Jacqui Louder is one of Australia's most successful and respected Sport Psychologists, a good mate and my one-time co-host from my radio days. This was an interesting conversation, which began with a question around being alone in a crowd. Many of us have felt disconnected, irrelevant and isolated in a room full of people. If that's you, listen to this.

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There's the thing that's happening and there's your story about the thing that's happening. There's the situation, circumstance and event and there's your individual response to those things. There's THE world and there's your world. Thousands of people will listen to this episode but nobody will have an identical listening experience. Some will love it. Some will hate it. A person's experience of my words is less about the words (themselves) and more about an individual response (reaction) to the words and my delivery of those words. You and I can be in the same conversation while having a totally different experience. Same and different. We humans love the idea of being objective and open-minded (it makes us feel good) but is it really possible?

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Patrick's back and we were all over the metaphoric shop in this one. Distractions. Tangents. Terrible segues. Nonetheless, we covered some interesting stuff, including the eight year-old girl who received a donor heart and subsequently had accurate nightmares identifying the perpetrator who murdered the ten year-old girl whose heart she received (really), why lying on forms which require your private details can be a good idea, the downside of being in space, how the 'Beatles' are releasing a new song (literally), some important cybersecurity tips, the safest search engine, Patrick's thoughts on 'cookies' (not the choc-chip type), a cashless world, my declining eyesight and a remote-control pill-shaped camera being used to diagnose GI issues (that comes out yer bum!). Enjoy

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There's the world we're in, and there's the world in us. One is where life happens, the other is where living happens. One is about our life situation, the other is about our life experience. One seen, one unseen. Jem Fuller is an Author, Corporate Speaker, Facilitator, Eternal Optimist, Good Bloke and I was lucky enough to chat with him about our worlds. Enjoy.

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Gary Chapman's book 'The 5 Love Languages' was first published in 1992.
I read it the same year and it was like a curtain had been pulled back in my brain to reveal some beautiful wisdom and insight that would help me understand, connect with, serve, and love others. Specifically, to understand the way we humans give, receive and experience love (in all its many forms). I'm definitely no expert in this area but (for better or worse) I decided to share some of my thoughts, ideas and personal experiences around this fascinating concept (love languages). By the way, I have never met Mr Chapman (Chappers) and have no relationship with him but I feel compelled to acknowledge his work in this space. Enjoy.

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Dr. Sohom Das is an interesting bloke with a super cool job (well, he likes it) and we had a great chat about all-things psychopathy, criminality, sociology, world-class liars, Forensic Psychiatry (his job), stand-up comedy (his passion), prison (where he often works), murderers (who he often assesses), Will Smith (his thoughts on the infamous slap) and Sohom also shared a few fascinating stories about some of the people he has worked with. The Doc has a new(ish) book called 'In Two Minds: Stories of Murder, Justice and Recovery from a Forensic Psychiatrist' and a ripper YouTube channel called 'A Psych For Sore Minds'. This was fun. Enjoy.

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Yep, conversation is a science. Who knew? There's actually mountains of research which analyses effective (and ineffective) conversation and provides great insight into what works (in a chat) and what doesn't. As somebody whose job is literally conversations, I was super interested in this... conversation (sorry) and it didn't disappoint. Professor Elizabeth Stokoe is a social psychologist who has spent over twenty years collecting and analysing real conversations across settings as varied as first dates, crisis negotiation, sales encounters and medical communication. Enjoy.

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According to our loveable resident nerd Patrick, in the not-too-distant-future (coupla years), I'll be able to 'stand on a stage on the opposite side of the world' (well, a 3-D hologram version of me), deliver a presentation, see the audience, interact with the audience and be 'back home', as soon as I'm done. Sh*t's gettin' weird folks. This was a fun one. Enjoy.

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From the outside looking in, Laura Cathcart Robbins was a picture of success; happy, healthy, wealthy, respected, connected and admired. Or so it appeared. But behind the persona, the picture and the story, was the reality of a woman battling to navigate life with a debilitating addiction, a huge secret and a world of mental and emotional pain. Laura is the author of the brand new 'Stash: My Life in Hiding' and this conversation was a fascinating insight into the physical, mental, emotional and social challenges that so many of us deal with. Enjoy.

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How do we keep ourselves physically, mentally and emotionally younger than our chronological age? How can we maintain our level of functional health (or even improve it) as we get older? In this episode, I share some not-so-typical strategies that are both simple and effective (when they're applied). Enjoy.

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