HFP Conversations
Episodes
35 episodes
How I Became Addicted to Doing Hard Things (Unlock Effortless Discipline)
Most people try to build discipline with willpower — and fail. In this episode, I break down how to rewire your brain, reset your dopamine, and install systems that make discipline automatic and sustainable.Here’s what we cover:...
Ryan Hurst: Autoregulation, Martial Arts, and Building a Global Fitness Brand
In this episode Ryan and I talk about: what Ryan considers to be human flourishing, things he is still figuring out at age 50, Japanese physical culture, how his physical practice has evolved over time, what he was like as a kid and how he has ...
DJ Murakami: Internal vs External Torque, Psychedelics, Neck and Jaw Training.
In this fascinating episode DJ and I talk about: how he uses the lens of torque to understand the body and program for his clients, his experiences with his recent microdosing experiments, psychedelics in general, his training history, jaw trai...
Joey Bergles: The Leading Edge of Youth Athletic Development.
In this conversation Joey and I talk about; the current state of sports science and youth training and where it could be improved, having a holistic and wide lens on your coaching practice, what he prioritises for youth when building their foun...
Anastasis Tzanis; Breathwork Deep Dive - Physiology, Psychology, and Practice.
In this episode Anastasis and I talk about all things breathwork including; his work and teaching with Oxygen Advantage alongside Patrick Mckeown, how he became interested in different styles of training and ultimately breathwork, how posture...
Tom Merrick: The Bodyweight Warrior - A Candid Conversation About Training and Self Development
In this candid and cheerful episode Tom and I talk about; what a day in the life of The Bodyweight Warrior looks like, learning to overcome fears when putting yourself out there on the internet, what Tom struggles most with in his training, tra...
James Fuller: Strong Man Archeology - Forgotten Methods for Building Uncommon Strength
In this episode we talk about; olde time strong man training and the forgotten methods and gems to help us build uncommon strength, James' story and how he got into the old time strong man training, how his training has changed him as a person,...
Joe Worthington: Fight Lift Move + Travel, Growing Up, and Coaching.
In this conversation we talk about; Joey's movement and training journey from childhood to now, the origin story of Jungle Brothers, what he was like as a kid, his passion for martial arts over his lifetime, his time working in the film industr...
Thomas Emerson #2: What is Self Development and How Might we Approach it?
In this episode Tom and I flesh out through topics such as: what is the self and how might we develop it, how do we balance striving and self-acceptance, how do we know that we aren't driven to improve from a sense of deficit or lack, what does...
Tim Rowland: The ACL Guy
In this episode we go deep into all things related to ACL injuries and injure rehab + prevention. Tim's own story, what is the ACL and what visit's function, why ACL injury rates climbing, most effective ways to prevent ACL injury, commonly ove...
Richard Eve: The Journey From Mental Hardship to Building a Holistic Self-Development Community
This one is a banger. Richard and I talk about; what Human Flourishing means to him and what it would look like in his life, the parole between our brands, Alive and the bedrock of his work, how Richard overcame mental hardship and became passi...
John Marsh: Modern Marketing - Storytelling, Empathy, Copywriting, Social Media, Clarity
In this episode we get into Storytelling, John's personal story from personal trainer to small business coach, limiting beliefs that hold people back from succeeding in a coaching business, how to develop clarity, how and why social media will ...
Rod Cooper: Movement, Self-Relationship, Responsibility, and Living Your Dream Life
In this episode we talk about: what is human flourishing mean to Rod, parts work, his movement practice and self development journey, what movement practice mean to him, the TMC story, competing with the self and others and the effects that has...
Leanne Gerich: A Candid Story of Pitfalls and Learnings Along the Wellness Path
Leanne and I dive into: Her personal journey, addiction, body image and negative triggers, positive relating to the body, yoga philosophy, holistic nutrition and common pitfalls to avoid, her journey with eating disorder, why should we eat orga...
Antonio Torres: Kung Fu in the Chinese Mountains and the Ido Portal Method- Becoming a Real Life Avatar
In this epic episode we chat about: teaching vs information transfer, what makes a good and bad student, Antonio's time practicing Kung Fu in the mountains of China, how Chinese and Western culture compare and contrast, Chinese physical cultu...
Keagan Bizzell: From Sniper to Men's Coach- A Take on Modern Masculinity
In this episode Keagan and I chat about: the current day problems with masculinity and males finding meaning, what drives him to help men relate to themselves, the most common struggles he sees males facing in the modern day, what it is to be...
Jeni Steep: From Corporate Mining to Movement Teacher - A Journey to Self Belief
In this raw and unique episode Jeni and I talk about: Jeni's movement story, what is it to be a teacher, dealing with confidence issues and overcoming them, Jeni's purpose, overcoming the fear to become someone different, The TMC origin story, ...
James Dooner (@tfc.australia): 'Complete Feet' Everything You Need to Know About Your Foot Function and Health
James and I get into James' training history and how his practice and ideas have evolved, a WHOLE lot about the foot and its important part in the dynamic system of human movement, the origin story fo TFC Australia, what the future of TFC Austr...
Monica Rottmann: Movement for Healing Trauma, Root Causes of Addiction
In this unique episode with Monica we chat about: her story from corporate employee to Yoga and meditation teacher and business owner, permission to feel out entire emotional range, Monica's personal struggles and how meditation helped her thro...
Will Grant: The Ghetto Movement Story
Will and I cover topics such as: the evolution of ghetto movement, how he has overcome struggles along the way and what has kept him going through hard times, how his business took off after hiring a business coach, building a community, his bi...
Oliver Crossley: Zen and the Art of Myth-Busting Movement Misconceptions
Oliver and I go deep in this chat and get into: modern pain science and common misunderstandings about pain and pain management, spinal health and why we shouldn't treat the spine as fragile, what the movement practice can learn from physio and...
Ross Blake: Deepening Masculine Presence Through the Lens of Embodied Physicality
Rosko has been wide and deep and is a real seeker. We get into almost everything in this episode, and I really mean everything. Rosko's history, what the "movement culture" is missing, his current practices and teachings, masculinity in relatio...
Nil Teisner: Finding flow and Self Actualisation Through Expressive Practice
In this episode Nil and I talk about; how a movement practice can provide us with meaning, self actualisation, self discovery and creation, motivation, joy and much more, his experiences in the worlds of skateboarding and CrossFit, working with...
Craig Mallett: Daoist Arts of the Da Xuan Tradition, Self Cultivation, Reality
This is a must-listen episode. The insights Craig shared in this conversation are truly eye-opening for me and the clarity and structure around his thoughts ranging from the super esoteric and philosophical to the brutally pragmatic are invalua...
Jake Clapson: Natural Movement, Exposure to Complexity, and Cultivating Community
In this unique episode Jake and I chat about: rewinding and ancestral living, natural movement and how nature can enrich our movement practice and lives, the complexity of natural movement environment and how that nourishes the mover and human,...
