You're A Good Kid

You're A Good Kid

What we go through as kids will shape the course of our lives. Join James van Cuylenburg (Clinical Psychologist) and his brother, Nick van Cuylenburg (White Owl Sound), as they speak with a diverse range of people about how their childhoods have shaped them. Then, listen to guests read a letter to their child-selves. If you could say anything to your child-self, what would you say? Welcome to You're A Good Kid. To see child-photos shared by guests, and some video clips from each episode, follow on Instragram: (https://www.instagram.com/youreagoodkidpodcast).

Episodes

July 20, 2025 11 mins
James and Nick get together for a quick chat about the inaugural season of You're A Good Kid, and point the way forwards from here!A sincere thank you to all our guests for season 1, and for all of you who have joined us on the journey so far. Lots more to come, we'll look forward to sharing more stories with you in the coming months! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nobody gets through life easy. Each of us has our own challenges and pains to manage as we navigate our different upbringings. But it’s a simple fact that some childhood stories are so incredibly difficult and traumatic, you wonder how someone could possibly survive it, let alone grow to thrive in the aftermath. Rosie Waterland is something of a miracle. These days she’s a celebrated author, comedian and podcaster (and just a wonde...
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Mark Leach is an Anglican Minister of 25 years and co-founder of 'Never Again Is Now', an organisation campaigning passionately against antisemitism. As a child, Mark grew up in war-torn Zimbabwe. His extraordinary story includes significant trauma, which Mark has spent his life learning to understand, while also rediscovering hope through his relationships, his faith and his mission to teach and inspire. As you will hear, he's a w...
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Tessa Lee is an esteemed Lawyer who began life in Malaysia. She and her family immigrated to Australia when Tessa was just 6, and faced many hardhips as they adjusted to life in a new country. In the absense of a traditionally loving and warm home, Tessa developed a highly self-critical mindset, driven towards success to prove her self-worth, which culminated in a diagnosis of OCD as an adult. Now, Tessa is on a pathway to resdiso...
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Nazeem Hussain has fast become one of the biggest stars of Australian comedy, and a much loved television and radio personality. He also happens to be a devout muslim and a fearless performer on stage, who is most comfortable telling jokes about non-controversal topics such as race, politics and religion. On today's episode, Nazeem shares the powerful story of his childhood growing up without a dad, his strong bond with his mum, s...
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Lizi Bright is a sports/exercise scientist who has worked with the AFL and FIFA, and is currently completeing her PhD. But as a kid, she grew up in a challenging home, and battled for many years with an Eating Disoder. Now, Lizi shares her inspiring story of recovery and healing. Lizi, thank you for your courage and willingingness to share this very powerful story. If you or someone you care about is suffering from an Eating Diso...
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Jack Riewoldt is a beloved Australian household name. A celebrated AFL champion and prolific media personality, with a famously cheeky smile and confidence to give anything a go. On today's episode, we explore where Jack's sense of fun and self-belief comes from, in a nostalgic look back at his loving upbringing in Tasmania. We also explore the contrasting parenting styles from the 80's and 90's to how we raise our kids today, and ...
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Lael Stone is a celebrated author, presenter and educator. Her Ted Talk 'How to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children' has now had over 3 Million views. She is a featured presenter on the upcoming documentary 'Seen', has started her own amazing school (Woodline Primary), and is about to release her second book! Lael has generously found time to talk to us today, and we're so glad she did! We know you'll agree, she is a wonderful c...
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Ashley Duns and Megan George are the co-hosts of new podcast, ADHD Double-Dose. They were also both diagnosed with ADHD as adults, a diagnosis which completely reframed the way they now think about their respective childhoods. And not incidentally, Ash is also one of James' best friends of 25 years. In this episode, listen to how Ash and Megan have adjusted to their diagnoses, their reflections on what childhood was like with ADHD,...
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Shae Bolton-Brown had an incredibly successful Netball career, culminating in representing Australia, and is now the general manager of Melbourne mavericks and SEN teams strategy - managing the portfolio of 5 professional sporting clubs. However as a child, Shae was bullied relentlessly through her primary and secondary years. These experiences led to repressed memories, and the paralysing pursuit of perfectionism in order to feel ...
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February 2, 2025 50 mins
For our third episode, we enjoy a soulful conversation with Shane McCurry; a decorated culture and leadership coach, a podcaster, and a proud country boy. Shane has worked with some of the biggest names across high performance sport (including North Melbourne and Richmond Football Clubs), in business, government and education settings. In our conversation today, Shane shares his strong connection to community and family, his love o...
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In our second episode, we are incredibly honoured to speak with Brenda Matthews, whose remarkable story we first learned about in her book and documentary, titled 'The Last Daughter'.\ Brenda is a member of the Stolen Generation, and despite the incredible loss and trauma she has suffered, hers is a remarkable story of resilience and hope. We were so amazed by Brenda's deep love for both her Indigenous and white families, and her o...
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For our debut episode, we enjoy a chat with our wonderful cousin, and hear the story of a surprisingly shy kid who had to find his confidence. To check out Hugh's child-photo and some clips from today's episode, head over to Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/youreagoodkidpodcast/?hl=en). Hugh van Cuylenburg is the founder of The Resilience Project (https://theresilienceproject.com.au/), best-selling author of "The Resiliece Pro...
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January 12, 2025 3 mins
What we go through as kids will shape the course of our lives. Join James van Cuylenburg (Clinical Psychologist) and his brother, Nick van Cuylenburg (White Owl Sound), as they speak with a diverse range of people about how their childhoods have shaped them. Then, listen to guests read a letter to their child-selves. If you could say anything to your child-self, what would you say? Welcome to You're A Good Kid. To see child-photos...
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