Why We're Blocking Ourselves from Feeling Loved | Harry Reis - 1018

Why are so many of us are unknowingly blocking ourselves from feeling loved whilst desperately trying to chase it? Harry Reis is a renowned social psychologist and Professor at the University of Rochester who has spent decades researching love, intimacy, vulnerability, and what actually makes huma…

Life, Fragility, and the Illusion of Control | Stephen Jenkinson - 1017

Bloody hell… this one smacked me right in the chops. Stephen Jenkinson (my favourite guest, just quietly) is back on the show and this conversation was nothing like the others… and somehow also exactly like the others. We talked about Parkinson’s, terror, identity, regret, suffering, joy, and what…

You’re Not Overthinking, You’re Under-Talking | Maryellen MacDonald - 1016

Meet Maryellen MacDonald, she's joining me in this ep and we're talkin' about talkin'. Turns out talking isn’t just about getting words out… it sharpens how we think, helps us regulate emotions, and even slows cognitive decline.  We got into why talking is actually hard work (even if it doesn’t fe…

Thousands of Friends, Not One Enemy | Frank Cook - 1015

A little over a year ago I sat down at my mum’s kitchen table with my Pop, Frank Cook, and recorded what would become one of the most special conversations I’ve ever had. At the time he was 101 years old... sharp as a tack, funny as hell, still telling stories and cracking jokes like a bloke half h…

Pyjamas, a Samurai Sword… and No Backup | Mark Tregellas - 1014

Bloody hell, I knew this one was going to be a ripper the second I got off the phone with Mark the first time. You know when someone just has that energy and you’re like yep, this is gonna be a wild ride. Aaaaaand that it was. He's an epic communicator, incredible storyteller, and someone who has s…

Hormones, Hype, and the Truth About Training | Lauren Colenso-Semple - 1013

Time for another ep where we pull back the curtain on the fitness industry and realise half of what we’ve been stressing about doesn’t actually matter. I sat down with Lauren Colenso-Semple to talk all things hormones, training, protein, fasting, supplements, wearables and more… all the stuff that…

All Skin in the Game | Dean Clifford - 1012

Here's a bloke who was told he’d have a couple of years to live… and he’s now in his 40s, travelling the world, speaking, and might I add... bench pressing 150 kilos!!  But here’s the thing… his skin literally tears just from movement. Like… existing is enough to cause damage. So, everything he do…

The Invisible Rules Running Your Life | Tiff Cook - 1011

This one wasn’t planned… I woke up ready to record with Stephen Jenkinson… only to realise I’d stuffed the days. So instead of wasting a perfectly fired-up brain, I jumped on the mic and went for a wander through something that’s been quietly running the show in the background… the rules we make fo…

You Can’t Outrun Chronic Pain | Don Gillies - 1010

This is an episode with Don Gillies I recorded for the Conversations With Code 9 Podcast which I, of course, love to share with you legends on this show too.  We kicked off chatting about his time in Victoria Police initially followed by 37 years as a paramedic… and the reality of what that kind o…

Staying Kind in an Unkind World | Kate Baker - 1009

Kate spent 24 years as a NSW police officer, right in the thick of trauma, chaos, and humanity at its messiest. And instead of hardening into someone cold or shut down… she made a conscious decision to stay kind.  We got into trauma, coping, why so many people in high stress roles lose themselves,…