The U Matter Project

Marcus is CEO of The Wellness Couch, a podcast network of over 30 different podcasts on all sorts of different Wellness topics. Marcus is also passionate about the topic of longevity and hosts guests on a 10 day experience to the Greek Island of Ikaria (one of the blue zones) – “.The Island where people […]

When I first dreamed about hosting my own podcast a few years ago now, 2 names immediately popped into my head to get as guests. One of those was Sue Anderson who I interviewed in Episode 2, about her book titled Unbullyable. The other is today’s guest. Dr Arne Rubinstein is author or the book […]

One of the motivations for starting The U Matter Project, and our aim of rasing consciously aware teenage boys, is the significant issue of domestic violence. Today I speak with NRL and Canberra Raiders legend, Alan Tongue. Alan leads the NRL’s response to domestic violence by conducting the grassroots program, Voice Against Violence – Stand […]

Today I speak with Tracey Carmichael about The Happy Mind Movement and her no-nonsense approach to anxiety and depression. Tracey Carmichael is a Life Coach, NLP Master Practitioner, Naturopath and Author of the Happy Mind Formula. She has almost 20 years experience in the Wellness Industry. For most of her life, Tracey suffered from anxiety […]

Today I speak with Pamela Cominos about her 7 Principles for a Healthy Divorce and her Healthy Divorce Porgram. Pamela Cominos is Principal of Cominos Family Lawyers and mother of three amazing children. But she is a family lawyer with a difference and has become known as, “The Healthy Divorce Lawyer”! About 18 years ago Pamela […]

About 10 years ago, I met today’s guest – Jay Hedley from The Coaching Room. My life changed as a result. Jay introduced me to the field of NLP – Neurolinguistic Programming. Initially it was in the area of Sales Training but quickly I saw how relevant NLP is to all areas of our life […]

There is so much parenting advice out there and much of it is conflicting. It’s a very noisy space and can become overwhelming for many parents. And I’ve been careful that The U Matter Project doesn’t add to that noise. Today’s guest is Jodie Benveniste, Jodie is a psychologist, mother, TED talk speaker and an […]

Today I speak with Australia’s longest practicing Yoga Teacher – Mark Breadner. Mark has trained over 1,000 yoga teachers globally and coached both Olympians and Pro Surfers. Through our conversation, we gain access to the years of experience and wisdom that Mark has gained in balancing out the masculine and feminine energy – the Ying […]

A couple of months ago now, I heard Rebecca Dettman from the Soul Doctor Podcast Show (details below), talk about her theory of Soul Disconnection. I immediately made the connection (no pun intended) to challenges that teenage boys face with mental health and substance abuse. Through a simple practice, that takes no more than 2 […]

Last week in Australia was Donate Life week, which is when we are encouraged to consider giving “the gift of life” by way of organ donation and to take some practical steps to make sure it happens. To help us understand the issues better, I am speaking to Leah Barthel. Leah comes from a donor […]