Roll With The Punches

Dr Bruce Perry is back! Every time I chat with him, I end up walking away with my head spinning (in the best possible way). This time we’re unpacking why everyone feels so bloody fried right now... and well, how doom scrolling, violent content on our feeds, and the pressure to be 'resilient' 24/7 sure isn't helping.

Bruce explains why our brains literally can’t function properly when we’re overloaded, and why the 'do hard shit' version of resilience is rubbish. Real resilience is built like strength training - small doses, spaced out, with recovery in between. We also get into dissociation and how it can save your life in trauma but also be a creative superpower... plus why so many of us are stuck in relational poverty even though we’re more 'connected' than ever.

This chat will change the way you think about toughness, trauma, and how you look after yourself in a world that just won’t slow down.

 

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My third place, the St Kilda PCYC, is closing its doors after more than 75 years, and it hit me harder than I expected. That gym wasn’t just a space to train, it was where strangers became mates, where effort felt like belonging, and where so many versions of me have walked in and out over the past decade and a half. Waking up to that news felt like grief – the same kind of ache I’ve felt losing people and pets I loved.

Bobby and I dig into what third places really mean – those spots beyond home and work that anchor us, give us identity, and connect us to something bigger than ourselves. We talk about why losing them feels like losing part of who we are, why care and community should never be treated as side notes, and how the walls that hold us become woven into our story.

If you’ve ever had a place that felt like home the moment you walked in, or lost one that left a hole in your chest, this conversation will hit home. It’s about belonging, grief, and the reminder that people and places shape us far more than we realise.

 

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Kylie Lynch came in swinging on all things women's sport, and I’m all for it. VFLW player, coach, and host of the 4TG podcast, she’s using an ACL year to build leaders, not excuses. We talk identity beyond the jersey, why your mind is your gym, and how choosing purpose can look like a 60k pay cut that actually buys your life back. Kylie breaks down permission vs initiative, the trap of chasing linear 'success,' and why coaching the person beats chasing stats.

We dig into women’s sport as a smart investment, not a sympathy project, the culture shift needed on and off the field, and what real leadership looks like when you blend feminine and masculine styles with zero ego. Oh and my fave… sport as a rehearsal space for life. Mouthguard in, gals!

 

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Dr. Carrie Jones isn’t just another voice in the hormone space... she’s been prescribing and teaching HRT for over 20 years, and it shows. In this episode we cover some epic ground when it comes to perimenopause and hormone replacement therapy with straight talk on what works, what doesn’t, and why so many women are being dismissed or mismanaged.

We dig into the real differences between bioidentical vs synthetic hormones, why progesterone is usually the first to decline, how testosterone fits into women’s health, and the messy reality of managing symptoms when cycles start shifting all over the shop. Dr. Carrie shares the side effects to look out for, what doctors often get wrong, and why it’s okay (sometimes necessary) to 'cheat' on your GP.

If you’ve ever wondered whether HRT is safe, whether you're too young, too old, when's the best time to start, or why you’re still feeling flat on it, this is the conversation you've been waiting for.

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We set out to talk deadlifts and gym bro nonsense… but before I knew it, we’d skipped the weights entirely and started lifting something way heavier - the big questions of faith, spirituality, and existence itself.

What began as banter turned into a deeply honest dive into Harps’ innermost thoughts on God... from religious upbringings to strange unexplainable moments, and the kind of conversation that rarely make it to the mic. 

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Mel Knuckey jumped on to share a hell of a story. Tasmanian mum of two. Community worker. Sleepless for weeks. Misdiagnosed. Admitted. ECT to survive. And the part that lit both of us up... no one checked perimenopause until a therapist suggested it. Mel gets raw about the psych ward, the guilt, the rebuild with her kids, and the power of HRT to pull her back to herself. This one is about self-advocacy, stigma, and why we need our blokes, our GPs, and our mates across what perimenopause actually looks like. It’s heavy, hopeful, and practical. Mouthguard in.

 

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Bloody hell, what a ride this one was. Grant Dooley took me from Melbourne’s west to warships in Shanghai, from the embassy floor during the Jakarta bombing to the guilt of changing a flight that later went down in flames. He’s worn Navy blues, translated in Chinese, raised kids under razor wire, carried survivor’s guilt, and poured it all into his memoir Bomb Season in Jakarta. This chat cracked open resilience, trauma, the weight of silence, and the relief of finally speaking the unspeakable. It’s raw, human, and full of wisdom about buckets, bombs, and not ignoring the signs your body gives you.

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Want to get stronger, fitter, and stop faffing around aimlessly at the gym? Well, here's an ep on some of the more intermediate to advanced concepts around strength and conditioning with a little Q & A with Harps. 

We cover things like training volume, hypertrophy, the difference between strength and power rep ranges, and little sneaky tweaks like time under tension and pause reps that make your muscles hate you in the best way.

We’ll walk you through free weights verses machines, how to use periodization to stop plateauing, why recovery is essential if you don’t want to burn out, what about cardio (yes, you still need it), how to test your one-rep max without wrecking yourself, and what it really takes to move past beginner level.

So, if you're partial to a little training and would love to step it up a little, here's one for you!

 

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Some weeks you’re just over yourself, right? That was me this week, and funnily enough that’s exactly what Kel and I ended up diving into. We talked about those little moments where you trip over your own mental shoelaces - anxiety flares, self-sabotage, second-guessing yourself - and how bloody human that is.

We riffed on slowing down to speed up, breaking up with data and devices (yes, I may have dumped my smartwatch mid-chat), and finding ways to actually get out of our own way so we can show up as who we really are. Kel shared how she’s flipping anxiety on its head, I got honest about my own patterns of busy-ness and loneliness, and together we landed on the idea that feelings aren’t facts... and small reps are what actually shift things.

If you’ve ever caught yourself thinking, 'FFS, I’m sick of my own shit' then mate, this one’s for you!

 

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Bloody hell, Eve Ash has lived 10 lives in 1!!

She's a psychologist, filmmaker, author, and so much more. Eve uncovers the secrets of her past and how she's uncovered injustice in this fascinating life story. We dive into the psychology behind her curiosity to uncover the truth about her family history and identity in the Netflix documentary 'Man on the Bus'. Eve shares the clues that led her on a decade-long investigation to find her biological father.

Hear how Eve went from psychologist to filmmaker after a bold letter to John Cleese kickstarted her passion for comedy films. She gives a behind-the-scenes look at creating her unique blend of comedy and true crime documentaries.

Maaate, she is a unicorn, and you're gonna love her!

 

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