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Hardiness with Dr Paul Taylor

Host Dr Paul Taylor, a Psychophysiologist, Neuroscientist, Exercise Scientist, and Nutritionist interviews experts from around the world on cutting edge research and practices related to improving hardiness in your mind, body and brain to become your best self.

New episodes: Several times a week
Typical length: 16 min
Latest: 14 Oct 2026
Language: English

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14 Oct 2026 · 21 minNew

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11 Oct 2026 · 8 min
Stop Arguing with Reality With Carly Taylor
How often do we get caught up in our thoughts, emotions and the stories we tell ourselves about what's happening? In this week's Mojo Monday, Carly explores how easily we can find ourselves fighting reality, whether it's uncomfortable feelings, other people's behaviour or situations that don't go our way. Drawing on Japanese Morita Therapy, she shares why acceptance doesn't mean approval or giving up. It's about allowing our feelings to be there, seeing situations as they actually are, and choosing how we respond rather than letting our emotions make the decisions for us. A simple reminder…
9 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 9 min
Preventive cardiology, exercise, nutrition, stress, and longevity with Dr. Ross Walker
This podcast explores practical ways to protect your heart and support healthy aging. Dr. Paul Taylor talks with preventive cardiologist Dr. Ross Walker about the everyday habits that shape cardiovascular health, how to make sense of cholesterol and other risk markers, and where tests, medication, and supplements can help. Together, they cut through common health claims and discuss exercise, stress, diet, and emerging approaches to preventing heart disease. The conversation focuses on practical prevention rather than late-stage treatment, with an emphasis on how much heart disease risk can…
6 Oct 2026 · 13 min
Here's how to make your carbs healthier - Wisdom Wednesdays
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4 Oct 2026 · 5 min
Calm Your Nervous System With This Short Breathing Technique With Carly Taylor
Carly is a counsellor and coach who specialises in building psychological hardiness, which is the ability to navigate challenge, stay engaged, and take meaningful action under pressure. Her work integrates modern psychology with Eastern and Stoic approaches, helping people build resilience, live with purpose, and respond to life’s challenges with greater clarity, courage and steadiness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 4 min
From Trauma to Resilience: The Stress Continuum and the Power of Reappraisal, with Dr Eamonn McCarthy
This conversation explores how early life stress shapes the brain, why complex trauma is different from a single traumatic event, and how people can build resilience over time. Dr Paul Taylor speaks with Dr Eamonn McCarthy about forensic psychology, trauma work, performance psychology, and the practical ways therapy, exercise, sleep, and mindset can support change. Stress can break you—or build you into someone stronger than you thought possible. Dr Eamonn McCarthy reveals why some people unravel under pressure while others turn hardship into resilience, and how trauma, recovery, and…
29 Sep 2026 · 14 min
Are you growing microbial cannibals in your gut? Wisdom Wednesdays
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27 Sep 2026 · 6 min
Your Fear Isn't the Truth With Carly Taylor
Most of the fear we live with isn't physical. It's the old thinking we carry from past experiences: the fear of criticism, of not being good enough, of getting it wrong. In this Mojo Monday, Carly explores how fear becomes our reality when we're on autopilot, and how becoming the observer of our conditioned responses creates space to choose what happens next. Drawing on Krishnamurti and Morita Therapy, Carly looks at fear and desire as two sides of the same coin, and how turning that coin over shifts your focus to what you really want. In this episode: Why fear and the truth are not the same…
25 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
Mitochondria, Fertility, Menopause, and The Hidden Biology of Hormones with Dr Leah Hechtman
This conversation with Dr Leah Hechtman explores how mitochondria influence far more than energy production, including fertility, aging, brain health, and hormone regulation. It also unpacks the differences between male and female reproductive biology, the effects of hormonal contraception, and what hormone replacement may mean for longevity. Leah brings a rare mix of clinical experience, genetics training, ovarian biology research, and fertility expertise, making this a practical and provocative discussion for anyone interested in reproductive health and healthy aging. Key topics Leah…
22 Sep 2026 · 16 min
The Protein Tug-of-War: Does Eating Less Protein Really Switch On Autophagy? Wisdom Wednesdays
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20 Sep 2026 · 6 min
Who Are You Showing Up For?
n this episode, Carly unpacks why the instinct to rescue the people we love is often more about our own discomfort than their growth, what love looks like when you treat it as a verb instead of a feeling, and why real commitment sometimes means holding back rather than stepping in. It's a personal, practical episode about showing up for the people in your life, and what that actually looks like in action. Key takeaways Real growth often comes from struggle, not from being protected from it. The urge to rescue someone you love can be more about easing your own discomfort than helping them.…
18 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 18 min
AI, Imaging, and the Future of Preventing Heart Attacks Early with Dr James Thompson
Dr James Thompson joins me for a practical conversation about why heart disease still leads as a global killer, why cholesterol and calcium scoring have limits, and how advanced imaging is changing prevention. We also cover exercise, lifestyle, and the role AI is starting to play in cardiac imaging. Heart disease often starts silently years before a scan or cholesterol test raises the alarm. Dr. James Thompson reveals why a zero-calcium score can still miss dangerous plaque, and why the future of prevention may depend on looking much earlier, and much deeper. We break down the limits of…
15 Sep 2026 · 18 min
Fascinating research on how breathwork can clean your brain: Wisdom Wednesdays
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11 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
How to reduce the toxic load on your body, with Dr Nicole Bijlsma
Dr. Nicole Bijlsma explains why the built environment matters for health, from mould and air quality to electromagnetic fields and chemical exposures. She shares practical, high-impact changes for bedrooms, water, skincare, cleaning, and home setup that can reduce everyday exposure and support better sleep, immunity, and wellbeing. We discuss why old homes and new homes each have different risks, how Wi-Fi and electrical wiring can affect sleep, and why water filtration is a non-negotiable if you want to reduce chlorine, PFAS, and fluoride exposure. Nicole also covers the biggest chemical…
8 Sep 2026 · 10 min
Not all cholesterol particles carry the same risk - here's what to really look out for: Wisdom Wednesdays
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6 Sep 2026 · 4 min
A Thirty Thousand Day Life With Carly Taylor
A birthday, a bit of simple maths, and an idea borrowed from Gregg Krech of Vermont's ToDo Institute, whose own birthday falls the same week as Carly's. What happens when you put an actual number on the days you've got left. Carly is a counsellor and coach who specialises in building psychological hardiness, which is the ability to navigate challenge, stay engaged, and take meaningful action under pressure. Her work integrates modern psychology with Eastern and Stoic approaches, helping people build resilience, live with purpose, and respond to life’s challenges with greater clarity,…
4 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 5 min
The science of behaviour change and addiction, with Tara Hurster
Most addiction advice is built for rock bottom. Tara Hurster says that misses the vast majority of people - the high-functioning drinkers, gamblers, and users who still have jobs, houses, and families, but know something is off. If you’ve ever wondered where “just a bit too much” becomes a real problem, this conversation gives you a clearer answer than shame ever could. Paul speaks with Tara Hurster, psychologist and founder of The TARA Clinic, about the low-to-high risk continuum of addiction, the 12 DSM criteria, and why “stopping” is not the same as changing.…
3 Sep 2026 · 19 min
Stunning new research on the impact of exercise intensity on our biology: Wisdom Wednesdays
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30 Aug 2026 · 6 min
The Best Stressed-Out Mum I Can Be With Carly Taylor
This week Carly turns to something we all wrestle with, accepting our own human nature. She shares a personal example of what she's been struggling with lately, and the small shift in thinking that took the sting out of it. Carly is a counsellor and coach who specialises in building psychological hardiness, which is the ability to navigate challenge, stay engaged, and take meaningful action under pressure. Her work integrates modern psychology with Eastern and Stoic approaches, helping people build resilience, live with purpose, and respond to life’s challenges with greater clarity,…
28 Aug 2026 · 59 min
Your Magical Mitochondria - and How to Optimise Them, with Dr Olivia Lesslar
Your anxiety might be a signal, not the problem. Dr. Olivia Lesslar and I break down why chronic stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and the body’s threat-detection systems can leave you exhausted, inflamed, and stuck in survival mode - and what to do about it. If you’ve been told your symptoms are “just stress,” this conversation will feel like a revelation. Olivia explains how the mind-body connection shows up in complex chronic illness, why mitochondria act like cellular decision-makers, and how the cell danger response can push the body into energy-conserving…
25 Aug 2026 · 22 min
The Alcohol & Health Story Isn’t as Simple as You Think: Wisdom Wednesdays
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23 Aug 2026 · 7 min
Four Stoic Steps to Reduce Your Struggle
This week's Mojo Monday looks at four Stoic steps for cutting down unnecessary suffering, starting with Epictetus's dichotomy of control: sorting what's actually within your control from what isn't, redirecting your attention toward your own response, pivoting into useful action once you've accepted the facts, and taking the view from above for perspective. It also unpacks the difference between rumination and genuine processing, and includes a reflection on ego, injustice, and why choosing not to react can be its own kind of strength. Carly is a counsellor and coach who specialises in…
21 Aug 2026 · 50 min
The Children We Leave Behind with Dr. Geoff Masters AO
The education system is sending kids the wrong message about learning, ability, and success - and it’s leaving far too many behind. Dr. Geoff Masters reveals why age-based schooling, narrow assessment, and one-size-fits-all teaching are failing students, and what a smarter redesign could look like. Geoff is the former head of the Australian Council for Educational Research, explains the hidden lessons schools teach children: that learning is for pleasing others, that the body is separate from the mind, that learning happens alone, and that progress is just a sequence of disconnected…
18 Aug 2026 · 16 min
Here's a surprisingly effective, easy-to-do longevity and mental health practice the won't cost a cent: Wisdom Wednesdays
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16 Aug 2026 · 8 min
Emotions and Waves With Carly Taylor
Carly is a counsellor and coach who specialises in building psychological hardiness, which is the ability to navigate challenge, stay engaged, and take meaningful action under pressure. Her work integrates modern psychology with Eastern and Stoic approaches, helping people build resilience, live with purpose, and respond to life’s challenges with greater clarity, courage and steadiness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14 Aug 2026 · 56 min
How to Play the Role Life Gives You - Stoic Wisdom for Chaos with William C Spears
Stoicism is not soft self-help - it's the philosophy that helped prisoners survive torture, submariners survive confinement, and warriors keep their heads when everything else is falling apart. William C. Spears shows why this ancient mindset still matters on the ocean floor, on the battlefield, and in your everyday life. I chat with William C. Spears, an active-duty US Navy submarine officer and author of Stoicism as a Warrior Philosophy , to explore why stoicism resonates so deeply in military life. From the brutal reality of hot bunking and months underwater to the moral pressure of…
11 Aug 2026 · 9 min
Your water bottle is influencing your response to stress: Wisdom Wednesdays
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9 Aug 2026 · 5 min
Choose Growth Over Discomfort With Carly Taylor
Carly is a counsellor and coach who specialises in building psychological hardiness, which is the ability to navigate challenge, stay engaged, and take meaningful action under pressure. Her work integrates modern psychology with Eastern and Stoic approaches, helping people build resilience, live with purpose, and respond to life’s challenges with greater clarity, courage and steadiness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7 Aug 2026 · 53 min
The Science of Aging, Nutrition, and Hormonal Optimisation with Dr. Michael Aziz
What if the key to living longer and feeling revitalised isn’t about cutting carbs or fats, but about comprehensively understanding and balancing your hormones, nutrients, and lifestyle? In this episode, I speak with anti-aging expert Dr. Michael Aziz as we challenge mainstream nutrition myths, revealing how saturated fats, seed oils, and stress influence the aging process and how you can turn the tide in your favour. Key Takeaways • Why fat is NOT the enemy, debunking myths about saturated fats and the truth behind their role in heart health, supported by surprising global…
4 Aug 2026 · 13 min
It's not just the amount of sleep that matters - timing is also key: Wisdom wednesdays
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Hardiness with Dr Paul Taylor is a English learning podcast from Paul Taylor. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Paul Taylor
Language: English
Category: Learning
New episodes: Several times a week
Typical length: 16 min
Latest episode: 14 Oct 2026
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