In this episode of TYP, our favourite Nutritionist and I go deep talking about some of the psychological, emotional, behavioural, cultural and social variables which influence how we treat our body, what we put in it (and why), the choices we make and the outcomes we produce. Enjoy.

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In 2021, a group of researchers set out to determine whether parenting style had any effect on the personalities of their children. They wanted to know whether it mattered if you show physical affection, whether you are consistent, whether you are predictable, whether you are encouraging and attentive or whether you are more likely to be scolding and controlling. The study used data from almost 4,000 students in 99 German schools who first undertook personality testing in year 5 and were then followed up for the next three years. This chat with David was (as usual) fascinating, and it's fair to say, a few feathers may be ruffled. Enjoy.

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You lose the weight, then what? Get the dream job, then what? Hit 10,000 followers, then what? Buy that thing, then what? Beat your best time. Get a new nose. Win the argument. Get fifty compliments. Impress someone. Succeed. Then what, then what, then what? It seems that no matter what's going on in our lives (situation, circumstances, events' outcomes) we're rarely satisfied. Or content. Not for long, anyway. Maybe we're looking for answers in the wrong place? Maybe we need to turn our attention inwards? Maybe success is about what people can't see?

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Francis Leach is one of Australia's most experienced and respected journalists, broadcasters, and presenters, having worked in television, radio and print for more than three decades. He is also one of my mates, my favourite polymath (someone who knows a lot about a lot of subjects) and also, a ripping bloke who, for this episode, made my job (as host) super easy. This was fun.

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What does a healthy Christmas look like? Does it need to equate to deprivation, carrot sticks, zero booze and cold showers? Nah. Thankfully. TYP favourite Matty Lansdown is back and this time we discuss the mental, emotional, social and physical challenges of navigating the Christmas-New-Year period in a healthy manner.

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What needs to happen for someone to really change? As in thinking, choices, habits, behaviours and outcomes? Their operational default setting? Forever? As someone who has spent decades helping people change their lives, this question is something l've been contemplating for a very long time. And while there's no single answer (of course), it's my belief that, without some kind of significant internal revolution, the majority of people will continue to spend their lives getting on and off the change merry-go-round. Enjoy.

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Patrick's back and this time we talk about brain implants designed to improve our cognitive performance, downloading our consciousness, memories and knowledge into a computer, A.l. being able to read human brain waves with a high level of accuracy, why peripheral relationships (like the one with your gardener or barista) can be good for good for your mental health, how ChatGPT is leading people on medical goose chases and lots more. Enjoy.

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Today’s chat is a re-boot of something I shared two years ago, which ended up being one of our most popular episodes ever. It’s still relevant and for some of you, it might help sharpen your focus for another chapter in the book of you (the 2024 chapter). Enjoy. 

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We all know sugar is bad for us (isn’t it?) but how many of us know its origin story as a jar of white stuff sitting on our table? Did you know that for most of our existence as a species, we didn’t have anything resembling today’s version of sugar? And how does sugar, which contains no fat, contribute so much to obesity? What’s the mechanism? And are all sugars equal? Lactose? Fructose? Glucose? Maltose? And what about artificial sweeteners? Do they produce a similar reaction in the body to sugar? Well, in this fascinating TYP chat, David Gillespie (the bloke who really got the sugar conversation started in a big way with his 2008 book ‘Sweat Poison’) and I unpack a few sugar myths and a few truths. Enjoy.

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Everyone wants to be successful but what does that actually mean? Success is a slippery construct. Is it the same from everyone? Is it different for the same person over time? Is it a number? An experience? An outcome? An emotional state? A spiritual state? Is it qualitative, quantitative or both? Or neither? Is it about what's happening in our external world or our internal world? Does a ‘successful life' (you know.. money, house, car, brand, career, etc.) necessarily equal an experience of success? Is it possible to tick the 'success boxes' and in the middle of all of those ticks be anxious, unhappy, depressed and incapable of sleeping well? Yeppity yep. Sure is. This episode is a chat about all that. Enjoy.

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