We’re nervous. We’re excited. We’re nervous and excited. Because it’s Mary freaking Fowler day.

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Joining us in the Vulnerabilitea House, all the way from Manchester, Mary answers the question ‘what do you worry about the most?’

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.

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.

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.

Mary, it was an absolute dream come true to speak with you.

0:00 – The 2023 Fairy tale
6:52 – What do you worry about most?
23:00 – Giving and taking power
34:01 – Appreciating the little things
41:01 – Saying the hard thing
56:22 – Beauty after pain
1:04:29 – Am I supposed to be here?
1:09:16 – Looking after Little Mary

if you would like to watch this full video on YouTube, follow this link: https://youtu.be/O_9Wf0WSfMM 

📖Things to read;

• Bloom, by Mary Fowler - https://bit.ly/443cWw3

🚨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.

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Is your communication style a red flag?

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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.

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.

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.

Dr Em, always a pleasure.

Chapters:
0:00 – Communication, conflict, and Hannah Ferguson 
10:19 – How do you (mostly?) communicate?
14:57 – The impact of our learning history
22:10 – Interpersonal Effectiveness
27:41 – Practicing getting it wrong to get it right
31:59 – Do opposites attract?
34:44 – Respond rather than react
47:51 – We all love an acronym
1:01:45 – Dealing with unreasonable people
1:15:49 – Breaking patterns

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🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode

• Hannah Ferguson - Outspoken But Not Broken - https://bit.ly/4ilr2i2
• Dr Emily - Truth vs Harmony - https://bit.ly/481Xfri

💻Things to do:

• Complete the official Thomas-Kilmann Instrument communication styles quiz - https://bit.ly/4rowC7m
• Complete the free Thomas-Kilmann Instrument inspired communication styles quiz - https://bit.ly/4iygpbR

📺 Things to watch:

• The Rehearsal - https://bit.ly/4ong1hL

📖 Things to read:

• Terry Real’s catalogue - https://bit.ly/4p25w4m
• DBT Training Skills Manual, by Marsha M. Linehan - https://bit.ly/4ioNXcs
• BIFF, by Bill Eddy - https://bit.ly/4ojowdG

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Jamila Rizvi has not been the perfect sick person.

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When Jamila was last in our studio, she was deep in the grief stage.

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.

This week, in the Vulnerabilitea House, Jamila answers the questions “what aspects of your identity have you held onto for too long?”

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.

Jamila, it was a joy to have you back. We’re so proud of you.

Chapters:
0:00 – Where are they now?
7:31 – What aspects of your identity have you held onto for too long?
20:06 – Phases of identity
25:24 – Impact of a brain tumour on a relationship
29:52 – Constantly starving, craving thinness
36:51 – Intense, urgent desperation
48:38 – Train your brain to love your body
54:12 – Would you take it back?
59:39 – Adrenal Crisis and Crisis of Self

To watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link: https://youtu.be/A_lE3nSA2Mc

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🫖Other episodes of The Imperfects mentioned on this episode

• Jamila Rizvi - Living with the effects of a brain tumour - https://bit.ly/3M8QR8V
• Grace Tame - “Sexy-time, Scissoring, Autism” - https://bit.ly/47ZGJqs
• Clare Bowditch - Music, Panic Attacks & Body Image - https://bit.ly/4pkmFGp

📖Things to read:

• Broken Brains by Jamila Rizvi and Rosie Waterland - https://bit.ly/48l6JxP

💻Things to look up:

• The “If And Then” model of happiness - https://bit.ly/4pi0UH6

📱Games to download:

• 2048 - https://bit.ly/43BHpkx

🦋 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 - https://butterfly.org.au

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Troy Kinne’s heart is in the right place. As in, it’s on the wrong side.

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In fact, many of Troy’s organs are in the ‘wrong’ place. Which can be hard on the immune system, but great material for a stand-up comedian.

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.

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.

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.

Troy, what a pleasure.

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Chapters:
0:00 – An episode years in the making
7:40 – When is a time that you’ve felt ashamed?
16:21 – Reality of chronic illness
24:50 – Reality of chronic illness during a pandemic
29:53 – The positive payoff of depression
38:37 – Constantly on the rollercoaster
48:43 – When you’re no longer the Underdog
55:57 – At what point will it be enough?

🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode

• Hugh & Penny - The Elephant in the Relationship - https://bit.ly/446GPeG

📺 Things to watch

• The Magic Basket - https://bit.ly/4p0R6RF
• Dr Google - https://bit.ly/4otHfnE
• Flint Town Docuseries - https://bit.ly/49TJjAK
• Fearless - https://bit.ly/444z3Su

📖 Things to read

• A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle - https://bit.ly/4oYUrke

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Do you ever feel anxious about your health?

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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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Chapters:
0:00 – Our fears for our health 
9:54 – Are you a hypochondriac? 
15:59 – Exacerbation of the fight / flight response 
23:08 – The difficult positions of GP’s
29:48 – Not feeding the loop
35:19 – Body checking and post-diagnosis anxiety
39:50 – Accepting the certainty of death
50:55 – First time parent fear
53:24 – Obsession with being well

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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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



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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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

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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?

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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

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0:00 – Can you just give me the clothes off your back?
12:48 – Who do you go to for advice and why?
23:57 – Realising your parents are human too
27:20 – The no-strings puppeteer
31:24 – A lot to un-pack, a lot to understand
35:56 – Side by side relationships
43:16 – Making useful mistakes
50:02 – Dodging a break-ups and short term memory loss
59:27 – Replying to negative comments


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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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 Ranker - http://bit.ly/4h2KYFJ

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Chapters
0:00 – A strange start to the episode
3:42 – Chrissie Swan tells us to move forward
13:58 – Strength-based approach to change
22:18 – SMART domains for change
34:57 – Strategies to achieve your goals
44:56 – Lapse vs relapse
51:09 – The fresh start effect, motivation slump and metaphors galore!
59:09 – Celebrate!
1:08:31 – Now is the time to get on the wrong train

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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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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Chapters
0:00 – Third time (which is a charm)
6:38 – Croissant as a value
12:54 – Josh’s values are a pink flag
27:56 – Who you are vs who you want be
33:45 – Real world, reframing and living in alignment
38:06 – Trying on your values and setting goals
42:44 – Imperfect (company) Values
1:03:02 – Same value, differing actions
1:08:43 – How to get pants on a three year old

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The mid-life update we've all been waiting for. 

🎟️ Our live show Together Again is on sale now! Tickets here - https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep

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

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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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