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The Imperfects
Hugh van Cuylenburg, Ryan Shelton & Josh van Cuylenburg
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 their wisdom on the subject of imperfection. Whether it’s in The Vulnerabilitea House, The Academy of Imperfection, or with our very own psychologist, Dr Emily, The Imperfects are here to find some valuable takeaways we can all apply to our own imperfect lives.
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Maggie Dent - ‘Good Enough’ Parenting is Good Enough
22 févr. 20261h 26m<p> You just have to be a good parent 30-40% of the time. According to the research, and parenting expert Maggie Dent.</p> <p>💌Join 5,000+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>In our Academy of Imperfection, Maggie schools parents Hugh and Josh, and trusted non-parental figure Ryan, about the ‘no matter what’ rule, the importance of micro connections and the beauty of a well-timed fart.</p> <p>An advocate for imperfect parenting (which is REALLY great for brand alignment), Maggie insists on the significance of unconditional love when raising boys.</p> <p>Maggie you are wonderful. This was wonderful. You’re the best.</p> <p>Watch the full episode on YouTube - <a href="https://youtu.be/iUHYScQ3WgQ">https://youtu.be/iUHYScQ3WgQ</a> </p> <p>0:00 – Why boys are better than girls<br>6:22 – The science of boys<br>14:02 – Shedding the shame<br>22:28 – Growing healthy boys<br>31:09 – Connecting with your rooster <br>42:56 – The S words: screens and social media <br>47:00 – The good enough factors <br>57:45 – Correcting the narrative <br>1:06:05 – Importance of Lightness + Letting go of mistakes <br>1:11:41 – Raising an autistic boy <br>1:16:05 – How do you resist the easy method</p> <p> </p> <p>🫖Other episodes of The Imperfects mentioned on this episode</p> <ul> <li>Hugh’s ADHD…brief - <a href="https://bit.ly/4aofEjd">https://bit.ly/4aofEjd</a></li> </ul> <p>📖 Things to read</p> <ul> <li>You can find all of Maggie’s books here - <a href="https://bit.ly/46g4GK7">https://bit.ly/46g4GK7</a></li> <li>Help Me Help My Teen by Maggie Dent (page 106 to converse with teens) - <a href="https://bit.ly/4aYi2NO">https://bit.ly/4aYi2NO</a></li> <li>Maggie’s Fragile Boy Friendship Blog Post - <a href="https://bit.ly/4qUqzGw">https://bit.ly/4qUqzGw</a></li> </ul> <p>📺 Things to watch</p> <ul> <li>Bluey ‘Octopus’ episode - <a href="https://bit.ly/4riF2Ng">https://bit.ly/4riF2Ng</a></li> <li>Marc-Andre Leclerc - The Alpinist - <a href="https://bit.ly/4tEsaCR">https://bit.ly/4tEsaCR</a></li> </ul> <p>💻 Things to check out</p> <ul> <li>Allan Schore’s Brain Development for Boys research - <a href="https://bit.ly/3OfRyi9">https://bit.ly/3OfRyi9</a></li> </ul> <p>🎧 Things to listen to</p> <ul> <li>The Good Enough Dad with Maggie Dent - <a href="https://bit.ly/4aGq2la">https://bit.ly/4aGq2la</a></li> <li>Parental As Anything - <a href="https://bit.ly/4qHAleM">https://bit.ly/4qHAleM</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz"></a><a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuW">http://bit.ly/4lyuuW</a></p> <p>🩵To join our subscriber community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://apple.co/theimperfects">http://apple.co/theimperfects</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?
15 févr. 20261h 41m<p>What do you do when your 3 day-old-baby just doesn’t wake up?</p> <p>💌Join 5,000+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>Motherhood is really hard. And Bron Lewis isn’t afraid to talk about it (anymore).</p> <p>Joining us in the Vulnerabilitea House, Bron answers the question ‘when was a time you genuinely needed help and were you able to ask for it?’, and recounts the worst week of her life.</p> <p>Deals with the devil, post-natal anxiety, and post-natal depression, Bron is incredibly vulnerable with Hugh and Ryan, sharing how the love from friends, professional help, and medication allowed her to return to herself.</p> <p>Bron, it was a delight.</p> <p>To watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - <a href="https://youtu.be/qc9ZNO6VpeY">https://youtu.be/qc9ZNO6VpeY</a></p> <p>0:00 – We’re all best friends / fathers / daughters <br>8:51 – When was a time you genuinely needed help? <br>18:44 – Long nights, relentless days <br>25:42 – Socially accepted punishment <br>33:36 – Using pain to drown out the noise <br>40:50 – Obviously, I can do it all <br>45:44 – It doesn’t have to be this hard <br>54:55 – On day 3, he didn’t wake up <br>1:07:27 – The worst week of her life <br>1:22:54 – This should feel good, shouldn’t it? <br>1:33:01 – The aftermath</p> <p>🚨If you, or someone you know, is struggling with postpartum depression or anxiety, these are a few great resources</p> <ul> <li>PANDA - 1300 726 306</li> <li>ForWhen - 1300 24 23 22</li> <li>Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636</li> </ul> <p>📖 Things to read</p> <ul> <li>I’m Not Mad (Anymore) by Bron Lewis - <a href="https://bit.ly/3ObBgGQ">https://bit.ly/3ObBgGQ</a></li> </ul> <p>🎟️ Things to go see</p> <ul> <li>Bron’s Comedy Show, <em>Chaos</em> - <a href="https://bit.ly/4aabRWz">https://bit.ly/4aabRWz</a></li> </ul> <p>🎧Things to listen to</p> <ul> <li>Chains by Tina Arena - <a href="https://bit.ly/4arb1DI">https://bit.ly/4arb1DI</a></li> <li>Work Hates podcast - <a href="https://bit.ly/4arbdCW">https://bit.ly/4arbdCW</a></li> <li>Your Two Drunk Aunties podcast - <a href="https://bit.ly/4cnJndj">https://bit.ly/4cnJndj</a></li> <li>Good Sheilas podcast - <a href="https://bit.ly/4rkGxun">https://bit.ly/4rkGxun</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz"></a><a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuW">http://bit.ly/4lyuuW</a></p> <p>🩵To join our subscriber community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://apple.co/theimperfects">http://apple.co/theimperfects</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Dr Lucy Hone - A Life Worth Grieving
8 févr. 20261h 24m<p>Two cataclysmic events have shaped Dr Lucy Hone’s relationship with grief, and resilience.</p> <p>💌Join 5,000+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>Today in the Academy of Imperfection, we welcome Dr Lucy Hone. Dr Lucy’s work focuses on making sense of the senseless, and helping others to do the same.</p> <p>As a legitimate expert in grief, resilience and wellbeing, Dr Lucy is able to blend the science with her own lived experience.</p> <p>This episode explores living losses (divorce, estrangement, infertility), grief comparison, as well as the research around post-traumatic growth. Guided by questions from Dr Lucy’s latest book, <em>How will I ever get through this?</em>, Hugh, Josh and Ryan ask Dr Lucy why grief feels so lonely, how you are supposed to accept loss, and will you ever be happy again, amongst others.</p> <p>This is a special one.</p> <p>0:00 – An Unsuspecting Saturday Morning <br>12:11 – Grief comparison <br>21:25 – How am I supposed to accept this? <br>31:14 – How do you keep hope alive? <br>35:48 – Why do I feel so lonely? <br>50:20 – Will I ever be happy again? <br>56:36 – Letting the other children live <br>1:03:44 – Do you know your strengths? <br>1:09:12 – Who and what do you want to live for? <br>1:14:59 – Who and what is good in your world?</p> <p>To full this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - <a href="https://youtu.be/Zyb7kELxFxI">https://youtu.be/Zyb7kELxFxI</a> </p> <p>🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Dr Emily - Grief Lightening - <a href="https://bit.ly/3ZPVNmO">https://bit.ly/3ZPVNmO</a></li> <li>Dr Emily - Other People Matter - <a href="https://bit.ly/3Oku8b4">https://bit.ly/3Oku8b4</a></li> <li>Dr Emily - Goals For Your Goals - <a href="https://bit.ly/4rAK3AF">https://bit.ly/4rAK3AF</a></li> </ul> <p>📖 Things to read</p> <ul> <li>How Will I Ever Get Through This by Dr Lucy Hone - <a href="https://bit.ly/4bAWO9w">https://bit.ly/4bAWO9w</a></li> <li>Resilient Grieving by Dr Lucy Hone - <a href="https://bit.ly/4kpkf8g">https://bit.ly/4kpkf8g</a></li> <li>Oscillation Grief Theory - <a href="https://bit.ly/4qZ5WK1">https://bit.ly/4qZ5WK1</a></li> <li>Michael F. Steger - Meaning and Purpose Work - <a href="https://michaelfsteger.com/"></a><a href="https://michaelfsteger.com">https://michaelfsteger.com</a></li> <li>J. William Worden - Four Tasks of Mourning - <a href="https://bit.ly/3NTGPcU">https://bit.ly/3NTGPcU</a></li> </ul> <p>💻Things to check out</p> <ul> <li>Dr Lucy’s website - <a href="https://www.drlucyhone.com/"></a><a href="https://www.drlucyhone.com">https://www.drlucyhone.com</a></li> <li>3 Secrets of Resilient People TedTalk - <a href="https://bit.ly/3Zguj9S">https://bit.ly/3Zguj9S</a></li> <li>Dr Lucy’s ‘Look Forward To’ Calendar</li> <li>VIA Strengths test - <a href="http://bit.ly/4h2KYFJ">http://bit.ly/4h2KYFJ</a></li> <li>Coping With Loss community on Facebook - <a href="https://bit.ly/3NTnDvT">https://bit.ly/3NTnDvT</a></li> <li>Welcome to Holland poem - <a href="https://bit.ly/4kgB0lH">https://bit.ly/4kgB0lH</a></li> <li>Will Arnett + Conan O’Brien on Grief - <a href="https://bit.ly/4a06320">https://bit.ly/4a06320</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz"></a><a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuW">http://bit.ly/4lyuuW</a></p> <p>🩵To join our subscriber community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://apple.co/theimperfects">http://apple.co/theimperfects</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Claudia Karvan - Love, Her Way
1 févr. 20261h 38m<p>Stop. Everything. Now. It’s Claudia Karvan day.</p> <p>💌Join 5,000+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>An icon of the screen, and of the heart, Claudia is Australian entertainment royalty.</p> <p>Claudia’s life itself feels like a movie (no one else grew up in a nightclub, did they?) and it was an absolute privilege to listen to all the lessons that she has learnt along the way.</p> <p>With incredible grace, Claudia talks to Hugh, Ryan and Josh about playing the long game during divorce, and how she came to the realisation that it wasn’t up to her to fix everything.</p> <p>Claudia speaks openly about separating the person from the diagnosis, and how, and why, she thinks so often about death.</p> <p>This is one for the highlight reel.</p> <p>If you’d like to watch this full episode on YouTube, click on this link - <a href="https://youtu.be/4qH4vBr0i6Y">https://youtu.be/4qH4vBr0i6Y</a></p> <p>0:00 – Hugh ‘questionable-decisions’ van Cuylenburg <br>12:24 – The role of a lifetime <br>17:55 – An unconventional childhood <br>28:50 – It’s not up to you to fix everything <br>39:55 – The opening of another world <br>45:47 – Doing it all (with support) <br>51:12 – Love and family HER way <br>59:33 – Play the long game<br>1:07:15 – Managing mental ill-health <br>1:24:39 – The benefit of helping others <br>1:26:48 – How to love in a healthy way</p> <p>🥸 Which Imperfects Host Are You Quiz? - <a href="https://tally.so/r/Xx4PEO">https://tally.so/r/Xx4PEO</a></p> <p>🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Stephen Curry - I Dug a Hole … and Found Myself - <a href="https://bit.ly/3ZpPNkN">https://bit.ly/3ZpPNkN</a></li> <li>Hannah Ferguson - Outspoken But Not Broken - <a href="https://bit.ly/3M8SC6y">https://bit.ly/3M8SC6y</a></li> </ul> <p>📺 Things to watch</p> <ul> <li>Love My Way - <a href="https://bit.ly/4qFCjNA">https://bit.ly/4qFCjNA</a></li> <li>The Secret Life of Us - <a href="https://bit.ly/3Z1Thtt">https://bit.ly/3Z1Thtt</a></li> <li>The Queen of Versailles - <a href="https://bit.ly/3Z5FemE">https://bit.ly/3Z5FemE</a></li> <li>Australian Story - The Secret Life of Claudia Karvan - <a href="https://bit.ly/3ZE8p0g">https://bit.ly/3ZE8p0g</a></li> <li>Who Do You Think You Are? with Claudia Karvan - <a href="https://bit.ly/4bIw3QL">https://bit.ly/4bIw3QL</a></li> <li>Bump - <a href="https://bit.ly/49O16Jv">https://bit.ly/49O16Jv</a></li> </ul> <p>📖 Things to read</p> <ul> <li>The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche - <a href="https://bit.ly/4k8qdtR">https://bit.ly/4k8qdtR</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz"></a><a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuW">http://bit.ly/4lyuuW</a></p> <p>🩵To join our subscriber community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://apple.co/theimperfects">http://apple.co/theimperfects</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Soul Searching Summer - Ryan’s TV Show
25 janv. 202646 min<p>Ryan’s got news.</p> <p>Well, past-Ryan <em>had</em> news, and now future-Ryan is going to reflect on how present-day-Ryan is currently feeling about said news. Get it? It’s reflecting on a reflection about a rejection.</p> <p>Today we’re giving you two for the price of none, and bringing you two of the most memorable moments from our subscriber based show <em>A Little More Imperfects.</em></p> <p>With both segments focusing on wildest dreams, Hugh, Ryan and Josh explore how to navigate regret when you’re not at your best, and how to show yourself compassion and love when your dreams are, well, crushed.</p> <p>Also, we ask Hugh what happened to him today.</p> <p>If you want to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - <a href="https://youtu.be/Ilg-r9gHGPk">https://youtu.be/Ilg-r9gHGPk</a></p> <p>🩵Sign up for <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> here</p> <ul> <li>Patreon - <a href="http://patreon.com/theimperfects">patreon.com/theimperfects</a></li> <li>Apple Podcasts - <a href="https://bit.ly/4aSIeKd">https://bit.ly/4aSIeKd</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷Sign up to the <em>My Imperfect Email</em> here</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theimperfects.com.au/sign-up-to-our-newsletter/">https://www.theimperfects.com.au/sign-up-to-our-newsletter/</a></li> </ul> <p>🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>James van Cuylenburg - Love Your Wonky Bricks - <a href="https://bit.ly/457hYZA">https://bit.ly/457hYZA</a></li> <li>Ryan Shelton - Shame, Jealousy & Purpose - <a href="https://bit.ly/454PJL6">https://bit.ly/454PJL6</a></li> <li>Isaac Humphries - Coming Out on Court - <a href="https://bit.ly/4jQtxtD">https://bit.ly/4jQtxtD</a></li> </ul> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Spooky Summer - Hugh’s Haunted House
18 janv. 202640 min<p> Do you believe in ghosts? Josh doesn’t, Ryan does, and Hugh is actually being haunted.</p> <p>🎟️ Our live show <em>Together Again</em> is on sale! One show left! Tickets here - <a href="https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep">https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep</a></p> <p>It’s the second episode of our super sexy summer series (the alliteration is wild in this episode), and we’re revisiting the time that Hugh got haunted.</p> <p>Blending together a few episodes of <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> our subscriber platform that you can sign up for below, we’ll introduce you to Geraint the shamanic healer, what happened during Hugh’s ghost busting appointment, and whether Hugh has had any paranormal activity since.</p> <p>And finally, whether this whole ordeal has convinced Josh that ghosts are real.</p> <p>Long live summer!</p> <p>0:00 – A phoenus? Draw it <br>4:17 – Team Josh v Team Ryan <br>10:28 – Meeting the shamanic healer <br>16:25 – The not-so-light-hearted update <br>30:01 – Cursed artwork: to burn or not to burn <br>35:46 – Has the ghost been busted?</p> <p>If you want to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - <a href="https://youtu.be/u4XNRTLXtrQ">https://youtu.be/u4XNRTLXtrQ</a> </p> <p>🩵Sign up for <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> here</p> <ul> <li>Patreon - <a href="http://patreon.com/theimperfects">patreon.com/theimperfects</a></li> <li>Apple Podcasts - <a href="https://bit.ly/4aSIeKd">https://bit.ly/4aSIeKd</a></li> </ul> <p>🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Maria Ruberto - Advancing Despite Adversity - <a href="https://bit.ly/49TSktd">https://bit.ly/49TSktd</a></li> <li>Maria Ruberto - Sleep Your Way To Your Top - <a href="https://bit.ly/49jJJ2S">https://bit.ly/49jJJ2S</a></li> </ul> <p>👻Ghost busters</p> <ul> <li>Garant</li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>💌Join 3,000+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Psychology Summer - Your Inner Fan with Dr Emily
11 janv. 20261h 8m<p>Today, we come to you with a gift: bonus Dr Emily. Thank you in advance for the standing ovation.</p> <p>🎟️ Our live show <em>Together Again</em> is on sale! One show left! Tickets here - <a href="https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep">https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep</a></p> <p>Welcoming you into the world of A Little More Imperfects, our subscriber-based platform available on Patreon and Apple Podcasts, our resident psychologist Dr Emily reaches into the reflection pond, to discuss and decode a reflection from one of our community members.</p> <p>Responding to this reflection, Dr Emily chats to Ryan, Josh, and special guest Producer Bridge, about how life changing it can be to receive an ADHD diagnosis, as well as the not so joyful emotions, such as grief and anger, which can accompany this.</p> <p>Josh talks about his own inner critic, which leads into a broader discussion about self-compassion, top down vs bottom up therapy, and the therapeutic benefits to showing up for your younger self as the adult you are today.</p> <p>Don’t say we don’t spoil you.</p> <p>If you want to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzBxIFUOJL0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzBxIFUOJL0</a> </p> <p>🩷To join our <em>A Little More Imperfects Community</em></p> <ul> <li>Patreon - <a href="https://bit.ly/3KQvB7R">https://bit.ly/3KQvB7R</a></li> <li>Apple Podcasts - <a href="https://bit.ly/499aZRs">https://bit.ly/499aZRs</a></li> </ul> <p>🩵Where to send in your reflections</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://bit.ly/4rYjfuS">https://bit.ly/4rYjfuS</a></li> </ul> <p>🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Janelle Booker - Living with ADHD - <a href="https://bit.ly/4rXQIG0">https://bit.ly/4rXQIG0</a></li> <li>Hugh’s ADHD … brief - <a href="https://bit.ly/3MJBzb4">https://bit.ly/3MJBzb4</a></li> <li>Ben Crowe (Pt 1) - Meet Your Inner Fan - <a href="https://bit.ly/3KHwJdX">https://bit.ly/3KHwJdX</a></li> <li>Ben Crowe (Pt 2) - Now BE Your Inner Fan - <a href="https://bit.ly/49bVxnB">https://bit.ly/49bVxnB</a></li> <li>James van Cuylenburg - Love Your Wonky Bricks - <a href="https://bit.ly/3MzZKZz">https://bit.ly/3MzZKZz</a></li> <li>What’s Your ATAR? - <a href="https://bit.ly/4pwNZBG">https://bit.ly/4pwNZBG</a></li> </ul> <p>📺Things to watch</p> <ul> <li>The Rehearsal - <a href="https://bit.ly/48V6IA0">https://bit.ly/48V6IA0</a></li> <li>Good Will Hunting - <a href="https://bit.ly/4iW7hhn">https://bit.ly/4iW7hhn</a></li> <li>Rick Hanson - Velcro for the Bad, Teflon for the Good - <a href="https://bit.ly/4rVpe3R">https://bit.ly/4rVpe3R</a></li> </ul> <p>💻 Things to do</p> <ul> <li>Rick Hanson - Positive Neuroplasticity Training - <a href="https://bit.ly/48COcgN">https://bit.ly/48COcgN</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>💌Join 3,000+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
The Little Drummer Girl - A Christmas Scandal
21 déc. 202539 min<p>Little heads up, this episode contains some language that is exclusively found on the naughty list, and therefore, isn’t suitable for kids.</p> <p>Now, it’s time to spill some Vulnerabili-TEA.<a href="https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep"></a></p> <p>It’s our annual holiday episode, and this year, with many thanks to comedian Becky Lucas, we welcome into the studio Little Drummer Girl. Who has some, um, grievances to air.</p> <p>Little Drummer Girl is taking us back in the space-time-continuum to re-write history, and let us in on the scandal which surrounds the infamous lyrics ‘pa rum pum pum pum’.</p> <p>All ad revenue from this episode will be donated to Becky’s chosen charity of HeartKids, who do an incredible job providing lifelong support, resources, and advocacy to the 250,000 people impacted by childhood-onset heart disease.</p> <p>0:00 – Introducing the Little Drummer Girl<br>5:50 – The ultimate gift guide<br>9:51 – An original song, an original crime<br>15:22 – Sharing enriching information from 20 AD<br>25:28 – Know what you’re good at<br>30:20 - Hello Becky, Hello HeartKids</p> <p>If you want to watch this full episode on YouTube (you really do), follow this link - <a href="https://youtu.be/oXBEij8q5Tc">https://youtu.be/oXBEij8q5Tc</a> </p> <p>🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Santa Claus - A Special Vulnerabilitea House - <a href="https://bit.ly/4pDw6B8">https://bit.ly/4pDw6B8</a></li> <li>Mrs Claus - Santa’s Better Half - <a href="https://bit.ly/4559jpJ">https://bit.ly/4559jpJ</a></li> <li>Little Boy Christmas - The Forgotten Son of Mr & Mrs Claus - <a href="https://bit.ly/4iVxGMi">https://bit.ly/4iVxGMi</a></li> <li>Becky Lucas - The power of laughter - <a href="https://bit.ly/3KN76Zg">https://bit.ly/3KN76Zg</a></li> </ul> <p>💻Things to do</p> <ul> <li>Check out Becky Lucas on instagram - <a href="https://bit.ly/3N1ELil">https://bit.ly/3N1ELil</a></li> <li>Check out the incredible HeartKids organisation - <a href="https://www.heartkids.org.au/"></a><a href="https://www.heartkids.org.au">https://www.heartkids.org.au</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>💌Join 3,000+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Dave Hughes - Me, Myself & Ego
14 déc. 20251h 27m<p>Dave Hughes has a complicated relationship with his ego.</p> <p>Performing in prestigious venues around the world, Dave Hughes has solidified himself as one of Australia’s comedy icons, but the journey was (and still is) far from easy.</p> <p>Joining us in the studio today, Dave vulnerably shares how the burden of feeling unworthy affected his ability to give and receive love.</p> <p>Dave chats to Ryan about how much he has struggled with comparison, both with others, and the success of his past self, and the role that ego plays in never being able to turn down an opportunity.</p> <p>Hughesy, thank you so much for joining us.</p> <p>0:00 – Ryan got papped, Hugh got crumpets<br>7:19 – The failures that lead to success<br>17:12 – A feeling of general greatness<br>21:06 – Reckoning with comparison<br>30:18 – The joy is in the giving<br>36:03 – Walking the family / work tightrope<br>41:07 – Humour as a way in<br>47:56 – You had me at IMAX helmet<br>56:00 – Ego doesn’t let you enjoy the moment<br>1:08:10 – Five strategies to let go of ego</p> <p>If you’d like to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - <a href="https://youtu.be/ogE4j-UQIGY" data-stringify-link="https://youtu.be/ogE4j-UQIGY" data-sk="tooltip_parent">https://youtu.be/ogE4j-UQIGY</a></p> <p>🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode:</p> <ul> <li>Kate Langbroek - Love Story - <a href="https://bit.ly/44OH66q">https://bit.ly/44OH66q</a></li> <li>Dr Emily - Other People Matter - <a href="https://bit.ly/3MqGNZj">https://bit.ly/3MqGNZj</a></li> <li>Pat Cummins - Love, Loss & Life - <a href="https://bit.ly/3MtSgqX">https://bit.ly/3MtSgqX</a></li> <li>Cate Campbell - Even Olympians Have Depression - <a href="https://bit.ly/44TRhXp">https://bit.ly/44TRhXp</a></li> </ul> <p>🎄Other Xmas Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode:</p> <ul> <li>Santa Claus - A Special Vulnerabilitea House - <a href="https://bit.ly/48P0X6V">https://bit.ly/48P0X6V</a></li> <li>Mrs Claus - Santa’s Better Half - <a href="https://bit.ly/44g5M7J">https://bit.ly/44g5M7J</a></li> <li>Little Boy Christmas - The Forgotten Son of Mr & Mrs Claus - <a href="https://bit.ly/3KHqx5F">https://bit.ly/3KHqx5F</a></li> </ul> <p>📖 Things to read</p> <ul> <li>A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle - <a href="https://bit.ly/4rPfS9B">https://bit.ly/4rPfS9B</a></li> </ul> <p>💻Things to look up</p> <ul> <li>Oprah’s series with Eckhart Tolle - <a href="https://bit.ly/48vfOo6">https://bit.ly/48vfOo6</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>💌Join 3,000+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p>The Imperfects acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, as the traditional owners of the land on which this podcast was recorded and we extend our respects to elders past & present. </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Mary Fowler - Forgiving Yourself-Harm
7 déc. 20251h 22m<p>We’re nervous. We’re excited. We’re nervous and excited. Because it’s Mary freaking Fowler day.</p> <p>🎟️ Our live show <em>Together Again</em> is on sale now! Tickets here - <a href="https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep">https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep</a></p> <p>Joining us in the Vulnerabilitea House, all the way from Manchester, Mary answers the question ‘what do you worry about the most?’</p> <p>With wisdom far beyond her 22 years, Mary explains to Hugh, Ryan and Josh the impossible task of being the ‘perfect’ role model, especially when you are still growing up yourself.</p> <p>And then, in a conversation that will help many, and maybe even save the life of a few, Mary graciously shares her experiences with self-harm, and why she thinks it is so important to have the heavy conversations, even with the risk of saying the wrong thing.</p> <p>Mary talks about her journey with pressure and forgiveness that lead her to rediscover ‘Little Mary’, her wall of things that make her feel loved, and how she has been able to reframe her darkest times to find more empathy for others.</p> <p>Mary, it was an absolute dream come true to speak with you.</p> <p>0:00 – The 2023 Fairy tale <br>6:52 – What do you worry about most? <br>23:00 – Giving and taking power <br>34:01 – Appreciating the little things <br>41:01 – Saying the hard thing <br>56:22 – Beauty after pain<br>1:04:29 – Am I supposed to be here? <br>1:09:16 – Looking after Little Mary</p> <p>if you would like to watch this full video on YouTube, follow this link: <a href="https://youtu.be/O_9Wf0WSfMM">https://youtu.be/O_9Wf0WSfMM</a> </p> <p>📖Things to read;</p> <ul> <li>Bloom, by Mary Fowler - <a href="https://bit.ly/443cWw3">https://bit.ly/443cWw3</a></li> </ul> <p>🚨If you, or someone you know, is thinking about suicide or self-harm, Lifeline on 13 11 14 is a great place to start. In an emergency, please call 000.</p> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>💌Join 3,000+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Dr Emily - You Had Me At Communication
30 nov. 20251h 26m<p>Is your communication style a red flag?</p> <p>It’s our favourite time of the month and Dr Emily Musgrove, our resident psychologist, is back in the studio to talk the talk (and walk the walk) about healthy communication.</p> <p>The impact of our learning history (colloquially known as “baggage”) gets a heavy feature in this episode, as Ryan, Josh and Bridge unpack their communication styles, and how this has impacted their intimate relationships.</p> <p>Dr Emily talks us through why the real challenge of communicating is not our use of language, but rather regulation of emotion, and gifts us a plethora of acronyms to practice at home the skills of effective communication.</p> <p>Dr Em, always a pleasure.</p> <p>Chapters:<br>0:00 – Communication, conflict, and Hannah Ferguson <br>10:19 – How do you (mostly?) communicate? <br>14:57 – The impact of our learning history <br>22:10 – Interpersonal Effectiveness <br>27:41 – Practicing getting it wrong to get it right <br>31:59 – Do opposites attract? <br>34:44 – Respond rather than react <br>47:51 – We all love an acronym <br>1:01:45 – Dealing with unreasonable people <br>1:15:49 – Breaking patterns</p> <p>If you want to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link -</p> <p>🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Hannah Ferguson - Outspoken But Not Broken - <a href="https://bit.ly/4ilr2i2">https://bit.ly/4ilr2i2</a></li> <li>Dr Emily - Truth vs Harmony - <a href="https://bit.ly/481Xfri">https://bit.ly/481Xfri</a></li> </ul> <p>💻Things to do:</p> <ul> <li>Complete the official Thomas-Kilmann Instrument communication styles quiz - <a href="https://bit.ly/4rowC7m">https://bit.ly/4rowC7m</a></li> <li>Complete the free Thomas-Kilmann Instrument inspired communication styles quiz - <a href="https://bit.ly/4iygpbR">https://bit.ly/4iygpbR</a></li> </ul> <p>📺 Things to watch:</p> <ul> <li>The Rehearsal - <a href="https://bit.ly/4ong1hL">https://bit.ly/4ong1hL</a></li> </ul> <p>📖 Things to read:</p> <ul> <li>Terry Real’s catalogue - <a href="https://bit.ly/4p25w4m">https://bit.ly/4p25w4m</a></li> <li>DBT Training Skills Manual, by Marsha M. Linehan - <a href="https://bit.ly/4ioNXcs">https://bit.ly/4ioNXcs</a></li> <li>BIFF, by Bill Eddy - <a href="https://bit.ly/4ojowdG">https://bit.ly/4ojowdG</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>💌Join 3,000+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Jamila Rizvi - Awoken by a Broken Brain
23 nov. 20251h 13m<p>Jamila Rizvi has not been the perfect sick person.</p> <p>When Jamila was last in our studio, she was deep in the grief stage.</p> <p>Jamila’s life had been irrevocably changed by the imposition of a brain tumour, and the myriad of health complications due to surgery. To put it simply, Jamila didn’t know who Jamila was anymore, and that terrified her.</p> <p>This week, in the Vulnerabilitea House, Jamila answers the questions “what aspects of your identity have you held onto for too long?”</p> <p>The drip-fed loss of cognitive functions and a new hormone condition which made her constantly starving, Jamila felt like her body and mind were no longer her own. Speaking to Hugh, Josh, and Ryan really honestly, Jamila opens up about her eating disorder during this time; how it impacted her sense of self, her relationships, and ability to connect.</p> <p>Jamila, it was a joy to have you back. We’re so proud of you.</p> <p>Chapters:<br>0:00 – Where are they now? <br>7:31 – What aspects of your identity have you held onto for too long? <br>20:06 – Phases of identity <br>25:24 – Impact of a brain tumour on a relationship <br>29:52 – Constantly starving, craving thinness<br>36:51 – Intense, urgent desperation <br>48:38 – Train your brain to love your body <br>54:12 – Would you take it back? <br>59:39 – Adrenal Crisis and Crisis of Self</p> <p>To watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link: <a href="https://youtu.be/A_lE3nSA2Mc">https://youtu.be/A_lE3nSA2Mc</a></p> <p>🫖Other episodes of The Imperfects mentioned on this episode</p> <ul> <li>Jamila Rizvi - Living with the effects of a brain tumour - <a href="https://bit.ly/3M8QR8V">https://bit.ly/3M8QR8V</a></li> <li>Grace Tame - “Sexy-time, Scissoring, Autism” - <a href="https://bit.ly/47ZGJqs">https://bit.ly/47ZGJqs</a></li> <li>Clare Bowditch - Music, Panic Attacks & Body Image - <a href="https://bit.ly/4pkmFGp">https://bit.ly/4pkmFGp</a></li> </ul> <p>📖Things to read:</p> <ul> <li>Broken Brains by Jamila Rizvi and Rosie Waterland - <a href="https://bit.ly/48l6JxP">https://bit.ly/48l6JxP</a></li> </ul> <p>💻Things to look up:</p> <ul> <li>The “If And Then” model of happiness - <a href="https://bit.ly/4pi0UH6">https://bit.ly/4pi0UH6</a></li> </ul> <p>📱Games to download:</p> <ul> <li>2048 - <a href="https://bit.ly/43BHpkx">https://bit.ly/43BHpkx</a></li> </ul> <p>🦋 If this conversation has raised some uncomfortable feelings for you around eating and food, the Butterfly Foundation 1800 33 4673 is a great place check out - <a href="https://butterfly.org.au/"></a><a href="https://butterfly.org.au">https://butterfly.org.au</a></p> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Troy Kinne - It’s What’s Inside That’s Backwards
16 nov. 20251h 14m<p>Troy Kinne’s heart is in the right place. As in, it’s on the wrong side.</p> <p>In fact, many of Troy’s organs are in the ‘wrong’ place. Which can be hard on the immune system, but <em>great</em> material for a stand-up comedian.</p> <p>Joining us in the Vulnerabilitea House, and answering the question, ‘when is a time you’ve felt ashamed?’ Troy takes us on a journey, from being offered a (life)line by a fish and chip shop in his 20’s, to the effect that being sick for an entire year had on his mental health.</p> <p>Troy chats to Josh about the light he found in his darkest times, and how living without fear allowed him to venture into the comedy world for the first time.</p> <p>Speaking about success, and whether it will ever be enough, Troy is really open about what it is like to have to find yourself again after realising that you are no longer the underdog, and how hard it can be to offer your current self compassion.</p> <p>Troy, what a pleasure.</p> <p>If you’d like to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - <a href="https://youtu.be/ZZm6VAq7g_o">https://youtu.be/ZZm6VAq7g_o</a></p> <p>Chapters:<br>0:00 – An episode years in the making<br>7:40 – When is a time that you’ve felt ashamed?<br>16:21 – Reality of chronic illness<br>24:50 – Reality of chronic illness during a pandemic<br>29:53 – The positive payoff of depression<br>38:37 – Constantly on the rollercoaster<br>48:43 – When you’re no longer the Underdog<br>55:57 – At what point will it be enough?</p> <p>🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Hugh & Penny - The Elephant in the Relationship - <a href="https://bit.ly/446GPeG">https://bit.ly/446GPeG</a></li> </ul> <p>📺 Things to watch</p> <ul> <li>The Magic Basket - <a href="https://bit.ly/4p0R6RF">https://bit.ly/4p0R6RF</a></li> <li>Dr Google - <a href="https://bit.ly/4otHfnE">https://bit.ly/4otHfnE</a></li> <li>Flint Town Docuseries - <a href="https://bit.ly/49TJjAK">https://bit.ly/49TJjAK</a></li> <li>Fearless - <a href="https://bit.ly/444z3Su">https://bit.ly/444z3Su</a></li> </ul> <p>📖 Things to read</p> <ul> <li>A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle - <a href="https://bit.ly/4oYUrke">https://bit.ly/4oYUrke</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Dr Emily - Am I Sick or Is It Anxiety?
9 nov. 20251h 2m<p>Do you ever feel anxious about your health?</p> <p>Same. And it is the fundamental uncertainty of our health which can make this anxiety really exhausting, complicated and, well, hard, to live with.</p> <p>Back in the studio with our resident psychologist Dr Emily Musgrove, we’re going to unpack this perpetual state of worry; how it’s exacerbated by our fight or flight response, how to respond when someone’s seeking assurance and how to surf the urge and sit with your discomfort.</p> <p>Josh, being Josh, asks some hard hitting questions about accepting the certainty of death, and Dr Em talks through what it looks like to be so fearful of dying that it’s stopping you from living.</p> <p>Of course, we don’t ever want people to stop getting checked out by a medical professional. This episode is focused on untangling what is worry, what is excessive worry, and when is it reasonable.</p> <p>Dr Em, it was so great to hang out.</p> <p>If you’d like to watch this full video on YouTube, follow this link -</p> <p>💌Join 3,000+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Bryan Brown - The Value of Being Alive - <a href="https://bit.ly/4hTxwok">https://bit.ly/4hTxwok</a></li> <li>Dr Emily - Grief Lightening - <a href="https://bit.ly/3LnCmxP">https://bit.ly/3LnCmxP</a></li> <li>Dr Emily - The Certainty of Uncertainty - <a href="https://bit.ly/47XXcfU">https://bit.ly/47XXcfU</a></li> <li>Dyson Heppell - Whatever It Takes … To Forgive - <a href="https://bit.ly/4nIym8F">https://bit.ly/4nIym8F</a></li> </ul> <p>🎧 Things to listen to:</p> <ul> <li>It’s Not What You Think podcast - <a href="https://bit.ly/3LnFg5K">https://bit.ly/3LnFg5K</a></li> </ul> <p>📖 Things to read:</p> <ul> <li>The Courage To Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga - <a href="https://bit.ly/3JJJnZk">https://bit.ly/3JJJnZk</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>Chapters:<br>0:00 – Our fears for our health <br>9:54 – Are you a hypochondriac? <br>15:59 – Exacerbation of the fight / flight response <br>23:08 – The difficult positions of GP’s <br>29:48 – Not feeding the loop <br>35:19 – Body checking and post-diagnosis anxiety <br>39:50 – Accepting the certainty of death <br>50:55 – First time parent fear <br>53:24 – Obsession with being well</p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Bryan Brown - The Value of Being Alive
2 nov. 202556 min<p>Not to be dramatic, but Bryan Brown is an Australian icon of the silver screen.</p> <p>🎟️ Our live show <em>Together Again</em> is on sale now! Tickets here - <a href="https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep">https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep</a></p> <p>Cast in over 80 film and tv projects throughout his career, working with people such as Jennifer Aniston, Ben Stiller and Sigourney Weaver (possibly biggest name drop we’ve ever had), Bryan was all set for a life of numbers and mathematics before he allowed himself to be guided by joy.</p> <p>Joining Josh and Ryan in the Vulnerabilitea House, Bryan answers the question, ‘<em>what has been the scariest moment of your life?’</em></p> <p>Covering all elements (literally), Bryan recounts a near drowning, and a close call with flames, before he was grounded by his first experience with anxiety.</p> <p>Chatting to Josh and Ryan about what it felt like to have his perception of mental health changed, Bryan talks about becoming comfortable with vulnerability, what it means to be a man, and how he was able to ask for help.</p> <p>Bryan, it was an absolute pleasure.</p> <p>If you’d like to watch this full episode on YouTube, click here -</p> <p>📖 Things to read:</p> <ul> <li>Hidden, by Bryan Brown - <a href="http://bit.ly/48Qzfbw">http://bit.ly/48Qzfbw</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>💌To subscribe to our newsletter, <em>my imperfect email</em>, click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>Chapters<br>0:00 – Australian Icon Alert<br>9:23 – How do you live as a man?<br>12:54 – What has been the scariest moment in your life?<br>22:16 – This could all end<br>25:23 – When anxiety becomes physical<br>35:54 – The Human Experience<br>41:08 – Embracing the No’s<br>45:56 – Finding his voice through story<br>49:46 – Friends, girls + growing up<br><br><br><br>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Hugo Toovey - The Reality of Surviving Cancer. Twice.
26 oct. 20251h 13m<p>Hugo Toovey has beaten cancer, twice. But this is far from the whole story.</p> <p>🎟️ Our live show <em>Together Again</em> is on sale now! Tickets here - <a href="https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep">https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep</a></p> <p>In this special bonus episode, Hugo joins Hugh, Ryan and Josh to talk about health; how to know when to go to a doctor, how to wrangle with the emotions of being cancer free and how to be vulnerable with the people who love you most.</p> <p>Extraordinarily open in the hope that it will help someone else, Hugo discusses his fertility and decision to have kids, how being a parent has effected his outlook on life, and how exhausting it was acting like everything was okay.</p> <p>Hugo, you’re a lifesaver.</p> <p>If you’d like to watch this full video on YouTube, follow this link: <a href="https://youtu.be/00RG9jPCGXs">https://youtu.be/00RG9jPCGXs</a></p> <p>🩺Things to do (for your health):</p> <ul> <li>Order a Bowel Cancer Screening Kit - <a href="http://bit.ly/47A6cYt">http://bit.ly/47A6cYt</a></li> <li>Check out Hugo’s charity 25 Stay Alive - <a href="https://www.25stayalive.com/"></a><a href="https://www.25stayalive.com">https://www.25stayalive.com</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>💌To subscribe to our newsletter, <em>my imperfect email</em>, click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>Chapters<br>0:00 – The other side of cancer free<br>12:36 – An invincible young bloke<br>15:54 – Knowing your ‘normal’<br>24:40 – Doom, burden, guilt, escape<br>36:17 – The vulnerability ice-breaker<br>44:05 – The biggest killer<br>49:33 – 25’s the new 50<br>52:25 - Being responsible, just in case<br>1:01:10 – And what does she mean to you?</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Melanie Bracewell - Untangling a Toxic Relationship
19 oct. 20251h 16m<p>Have you ever dated someone you knew, logically, was a bad idea? A puppeteer twenty years your senior, perhaps?</p> <p>🎟️ Our live show <em>Together Again</em> is on sale now! Tickets here - <a href="https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep">https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep</a></p> <p>Melanie Bracewell has, and she joins us in the Vulnerabilitea House to answer the question, ‘who do you go to advice for? Why?’ (spoiler: it’s not her puppeteer ex-boyfriend).</p> <p>Unpacking the disarming realisation that all of our parents were once our age, Mel talks to the guys about making useful mistakes in your twenties, finding a litmus for what loves looks and feels like, and how to make friends with people as an adult (who aren’t already on your netball team).</p> <p>Mel bonds with Hugh about the realities of an ADHD brain and the fallacy of thinking you are super organised for something, and most importantly, the burst of self-compassion that can come from a diagnosis.</p> <p>Mel, we’ll be your side-by-side friend.</p> <p>If you want to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - https://youtu.be/NDKke1ATdLE</p> <p>🫖Other imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Matt Okine - Comedy & Tragedy - <a href="http://bit.ly/4q5LW8f">http://bit.ly/4q5LW8f</a></li> <li>Hannah Ferguson - Outspoken but Not Broken - <a href="http://bit.ly/4qcCHDy">http://bit.ly/4qcCHDy</a></li> <li>Campbell ‘Struthless’ Walker - Withdrawing with Drawing - <a href="http://bit.ly/4q8MHgO">http://bit.ly/4q8MHgO</a></li> </ul> <p>📺Things to watch</p> <ul> <li>Cheap Seats - <a href="http://bit.ly/3KNoEnA">http://bit.ly/3KNoEnA</a></li> <li>Mel’s YouTube Special ‘Forget Me Not’ - <a href="http://bit.ly/4hbCQ63">http://bit.ly/4hbCQ63</a></li> </ul> <p>💻Things to check out</p> <ul> <li>Meladoodle (Mel’s Tumblr blog) - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mXO1AF">http://bit.ly/4mXO1AF</a></li> </ul> <p>🎟️Things to buy tickets for</p> <ul> <li>Mel’s Live Tour ‘A Little Treat’ - <a href="http://bit.ly/46ZoZuU">http://bit.ly/46ZoZuU</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>💌To subscribe to our newsletter, <em>my imperfect email</em>, click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p><br>0:00 – Can you just give me the clothes off your back?<br>12:48 – Who do you go to for advice and why?<br>23:57 – Realising your parents are human too<br>27:20 – The no-strings puppeteer<br>31:24 – A lot to un-pack, a lot to understand<br>35:56 – Side by side relationships<br>43:16 – Making useful mistakes<br>50:02 – Dodging a break-ups and short term memory loss<br>59:27 – Replying to negative comments<br><br><br>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Dr Emily - Goals For Your Goals
12 oct. 20251h 15m<p>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.</p> <p>🎟️ Our live show <em>Together Again</em> is on sale now! Tickets here - <a href="https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep">https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep</a></p> <p>Joined by our resident psychologist Dr Emily Musgrove, we’re unpacking goal setting, which at its core, is the intention to change our behaviour.</p> <p>In this episode, Hugh, Ryan and Josh, with the help of Dr Em, talk through why goals may seem intimidating, and how to reconcile the idea that there is no growth when you are not changing.</p> <p>Leading us into a very lovely introduction of a strengths-based approach to change, Dr Em explains SMART goals using Hugh’s bedtime as a real-life example. And for those with a particularly strong inner critic (or rocky relationship with goals), Dr Em gently guides Hugh, Ryan and, especially Josh, through the blessing of allowing ourselves some slack, leading from the feet up and engaging in committed action.</p> <p>AND, we learn about temptation bundling and Hugh’s taste in music (not as dirty as it sounds).</p> <p>Dr Em, you’re in all of our inner cheer squads</p> <p>To watch this full video on YouTube, follow this link: <a href="https://youtu.be/bUOUs0UKg_w">https://youtu.be/bUOUs0UKg_w</a> </p> <p>🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Chrissie Swan - Honesty - <a href="http://bit.ly/3IQd6zq">http://bit.ly/3IQd6zq</a></li> <li>Getting Vulny - Josh’s Big Announcement - <a href="http://bit.ly/4h5RI5V">http://bit.ly/4h5RI5V</a></li> <li>Dr Emily - The Meaning of Mid-Life - <a href="http://bit.ly/3IZGQtE">http://bit.ly/3IZGQtE</a></li> <li>Dr Emily - What Are Your Values? - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mZwvvI">http://bit.ly/4mZwvvI</a></li> <li>Kemi Nekvapil - A Compass for When You’re Lost - <a href="http://bit.ly/4q2UFIw">http://bit.ly/4q2UFIw</a></li> <li>Maria Ruberto - Sleep Your Way To Your Top - <a href="http://bit.ly/470shxZ">http://bit.ly/470shxZ</a></li> <li>Josh van Cuylenburg - Midlife Crisis Averted - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mRxLkt">http://bit.ly/4mRxLkt</a></li> </ul> <p>📖 Things to read</p> <ul> <li>Unstuck by Dr Emily Musgrove - <a href="http://bit.ly/4o8JFay">http://bit.ly/4o8JFay</a></li> <li>Rick Hanson, The Inner Caring Committee - <a href="http://bit.ly/4h7USGq">http://bit.ly/4h7USGq</a></li> <li>Katy Milkman, Fresh Start Effect - <a href="http://bit.ly/3J2sKrq">http://bit.ly/3J2sKrq</a></li> </ul> <p>🎧Things to listen to</p> <ul> <li>River Deep Mountain High by Celine Dion - <a href="http://bit.ly/48Wuk8J">http://bit.ly/48Wuk8J</a></li> </ul> <p>💻Things to do</p> <ul> <li>VIA Character Strength Ranker - <a href="http://bit.ly/4h2KYFJ">http://bit.ly/4h2KYFJ</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>💌To subscribe to our newsletter, <em>my imperfect email</em>, click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Chapters<br>0:00 – A strange start to the episode<br>3:42 – Chrissie Swan tells us to move forward<br>13:58 – Strength-based approach to change<br>22:18 – SMART domains for change<br>34:57 – Strategies to achieve your goals<br>44:56 – Lapse vs relapse<br>51:09 – The fresh start effect, motivation slump and metaphors galore!<br>59:09 – Celebrate!<br>1:08:31 – Now is the time to get on the wrong train</p> <p> </p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Kemi Nekvapil - A Compass for When You're Lost
5 oct. 20251h 15m<p>If you’re not navigating your life through your values, what are you using?</p> <p>🎟️ Our live show <em>Together Again</em> is on sale now! Tickets here - <a href="https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep">https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep</a></p> <p>Our lord and saviour is back (in a secular, informal way).</p> <p>Kemi Nekvapil is back in the Academy of Imperfection to talk all things values: what they are, how we choose them, and how you add croissant as one of yours. Extending the conversation of our previous episode on values with Dr Em, Kemi talks with the guys about how their current personal values are working in their life.</p> <p>Introducing terms such as val-rules, aspirational values and umbrella values, Kemi walks them through the difference between manipulation and modelling, and why the hard work starts AFTER we’ve chosen our values.</p> <p>In a peak behind the metaphorical (and literal, hi Producer Bridge) curtain, we discuss what went down in our company values session with Kemi, and how these values come into play in a day-in-the-life of The Imperfects production team.</p> <p>If you’d like to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - <a href="https://youtu.be/TV-GL3dgtjg">https://youtu.be/TV-GL3dgtjg</a></p> <p>🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Dr Emily - What Are Your Values? - <a href="http://bit.ly/4nWgRCf">http://bit.ly/4nWgRCf</a></li> <li>Hugh’s Open Letter to Parents of Neurodivergent Parents - <a href="http://bit.ly/4gVbQYu">http://bit.ly/4gVbQYu</a></li> <li>Kemi Nekvapil - How to Live a Life Without Apology - <a href="http://bit.ly/4q3NLCW">http://bit.ly/4q3NLCW</a></li> <li>Kemi Nekvapil - The Secret of Your Success - <a href="http://bit.ly/473cJuv">http://bit.ly/473cJuv</a></li> </ul> <p>📖Things to read</p> <ul> <li>Grounded Success, by Kemi Nekvapil - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mOWw0J">http://bit.ly/4mOWw0J</a></li> <li>Power, by Kemi Nekvapil - <a href="http://bit.ly/4nTsZnn">http://bit.ly/4nTsZnn</a></li> <li>The Gift of Asking, by Kemi Nekvapil - <a href="http://bit.ly/4nvKgU8">http://bit.ly/4nvKgU8</a></li> <li>Dare to Lead, by Brene Brown - <a href="http://bit.ly/46GMMzC">http://bit.ly/46GMMzC</a></li> </ul> <p>💻Things to check out</p> <ul> <li>Kemi’s Website - <a href="https://www.keminekvapil.com/"></a><a href="https://www.keminekvapil.com">https://www.keminekvapil.com</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>💌To subscribe to our newsletter, <em>my imperfect email</em>, click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>Chapters<br>0:00 – Third time (which is a charm)<br>6:38 – Croissant as a value<br>12:54 – Josh’s values are a pink flag<br>27:56 – Who you are vs who you want be<br>33:45 – Real world, reframing and living in alignment<br>38:06 – Trying on your values and setting goals<br>42:44 – Imperfect (company) Values<br>1:03:02 – Same value, differing actions<br>1:08:43 – How to get pants on a three year old</p> <p> </p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Josh van Cuylenburg - Midlife Crisis Averted
2 oct. 202523 min<p>The mid-life update we've all been waiting for. </p> <p>In the final instillation of the Vulnerabilitea Volume 2 Cards Announcement Week, where Ryan, Hugh and Josh have each answered one of the 52 brand-spanking-new-vulnerable-questions, it’s Josh’s turn. </p> <p>Answering the question, “what moment from your life are you grateful for, that profoundly changed you?” Josh reflects on the recording of the episode; Dr Emily – The Meaning of Mid Life, where he vulnerably disclosed that he was really struggling with finding meaning in the second half of his life.</p> <p>Sparked from this moment of authentic connection, Josh shares with Hugh and Ryan how he was able to find compassion for himself and the joy of adopting a beginner’s mindset.</p> <p>Josh, we love it when good things happen to great people. And we love you!<br><br>This can be a stand-alone episode, however Ryan and Hugh’s have been absolute corkers (and we don’t say corker lightly) and you can listen to them here <a href="https://bit.ly/3VBvcrH">https://bit.ly/3VBvcrH</a> and here <a href="http://bit.ly/4nNXNWK">http://bit.ly/4nNXNWK</a>.</p> <p>If you’d like to watch this episode on YouTube, follow this link - <a href="https://youtu.be/MrL2No3YiLQ">https://youtu.be/MrL2No3YiLQ</a></p> <p>🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Ryan Shelton - The Friend I Want To Be - <a href="https://bit.ly/3VBvcrH">https://bit.ly/3VBvcrH</a></li> <li>Hugh van Cuylenburg - This Is Burnout - <a href="http://bit.ly/4nNXNWK">http://bit.ly/4nNXNWK</a></li> <li>Dr Emily - The Meaning of Mid Life - <a href="https://bit.ly/4nNzmIP">https://bit.ly/4nNzmIP</a></li> <li>Maria Ruberto - Advancing Despite Adversity - <a href="https://bit.ly/3Kr9KTP">https://bit.ly/3Kr9KTP</a></li> <li>Maria Ruberto - Sleep Your Way To Your Top - <a href="https://bit.ly/4nHTc8s">https://bit.ly/4nHTc8s</a></li> <li>Dr Emily - Other People Matter - <a href="https://bit.ly/46SBaL0">https://bit.ly/46SBaL0</a></li> <li>Rick Davies - Living with OCD - <a href="https://bit.ly/4ndG2Ae">https://bit.ly/4ndG2Ae</a></li> </ul> <p>📖 Things to read</p> <ul> <li>Hitch-22, by Christopher Hitchens - <a href="https://bit.ly/4gC4yZk">https://bit.ly/4gC4yZk</a></li> </ul> <p>📺 Things to watch</p> <ul> <li>Homer Simpson’s Spice Rack - <a href="https://bit.ly/46PCzlD">https://bit.ly/46PCzlD</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>💌To subscribe to our newsletter, <em>my imperfect email</em>, click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Hugh van Cuylenburg - This Is Burnout
30 sept. 202531 min<p>Hugh’s turn!</p> <p>This week, to celebrate the launch of our BRAND NEW Vulnerabilitea House Cards (with 52 brand-new life changing questions), Ryan, Hugh and Josh will each be answering a VII question on an episode this week.</p> <p>Ryan kicked us off on Monday, and you can listen to that episode here (it’s a goody) - <a href="https://bit.ly/3VBvcrH">https://bit.ly/3VBvcrH</a></p> <p>In this episode, Hugh answers the question “When was a time when you genuinely needed help? Were you able to ask for it?”</p> <p>In an answer which provides a little more context to Ryan’s episode (an unplanned narrative arc), Hugh is vulnerable about the intense burnout he has been experiencing, and his fantasies for a guilt free period of time where he can just lie down for a bit.</p> <p>Unpacking the symptoms of burnout, Hugh explains to Ryan and Josh the heaviness of the past year, how it has been impacting his mental health, and why it feels like everything is too much.</p> <p>Hugh, thanks for calling the press conference. We love you so much.</p> <p>If you want to watch this full episode on YouTube, click here - <a href="https://youtu.be/8K0eKoIfR-U">https://youtu.be/8K0eKoIfR-U</a></p> <p>🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Ryan Shelton - The Friend I Want To Be - <a href="https://bit.ly/3VBvcrH">https://bit.ly/3VBvcrH</a></li> <li>Another Imperfect Chat About Men - <a href="http://bit.ly/4gC1aO6">http://bit.ly/4gC1aO6</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>💌To subscribe to our newsletter, <em>my imperfect email</em>, click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Ryan Shelton - The Friend I Want To Be
28 sept. 202531 min<p>It’s a different sort of episode(s) this week.</p> <p>Because, drum roll please*,* we have a BRAND-NEW deck of Vulnerabilitea House Cards, with 52 brand-new, life-changing questions.</p> <p>That’s right baby, Volume II is available for purchase. Now.</p> <p>This week, we are releasing three whole episodes (lucky you).</p> <p>Each episode will feature either Ryan, Hugh or Josh in the spotlight as they answer one of our new Vulernabilitea House questions.</p> <p>In this episode, Ryan answers the question, “do you have any regrets about the way you have treated others?” and talks about his relationship with Hugh, and why he has been feeling guilty.</p> <p>See you Wednesday!</p> <p>If you want to watch this full episode on YouTube (and see the new Tequila-Sunrise Card Deck), follow this link - <a href="https://youtu.be/PDsY2kaA4uU">https://youtu.be/PDsY2kaA4uU</a></p> <p>🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Dr Emily - Truth vs Harmony - <a href="http://bit.ly/4pCtl3D">http://bit.ly/4pCtl3D</a></li> <li>Hamish McLachlan - A World Turned Upside Down - <a href="http://bit.ly/42NYPd9">http://bit.ly/42NYPd9</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="https://www.theimperfects.com.au/shop/">https://www.theimperfects.com.au/shop/</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>💌To subscribe to our newsletter, <em>my imperfect email</em>, click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Mitch Brown - AFL’s First Openly Bisexual Man
21 sept. 20251h 16m<p>This moment is bigger than Mitch Brown.</p> <p>💌 subscribe to our newsletter, <em>my imperfect email,</em> here - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a>.</p> <p>Tie up your laces and pull up your socks, this story is ones for the ages.</p> <p>As the first male AFL player in the sport’s 129 year history to come out as bisexual, Mitch, and the public’s reaction to his story, epitomises the importance of visibility, role models and the creation of safe and inclusive environments.</p> <p>Joining us in the studio, Mitch takes us back to the beginning, vulnerably telling Hugh, Ryan and Josh about the hyper-masculine environments which formed (and suppressed) his identity from a young age.</p> <p>Talking through his newfound imposter syndrome, past-mistakes, and journey to finding his true, authentic self, Mitch emphasizes the critical importance of empathy.</p> <p>Confiding with the guys about how monumental, overwhelming and joyful the past few weeks have been, Mitch also acknowledges the deep grief of people in his life who felt like they had let him down.</p> <p>Mitch, you are making the world a better place. We love you (so much).</p> <p>If you’d like to watch this full video on YouTube, follow this link: <a href="https://youtu.be/cLHU4CJkqww">https://youtu.be/cLHU4CJkqww</a></p> <p><em>This episode discusses an experience of sexual assault, if this is something you're not ready to hear right now, we suggest you skip this one and come back when you are ready. </em></p> <p>🎧Things to listen to:</p> <ul> <li>The Daily Aus - Part 1: The AFL’s first openly bisexual player - <a href="http://bit.ly/4nHyQfJ">http://bit.ly/4nHyQfJ</a></li> <li>The Daily Aus - Part 2: The AFL’s first openly bisexual player - <a href="http://bit.ly/3VpMdVM">http://bit.ly/3VpMdVM</a></li> </ul> <p>🚨If you, or someone you know, is struggling, these are a few great resources</p> <ul> <li>QLife - provides anonymous and free LGBTI peer support and referral for people over 18 wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships. 1800 184 527, <a href="http://www.qlife.org.au/">www.qlife.org.au</a></li> <li>Minus 18 - Through a preventative model of mental health support, Minus 18 tackle social isolation by creating fun-filled spaces where LGBTQIA+ people under 18 feel they belong and are celebrated <a href="https://www.minus18.org.au">www.minus18.org.au</a></li> <li>1800 RESPECT - If you, or someone you know needs support after after experiencing a sexual assault, please call the national 24-hour sexual assault, family and domestic violence counselling line 1800 RESPECT on 1800 732 732.</li> <li>Lifeline - 13 11 14, <a href="http://www.lifeline.org.au">www.lifeline.org.au</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, purchase the Vulnerabilitea House Cards here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Matt Okine - Comedy & Tragedy
14 sept. 20251h 35m<p>Matt Okine has been privy to a few life changing events.</p> <p>💌 subscribe to our newsletter, <em>my imperfect email,</em> here - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>Hailing from Triple J infamy (the radio station ……. not the athletic event), Matt has seen success across television screens, the comedy scene and music stage.</p> <p>A triple threat, you might say.</p> <p>Joining us in the studio, Matt is incredibly vulnerable in sharing with Hugh, Ryan, and Josh the pain and confusion of losing his mum at just 12 years old, and how becoming a parent himself has filled him with an irrational, but at times crippling, fear of death.</p> <p>Matt and Ryan bond over the cathartic and confronting process of writing about yourself as a character, who doesn’t always get it right, and Matt talks to Josh about jealousy and how he learned to trust again after being cheated on.</p> <p>Matt, what a feeling.</p> <p>If you’d like to watch this full video on YouTube, follow this link - <a href="https://youtu.be/SnV65OzHxEg">https://youtu.be/SnV65OzHxEg</a> </p> <p>🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Dr Emily - Meaning of Mid-Life - <a href="http://bit.ly/3JRXb3O">http://bit.ly/3JRXb3O</a></li> </ul> <p>📺 Things to watch</p> <ul> <li>The Other Guy - <a href="https://bit.ly/4m32zOL">https://bit.ly/4m32zOL</a></li> <li>Ryan and Matt’s Legendary Moments Ad - <a href="https://bit.ly/4pfHxPE">https://bit.ly/4pfHxPE</a></li> </ul> <p>🎧Things to listen to</p> <ul> <li>Helen’s Message 1992 - Matt and Alex - All Day Breakfast - <a href="http://bit.ly/46tLede">http://bit.ly/46tLede</a></li> </ul> <p>📖 Things to read</p> <ul> <li>Being Black ‘n Chicken, and Chips by Matt Okine - <a href="http://bit.ly/4nl9OCP">http://bit.ly/4nl9OCP</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, purchase the Vulnerabilitea House Cards here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Karissa Lewis - We're Not Better Off Without You
7 sept. 20251h 20m<p>Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians aged 15 to 44.</p> <p>💌 subscribe to our newsletter, <em>my imperfect email,</em> here - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>On average in Australia, 9 people die by suicide each day, and for every suicide, it is suggested 135 people find themselves in the impact zone.</p> <p>Today we speak to Karissa Lewis, a lived experience practitioner, who sits with those in perhaps their darkest moment, in the hours, days and weeks after someone they know has died by suicide.</p> <p>We discuss what a lived experience practitioner is, how it is professionalised, and how postvention (done well) is the most incredible prevention.</p> <p>Going into specifics, Ryan asks Karissa what the impact zone is like in a school environment, and how you can know what to say, what to do, and how to talk to children about suicide with honesty and age-appropriate language.</p> <p>Karissa is candid with Hugh, Ryan, and Josh about the stigma of suicide, which prompts Josh to share a story about the complicated nature of the word ‘choice’. And we get some scientific evidence of the power of a good cry.</p> <p>Life is not better off without you.</p> <p>To watch this incredible episode on YouTube, follow this link:</p> <p>🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned on this episode</p> <ul> <li>Dr Emily - Grief Lightening - <a href="https://bit.ly/4nijyxP">https://bit.ly/4nijyxP</a></li> <li>Samuel Johnson - A Life of Vulnerability - <a href="https://bit.ly/4mK0zvW">https://bit.ly/4mK0zvW</a></li> </ul> <p>📖 Things to read</p> <ul> <li>Is crying good for you? - <a href="https://bit.ly/41ys2Iy">https://bit.ly/41ys2Iy</a></li> <li>Zone of Fabulousness by Vikki Reynolds - <a href="https://bit.ly/3I0i5Nv">https://bit.ly/3I0i5Nv</a></li> </ul> <p>📱Things to download</p> <ul> <li>Beyond Now - Safety Planning App - <a href="https://bit.ly/466T9Mo">https://bit.ly/466T9Mo</a></li> </ul> <p>💻Things to check out</p> <ul> <li>Social Futures StandBy Support After Suicide - <a href="https://bit.ly/4mHWZ5s">https://bit.ly/4mHWZ5s</a></li> <li>National Centre for Childhood Grief - <a href="https://bit.ly/466ONop">https://bit.ly/466ONop</a></li> <li>Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (there’s lots!)</li> <li>Living Works Australia - ASIST 2 Day Course - <a href="https://bit.ly/429tNMz">https://bit.ly/429tNMz</a></li> </ul> <p>🎟️Things to buy tickets for</p> <ul> <li>Together Again, Imperfects Live Show - <a href="https://bit.ly/47VT9Bc">https://bit.ly/47VT9Bc</a></li> </ul> <p>🚨If you, or someone you know, is thinking about suicide;</p> <ul> <li>Contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.</li> <li>13YARN (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Crisis Support Line) – 13 92 76</li> <li>Please call 000 in an emergency</li> <li>StandBy Support After Suicide – 1300 727 247</li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, purchase the Vulnerabilitea House Cards here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Dr Emily - The Meaning of Mid-Life
31 août 20251h 25m<p>Mid-life crises have a bad rap.</p> <p>💌 subscribe to our newsletter, <em>my imperfect email,</em> here - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>Joined by our resident psychologist Dr Emily Musgrove, this emisode is for everyone, but especially for those who’s back goes out more than them, and who are trying to fill the void with purpose (or a ponytail, or a sports car).</p> <p>Technically, you’re in your mid-life from about the ages of 35-70. Which would be quite bleak, if we didn’t have Dr Emily in the studio to reframe this period of our lives with hope, meaning and purpose.</p> <p>Tuning into what our soul is yearning for, Dr Emily discusses how we can intentionally look at generating legacy, combat narratives which suggest “we should have it all worked out”, and maybe even turn our intelligence into a …. um, butterfly.</p> <p>And then we hear from Josh, who’s right in the thick of it. Cue tears. Cue hugs. Cue sending Josh all of the love in the entire world.</p> <p>Dr Em, you’ve hit the nail on the head with this one.</p> <p>To watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link: <a href="https://youtu.be/r6tdU-r5k4o" data-token-index="1">https://youtu.be/r6tdU-r5k4o</a></p> <p>🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned on this episode</p> <ul> <li>Elizabeth Day - The Me-est Version of Me - <a href="http://bit.ly/3HTMKMi">http://bit.ly/3HTMKMi</a></li> <li>Lauren Zonfrillo - Grief: The Shittest Greatest Gift - <a href="http://bit.ly/4fYJonW">http://bit.ly/4fYJonW</a></li> <li>Dr Emily - Compassion of The Self - <a href="http://bit.ly/45BW9kU">http://bit.ly/45BW9kU</a></li> </ul> <p>📖Things to read</p> <ul> <li>Unstuck, by Dr Emily Musgrove - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mAhUaA">http://bit.ly/4mAhUaA</a></li> <li>Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Your Life, by James Hollis - <a href="http://bit.ly/41oMED0">http://bit.ly/41oMED0</a></li> <li>From Strength to Strength, by Arthur C Brooks - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lFObvD">http://bit.ly/4lFObvD</a></li> </ul> <p>💻Things to check out</p> <ul> <li>Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory of development - <a href="http://bit.ly/4oV1knq">http://bit.ly/4oV1knq</a></li> <li>Jungian Therapy - <a href="http://bit.ly/3JyslNh">http://bit.ly/3JyslNh</a></li> <li>Chip Connolly - Modern Elder Academy - <a href="http://bit.ly/4fZUN70">http://bit.ly/4fZUN70</a></li> <li>Kristen Neff - Online Self Compassion Practice - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mUIs68">http://bit.ly/4mUIs68</a></li> <li>Chris Germer - Mindful Self-Compassion - <a href="http://bit.ly/3Vj5d82">http://bit.ly/3Vj5d82</a></li> <li>Paul Gilbert - Developing Self-Compassion - <a href="http://bit.ly/4fYN74U">http://bit.ly/4fYN74U</a></li> <li>Regina Gurlach - Self-Compassion - <a href="http://bit.ly/3HO1Xi2">http://bit.ly/3HO1Xi2</a></li> <li>U-Shaped Curve of Happiness - <a href="http://bit.ly/4p0m5hQ">http://bit.ly/4p0m5hQ</a></li> <li>Ron Siegel - The Disillusion of Living - <a href="http://bit.ly/4fYO11i">http://bit.ly/4fYO11i</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, purchase the Vulnerabilitea House Cards here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Hannah Ferguson - Outspoken But Not Broken
24 août 20251h 23m<p>Not shut down by the fear of humiliation, Hannah Ferguson believes her biggest failure would be to never try in the first place.</p> <p>💌 subscribe to our newsletter, <em>my imperfect email,</em> here - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>In saying that, everything Hannah tries (and touches), inevitably turns to gold (media company, podcast, author, you get the point).</p> <p>In this episode of The Vulnerabilitea House, Hannah answers the question, “what have you learnt about love from the way you were cared for as a child?”</p> <p>Recounting the moment she was asked to be responsible for the lives of her siblings, Hannah is incredibly vulnerable and honest in reflecting on the status of her relationship with her parents now, and goes deep with Ryan about the importance of intention.</p> <p>In the spirit of her word of the year being ‘soft’, Hannah and Josh unpack why she has felt undesirable and undatable, and what makes her current partner feel like forev- a very long time (this could age poorly, but hopefully won’t).</p> <p>Hannah, our BFLT.</p> <p>If you’d like to watch this full video on YouTube, click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/3JLOd7S">http://bit.ly/3JLOd7S</a></p> <p>🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Origin of the Pink Dildo Story (Tim Minchin - Lucky To Be Here) - <a href="https://apple.co/492kgsN">https://apple.co/492kgsN</a></li> <li>Dr Emily - That Guilty Feeling - <a href="http://bit.ly/47BcFmn">http://bit.ly/47BcFmn</a></li> </ul> <p>🎧Things to listen to</p> <ul> <li>Big Small Talk - <a href="http://bit.ly/41fHklq">http://bit.ly/41fHklq</a></li> <li>Brene Brown on Oprah - <a href="http://bit.ly/3Jqeit6">http://bit.ly/3Jqeit6</a></li> </ul> <p>📺Things to watch</p> <ul> <li>Hannah’s National Press Club Address - <a href="http://bit.ly/4oPN7s8">http://bit.ly/4oPN7s8</a></li> <li>Tony Abbott Freeze video - <a href="http://bit.ly/3HIW85m">http://bit.ly/3HIW85m</a></li> <li>Tony Abbott Onion video - <a href="http://bit.ly/3UFCvy3">http://bit.ly/3UFCvy3</a></li> </ul> <p>📖Things to read</p> <ul> <li>Bite Back, by Hannah Ferguson - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyOxEf">http://bit.ly/4lyOxEf</a></li> <li>Taboo, by Hannah Ferguson - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mQrC8D">http://bit.ly/4mQrC8D</a></li> </ul> <p>💻Things to check out</p> <ul> <li>Cheek Media Co. - <a href="http://bit.ly/4oM4zO6">http://bit.ly/4oM4zO6</a></li> </ul> <p>🚨If you, or someone you know, has experienced or is at risk of domestic violence, call the 24 hour national counselling service 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732). In an emergency, or if you’re feeling unsafe, call 000.</p> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, purchase the Vulnerabilitea House Cards here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Dyson Heppell - Whatever It Takes… To Forgive
17 août 20251h 33m<p>Inside what might be the biggest scandal in Australian sporting history, Dyson Heppell, at 23 years old, found himself at the centre with a choice to make.</p> <p>💌 subscribe to our newsletter, <em>my imperfect email,</em> here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lMOdTj">http://bit.ly/4lMOdTj</a></p> <p>A leader from the beginning of his career, Dyson was living his childhood dream playing AFL for the Essendon Bombers when everything turned upside down.</p> <p>In this episode, Dyson chats to Hugh, Ryan, and Josh about his relationship with trust, his teammates and the public in the aftermath of the scandal. Reframing, and rebuilding, Dyson shares how he was able to find joy, empathy and positivity in footy, and life, again.</p> <p>Hugh discusses with Dyson how he chased control through limiting calories, which resulted in a period of disordered eating and finally, the guys talk about Dyson’s relationship with Harrison, and the starting of Haych the Label.<br><br></p> <p>To watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link: <a href="http://bit.ly/41EIbw1">http://bit.ly/41EIbw1</a></p> <p>🎧Things to listen to</p> <ul> <li>Dyson Heppell I Dyl & Friends - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mKhZZ7">http://bit.ly/4mKhZZ7</a></li> </ul> <p>🧢Things to check out</p> <ul> <li>Haych The Label - <a href="http://bit.ly/47xSohB">http://bit.ly/47xSohB</a></li> <li>The Resilience Project Journal - <a href="http://bit.ly/3UZtXSH">http://bit.ly/3UZtXSH</a></li> </ul> <p>🦋If this conversation has raised some uncomfortable feelings for you around eating and food, the Butterfly Foundation <a href="tel:1800 33 4673">1800 33 4673</a> is a great place to visit - <a href="https://butterfly.org.au/"></a><a href="https://butterfly.org.au/">https://butterfly.org.au</a></p> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, purchase the Vulnerabilitea House Cards here - <a href="https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP">https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP">https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://patreon.com/theimperfects">patreon.com/theimperfects</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here <a href="http://apple.co/theimperfects">apple.co/theimperfects</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Andy Cooks - Andy Doesn't Drink (Anymore)
10 août 20251h 9m<p>Hey Babe, what’s for (vulnerabili)tea?</p> <p>💌 subscribe to our newsletter, <em>my imperfect email,</em> here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lMOdTj">http://bit.ly/4lMOdTj</a></p> <p>Andy Hearnden, better known for his online moniker Andy Cooks, is a professional chef and home cook extraordinaire, with more YouTube and TikTok followers than the population of a small country.</p> <p>Joining us in the Vulnerabilitea House, Andy answers the question, “what’s been your biggest failure and how was it good or bad for you?”</p> <p>Imitating the behaviour of others around him, alcohol became a normal part of Andy’s daily routine, and eventually, his identity. Andy opens up to Hugh, Ryan and Josh about the non-linear nature of his sobriety journey, and the incredible support of his partner Katelyn (Babe).</p> <p>As a garnish, Andy chats to Ry about breaking the cycle of poor people management, and learning how to become a leader.</p> <p>Andy, you can cook (or chat) with us anytime.</p> <p>To watch this full episode on YouTube, click here - <a href="https://youtu.be/Pq8iKXWIfGA">https://youtu.be/Pq8iKXWIfGA</a> </p> <p>🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Ben Shewry (Pt 1) - The Other Side of Excellence - <a href="https://apple.co/4hhc2RB">https://apple.co/4hhc2RB</a></li> <li>Ben Shewry (Pt 2) - How The Chef Was Made - <a href="https://apple.co/48hrQiQ">https://apple.co/48hrQiQ</a></li> <li>Ben Shewry - Making It Right (And Delicious) - <a href="https://bit.ly/4jPHq9F">https://bit.ly/4jPHq9F</a></li> </ul> <p>📖 Things to read</p> <ul> <li>The Cookbook, by Andy Cooks - <a href="https://bit.ly/3UIB161">https://bit.ly/3UIB161</a></li> </ul> <p>💻Things to check out</p> <ul> <li>Andy Cooks - YouTube - <a href="https://bit.ly/4okLSRk">https://bit.ly/4okLSRk</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, purchase the Vulnerabilitea House Cards here - <a href="https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP">https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP">https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://patreon.com/theimperfects">patreon.com/theimperfects</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here <a href="http://apple.co/theimperfects">apple.co/theimperfects</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Dr Emily - We're Longing for Belonging
3 août 20251h 19m<p>Do you ever wonder whether you belong?</p> <p>💌 subscribe to our newsletter, <em>my imperfect email,</em> here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lMOdTj">http://bit.ly/4lMOdTj</a></p> <p>According to Dr Emily Musgrove, our resident psychologist, belonging is an evolutionary need, literally built into our DNA. And in our current loneliness epidemic, the feeling of belonging uncertainty can impact our sense of safety, identity and even physical health.</p> <p>This week, Dr Em goes into the intolerable state of uncertainty, and the self-fulfilling prophecy we may induce when trying to protect ourselves. Unfortunately, for all of us introverts, creating connection involves risk.</p> <p>Thorough in her research as always, Dr Em explains the benefits to seeking perspective and crafting situations to help others feel like they belong.</p> <p>AND with a guest star appearance from Producer Bridge, we unpack what it looks and feels like to get it wrong, and how you can work to get it right.</p> <p>Dr Em, this is our favourite time of the month.</p> <p>To watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - <a href="https://youtu.be/r1qTUZwBLDw">https://youtu.be/r1qTUZwBLDw</a> </p> <p>🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Rana Hussain - Belonging For Connection - <a href="http://bit.ly/4odhGY8">http://bit.ly/4odhGY8</a></li> <li>Fern Brady - Autistic in a Non-Autistic World - <a href="http://bit.ly/4l8Y4lt">http://bit.ly/4l8Y4lt</a></li> <li>Grace Tame - “Sexy-time, Scissoring, Autism” - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mbPvaq">http://bit.ly/4mbPvaq</a></li> <li>Glenn Robbins - Listening to the Voice in Your Head - <a href="https://bit.ly/40HM8zK">https://bit.ly/40HM8zK</a></li> <li>Billy Slater - Leading from the (Full) Back - <a href="https://bit.ly/45qvmrr">https://bit.ly/45qvmrr</a></li> </ul> <p>📖Things to read</p> <ul> <li>A question of belonging: race, social fit, and achievement by Geoffrey Cohen and Gregory Walton - <a href="https://bit.ly/4mbPMds">https://bit.ly/4mbPMds</a></li> <li>A Brief Social-Belonging Intervention Improves Academic and Health Outcomes of Minority Students by Geoffrey Cohen and Gregory Walton - <a href="https://bit.ly/3UCcS0Y">https://bit.ly/3UCcS0Y</a></li> <li>Breaking the cycle of mistrust: wise interventions to provide critical feedback across the racial divide by Geoffrey Cohen, David Yeager & others - <a href="https://bit.ly/4odZKgc">https://bit.ly/4odZKgc</a></li> <li>Pygmalion in the Classroom by Robert Rosenthal & Lenore Jacobson - <a href="http://bit.ly/4fa2Tte">http://bit.ly/4fa2Tte</a></li> <li>BELONGING: The Feeling That We “Belong” May Depend in Part on “Affirmations” by Mary Rowe - <a href="http://bit.ly/4l8fPBo">http://bit.ly/4l8fPBo</a></li> <li>Unstuck by Dr Emily Musgrove - <a href="http://bit.ly/3J8tieV">http://bit.ly/3J8tieV</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, purchase the Vulnerabilitea House Cards here - <a href="https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP">https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) <em>My Imperfect Life,</em> click here - <a href="https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP">https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://patreon.com/theimperfects">patreon.com/theimperfects</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here <a href="http://apple.co/theimperfects">apple.co/theimperfects</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
