The Imperfects
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The Imperfects
We’re all imperfect. On this podcast, founder of The Resilience Project Hugh van Cuylenburg, his good friend Ryan Shelton, and only one of their brothers, Josh van Cuylenburg, talks to a variety of interesting people who vulnerably share their own struggles and imperfections, or expertly pass on the...
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Ellyse Perry - It Starts With Trying
At just 16, Ellyse Perry was the youngest person to ever debut for the Australian International Cricket team. 13 days later, Ellyse debuted for the Ma...
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Ryan Holiday - A Stoic Life & Death
We can’t control what happens to us, but we can control how we respond. At least, that’s what the Stoic’s say.
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Joel Pearson - I Think, Therefore AI
In the age of AI, do you feel that your future is more uncertain?
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Dr Emily - What To Do With Envy
What is your envy telling you?
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Reuben Williams - What Happened After My Sexual Assault
Can you think of a moment that turned your life into ‘before’ and ‘after’?
For Reuben Williams, that moment was not his sexual assault, rather,...
Jan Fran - Wars For Your Attention
In a world so divided by hate, how can we choose to show love?
This week we are joined by journalist Jan Fran, who unpacks the horror of witness...
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.
According to perinatal and reproductive psychiatrist Dr Edna Lekgabe, matrescence is the motherhood equivalent of adolescence. Puberty 2.0, if you wil...
Shane Jacobson - Permission To Laugh
How do you make sure your kids are proud of who they are?
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Esther Perel - It’s Not Them, It’s You
Are you stuck, focusing on what's wrong in your relationship?
Deeply embedded in the work of intimacy, desire and relationships, psychotherapist...
Dr Emily - Overcome With Overwhelm?
Looking for strategies to help deal with the overwhelm of, well, everything? Same.
Dr Emily, our resident psychologist, is back in the studio to...
Hamish Macdonald - After The Facts
Is it true that we live in a world without facts?
With AI becoming increasingly intertwined with our lives, and fake news infiltrating our scree...
Bri Lee - Babies+Climate=Anxiety
Is climate anxiety affecting your decision to have kids?
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Ben Crowe - Play School
When Ben Crowe, world-renowned professional mentor and leadership coach, tells us his favourite mantra, we listen.
“I am enough no matter what,...
Matt Preston - Only 14 Summers Left
According to Matt Preston, he only has 14 more summers. And he’s determined to make the most of them.
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Dr Emily - Acceptance, That's Radical
Pain is inevitable, but suffering does not have to be.
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Maggie Dent - ‘Good Enough’ Parenting is Good Enough
You just have to be a good parent 30-40% of the time. According to the research, and parenting expert Maggie Dent.
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Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?
What do you do when your 3 day-old-baby just doesn’t wake up?
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Dr Lucy Hone - A Life Worth Grieving
Two cataclysmic events have shaped Dr Lucy Hone’s relationship with grief, and resilience.
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Claudia Karvan - Love, Her Way
Stop. Everything. Now. It’s Claudia Karvan day.
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Soul Searching Summer - Ryan’s TV Show
Ryan’s got news.
Well, past-Ryan had news, and now future-Ryan is going to reflect on how present-day-Ryan is currently feeling about said news....
Spooky Summer - Hugh’s Haunted House
Do you believe in ghosts? Josh doesn’t, Ryan does, and Hugh is actually being haunted.
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Psychology Summer - Your Inner Fan with Dr Emily
Today, we come to you with a gift: bonus Dr Emily. Thank you in advance for the standing ovation.
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The Little Drummer Girl - A Christmas Scandal
Little heads up, this episode contains some language that is exclusively found on the naughty list, and therefore, isn’t suitable for kids.
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Dave Hughes - Me, Myself & Ego
Dave Hughes has a complicated relationship with his ego.
Performing in prestigious venues around the world, Dave Hughes has solidified himself a...
Mary Fowler - Forgiving Yourself-Harm
We’re nervous. We’re excited. We’re nervous and excited. Because it’s Mary freaking Fowler day.
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Dr Emily - You Had Me At Communication
Is your communication style a red flag?
It’s our favourite time of the month and Dr Emily Musgrove, our resident psychologist, is back in the st...
Jamila Rizvi - Awoken by a Broken Brain
Jamila Rizvi has not been the perfect sick person.
When Jamila was last in our studio, she was deep in the grief stage.
Jamila’s life had...
Troy Kinne - It’s What’s Inside That’s Backwards
Troy Kinne’s heart is in the right place. As in, it’s on the wrong side.
In fact, many of Troy’s organs are in the ‘wrong’ place. Which can be h...
Dr Emily - Am I Sick or Is It Anxiety?
Do you ever feel anxious about your health?
Same. And it is the fundamental uncertainty of our health which can make this anxiety really exhaust...
Bryan Brown - The Value of Being Alive
Not to be dramatic, but Bryan Brown is an Australian icon of the silver screen.
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Hugo Toovey - The Reality of Surviving Cancer. Twice.
Hugo Toovey has beaten cancer, twice. But this is far from the whole story.
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Melanie Bracewell - Untangling a Toxic Relationship
Have you ever dated someone you knew, logically, was a bad idea? A puppeteer twenty years your senior, perhaps?
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Dr Emily - Goals For Your Goals
Whether you’re a ‘new year new me’ aficionado, a 5-year planner, or get sweaty at the thought of setting goals, this episode is for you.
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Kemi Nekvapil - A Compass for When You're Lost
If you’re not navigating your life through your values, what are you using?
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Josh van Cuylenburg - Midlife Crisis Averted
The mid-life update we've all been waiting for.
In the final instillation of the Vulnerabilitea Volume 2 Cards Announcement Week, where Ryan, H...
Hugh van Cuylenburg - This Is Burnout
Hugh’s turn!
This week, to celebrate the launch of our BRAND NEW Vulnerabilitea House Cards (with 52 brand-new life changing questions), Ryan, H...
Ryan Shelton - The Friend I Want To Be
It’s a different sort of episode(s) this week.
Because, drum roll please*,* we have a BRAND-NEW deck of Vulnerabilitea House Cards, with 52 bran...
Mitch Brown - AFL’s First Openly Bisexual Man
This moment is bigger than Mitch Brown.
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Matt Okine - Comedy & Tragedy
Matt Okine has been privy to a few life changing events.
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