Better Than Yesterday with Osher Günsberg

If you feel like you're not living the kind of life you want, and if you feel like you're avoiding more than you're taking action to change that, then you might be what Dr Emily Musgrove calls 'stuck'.

In this episode, Dr Emily, the clinical psychologist (regularly heard on 'The Imperfects' podcast') and author of the new book 'Unstuck: A Guide to Finding Your Way Forward to the Life You Want to Live' tackles this all too comm...

What happens when the person you are is out of step with the person you thought you were, in some way? Or, what do you do when the effort you put in doesn't match the reception you expected to get back?

Off the back of Osher's second performance on Dancing with the Stars, he has some ideas on these topics - and they could be very useful the next time you encounter criticism, or the restriction created by your own expectations.

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You might know actor Tim Pocock from his roles in Dance Academy or X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Even as a child, he graced the Sydney Opera House starring in operas directed by Baz Lurhman. 

But that world of artistic expression was in stark contrast to the other world Tim was part of for so long - one of repression by conservative catholicism under Opus Dei - made all the worse as he began to realise who he truly was.

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Depending on your algorithm, you’re being fed death, destruction, calamity, chaos, fire, floods, and horror more and more and more.

Chatting with Sally Gold the other day. It’s pretty clear we only really have so much room between our ears for stuff like that.

So when a friend who lives in Africa reached out to me the other day asking, “How do we stay sane when everything’s such a mess?” ...

Sylvia Jeffreys knows the power that lies in asking the right questions about your finances. She's been talking a lot on that topic recently, with some of the best money minds around, as part of her podcast 'The Pay Off'. In this conversation, she shares the best of what she's learned so far, both from the experts and from her own life. 

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Are you truly being yourself? How can you be sure? What could be gained when you embrace your authenticity - or, what do you miss when you don't?

Kat John, authenticity coach, speaker, podcaster and author of 'Authentic: Coming Home to Your True Self' explains to Osher why understanding and answering these questions are essential.

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Do you struggle with coming up with ideas on your own? Or properly realising the vision in your head? What if the greatest creativity isn't found in isolation, but emerges only when we truly open ourselves to the brilliance of others?

Osher offers 4 questions for genius ideas and effortless collaborative creativity.

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The pressure to work more, constantly comparing yourself to other people, the endless list of self-improvement 'shoulds', and even full blown mental health struggles - what do we do when the biggest obstacles are the ones inside our own heads? 

Comedian Chris Ryan might not have every answer, but in this chat with Osher, she certainly has a way of illuminating the problems. 

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Have you ever wanted more clarity around how your brain works?
Often, it can be knowledge that can mean the difference between having the perspective and tools to make changes in your life, or not.

There are countless books on the subject, but here, Osher details 7 that have been instrumental to his own life, that have helped his own clarity on the inner workings of our minds - in other words, the books he thinks about (and rec...

Merrick Watts is a comedian, radio and TV personality, actor, event and festival manager, highly certified sommelier, parent, fitness nut, SAS Australia selection-passer, entrepreneur and drink developer. And he has a jet-ski license.

So if you wanted to talk to someone who can tell you exactly what it takes to balance your commitments and still go after your passions and curiosities, and to get a good dose of inspiration and wisdo...

When it came to writing a second book, Osher hadn’t lived enough since the extra bits were added to the second edition of his memoir to write another memoir based on only five years.

Instead, he wrote the book he wished he had during times when his mental health wasn’t doing well. It’s the kind of book one grabs when they’ve tried everything else but still feel stuck, or they’re trying to understand ho...

In a job where stress, trauma and the unexpected greet you everyday, with lives on the line, how do you cope?

Sally Gould, author of 'Frog: the secret diary of a paramedic' gives Osher the answers - including what she always does and says to stay calm and control a room, how she debriefs and deals with trauma, why humour is essential, and the 'magical' things that have made her fall in love with what she does.

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When that person up ahead in the right turn only lane puts their blinker on way too late and starts to merge across the solid line towards your lane, what are your thoughts about that person?

When you you distinctly recall asking your partner to empty the recycling bin yesterday, and now it’s a jenga pile of jam jars and plastic packets - what are your thoughts about that person?

Just to speculate, they’re not positive ...

Marlee Silva has achieved some incredible things - and some of the biggest lessons and inspirations in her life have come from directly from the NRL itself.

In this episode, Marlee reveals those key lessons, as well as talking about role models and mentoring, the mindsets that have led to her success, why there's nothing like State of Origin, how both the women and men's NRL games have changed - and how they can change us too. ...

When you look at Australian politics, you’ll know that preference deals play a big role in who eventually ends up in power.

But preferences can put you in a powerful position too. 

In this episode Osher talks about how you can make a preference deal with yourself to win a better day today - particularly if you're feeling terrible about something that 'should' have happened or something you 'could' have done...

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When we look to someone for answers, 'I don't know' is maybe the last thing we want to hear.

But it could be one of the best things a leader can say - a gateway to honesty, curiosity, and flexibility, to a bigger picture, to much better decisions, and to a revolutionary process called 'blindspotting'.

Renowned leadership and management thought leader and author Dr Kristin Ferguson leads Osher through this process, with examples of ...