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Dr Emily - Am I Sick or Is It Anxiety?
9 november 2025 · 1 uur 2 min
Do you ever feel anxious about your health?
Same. And it is the fundamental uncertainty of our health which can make this anxiety really exhausting, complicated and, well, hard, to live with.
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.
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.
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.
Dr Em, it was so great to hang out.
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🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Bryan Brown - The Value of Being Alive - https://bit.ly/4hTxwok
Dr Emily - Grief Lightening - https://bit.ly/3LnCmxP
Dr Emily - The Certainty of Uncertainty - https://bit.ly/47XXcfU
Dyson Heppell - Whatever It Takes … To Forgive - https://bit.ly/4nIym8F
🎧 Things to listen to:
It’s Not What You Think podcast - https://bit.ly/3LnFg5K
📖 Things to read:
The Courage To Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga - https://bit.ly/3JJJnZk
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Bryan Brown - The Value of Being Alive
2 november 2025 · 56 min
Not to be dramatic, but Bryan Brown is an Australian icon of the silver screen.
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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.
Joining Josh and Ryan in the Vulnerabilitea House, Bryan answers the question, ‘what has been the scariest moment of your life?’
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.
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.
Bryan, it was an absolute pleasure.
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📖 Things to read:
Hidden, by Bryan Brown - http://bit.ly/48Qzfbw
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Chapters
0:00 – Australian Icon Alert
9:23 – How do you live as a man?
12:54 – What has been the scariest moment in your life?
22:16 – This could all end
25:23 – When anxiety becomes physical
35:54 – The Human Experience
41:08 – Embracing the No’s
45:56 – Finding his voice through story
49:46 – Friends, girls + growing up
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Hugo Toovey - The Reality of Surviving Cancer. Twice.
26 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 13 min
Hugo Toovey has beaten cancer, twice. But this is far from the whole story.
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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.
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.
Hugo, you’re a lifesaver.
If you’d like to watch this full video on YouTube, follow this link: https://youtu.be/00RG9jPCGXs
🩺Things to do (for your health):
Order a Bowel Cancer Screening Kit - http://bit.ly/47A6cYt
Check out Hugo’s charity 25 Stay Alive - https://www.25stayalive.com
🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz
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Chapters
0:00 – The other side of cancer free
12:36 – An invincible young bloke
15:54 – Knowing your ‘normal’
24:40 – Doom, burden, guilt, escape
36:17 – The vulnerability ice-breaker
44:05 – The biggest killer
49:33 – 25’s the new 50
52:25 - Being responsible, just in case
1:01:10 – And what does she mean to you?
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… Lees meer -
Melanie Bracewell - Untangling a Toxic Relationship
19 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 16 min
Have you ever dated someone you knew, logically, was a bad idea? A puppeteer twenty years your senior, perhaps?
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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).
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).
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.
Mel, we’ll be your side-by-side friend.
If you want to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - https://youtu.be/NDKke1ATdLE
🫖Other imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Matt Okine - Comedy & Tragedy - http://bit.ly/4q5LW8f
Hannah Ferguson - Outspoken but Not Broken - http://bit.ly/4qcCHDy
Campbell ‘Struthless’ Walker - Withdrawing with Drawing - http://bit.ly/4q8MHgO
📺Things to watch
Cheap Seats - http://bit.ly/3KNoEnA
Mel’s YouTube Special ‘Forget Me Not’ - http://bit.ly/4hbCQ63
💻Things to check out
Meladoodle (Mel’s Tumblr blog) - http://bit.ly/4mXO1AF
🎟️Things to buy tickets for
Mel’s Live Tour ‘A Little Treat’ - http://bit.ly/46ZoZuU
🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz
🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) My Imperfect Life, click here - http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz
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How To Set Goals You'll Actually Stick To In 2027 with Dr Emily
12 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 15 min
Whether you’re a ‘new year new me’ aficionado, a 5-year planner, or get sweaty at the thought of setting goals, this episode is for you.
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Joined by our resident psychologist Dr Emily Musgrove, we’re unpacking goal setting, which at its core, is the intention to change our behaviour.
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.
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.
AND, we learn about temptation bundling and Hugh’s taste in music (not as dirty as it sounds).
Dr Em, you’re in all of our inner cheer squads
To watch this full video on YouTube, follow this link: https://youtu.be/bUOUs0UKg_w
🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Chrissie Swan - Honesty - http://bit.ly/3IQd6zq
Getting Vulny - Josh’s Big Announcement - http://bit.ly/4h5RI5V
Dr Emily - The Meaning of Mid-Life - http://bit.ly/3IZGQtE
Dr Emily - What Are Your Values? - http://bit.ly/4mZwvvI
Kemi Nekvapil - A Compass for When You’re Lost - http://bit.ly/4q2UFIw
Maria Ruberto - Sleep Your Way To Your Top - http://bit.ly/470shxZ
Josh van Cuylenburg - Midlife Crisis Averted - http://bit.ly/4mRxLkt
📖 Things to read
Unstuck by Dr Emily Musgrove - http://bit.ly/4o8JFay
Rick Hanson, The Inner Caring Committee - http://bit.ly/4h7USGq
Katy Milkman, Fresh Start Effect - http://bit.ly/3J2sKrq
🎧Things to listen to
River Deep Mountain High by Celine Dion - http://bit.ly/48Wuk8J
💻Things to do
VIA Character Strength … Lees meer -
Kemi Nekvapil - A Compass for When You're Lost
5 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 15 min
If you’re not navigating your life through your values, what are you using?
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Our lord and saviour is back (in a secular, informal way).
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.
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.
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.
If you’d like to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - https://youtu.be/TV-GL3dgtjg
🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Dr Emily - What Are Your Values? - http://bit.ly/4nWgRCf
Hugh’s Open Letter to Parents of Neurodivergent Parents - http://bit.ly/4gVbQYu
Kemi Nekvapil - How to Live a Life Without Apology - http://bit.ly/4q3NLCW
Kemi Nekvapil - The Secret of Your Success - http://bit.ly/473cJuv
📖Things to read
Grounded Success, by Kemi Nekvapil - http://bit.ly/4mOWw0J
Power, by Kemi Nekvapil - http://bit.ly/4nTsZnn
The Gift of Asking, by Kemi Nekvapil - http://bit.ly/4nvKgU8
Dare to Lead, by Brene Brown - http://bit.ly/46GMMzC
💻Things to check out
Kemi’s Website - https://www.keminekvapil.com
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Josh van Cuylenburg - Midlife Crisis Averted
2 oktober 2025 · 23 min
The mid-life update we've all been waiting for.
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.
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.
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.
Josh, we love it when good things happen to great people. And we love you!
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 https://bit.ly/3VBvcrH and here http://bit.ly/4nNXNWK.
If you’d like to watch this episode on YouTube, follow this link - https://youtu.be/MrL2No3YiLQ
🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Ryan Shelton - The Friend I Want To Be - https://bit.ly/3VBvcrH
Hugh van Cuylenburg - This Is Burnout - http://bit.ly/4nNXNWK
Dr Emily - The Meaning of Mid Life - https://bit.ly/4nNzmIP
Maria Ruberto - Advancing Despite Adversity - https://bit.ly/3Kr9KTP
Maria Ruberto - Sleep Your Way To Your Top - https://bit.ly/4nHTc8s
Dr Emily - Other People Matter - https://bit.ly/46SBaL0
Rick Davies - Living with OCD - https://bit.ly/4ndG2Ae
📖 Things to read
Hitch-22, by Christopher Hitchens - https://bit.ly/4gC4yZk
📺 Things to watch
Homer Simpson’s Spice Rack - https://bit.ly/46PCzlD
🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz
🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) My Imperfect Life, click here - http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz
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Hugh van Cuylenburg - This Is Burnout
30 september 2025 · 31 min
Hugh’s turn!
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.
Ryan kicked us off on Monday, and you can listen to that episode here (it’s a goody) - https://bit.ly/3VBvcrH
In this episode, Hugh answers the question “When was a time when you genuinely needed help? Were you able to ask for it?”
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.
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.
Hugh, thanks for calling the press conference. We love you so much.
If you want to watch this full episode on YouTube, click here - https://youtu.be/8K0eKoIfR-U
🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Ryan Shelton - The Friend I Want To Be - https://bit.ly/3VBvcrH
Another Imperfect Chat About Men - http://bit.ly/4gC1aO6
🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz
🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) My Imperfect Life, click here - http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz
💌To subscribe to our newsletter, my imperfect email, click here - http://bit.ly/45NyQDy
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Ryan Shelton - The Friend I Want To Be
28 september 2025 · 31 min
It’s a different sort of episode(s) this week.
Because, drum roll please*,* we have a BRAND-NEW deck of Vulnerabilitea House Cards, with 52 brand-new, life-changing questions.
That’s right baby, Volume II is available for purchase. Now.
This week, we are releasing three whole episodes (lucky you).
Each episode will feature either Ryan, Hugh or Josh in the spotlight as they answer one of our new Vulernabilitea House questions.
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.
See you Wednesday!
If you want to watch this full episode on YouTube (and see the new Tequila-Sunrise Card Deck), follow this link - https://youtu.be/PDsY2kaA4uU
🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Dr Emily - Truth vs Harmony - http://bit.ly/4pCtl3D
Hamish McLachlan - A World Turned Upside Down - http://bit.ly/42NYPd9
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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.
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Mitch Brown - AFL’s First Openly Bisexual Man
21 september 2025 · 1 uur 16 min
This moment is bigger than Mitch Brown.
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Tie up your laces and pull up your socks, this story is ones for the ages.
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.
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.
Talking through his newfound imposter syndrome, past-mistakes, and journey to finding his true, authentic self, Mitch emphasizes the critical importance of empathy.
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.
Mitch, you are making the world a better place. We love you (so much).
If you’d like to watch this full video on YouTube, follow this link: https://youtu.be/cLHU4CJkqww
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.
🎧Things to listen to:
The Daily Aus - Part 1: The AFL’s first openly bisexual player - http://bit.ly/4nHyQfJ
The Daily Aus - Part 2: The AFL’s first openly bisexual player - http://bit.ly/3VpMdVM
🚨If you, or someone you know, is struggling, these are a few great resources
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, www.qlife.org.au
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… Lees meer -
Matt Okine - Comedy & Tragedy
14 september 2025 · 1 uur 35 min
Matt Okine has been privy to a few life changing events.
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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.
A triple threat, you might say.
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.
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.
Matt, what a feeling.
If you’d like to watch this full video on YouTube, follow this link - https://youtu.be/SnV65OzHxEg
🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Dr Emily - Meaning of Mid-Life - http://bit.ly/3JRXb3O
📺 Things to watch
The Other Guy - https://bit.ly/4m32zOL
Ryan and Matt’s Legendary Moments Ad - https://bit.ly/4pfHxPE
🎧Things to listen to
Helen’s Message 1992 - Matt and Alex - All Day Breakfast - http://bit.ly/46tLede
📖 Things to read
Being Black ‘n Chicken, and Chips by Matt Okine - http://bit.ly/4nl9OCP
🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, purchase the Vulnerabilitea House Cards here - http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz
🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) My Imperfect Life, click here - http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz
🩵To join our patreon community, A Little More Imperfects, follow this link - http://bit.ly/4mqunxu
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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 strugglin… Lees meer -
Karissa Lewis - We're Not Better Off Without You
7 september 2025 · 1 uur 20 min
Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians aged 15 to 44.
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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.
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.
We discuss what a lived experience practitioner is, how it is professionalised, and how postvention (done well) is the most incredible prevention.
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.
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.
Life is not better off without you.
To watch this incredible episode on YouTube, follow this link:
🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned on this episode
Dr Emily - Grief Lightening - https://bit.ly/4nijyxP
Samuel Johnson - A Life of Vulnerability - https://bit.ly/4mK0zvW
📖 Things to read
Is crying good for you? - https://bit.ly/41ys2Iy
Zone of Fabulousness by Vikki Reynolds - https://bit.ly/3I0i5Nv
📱Things to download
Beyond Now - Safety Planning App - https://bit.ly/466T9Mo
💻Things to check out
Social Futures StandBy Support After Suicide - https://bit.ly/4mHWZ5s
National Centre for Childhood Grief - https://bit.ly/466ONop
Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (there’s lots!)
Living Works Australia - ASIST 2 Day Course - https://bit.ly/429tNMz
🎟️Things to buy tickets for
Together Again, Imperfects Live Show - https://bit.ly/47VT9Bc
🚨If you, or someone you know, is thinking about suicide;
Contact Li… Lees meer -
Dr Emily - The Meaning of Mid-Life
31 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 24 min
Mid-life crises have a bad rap.
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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).
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.
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.
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.
Dr Em, you’ve hit the nail on the head with this one.
To watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link: https://youtu.be/r6tdU-r5k4o
🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned on this episode
Elizabeth Day - The Me-est Version of Me - http://bit.ly/3HTMKMi
Lauren Zonfrillo - Grief: The Shittest Greatest Gift - http://bit.ly/4fYJonW
Dr Emily - Compassion of The Self - http://bit.ly/45BW9kU
📖Things to read
Unstuck, by Dr Emily Musgrove - http://bit.ly/4mAhUaA
Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Your Life, by James Hollis - http://bit.ly/41oMED0
From Strength to Strength, by Arthur C Brooks - http://bit.ly/4lFObvD
💻Things to check out
Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory of development - http://bit.ly/4oV1knq
Jungian Therapy - http://bit.ly/3JyslNh
Chip Connolly - Modern Elder Academy - http://bit.ly/4fZUN70
Kristen Neff - Online Self Compassion Practice - http://bit.ly/4mUIs68
Chris Germer - Mindful Self-Compassion - http://bit.ly/3Vj5d82
Paul Gilbert - Developing Self-Compassion - http://bit.ly/4fYN74U
Regina Gurlach - Self-Compassion - http://bit.ly/3HO1Xi2
… Lees meer -
Hannah Ferguson - Outspoken But Not Broken
24 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 22 min
Not shut down by the fear of humiliation, Hannah Ferguson believes her biggest failure would be to never try in the first place. Lees meer
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In saying that, everything Hannah tries (and touches), inevitably turns to gold (media company, podcast, author, you get the point).
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?”
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.
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).
Hannah, our BFLT.
If you’d like to watch this full video on YouTube, click here - http://bit.ly/3JLOd7S
🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Origin of the Pink Dildo Story (Tim Minchin - Lucky To Be Here) - https://apple.co/492kgsN
Dr Emily - That Guilty Feeling - http://bit.ly/47BcFmn
🎧Things to listen to
Big Small Talk - http://bit.ly/41fHklq
Brene Brown on Oprah - http://bit.ly/3Jqeit6
📺Things to watch
Hannah’s National Press Club Address - http://bit.ly/4oPN7s8
Tony Abbott Freeze video - http://bit.ly/3HIW85m
Tony Abbott Onion video - http://bit.ly/3UFCvy3
📖Things to read
Bite Back, by Hannah Ferguson - http://bit.ly/4lyOxEf
Taboo, by Hannah Ferguson - http://bit.ly/4mQrC8D
💻Things to check out
Cheek Media Co. - http://bit.ly/4oM4zO6
🚨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.
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Dyson Heppell - Whatever It Takes… To Forgive
17 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 30 min
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. Lees meer
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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.
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.
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.
To watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link: http://bit.ly/41EIbw1
🎧Things to listen to
Dyson Heppell I Dyl & Friends - http://bit.ly/4mKhZZ7
🧢Things to check out
Haych The Label - http://bit.ly/47xSohB
The Resilience Project Journal - http://bit.ly/3UZtXSH
🦋If this conversation has raised some uncomfortable feelings for you around eating and food, the Butterfly Foundation 1800 33 4673 is a great place to visit - https://butterfly.org.au
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Andy Cooks - Andy Doesn't Drink (Anymore)
10 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 8 min
Hey Babe, what’s for (vulnerabili)tea? Lees meer
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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.
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?”
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).
As a garnish, Andy chats to Ry about breaking the cycle of poor people management, and learning how to become a leader.
Andy, you can cook (or chat) with us anytime.
To watch this full episode on YouTube, click here - https://youtu.be/Pq8iKXWIfGA
🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Ben Shewry (Pt 1) - The Other Side of Excellence - https://apple.co/4hhc2RB
Ben Shewry (Pt 2) - How The Chef Was Made - https://apple.co/48hrQiQ
Ben Shewry - Making It Right (And Delicious) - https://bit.ly/4jPHq9F
📖 Things to read
The Cookbook, by Andy Cooks - https://bit.ly/3UIB161
💻Things to check out
Andy Cooks - YouTube - https://bit.ly/4okLSRk
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Dr Emily - We're Longing for Belonging
3 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 17 min
Do you ever wonder whether you belong? Lees meer
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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.
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.
Thorough in her research as always, Dr Em explains the benefits to seeking perspective and crafting situations to help others feel like they belong.
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.
Dr Em, this is our favourite time of the month.
To watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - https://youtu.be/r1qTUZwBLDw
🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Rana Hussain - Belonging For Connection - http://bit.ly/4odhGY8
Fern Brady - Autistic in a Non-Autistic World - http://bit.ly/4l8Y4lt
Grace Tame - “Sexy-time, Scissoring, Autism” - http://bit.ly/4mbPvaq
Glenn Robbins - Listening to the Voice in Your Head - https://bit.ly/40HM8zK
Billy Slater - Leading from the (Full) Back - https://bit.ly/45qvmrr
📖Things to read
A question of belonging: race, social fit, and achievement by Geoffrey Cohen and Gregory Walton - https://bit.ly/4mbPMds
A Brief Social-Belonging Intervention Improves Academic and Health Outcomes of Minority Students by Geoffrey Cohen and Gregory Walton - https://bit.ly/3UCcS0Y
Breaking the cycle of mistrust: wise interventions to provide critical feedback across the racial divide by Geoffrey Cohen, David Yeager & others - https://bit.ly/4odZKgc
Pygmalion in the Classroom by Robert Rosenthal & Lenore Jacobson - htt…
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Dis Works - A Game-Changing Study of The Resilience Project
31 juli 2025 · 33 min
Well, well, well, it’s time to prove things. Lees meer
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Today we’re jumping in your ears for a public service announcement: The Resilience Project (TRP) is officially backed by some rock-hard, super-sciencey evidence.
Founded by our very own Hugh (you know, from the podcast), TRP delivers emotionally engaging programs to over 1000 schools across Australia, as well as workplaces and sporting clubs.
This longitudinal, independent study conducted by Roshini Balasooriya Lekamge is peer reviewed (no Ryan, not that pier), published in The British Journal of Psychiatry, and most importantly, highlights a staggering decrease in depression and anxiety for kids who are engaged with TRP programs and content. Yay!
We hope you love this news as much as we do xx
If you’d like to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - https://youtu.be/MGLr0I9UE94
🧐To read this study yourself, click here! - https://bit.ly/4l7y9KR
🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
How I Built Dis - The Resilience Project Story - http://bit.ly/40IhXZg
💻Things to check out
The Resilience Project - https://theresilienceproject.com.au
TRP @ Home - http://bit.ly/4ociNr0
The University of Melbourne Evaluation - http://bit.ly/44Snxe4
University of Adelaide Research Findings - http://bit.ly/44Sp83y
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Joe Williams - Concussion, Bipolar & Being a Dad
27 juli 2025 · 1 uur 24 min
Approached by 5 NRL clubs by the time he was 13, Joe was a sporting prodigy. Lees meer
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Thrust into the spotlight Joe was introduced to a world of concussions, accolades and copious amounts of drugs and alcohol.
Now 18 years sober, Joe is honest about how he found his power through truth and the experiences and learnings through which he navigates racism and understands human behaviour.
Joe chats to Josh about the difference between being a dad and a father, and how he has found compassion for his younger self.
This conversation also touches on Joe’s bipolar diagnosis, his relationship with the natural environment and the incredible difference that he is making in the mental health space now.
Joe, we can’t believe you found the time to join us. Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
If you’d like to watch this full video on YouTube, click here:
📖 Things to read:
Defying The Enemy Within by Joe Williams - https://bit.ly/4eY3cr0
What Happened To You by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey - https://bit.ly/4lYzl4F
The Dreaming Path by Paul Callaghan with Uncle Paul Gordon - https://bit.ly/3ICXbEd
📺Things to watch:
Seen The Film - https://seenthefilm.com
💻Things to check out:
Our Way Academy - https://bit.ly/4lGt4uf
🚨If you, or someone you know, is struggling with suicidal ideation, thinking about suicide, or has issues with addiction, please call 000 in an emergency. Lifeline on 13 11 14 is also great resource, as well as the National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline on 1800 250 015.
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Jess Hill - A 'love' of Control
20 juli 2025 · 1 uur 35 min
Domestic violence is an epidemic in Australia, and Jess Hill has dedicated a good chunk of time trying to understand why. Lees meer
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Joining us in the Academy of Imperfection, Jess explains to Hugh, Ryan and Josh the unrelenting system of entrapment that many women find themselves in, including a detailed look at the history of coercive control, and the term ‘perspecticide’.
Describing the importance of early intervention for young boys, and answering the question ‘Why don’t they just leave?’, Jess discusses with Josh the difference between guilt and shame, and the fundamental impact of these emotions.
This episode is compulsory listening for everyone (obviously, it’s Jess Hill talking about one of the most significant issues in our country), but especially those who, in their quietest, most vulnerable moment, recognise themselves as a perpetrator and want to take the next steps to changing the cycle of trauma.
Jess, we cannot thank you enough.
If you’d like to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPAi24DyWRc
🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Tarang Chawla - Men Talking About Men’s Violence - https://bit.ly/45p2aBN
Chanel Contos - Consensual Healing - https://bit.ly/3SSvrND
An Imperfect Chat About Men - https://bit.ly/4n4ce9o
Another Imperfect Chat About Men - https://bit.ly/4jUHQf7
🎧Things to listen to
The Trap - Why Do They Do It? - https://bit.ly/3G0H9D1
📺 Things to watch
See What You Made Me Do - https://bit.ly/3STaUbW
Matt Brown TedTalk - https://bit.ly/4jP1RUc
📖 Things to read
See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill - https://bit.ly/3HG8gno
The Reckoning by Jess Hill - https://bit.ly/3FQyZNy
Losing It by Jess Hill - https://bit.ly/4ni3YD8
She Is Not Your Rehab by Matt Brown with Sarah Brown - https://bit.ly/45In6Uz
Rape in Marriage by Diana E.H Russell - https://bit.ly/4n3q0Jr
Home Truths by Jess Hill -…
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Vincent Fantauzzo - A Brush With Pain
13 juli 2025 · 1 uur 37 min
Art saved Vincent Fantauzzo’s life. Lees meer
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In this episode, Vincent paints the picture of his childhood in Broadmeadows, a childhood marked with violence and abuse, and how undiagnosed dyslexia deeply affected Vincent’s ability to read and write, as well as his memory. Now known worldwide for his award winning portraits of Asher Keddie (his now wife), Julia Gillard and Heath Ledger, Vincent chats to Hugh, Ryan and Josh about the incredible father figures, role models and friends that he has connected with throughout his life, and the impact they have had on his sense of self. Vincent, this was a dream come true.
To watch this video on YouTube (a picture paints a thousand words after all), follow this link - 🫖 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwH3A-jSd3U
Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Billy Slater - Leading from the (Full)Back - https://bit.ly/45ZZfQ6
🎨Things to check out
Vincent’s Gallery - https://bit.ly/4n4CyAr
‘Heath’ Portrait - https://bit.ly/3Tp8amG
‘Love Face’ Portrait - https://bit.ly/4lcE4yQ
‘All that’s good in me’ (self-portrait as son Luca) - https://bit.ly/4kJF8u1
📖Things to read
Unveiled by Vincent Fantauzzo - https://bit.ly/4e3PsKO
🚨If you, or someone you know, is struggling with thoughts surrounding suicide, suicidal ideation or self-harm, please call 000 or Life Life on 13 11 14. 🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, purchase the Vulnerabilitea House Cards here - https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) My Imperfect Life, click here - https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP🩵To join our patreon community, A Little More Imperfects, follow this link - patreon.com/theimperfects 🩷 AND you can subscribe to A Little More Imperfects through Apple Podcasts too, here apple.co/theimperfects 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 …
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Dr Emily - That Guilty Feeling
6 juli 2025 · 1 uur 16 min
How often do you feel guilty? Lees meer
Guiding us on a guilt trip today is our resident psychologist (and published author) Dr Emily Musgrove.
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Differentiating guilt from shame or regret, Dr Emily takes us back to the very beginning to explain the purpose and function of guilt as a pro-social behaviour which your cave-person ancestor probably would have used to keep them in the tribe.
When used wisely, guilt is a useful recognition of information that can alert us when we have gone against our values or dropped our moral standards.
However, as Dr Em explains (and people pleasers would know all too well) guilt can quickly becoming overwhelming, exhausting and make you feel like you’re always letting someone down. In this episode, Dr Em dives into the seemingly never-ending guilt of being a parent, especially a mum, as well as the guilt associated with caring for ageing parents.
Dr Em, you’ve done it again.
To watch this full episode on YouTube, click here - https://youtu.be/wLLJdF1edVE
🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Dr Emily - What Are Your Values? - https://apple.co/4dckMpy
Dr Emily - What Are Your Boundaries? - https://bit.ly/409jO91
Dr Emily - Truth v Harmony - https://apple.co/40pgYO7
Dr Emily - Who Is Your Inner Critic - https://apple.co/3XaFdw9
Ben Shewry - Making It Right (And Delicious) - https://bit.ly/4jPHq9F
Ben Shewry (Pt 1) - The Other Side of Excellence - https://apple.co/4hhc2RB
Ben Shewry (Pt 2) - How The Chef Was Made - https://apple.co/48hrQiQ
📖Things to read
Unstuck by Dr Emily Musgrove - https://bit.ly/4bhmCp2
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins - https://bit.ly/3SUcvhv
Good Inside by Dr Becky Kennedy - https://bit.ly/443BPXE
Choice Points by Russ Harris and Colleagues - https://bit.ly/4jUZjnw
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Cate Campbell - Even Olympians Have Depression
29 juni 2025 · 1 uur 17 min
💌 Subscribe to our newsletter, the Vulnerabilitea-mail - www.theimperfects.com.au - this week, featuring a reflection from none other than Cate Campbell. Lees meer
By the time she was 16, Cate Campbell had figured out her social currency: achievement, in the form of gold medals, no less.
Four time Olympian and world record holder Cate joins us in the Vulnerabilitea House to answer the question ‘How and when have you been dishonest with yourself?’
From telling herself she was ‘fine’ to having a breakdown over a Milo, Cate recounts the intense period of loneliness she experienced during Covid, and the depression she ‘didn’t deserve’ to feel.
This episode emphasises the critical importance of connection for our mental health, and Cate so beautifully articulates the impact of finding love at first sight (friend addition), and navigating a changing relationship with her sister Bronte.
Coming of age in a world where perfection is praised and your failure makes headlines, Cate is so generous in sharing how she had learn to ask for help and to value her mental health like she would her physical.
Cate, you are simply the best.
To watch this full video on YouTube, follow this link: http://bit.ly/40ecuJc
🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Bronte Campbell - Comparison, The Thief of Joy - https://bit.ly/44h52iW
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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 hea…
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Campbell "Struthless" Walker - Withdrawing with Drawing
22 juni 2025 · 1 uur 23 min
Do you think of yourself as a creative person? How does being creative make you feel? Lees meer
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Today we welcome into the Academy of Imperfection (reluctant) expert Campbell Walker, better known by his online moniker, Struthless.
Drawing on his hypothesis that creativity is the antithesis of destruction, Struthless discusses how to train yourself in creativity, the 70% rule in completing a creative pursuit, and, thankfully for Hugh, how to recognise and celebrate your creative brain in everyday tasks.
Struthless opens up about the moment he realised drugs had stopped becoming fun, going deeper into his struggles with addiction and how he reframed one of his most shameful moment by asking “how could this be the best thing that has ever happened to me”?
Ryan and Struthless chat about the mental health benefits, and absolute joy, of journalling (just ask anyone who’s bought My Imperfect Life), and how to make sure that the pain doesn’t win.
Figuratively, illustratively and literally, we loved hanging out with you, Struthless.
If you would like to watch this full episode on YouTube, click here - http://bit.ly/3TrGI7I
🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Adam Grant - The Potential of Your Potential - https://bit.ly/4ksJXYL
How (And Why) Ryan Dumped His iPhone - https://bit.ly/41RY15O
📖 Things to read
Doom and Bloom, by Campbell Walker - https://bit.ly/3HnCQSv
Your Head Is A Houseboat, by Campbell Walker - https://bit.ly/3SxJUOW
The Medium is the Message, by Marshall McLuhan - https://bit.ly/3T7tUmP
📺 Things to watch
Boss Baby - https://bit.ly/4438FJe
Pingu - https://bit.ly/43V1EsW
🚨If you, or someone you know, is struggling with addiction, the National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline 1800 250 015, is a great place to start.
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Isaac Humphries - Coming Out On Court
15 juni 2025 · 1 uur 36 min
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There is currently only one gay man actively playing in a professional, top-tier basketball league anywhere in the world. And today, we had the enormous privilege of welcoming him into the studio.
Demonstrating Olympic-level vulnerability, Isaac Humphries made global headlines in 2022 when he came out as gay to his basketball teammates.
However, as Hugh, Ryan and Josh learn in this chat, this moment was the result of a lifetime of chaos, confusion, darkness, and ultimately, courage.
In this episode, Isaac talks through his horrific experience of childhood bullying, and how basketball became both a sanctuary and a space of secrecy. For Isaac, he never imagined a world where he could keep his career and live authentically as his whole self.
An incredible journey, which includes a Beyonce-esque move of dropping his last name for a time, Isaac describes to Hugh, Ryan and Josh what it felt like to come out to his mum, live as an openly gay man for the first time, and finally, come out to the world.
Finding light in the darkest of times, Josh and Isaac discuss the importance of purpose, which prompts Hugh to reflect on how this episode is the epitome of The Imperfects: how vulnerability leads to authentic connection.
Isaac, we love you.
If you’d like to watch this full episode on YouTube (and see Hugh’s model shot), click here - https://bit.ly/43YQXpc
🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Janelle Booker - Living With ADHD - https://bit.ly/42GsmEJ
Hugh’s Open Letter to Parents of Neurodivergent People - https://apple.co/4l4kw0m
📺 Things to watch
Isaac’s Coming Out video - https://bit.ly/3HxvR9O
🎧 Things to listen to
Isaac’s music, including the song Be Alright - https://spoti.fi/4mTSGol
📖 Things to read
The Velvet Rage, by Alan Downs - https://bit.ly/43XZ3hH
🏳️🌈For some great educational resources, head to Pride in Sport - www.prideinsport.com.au/resources
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Dr Emily - Using The Force For Good
8 juni 2025 · 1 uur 19 min
This is where the fun begins. Lees meer
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Today we welcome the Return of the Dr Emily, our resident psychologist, to talk about the Force in all its (clinical) glory.
Amongst the immense excitement of Hugh, Ryan and Josh, Dr Emily talks through the lightness and darkness inside us all, and how the presence of a good mentor makes a world of difference.
Bringing psychology back to the forefront of this ep, Dr Emily likens Yoda’s general vibe to the principles of Acceptance Commitment Therapy, whilst also pointing out the incredible power of mindfulness (just ask Luke Skywalker).
Hugh, Ryan and Josh chat with Dr Emily about The Hero’s Journey, main character syndrome and how to let go of our ego to embrace your authentic self.
May the Force be with you.
If you’d like to watch this full episode on YouTube, click here - https://bit.ly/3FGlYG6
🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Dr Emily - Resent Less, Live More - https://bit.ly/4mGNOCP
Dr Emily - Hope - https://apple.co/4l9des9
Dr Emily - The Certainty of Uncertainty - https://bit.ly/3SyoWj0
Dr Emily - Grief Lightening - https://bit.ly/4kki9W6
Maria Ruberto - Advancing Despite Adversity - https://apple.co/4e2Io05
Hugh’s Open Letter to Parents of Neurodivergent People - https://apple.co/4l4kw0m
Hugh’s ADHD…brief (Bonus From Patreon) - https://bit.ly/4jefaNP
💻Things / people to check out
Tara Brach - https://bit.ly/43Fk8gR
Scott Barry Kaufman - https://bit.ly/4dSmwFK
Dr Robyn D Walser - https://bit.ly/4kEI5M0
Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey - https://bit.ly/3HlH516
The Star Wars Catalogue - https://bit.ly/3HzXi2x
📖 Things to read
Unstuck by Dr Emily Musgrove - https://bit.ly/4bhmCp2
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Nas Campanella - The First Blind Newsreader in the World
1 juni 2025 · 1 uur 8 min
As the title suggests, Nas Campanella is really cool (and accomplished and driven and resilient). Lees meer
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You might recognise her voice from the Triple J cinematic universe or know her work as the Disability Affairs Reporter for the ABC. But what you might not know is that Nas is vision impaired, or that a neurological condition means that she can’t read braille either.
In this episode of The Vulnerabilitea House, Nas answers the questions “what childhood challenges best prepared you for adulthood?”
Chatting to Hugh, Ryan and Josh, Nas talks about her relationship with her disability, and how it shapes her identity.
Nas also dives into a powerful conversation with the guys about the role agency and accessibility in the experience of discrimination, and shares why, if a magical operation could restore her sight, she wouldn’t change a thing.
Nas, it has been an absolute joy.
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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.
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Dr Louise Newson - It's Hormones. Period.
25 mei 2025 · 1 uur 37 min
It’s that time of the month (sorry), and we’re welcoming back Dr Louise Newson to talk all things hormones. Lees meer
In case you missed it, last time we had Dr Louise on the pod, she shared her expertise on perimenopause and menopause. This, to no surprise, was Apple Australia's most shared podcast episode in 2024.
Today, Dr Louise talks to the guys about hormones; what they are, how they impact our lives, and what the difference is between the natural and synthetic forms we can be prescribed.
Discussing the naturally occurring cycles of hormones, as well as the dramatic hormone drop offs that can happen throughout a lifetime, Dr Louise shares the impact of hormones for PMS, PMDD and post-natal depression.
Dr Louise, this has been life changing.
If you would like to watch this full video on YouTube, follow this link: https://youtu.be/l4naB7-GKto
🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode:
Dr Louise Newson - Maybe It’s Menopause - https://bit.ly/43qYwon
🎧Things to listen to:
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast - Talking to my daughter: understanding hormones, contraception, PMS & the gaps in sex ed - https://bit.ly/43vnliX
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast - Testosterone and the hormone triangle, with Dr Mohit Khera - https://apple.co/4duWhow
💻 Things to check out:
Balance website - https://bit.ly/4mlLFwp
Balance App - https://bit.ly/436uozz
💊To find more information about contraception
Sexual Health Victoria - https://bit.ly/4jgfJ9M
Children by Choice - https://bit.ly/4je80Ju
Dr Louise Hormone Health Hub - https://bit.ly/44HQARP
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Dr Emily - How To Get UNSTUCK
22 mei 2025 · 27 min
Quick! Is anyone here an author? Yes! And her book is finally here! Lees meer
Our favourite psychologist, Dr Emily Musgrove, has published the most anticipated book of the year, Unstuck: A guide to finding your way forward to the life you want to live.
Feeling stuck, and the yearning for something to change, is a human experience. And in Unstuck, Dr Emily doesn’t just acknowledge this feeling, she walks with you through it.
We’re talking values, we’re talking an introduction to acceptance commitment therapy, and we’re talking self-compassion (among many, many other things).
At its core, this book is a model for how we might approach change.
It’s compulsory reading.
Unstuck is available now in all good bookstores, or you can order it online here - https://bit.ly/4bhmCp2.
If you want to watch this full video on YouTube, follow this link - https://bit.ly/4mvgSgE
🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Dr Emily - What Are Your Values? - https://apple.co/4dckMpy
📖 Things to read:
Summer Day by Mary Oliver - https://bit.ly/3Hh1gNo
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🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) My Imperfect Life, click here - https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP
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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.
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Monty Dimond - Sick & Tired of Being Sick & Tired
18 mei 2025 · 1 uur 36 min
It’s a Monty type of day - and thank god, because this week we welcome the brilliant Monty Dimond into the studio. Lees meer
In this episode, Monty opens up about the heartbreak of losing her mum—her person, her sense of home and safety. She speaks candidly about the tunnel vision of ambition, living with imposter syndrome, and how a debilitating chronic illness left her bed-bound for 90% of last year.
Hugh and Monty share an incredibly vulnerable chat about parenting neurodivergent children; sharing the intense challenges, boundless love and ways they can show compassion to themselves and others.
If you're not familiar with Monty yet, she's the founder and co-host of the Show and Tell platform, which includes the newly released podcast iChronic, Monty is a pillar of Australian media (including a co-hosting a national drive show with our very own Sheltzy).
Monty, we are in awe of you.
To watch this full video of YouTube, follow this link: https://bit.ly/3GVUYmf
🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode:
Janelle Booker - Living with ADHD - https://bit.ly/42GsmEJ
Hugh’s Open Letter to Parents of Neurodivergent People - https://apple.co/4l4kw0m
Michael (Wippa) Wipfli - Light at the End of the Tunnel - https://bit.ly/3F6wy9d
🎧 Things to listen to:
iChonric - https://bit.ly/4j1d3gb
Show and Tell - https://bit.ly/3ZfWiGR
💻 Things to check out:
Kristy Forbes’ Workshops - https://bit.ly/43eFxNK
🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, purchase the Vulnerabilitea House Cards here - https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP
🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) My Imperfect Life, click here - https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP
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Dr Emily - Grief Lightening
11 mei 2025 · 1 uur 25 min
What would it look like if we were more open to grief? Lees meer
This week, as promised, we are joined by our resident psychologist Dr Emily Musgrove to talk through grief from a clinical perspective.
Grief is proof of life, and proof of love. And while it is an incredibly unique experience for each person, there is a universality to it as well.
Dr Em walks us through how grief impacts the brain on a neurological level, and unpacks its unpredictable, non-linear path.
Explaining the difference between grief and grieving, Em reminds us about the importance of turning towards the pain and how to learn to ride the waves of grief, rather than expecting them to disappear.And on a practical level, Ryan asks about what you can actually do for someone in grief to show them love and support.
If you’d like to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link: https://bit.ly/4jKdlco
If you would like to pre-order Em’s book Unstuck, click here: https://bit.ly/4bhmCp2
🫖 Other Imperfects episode’s mentioned in this episode
Lauren Zonfrillo - Grief: The Shittest Greatest Gift - https://bit.ly/3GGXCMA
Jamila Rizvi - Living with the effects of a brain tumour - https://bit.ly/4jK7CmV
Gina Chick - Don’t Fight Life - https://apple.co/3UKpxQ8
Clare Bowditch - Music, Panic Attacks & Body Image - https://apple.co/43iqzau
📖 Things to read
The Grieving Brain - Mary-Frances O’Connor - https://bit.ly/4m55Mi3
Self Compassion - Kristin Neff - https://bit.ly/4iQC25O
Wherever You Go, There You Are - Jon Kabat-Zinn - https://bit.ly/3Z5LeMo
Till Death Do Us Part - Lauren Zonfrillo - https://bit.ly/4m7Dy6z
💻 Things to check out
Stroebe and Schut Dual-Process Model of Grief - https://bit.ly/4kbIeqc
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Stages of Grief - https://bit.ly/45tThVu
Meghan Riordan Jarvis’ work - https://bit.ly/3RTyy7v
☎️ If you, or someone you know, is struggling with grief, Griefline 1300 845 745 is a great place to start
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Lauren Zonfrillo - Grief: The Shittest Greatest Gift
4 mei 2025 · 1 uur 22 min
Lauren Zonfrillo knows grief - intimately, devastatingly, and meaningfully. Lees meer
Almost two years since the sudden death of her husband Jock, Lauren describes grief as the ‘shittest, greatest gift’, and how she navigated unimaginable loss while continuing to parent two young children.
In this episode, Lauren shares what she learnt about herself in the days, weeks, and months since Jock’s passing. Discussing with Hugh, Ryan and Josh about her evolving relationship with spirituality, Lauren vulnerably shares how she is beginning to reconcile her identity as a mother, widow, and person in her own right.
Lauren, thank you for such a special episode.
If you would like to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link: https://bit.ly/4mi4mkD
📖 Things to read:
Till Death Do Us Part - Lauren Zonfrillo - https://bit.ly/4m7Dy6z
Last Shot - Jock Zonfrillo - https://bit.ly/4iCyfJi
Finding Meaning - David Kessler - https://amzn.to/44QgNNU
☎️ If you, or someone you know, is struggling with grief, these are some great resources to start with
National Centre for Childhood Grief - https://bit.ly/4iEMvkP
Griefline - 1300 845 745
🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, purchase the Vulnerabilitea House Cards here - https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP
🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) My Imperfect Life, click here - https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP
🩷To subscribe to the Vulnerabilitea-mail weekly newsletter, join through our website - www.theimperfects.com.au
🩵To join our patreon community, A Little More Imperfect, follow this link - patreon.com/theimperfects
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.
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Hugh’s ADHD…brief (Bonus From Patreon)
27 april 2025 · 54 min
It’s the episode we’ve all been waiting for – a peek inside Hugh’s brain. Lees meer
After our episode with psychologist and ADHD expert Janelle Booker - and a reboot of his algorithm that Hugh related to on a spiritual level - Hugh began to wonder whether his time-blindness, reject sensitivity and inability to focus on things he wasn’t interested in, could be explained by ADHD.
Turns out, yeah. Hugh pretty much definitely has ADHD.
Exploring Hugh’s lived experience, Ryan and Josh chat through how Hugh has reconciled his incredible frustrations into acknowledgment and celebration for his strengths.
This episode is a snippet from an A Little More Imperfects Patreon episode: a place where we publish fortnightly bonus episode, early access to tickets and talk to our community about upcoming guests, bonus content and what they want to see more of.
If you would like to become a member of our Patreon community, follow this link: www.patreon.com/theimperfects
To watch this full episode on YouTube, click here: https://bit.ly/4cGOPpO
🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Janelle Booker - Living with ADHD - https://bit.ly/42GsmEJ
💻 Things to check out
Alex Patridge - 12 Lie People with ADHD tell themselves - ttps://bit.ly/41cHcnd
Alex Patridge - How to understand ADHD Overwhelm in 35 seconds - https://bit.ly/4jWRq22
📺 Things to watch
Celeste Barber’s Australian Story - Unfiltered - https://ab.co/42l6VsD
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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 healt…
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Simon Hill - Eating Imperfectly vs Perfectly Eating
20 april 2025 · 1 uur 34 min
Chasing the ‘perfect’ diet is a trap; which is really great news for our brand. Lees meer
Simon Hill, nutritionist, physiotherapist, and host of The Proof podcast, joins us in the Academy of Imperfection to break down whether the latest dietary trends on social media actually match up with nutrition science.
In this episode, Simon unpacks the role of both genetics and lifestyle choices in shaping our health, and specifically our risk of disease.
Acknowledging the pressure, and sometimes shame, that comes with chasing the ‘perfect’ diet, Hugh, Ryan, and Josh discuss how to encourage kids to build positive relationships with food, and the incredible significance of ‘joy’ and ‘human connection’, that occurs when we get together to eat.
And then, of course, we play Simon Says and bust some food-myths about supplements, plant protein, and whether breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Simon, thank you for all that you says.
To watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link: https://bit.ly/4jyH2NL
🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode:
Felice Jacka - Food For Thought - https://apple.co/4ciWgn5
Professor Tim Spector - Food Fight - https://apple.co/3OjRlXR
Maria Ruberto - Sleep Your Way to Your Top - https://bit.ly/3E3flgi
📖 Things to read:
The Proof is in the Plants - Simon Hill - https://bit.ly/4lbj7VC
The Skeptics’ Guide To The Universe - Steven Novella - https://bit.ly/3QUPYjI
🎧Things to listen to:
The Proof with Simon Hill - https://bit.ly/3XCCDjS
The Proof - Menopause masterclass (Part 1) - https://bit.ly/42aAoXC
The Proof - Your menopause questions answered (Part 2) - https://apple.co/4cx0MhW
💻Things to research:
Approx. 50% of cardiac deaths are sudden cardiac deaths 50% - https://bit.ly/4juCffP
30 different plants a week study - https://bit.ly/3XIXORj
To know more about ApoB, and it’s link to cholesterol - https://bit.ly/42mRL6b & https://bit.ly/426dVLe
The Mind Diet - https://bit.ly/42p3zFd
Mediterranean Diet - https:/…
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Courtney Ugle - Intergenerational Strength
13 april 2025 · 1 uur 15 min
Trauma ran through Courtney Ugle’s family - until it ran into her. Lees meer
CEO and founder of Waangkiny, as well as a football superstar, Courtney is on a mission to transform her adversity into resilience, power, and love.
In our Vulnerabilitea House, Courtney answers the question, “what childhood challenges best prepared you for adulthood?”, diving into how she copes with the loss of her greatest source of unconditional love and support, and how this drives the work that she does today.
In conversation with Hugh, Ryan and Josh, Courtney speaks to the raw intersection of grief and joy, and what it is like to realise that the only person coming to save you, is you.
Courtney, we can’t wait to have an oat magic with you soon.
If you want to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link: https://youtu.be/G_Rdt1EhA0U
If you would like to host your own Vulneratilitea House, you can purchase the cards here - https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP
💻 Things to checkout:
Waangkiny - https://www.waangkiny.com
📺 Things to watch:
Once Were Warriors - https://bit.ly/3XPMxyJ
🚨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.
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This episode of The Imperfects discusses domestic and family violence. If these topics are too much for you right now, then we suggest you skip this one and come back when you're ready.
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Dr Emily - How to Be Leaned On
6 april 2025 · 1 uur 22 min
Chances are, you’ve supported someone going through a tough time. And while the meaning sustains the sacrifice, today we want to support you ….. supporting them. A bit of support inception, if you will. Lees meer
To guide us through this incredibly complex and meaningful topic is our resident psychologist, Dr Emily Musgrove.
Navigating relationships requires awareness. Showing up as a partner, friend, parent, or sibling while holding space for pain – without being overwhelmed – is a skill that takes practice.
Reminding us that no one hates their struggle more than the person suffering, Dr Em delves into some practical strategies of support, such as walking the line between respect and care, as well as always understanding the difference between effort and capacity.
To all of the supporters and carers listening, we see you. We love you. And we hope you felt held, too.
To watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - https://bit.ly/3XILzEe
To pre-order Dr. Em’s book Unstuck, click here - https://bit.ly/4bhmCp2
🎧 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Dr Emily - Resent Less, Live More - https://apple.co/4hZiVWx
Esther Perel - Let’s Be Better Lovers - https://bit.ly/42phpsh
💻Things to check out:
Carer Gateway - https://bit.ly/41UEJhA
🩷If you want A Little More Imperfects, join our Patreon to get just that - www.patreon.com/theimperfects
🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) My Imperfect Life, click here - https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP
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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.
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Danielle Laidley PART 2 - Her Public Outing
30 maart 2025 · 48 min
This is PART TWO of our chat with footballer, coach and uniter of people, Danielle Laidley. We HIGHLY recommend you go back and listen to part one if you haven’t heard it (linked below).
In this episode, Danielle recounts how it felt to be publicly outed, her own voice removed as the media crafted their own narrative about her identity.
A story of courage, resilience and love, Danielle vulnerably shares with Hugh, Ryan and Josh how she united her two worlds, and found the strength to live authentically for herself, and become a role model for others.
To watch the entire interview with Danielle on YouTube, click here - https://bit.ly/3FJ8Lw2
📖 Things to read
Don’t Look Away - Danielle Laidley - https://bit.ly/3XrTkyo
📺 Things to watch
Revealed - Danielle Laidley: Two Tribes - https://bit.ly/3R8X6ct
☎ If you need support after listening to this episode, these are a few great places to start:
QLife - 1800 184 527
Rainbow Door - 1800 729 367
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.
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Danielle Laidley PART 1 - Her Private Struggle
30 maart 2025 · 1 uur 49 min
Danielle May Laidley was known by a different name for the first 53 years of her life. We are so proud that this episode is a contributing factor to her reclaiming her narrative as a transgender woman. Lees meer
An extremely talented AFL footballer, Danielle would go on to become a highly respected coach, always keeping within arm’s reach the version of herself which felt most authentic.
Danielle’s story, in its entirety, is so incredibly important that we had to split it over two big and special episodes.
In this first part, we are introduced to phase 1 of her life: the footballer, the husband and the coach and with an addictive personality that caused her to become tough, fierce and obsessed with footy.
Danielle discusses with Hugh, Ryan, and Josh the strict compartmentalisation of the different parts of her life during her AFL career, and the terrifying risks she took to satisfy the cravings to be her authentic self.
You can watch the entire interview (Part One and Part Two) on YouTube, here – https://bit.ly/3FJ8Lw2
🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Mick Fanning - Riding The Waves of Loss - https://apple.co/4hNT0RN
📖 Things to read
Don’t Look Away - Danielle Laidley - https://bit.ly/3XrTkyo
📺 Things to watch
Revealed - Danielle Laidley: Two Tribes - https://bit.ly/3R8X6ct
🖼️ If you want to join out patreon A Little More Imperfects, go to www.patreon.com/theimperfects
☎ If you need support after listening to this episode, these are a few great places to start:
QLife - 1800 184 527
Rainbow Door - 1800 729 367
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.
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Let’s Talk About Hugh’s Open Letter
27 maart 2025 · 42 min
It’s been a big few weeks since Hugh released his Open Letter to Parents of Neurodivergent People (episode linked below). If you haven't heard it, it’s best to listen to that before you listen to this episode. Lees meer
Today we wanted to catch up and reflect on whats happened since.
Hugh shares some beautiful messages, and Josh asks, practically, how we can show less judgement and more empathy to neurodivergent people and the people who care for them. Then, Ryan does some quick maths to fact check Hugh’s claim to reply to every single message he’s received since the Open Letter went live.
We are so profoundly grateful for every message of love and support.
Love,
The Imperfects xxx
🎧 If you want to listen to Hugh’s Open Letter to Parents of Neurodivergent People, click here - https://apple.co/4l4kw0m
💻 If you want to watch this full chat on YouTube, click here - https://youtu.be/wFrlUkqR8y4
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Stephen Curry - I Dug a Hole… and Found Myself
23 maart 2025 · 1 uur 9 min
Get excited, it’s finally Steve Curry* day. Lees meer
Actor, comedian, and expert hole digger (you bet we snuck this in here), Steve joins us to share his personal and professional epiphany: a ‘collaboration realisation’ his lightbulb moment about teamwork, success, and the power of vulnerability.
In our Vulnerabilitea House, Steve answers the questions ‘When was a time you genuinely needed help? Were you able to ask for it?’, and discusses the joy of working in a team where success is a joint effort.
This is such a joyful episode, Steve, we are definitely friends for life (can you hook us up with Helen too?)
*not the basket baller
If you’d like to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link: https://bit.ly/4iv72IO
🦁 Things to check out
Helen Carmichael - https://bit.ly/4hv90YU
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Dr Julie Smith - Building Confidence, Brick by Brick
16 maart 2025 · 1 uur 8 min
Clinical psychologist Dr Julie Smith has a gift for explaining complex ideas in under a minute (which is GREAT for new-age attention spans). Lees meer
With over 4.8 million TikTok followers, two best-selling books and a glowing endorsement from our own Dr Em, having Dr Julie join our Academy of Imperfection is nothing short of a dream.
In this episode, Dr Julie reframes the feeling of overwhelm, helping us to see it as valuable information about how we might not be meeting our needs, rather than something to fear.
Then, it’s all about confidence, baby. Getting into the nitty-gritty, Ryan and Dr Julie redefine failure, showing how confidence isn’t just built from successes, but from every experience – good, bad and (luckily for Hugh) the awkward.
Oh, and did we mention she’s Dr Em approved?
Smithy, we’d gladly talk to you forever.
If you want to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link: https://bit.ly/4iwtFwz
🫖 Imperfects episode mentioned in this episode
Missy Higgins - Quitting Music, Depression & Connection - https://bit.ly/4fVM8Bo
📖 Things to read:
Open When by Dr Julie Smith - https://bit.ly/4hq7y9T
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before by Dr Julie Smith https://bit.ly/3FkC2wH
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Hugh's Open Letter to Parents of Neurodivergent People
13 maart 2025 · 15 min
This is an open letter to parents of autistic and neurodivergent people. Lees meer
It may be confronting.
Please take care when listening.
Love,
Hugh
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Hannah Diviney - Disabled in an Able-Bodied World
9 maart 2025 · 1 uur 34 min
Hannah Diviney is one of the most powerful people in pop culture. Lees meer
At just 25 years old, the author, advocate, and actor hasn’t just called out Lizzo for using an ableist slur—she also took on Queen B herself. And she succeeded on both fronts.
Which, once you get to know her, isn’t surprising at all.
In our Vulnerabilitea House, Hannah reflects on the questions: “How do you see yourself? Is it the same way your loved ones see you?”
Answering with incredible vulnerability, Hannah shares how her relationship with her disability has evolved over time and what it was like growing up in a world where the Paralympics seemed like the only visible marker of success.
We talk to Hannah about being a part of intimate television history, and Ryan, the love doctor, Shelton manifests a Brad (or Stewie, or Chris, or Michael-Angelo) in her future.
Hannah, we are so desperate to be your friend.
To watch this full episode on YouTube, click here: https://bit.ly/41vzALg
🫖 Imperfects episode’s mentioned in this episode
Grant Denyer - Self Worth Was Worth Fighting For - https://apple.co/4fyvmsj
🎟️ Things to go see
Audrey at the Melbourne Women in Film Festival - https://bit.ly/4bvMHkq
📺 Things to watch
Latecomers - https://bit.ly/4kBLFaG
Hannah’s speech at the National Press Club - https://bit.ly/3QJPzQZ
📖 Things to read
I’ll Let Myself In by Hannah Diviney - https://bit.ly/3DjeffZ
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.
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Dr Emily - Hope
2 maart 2025 · 1 uur 15 min
Today, Dr Emily talks about hope. Lees meer
And in a world where things can feel a little bit hopeless, this really couldn’t have come at a better time.
In contrast to all of our understanding up until this point, hope is not an emotion.
Expertly defined by Dr Emily, hope is a belief. And most significantly, it can be learned, and it can be cultivated.
Psychological mic-drop.
This episode delves into strategies for creating both a sense of collective and individual hope, and in a discovery which happens to be VERY on-brand for this podcast, Dr Emily talks to the significance of vulnerability and connection in living a hopeful life.
We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did.
If you would like to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - https://bit.ly/41j0pT1
📚To pre-order Dr Emily’s book Unstuck, click here - https://bit.ly/4bhmCp2
🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode
Dr Julia Baird - An Awe-full Conversation - https://www.theimperfects.com.au/episode/dr-julia-baird-an-awe-full-conversation/
📖 Things to read
Martin Seligman - Theory of Learned Hopelessness - https://bit.ly/3EY1oR2
Rick Snyder - Hope Theory: Rainbows in the Mind - https://bit.ly/4bAbu6Z
Jamil Zacki - Hope for Cynics - https://www.jamil-zaki.com
Robyn Walser - Heart of ACT - https://amzn.to/4izIv5x
Barbara Frederikson - Reflections on Positive Emotions and Upward Spirals - https://bit.ly/3EY2yfl
Nick Cave’s letter - https://bit.ly/3ETlr2O
Victor Frankl - Man’s Search For Meaning - https://bit.ly/4iizuNM
💻Things to check out
Dacher Keltner’s work - https://bit.ly/3XfJpfe
Obama’s ‘Hope’ poster - https://bit.ly/4kgkvG4
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.
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Matthew Murphy - A Sober Wombat
23 februari 2025 · 52 min
Matthew Murphy, front-man of the iconic UK band The Wombats, joins us in our first VulnerabiliTea House of 2025. Lees meer
In this episode, Murph answers one of life’s most terrifying questions, “In what ways do you fear you could negatively impact your children?”
He also shares his experience with panic attacks, anxiety and depression and is extremely honest detailing how alcohol became a crutch.
Becoming sober, which Murph describes as the best decision of his life, was not easy. Murph goes into detail about what the withdrawal process was like and how he began to find joy in activities again.
Murph, thank you for soundtracking our youths (and current lives), and thank you for this incredibly helpful conversation.
If you would like to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link: https://bit.ly/4i6hRRi
💿 Things to listen to:
Love Fame Tragedy (Murph’s solo project) - https://apple.co/432zLQP
The Wombats new album Oh! The Ocean - https://apple.co/4gNrgvV
Enjoyed this episode but want a little more? Good news, we have a brand new show called A Little More Imperfects over on Patreon! Visit: www.patreon.com/theimperfects
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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.
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Get Ready. We’re Touring A Brand New Live Show!
20 februari 2025 · 15 min
It’s time for Announcement Number Three! A brand-new Imperfects Live Show (!!!!!!). Lees meer
That’s right, we’re going on the road again. In October, November, and December of this year (2025), we’ll be performing a brand-new stage show, around the country!
It’s gonna be bigger, it’s gonna be better, and we promise we won’t let Hugh (or Chat GPT) write the show. All responsibility will henceforth be given to Random Word Generator!
We would love and adore to see you there!
🎟️ Click here to get your tickets – https://bit.ly/3EHPYkj
If you would like to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - https://bit.ly/3CYoOF8
If you would like to subscribe to A Little More Imperfects, click here – www.patreon.com/theimperfects
🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned
Gina Chick - Don’t Fight Life - https://apple.co/3UKpxQ8
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Maria Ruberto - Sleep Your Way To Your Top
16 februari 2025 · 1 uur 52 min
Psychologist Maria Ruberto is back to talk about one of the most important parts of our day: sleep. Lees meer
Starting off with the biology of sleep, Maria takes us through how we get to sleep, what happens when we sleep, and why we desperately need to sleep for good health and longevity. With metaphors galore to make the science as relatable as possible, we discuss the role of melatonin, the impact of screens on our suprachiasmatic nucleus and whether it’s worth cutting your sleep short to exercise?
In more practical terms, Maria shares what sleep hygiene actually looks like, and, to Hugh and Josh’s relief, how hormones released during parenthood act to buffer against sleep deprivation.
So set your sleep alarms, get comfy, and tuck yourself in for a BIG episode!
Sweet dreams x
If you would like to watch this full video on YouTub, follow this link: https://bit.ly/4htdJLj
If you’d like to subscribe to our Patreon, A Little More Imperfects, sign up here: Patreon.com/theimperfects
🫖 Other Imperfect’s episodes mentioned in this episode:
Maria Ruberto - Advancing Despite Adversity - https://apple.co/4e2Io05
Dr Emily - Social Anxiety, They’ve Got It Too - https://apple.co/3COk1pd
💻 Things to check out:
Salutegenics Psychology - https://bit.ly/3WuhOFG
Resilience First Aid - https://bit.ly/4dEYzQT
Matt Walker’s Website - www.sleepdiplomat.com
Matt Walker’s QQRT assessment - https://bit.ly/4b0ErbF
🎧 Things to listen to:
Jerry Seinfeld - The Tim Ferriss Show - https://apple.co/3CQc6Iv
📖 Things to read:
Why We Sleep by Matt Walker - https://bit.ly/3COHNSv
Michael Mosley’s Research - https://bit.ly/3WVkdKC
Resilience First Peer Reviewed Research - https://bit.ly/3CB53n5
📺 Things to watch:
Professor Jeff Ilaff - TedTalk on Sleep - https://bit.ly/3QhgB1G
Matt Walker - REM sleep psychosis - https://bit.ly/4gJmv6J
Matt Walker - MasterClass on Dreaming - https://bit.ly/3CQMkUs
💤 Melbourne Sleep Labs:
*please note, some of these require a referral from a GP or specia…
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Mick Fanning - Riding The Waves of Loss
9 februari 2025 · 1 uur 37 min
The stoke level is pretty high this week because we are joined by three-time world champion surfer, shark attack survivor, and maybe the nicest guy we have ever met, Mick Fanning. Lees meer
We had high expectations for this chat (we mean, it’s Mick Fanning), but he absolutely blew us out of the water with his humanity, compassion, empathy, and positivity in the face of incredible tragedy.
Mick, we’ll definitely take you up on that offer of a surf (and lifelong friendship).
To watch this full video on our YouTube, click here - https://bit.ly/3Er6W6g
To subscribe to A Little More Imperfects on Patreon, follow this link: Patreon.com/imperfects
To subscribe to our newsletter, The Vulnerabilitea-Mail (which includes a reflective journalling question based on this episode), follow this link: https://bit.ly/42bYguo
🎧 Things to listen to:
Brooke Blurton - The Path of Most Resilience - https://apple.co/4e8XmkP
Michael Klim - The Race of His Life - https://apple.co/40PZZ7s
📺 Things to watch
Mick’s encounter with the shark - https://bit.ly/3CQa76V
⛳️Things to check out
Mick’s Charity Golf Day (all proceeds are donated to communities impacted by the 2022 Northern Rivers Floods) - https://bit.ly/4eWUJnl
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We're Back! And A Little More Imperfect
2 februari 2025 · 28 min
Well, well, well. We’re (officially) back for 2025, baby! Lees meer
On Hugh’s agenda for today’s episode: nugatory chat, ghosts, general excitement for the new season and we also reveal THE SECOND BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!
That’s right, The Imperfects are bringing you a new show.
A Little More Imperfects, which can be found on Patreon, is bonus fortnightly episodes featuring everything that you know and love (Josh going deep, Ryan being hilarious and Hugh giving life changing advice / intense second hand embarrassment) PLUS early access to live show tickets and events and great discounts on our merch.
So enjoy this sneak preview, and we can’t wait for the season ahead.
If you would like to subscribe to our Patreon, follow this link - https://www.patreon.com/theimperfects
If you would like to watch this full episode on YouTube (and catch a glimpse of organised Hugh for the only time this millennia), click here - https://bit.ly/4hC4XKI
🎧 Things to listen to:
Maria Ruberto - Advancing Despite Adversity - https://apple.co/4e2Io05
Janelle Booker - Living with ADHD - https://apple.co/41nL456
📖 Things to buy:
Our new journal, My Imperfect Life - https://bit.ly/3Cx4tGP
📃Things to subscribe to:
Our newsletter, The Vulnerabilitea-mail - https://bit.ly/42bYguo
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James van Cuylenburg - What’s Your Relationship Status?
26 januari 2025 · 1 uur 35 min
It’s our last episode of Summer School, and today we welcome back clinical psychologist (and “clinical cousin” of Hugh and Josh), James van Cuylenburg. Lees meer
In this episode, James tells us EVERYTHING we need to know about our relationships… well almost everything…there’s a lot to cover.
From attachment styles, to breaking trust, to learning how to own your feelings and navigating coupledom through life’s changing seasons.
Getting into the nitty gritty, Hugh asks James about intimacy and what happens when you’re not…. having any. And how to start a conversation with your kids about pornography.
Relationships make life worth living and whether they’re with an intimate partner, a friend, or yourself, they should be cherished and treated with care.
James, we thank you for your guidance.
If you liked this episode, and wanted to do some further reflection on it, each week our Vulnerabilitea-mail newsletter shares a question to get you thinking deeper. We’d love to hear from you, so please send your reflections in to the link provided. Subscribe here!
If you would like to watch this full episode on YouTube, click here - https://bit.ly/3WwDguJ
🎧Things to listen to
James’ new podcast (that he makes with ANOTHER van Cuylenburg) You’re a Good Kid - https://apple.co/3E54MZR
James van Cuylenburg - Love Your Wonky Bricks - https://apple.co/3UYXmgt
Esther Perel - Let’s Be Better Lovers - https://apple.co/3Af9OB6
Chanel Contos - Consensual Healing - https://bit.ly/3RNKpEm
📖 Things to read
Attached by Dr Amir Levine and Rachel S.F Heller M.A - https://amzn.to/3EeVDhe
💻Things to check out
Teach Us Consent Website - https://bit.ly/3QVhlK0
Three Sided Pillar (triangle of happiness) - https://bit.ly/42kntmc
🚨If you, or someone you know, has experienced or is at risk of domestic violence or coercive control, call the 24 hour national counselling service 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732). In an emergency, or if you’re feeling unsafe, call 000.