was just another great day at the office. Enjoy. @pe...
This is a weird, brief (but interesting) mini-pod. You might like it. A study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology found that walking on soft sand expends approximately 2.1 to 2.7 times more energy expenditure than walking at the same speed on a firm surface. In simple terms, 81kg me (Harps) walking for an hour on a hard surface at 5 kph would burn about 280 calories, compared with me doing the same thing on soft sand (same activity, same speed, same time, same body) and potentially,...
In this chat with TYP fave Dr. Jodi Richardson, we talk about navigating life with anxiety and we explore some interesting questions like.. what's something that most people get wrong about anxiety? How do we tell the difference between "normal" worry and a clinical anxiety disorder? What's actually happening in the brain and body during an anxious moment? Are we over-pathologising uncomfortable emotions, or are we under-treating genuine mental health issues? Or something else? When does "protec...
This time around, Bobby and I talk about the art, science and practice of reading a room, understanding an audience, building rapport, developing confidence and supporting the content (information) with humour, story-telling, interaction and timing. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
"Blokes can become a dad at any age" is the story most of us have been told. And while it's kind-of true, it's only part of the story. And who better to pull back the metaphoric curtain on the truth about ageing swimmers than our resident researcher, feather-ruffler and award-winning author, David Gillespie. Also (at no extra cost) we chat about the science behind fish oils and their alleged health benefits. It appears we may have been somewhat mislead so when it comes to their magical powers. E...
Purpose. Do we have only one? Or maybe more? Does it change over time? Do we need to 'discover' our purpose under some mystical rock? Or perhaps it comes to us in a dream? Do we simply choose it, based on what matters to us? Like our values, beliefs and goals? Maybe it reveals itself to us with a subtle tap on the metaphoric shoulder? Or perhaps we have a significant experience or life event, and as a result, our purpose becomes clear? This episode is me (Harps), riffing on all of that. Enjoy. S...
Hi Team, I’m under the PhD pump at the moment, but I’ll be back tomorrow with a brand new ep. Today we’re revisiting one of my favourite chats and favourite people Dr. Dinesh Palipana, who since this recording was named Queensland, Australian of the Year (2021). *Medical Doctor, Lawyer, Disability Advocate, Researcher, TED Speaker and Order of Australia recipient Dinesh Palipana does life from a wheelchair because half way through his medical training, a car accident left him a quadriplegic. He ...
This is a simple little chat around the very broad objective - one that most of us have - of getting better. Whatever that means to you personally. It's something of a coaching session. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
I honestly don't know what to tell you about this episode other than I had a lot of fun, there was some inappropriate R-rated content, Patrick has Raynaud's disease and is scared of driverless cars, I'm scared of paragliding, Tiff's a networking queen, and depending on your personality, you'll laugh a lot or turn it off. Enjoy. Or avoid. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
I think George Bernard Shaw was onto something when he declared "we don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." It's long been my opinion that many of us ‘get old before we need to' simply because we stop doing things which can help us maintain a level of physiological, psychological and cognitive function and performance 'younger' than our chronological age. In this episode, I share ten simple activities that require little or no skill, fitness, equipment or ex...
Sometimes you feel like physical, mental, and/or emotional crap but the situation, role, task, or job at hand requires you to step up, when you feel like lying down. This is a conversation about that. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sometimes what we want is the couch, Cheetos and Netflix. Sometimes what we need is to get up, lean into the discomfort, and do the thing. Our resident Clinical Psychologist Dr. Lillian is back and we explore what gets in the way of behaviour change, how to manage anxiety, why understanding yourself matters, and how to strike the right balance between empathy, accountability and tough love. Enjoy. drlilliannejad.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Of all there is to know, how much does 'the smartest species' actually know? My guess is, not nearly as much as we'd like to believe. Dr. Cam's back and this was an atypically deep and philosophical conversation where we leant into religion, spirituality, parallel universes and all the 'woo-woo' stuff that doesn't really fit into our logical, explainable, comfortable, familiar, scientific box. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Kelly Smith is back for more free coaching (I know what she's up to), hitting me with the hard questions about the multi-dimensional process of getting in shape, and maintaining it. Along the way, we chat about why some people change and some don't (even with the same resources and reasons), the pros and cons of sharing our health/fitness journey online, the role of psychology in changing physiology, the 'intimidation factor' in gyms, why Kelly's Psychologist prescribed her exercise over medicat...
Mr. Popularity, Scotty Douglas, is back - regaling us with stories of his travels, trials tribulations and triumphs. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This time Bobby and I talk about dealing with (supporting, talking to, understanding) people who are stressed and maybe even having something of a meltdown. We also chat about the 'how, when and if' of providing feedback (it's fraught with danger), when to lean in and help people and when to let them help themselves, 'reading the room' (non-verbal communication), the difference between sympathy and empathy and the significance of the title will be explained. Enjoy. theselfhelpantidote.com See om...
Amelia Phillips is a renowned Nutritionist and Exercise Scientist, doing lots of great stuff, helping lots of people, educating and inspiring the masses, working on the telly, hosting her own successful podcast, raising four kids (and one husband) and in general terms, equipping people to live longer and healthier lives. Not surprisingly, we had a great chat which was broadly relevant and user-friendly. Also, Tiff and Amelia may have hijacked the show for ten minutes chatting about perimenopause...
This was one of my favourite chats with David and Tiff. It was super interesting and the great man's giant intellect and expansive knowledge never ceases to amaze me. We spoke about starting a cult, the psychotic nature of business and religion, the controversial storyline twist in the new Toy Story film (no. 5), the likelihood of Universal Basic Income (UBI) becoming a reality in Australia, the (potential) impending Al-driven unemployment crisis and I recommend my all-time favourite book on cul...
There's a title you probably won't see again. Doctor Bill goes above and beyond on in this episode of TYP, and we find ourselves chatting about the male fertility crisis, killer parasites, STD's, toxoplasmosis, decapitated sperm, plummeting testosterone levels, cat poo, raw shellfish, undercooked meat, plastics in food, endocrine disruptors, drastic cuts in funding for scientific research, insane politics and politicians, and lots more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Every now and then I meet someone I want my listeners to meet. Someone I want to keep listening to. Someone whose story is simultaneously inspiring, fascinating, and entertaining. Well, Scott Douglas is one of those people and I think you're gonna love him. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We could call this a podcast-ette. This brief episode is me riffing on the nature of intelligence; an idea that some people might find ironic and I wouldn't totally disagree with them. Nonetheless, I did it. And here it is. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Patrick's back at TYP Central sharing the tech love and a few borderline stories that may or may not p**s off his identical twin brother. This time we talk about China stopping students from accessing Al to curtail cheating on exams (seems reasonable), why we need a 'code word' for the phone to ensure we're actually chatting with a human (not Al), robot cats that can reduce stress in children, how to say 'no', why hitting the 'snooze' button could be a health problem, a VR game that improves eye...
I've known Dee Dee Dunleavy for decades but this chat was literally the first time we have spoken (at all) in years. I won't give away too much about the episode but I will say that it ended up being a pretty raw, vulnerable and unfiltered conversation about rejection, identity, uncertainty, success, friendship, reinvention, healing, purpose and coming out the other side of an emotional and psychological sh*t-fest. *Dee Dee has worked in the media for more than 40 years (37 of those in radio) wh...
Toby Morrison is back and we had a great conversation about everything from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, leadership, communication and problem solving, to the complexity of success, meaningful work and God. We didn't miss much! Enjoy. **Toby founded CFS Health in 2009 after personally experiencing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and enduring a long and frustrating journey to recovery. Recognising the lack of awareness and available treatment for M.E., CFS and Fibromyalgia, Toby developed a step-by-step re...
Two Metre Peter (aka Pete Shepherd) is back dropping truth bombs, inspiring the masses, sharing his considerable wisdom and doing his best to make sense of the nonsense. Some people are just really good to listen to. He's one of them. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr. John Demartini is a polymath, world-renowned human behaviour expert, internationally published author (forty-plus books), global educator and the founder of the Demartini Method, a revolutionary tool in human transformation. This conversation went far and wide, Dr. John told some amazing stories and it's instantly in my top three episodes for 2025. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
"Go where you grow" - yep it's a cheesy saying but behind the cheese, it's a solid message. So many of us talk about personal growth, while simultaneously avoiding the 'places' where we might grow. Wanting growth, choosing comfort. Saying all the right things, doing bugger all. If you're in need of twenty-minutes of slightly (okay, very) sweary motivational coaching, strap the f*ck in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
