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The Imperfects — 281 episodes

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1

Reuben Williams - What Happened After My Sexual Assault

2

Jan Fran - Wars For Your Attention

3

Dr Edna Lekgabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

4

Shane Jacobson - Permission To Laugh

5

Esther Perel - It’s Not Them, It’s You

6

Dr Emily - Overcome With Overwhelm?

7

Hamish Macdonald - After The Facts

8

Bri Lee - Babies+Climate=Anxiety

9

Ben Crowe - Play School

10

Matt Preston - Only 14 Summers Left

11

Dr Emily - Acceptance, That's Radical

12

Maggie Dent - ‘Good Enough’ Parenting is Good Enough

13

Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

14

Dr Lucy Hone - A Life Worth Grieving

15

Claudia Karvan - Love, Her Way

16

Soul Searching Summer - Ryan’s TV Show

17

Spooky Summer - Hugh’s Haunted House

18

Psychology Summer - Your Inner Fan with Dr Emily

19

The Little Drummer Girl - A Christmas Scandal

20

Dave Hughes - Me, Myself & Ego

21

Mary Fowler - Forgiving Yourself-Harm

22

Dr Emily - You Had Me At Communication

23

Jamila Rizvi - Awoken by a Broken Brain

24

Troy Kinne - It’s What’s Inside That’s Backwards

25

Dr Emily - Am I Sick or Is It Anxiety?

26

Bryan Brown - The Value of Being Alive

27

Hugo Toovey - The Reality of Surviving Cancer. Twice.

28

Melanie Bracewell - Untangling a Toxic Relationship

29

Dr Emily - Goals For Your Goals

30

Kemi Nekvapil - A Compass for When You're Lost

31

Josh van Cuylenburg - Midlife Crisis Averted

32

Hugh van Cuylenburg - This Is Burnout

33

Ryan Shelton - The Friend I Want To Be

34

Mitch Brown - AFL’s First Openly Bisexual Man

35

Matt Okine - Comedy & Tragedy

36

Karissa Lewis - We're Not Better Off Without You

37

Dr Emily - The Meaning of Mid-Life

38

Hannah Ferguson - Outspoken But Not Broken

39

Dyson Heppell - Whatever It Takes… To Forgive

40

Andy Cooks - Andy Doesn't Drink (Anymore)

41

Dr Emily - We're Longing for Belonging

42

Dis Works - A Game-Changing Study of The Resilience Project

43

Joe Williams - Concussion, Bipolar & Being a Dad

44

Jess Hill - A 'love' of Control

45

Vincent Fantauzzo - A Brush With Pain

46

Dr Emily - That Guilty Feeling

47

Cate Campbell - Even Olympians Have Depression

48

Campbell "Struthless" Walker - Withdrawing with Drawing

49

Isaac Humphries - Coming Out On Court

50

Dr Emily - Using The Force For Good

51

Nas Campanella - The First Blind Newsreader in the World

52

Dr Louise Newson - It's Hormones. Period.

53

Dr Emily - How To Get UNSTUCK

54

Monty Dimond - Sick & Tired of Being Sick & Tired

55

Dr Emily - Grief Lightening

56

Lauren Zonfrillo - Grief: The Shittest Greatest Gift

57

Hugh’s ADHD…brief (Bonus From Patreon)

58

Simon Hill - Eating Imperfectly vs Perfectly Eating

59

Courtney Ugle - Intergenerational Strength

60

Dr Emily - How to Be Leaned On

61

Danielle Laidley PART 2 - Her Public Outing

62

Danielle Laidley PART 1 - Her Private Struggle

63

Let’s Talk About Hugh’s Open Letter

64

Stephen Curry - I Dug a Hole… and Found Myself

65

Dr Julie Smith - Building Confidence, Brick by Brick

66

Hugh's Open Letter to Parents of Neurodivergent People

67

Hannah Diviney - Disabled in an Able-Bodied World

68

Dr Emily - Hope

69

Matthew Murphy - A Sober Wombat

70

Get Ready. We’re Touring A Brand New Live Show!

71

Maria Ruberto - Sleep Your Way To Your Top

72

Mick Fanning - Riding The Waves of Loss

73

We're Back! And A Little More Imperfect

74

James van Cuylenburg - What’s Your Relationship Status?

75

Imperfect Birth Stories with Sophie Walker

76

Surprise! You’re Writing A Book!

77

Bronnie Ware - What Are Your Future Regrets?

78

Little Boy Christmas - The Forgotten Son of Mr & Mrs Claus

79

Michael Theo - Life on the Spectrum

80

Layne Beachley - Surf’s Up… And Down

81

Johann Hari - Beware The Thrill of The Magic Pill

82

Jim Rogers - A Life Bigger Than Dementia

83

Dr Emily - Resent Less, Live More

84

Peter Bol - 800m & 3 Free Haircuts

85

Janelle Booker - Living With ADHD

86

Ben Shewry - Making It Right (And Delicious)

87

What's Your ATAR?

88

Dr Julia Baird - An Awe-full Conversation

89

Jack Post-Natal Depression

90

Getting Vulny - Josh’s Big Announcement

91

Dr Emily - The Certainty of Uncertainty

92

Zoë Foster Blake - Zero Lucks Given

93

Dr Billy Garvey - From Boyz II Men

94

Nathan Buckley - Out of The Woods

95

Dr Emily - Compassion of The Self

96

Grace Tame - "Sexy-time, Scissoring, Autism"

97

Rana Hussain - Belonging For Connection

98

Jack Steele - Socials Anxiety

99

Maria Ruberto - Advancing Despite Adversity

100

Jackson Tozer - Don’t Give Up On Me

101

Another Imperfect Chat About Men

102

How I Built Dis - The Resilience Project Story

103

Dr Emily - What Are Your Values?

104

Zan Rowe - If I Had A Year To Live

105

Poh Ling Yeow - When The Relationship Ends

106

Professor Felice Jacka - Food For Thought

107

IMPERFIX: What is Rape Culture? with Chanel Contos

108

Michael Klim - The Race of His LIfe

109

Dr Emily - What Are Your Boundaries?

110

IMPERFIX: How Rick Davies Deals with His OCD

111

Yumi Stynes - Me and Alcohol Don’t Mix

112

Billy Slater - Leading from the (Full)Back

113

IMPERFIX: Dr. Em - Befriending Your Inner Critic

114

Nathan Cavaleri - The Ups & The Blues

115

IMPERFIX: Believing Women with Tarang Chawla

116

Dr Emily - The Risk of Avoiding Risk

117

IMPERFIX: Dr. Kiran Martin - Leadership

118

Reece Conca - Tackling Male Infertility

119

IMPERFIX: Luke McGregor - Living With Anxiety

120

James Clear - Down The Habit Hole

121

IMPERFIX: Johann Hari & Josh Talk About Addiction

122

Pallavi Sharda - Where We Belong

123

IMPERFIX: How to Live Again, with Sam Willoughby.

124

Dr Emily - Joy Decision

125

An Imperfect Chat About Men

126

Fern Brady - Autistic in a Non-Autistic World

127

IMPERFIX: Imposter Syndrome with Hamish Blake

128

Sean Turnell - A Prisoner’s Guide to Life

129

IMPERFIX: Jamila Rizvi on Living with a Brain Tumour

130

Elizabeth Day - The Me-est Version Of Me

131

IMPERFIX: Truth vs Harmony with Dr Em

132

Gary Barlow - The Pain Behind The Pleasure

133

IMPERFIX: Christian O'Connell's Panic Attacks

134

Dr Emily - Social Anxiety, They’ve Got It Too

135

IMPERFIX: Kate Langbroek on The Risks of Love

136

Adam Grant - The Potential of Your Potential

137

IMPERFIX: Ben Crowe's Purpose

138

Pat Cummins - Love, Loss & Life

139

A Very Imperfect Welcome Back

140

Lael Stone - Parent Yourself First

141

Mrs Claus - Santa’s Better Half

142

Dr Emily - Merry Not-Enoughmas

143

Chanel Contos - Consensual Healing

144

Gina Chick - Don't Fight Life

145

Hamish Macdonald - How To Be You

146

Dr Louise Newson - Maybe it’s Menopause

147

Dr Emily - Who Do You Desire?

148

Steve Hooker - The Ups & Downs & Ups

149

Lewis Hobba - Success Is Never Enough

150

Taryn Brumfitt - Every Body Is Perfect

151

Tim Minchin - Lucky To Be Here

152

Vulnerability Update: Josh Wrote a Song!

153

Dan Sultan - Stopping The Bullshit

154

Jack's Gambling Addiction Story

155

Dr Emily - Other People Matter

156

Brooke Blurton - The Path Of Most Resilience

157

Penny Moodie's New Book - OCD & Finding Joy Again

158

Professor Tim Spector - Food Fight

159

Grant Denyer - Self-Worth Was Worth Fighting For

160

Dr Emily - Friendship 4 Eva

161

Myf Warhurst - The Anxiety of Uncertainty

162

Osher Günsberg- In & Out Of Control

163

Dr Richard Harris - “That Thing In Thailand”

164

Dr Emily - When Are You Triggered?

165

Christie Whelan Browne - Unbreakable

166

Laura Henshaw - What Do They Think Of Me?

167

James van Cuylenburg - Love Your Wonky Bricks

168

Dr Emily - How to Stress Less

169

Hugh & Penny - The Elephant in the Relationship

170

Michael (Wippa) Wipfli - Light at the End of the Tunnel

171

Kemi Nekvapil - The Secret of Your Success

172

Ben Shewry (Pt 2) - How The Chef Was Made

173

Ben Shewry (Pt 1) - The Other Side of Excellence

174

Dr Emily - Curb Your Perfectionism

175

Broden Kelly - When Anger & Creativity Collide

176

Emma Murray - How Mindfulness Actually Works

177

360 (Matt Colwell) - From Addiction to Authenticity

178

Dr Emily - How Anger Affects Us All

179

Bronte Campbell - Comparison, The Thief of Joy

180

Some Things We Wish We Knew Earlier

181

Ann Davidman - Should You Have Children?

182

Dilruk Jayasinha - When Drinking Stopped Being Funny

183

Dr Emily - A Guide To Getting Therapy

184

Ben Crowe (Pt 2) - Now BE Your Inner Fan

185

Ben Crowe (Pt 1) - Meet Your Inner Fan

186

Samuel Johnson - A Life of Vulnerability

187

Hugh's Special... Verrry Special

188

Chrissie Swan - Honesty

189

Season 5 Trailer

190

Lael Stone - Take Care of Yourself

191

How (and Why) Ryan Dumped His iPhone

192

Santa Claus - A Special Vulnerabilitea House

193

Hugh van Cuylenburg - Ageing, and Other Reflections

194

Josh van Cuylenburg - How to Defeat Envy

195

Esther Perel - Let's Be Better Lovers

196

Ryan Shelton - To breed, or not to breed

197

Nedd Brockmann - The Man, The Myth, The Neddgend

198

Dr Emily - Lonely? You're Not Alone

199

A DARN GOSH BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

200

Kate Reid (Pt 2) - The Life-Saving Croissant

201

Kate Reid (Pt 1) - The Impossibility of Perfection

202

Oliver Burkeman - The JOY of Missing Out

203

Linda Marigliano - Strict Parents & Being a ‘Good Girl’

204

Dr Kiran Martin - Truth, Leadership & Gratitude

205

Dr Emily - Rejection Sensitivity

206

Hamish McLachlan - A World Turned Upside Down

207

Nazeem Hussain - Losing a Parent

208

Johann Hari (Pt 2) - Why Do We Do What We Do?

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209

Johann Hari (Pt 1) - How Can We Change?

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210

Mark Wilson from JET - Dealing with Loss

211

How to Write a Gratitude Letter

212

Dr Emily - Who Is Your Inner Critic & Why Is It There?

213

Darcy Vescio - They/Them Matters & Here’s Why

214

Dr Paul Callaghan - How To Follow The Dreaming Path

215

We Need to Talk... Again - Hugh, Ryan & Josh have a chat

216

Dr Emily - You Are Not Your Emotions

217

Steen Raskopoulos (REPEAT - but with new intro!)

218

Michelle Brasier - The Case For Optimism

219

Martin "Rac" Heppell - The other F word... FAILURE

220

Libby Trickett - When is Enough, Enough?

221

Dr Emily - The (pesky) Hedonistic Treadmill

222

Glenn Robbins - Listening to the Voice in Your Head

223

Lael Stone - Creating Emotionally Intelligent Humans

224

Harry Garside - A Boxer Who Dares To Be Different

225

Dr Emily - Truth vs Harmony

226

Max Gawn - The Comment That Changed Everything

227

Tarang Chawla - Men Talking About Men’s Violence

228

Narelda Jacobs - Being True To You

229

Dr Emily - Managing a Panic Attack

230

Oliver Twist - Where is Home?

231

Kemi Nekvapil - How to Live a Life Without Apology

232

Luke McGregor - Being Funny And Having Panic Attacks

233

We Need to Talk - Hugh checks in with Ryan & Josh after a big month

234

Introducing Dr Emily… PSYCHOLOGIST!!!

235

Hamish Blake - Let's Talk About Self-Doubt

236

Johann Hari - Why You Can't Pay Attention

237

Kate Langbroek - Love Story

238

Season 4 Trailer

239

Georgia & Hugh

240

Almost end of year wrap - (Part 2)

241

Almost end of year wrap - (Part 1)

242

The Vulnerabilitea House - Peter Helliar

243

Your Non-Free Gift! (Unannounced Surprise Podcast Episode)

244

The Academy of Imperfection - Jeff Warren

245

The Dyl & Friends crossover episode

246

The Vulnerabilitea House - Dr Yves Rees

247

Becky Lucas - The power of laughter

248

The Vulnerabilitea House - Martin Heppell

249

The Academy Of Imperfection - Daniel Ellenberg

250

The Vulnerabilitea House - Josh Van Cuylenburg

251

Just The Three Of Us (a bonus snap podcast because we needed a chat)

252

Travis Boak - Dealing with trauma

253

The Vulnerabilitea House - Ryan Shelton

254

The Academy of Imperfection - Dr Billy Garvey, Paediatrician

255

The Vulnerabilitea House - Hugh van Cuylenburg... Round 2

256

Christian O'Connell - Breakfast Radio, panic attacks & starting afresh

257

The Vulnerabilitea House - Missy Higgins

258

The Academy of Imperfection - James Victore

259

The Vulnerabilitea House - Josh van Cuylenburg

260

Jamila Rizvi - Living with the effects of a brain tumor

261

The Vulnerabilitea House - Ryan Shelton

262

The Academy of Imperfection - Ben Crowe

263

The Vulnerabilitea House - Hugh van Cuylenburg

264

Rick Davies - Living with OCD

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265

Trailer - Season 3

266

Steph Claire Smith - Body Image, Modelling & Instagram

267

Will McMahon - Depression & High School Expectations

268

Sam Willoughby - The Tragic Injury That Changed His Life

269

Steen Raskopoulos - Comedy & Depression

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270

Catriona Bisset - Exercise, Anxiety & Female Empowerment

271

Johann Hari - The Importance of Connection

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272

Trailer - Season 2

273

Penny Moodie - Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

274

Coronavirus & our mental health

275

Ryan Shelton - Shame, Jealousy & Purpose

276

Clare Bowditch - Music, Panic Attacks & Body Image

277

Georgie Gardner - Parenting & Living in the Spotlight

278

Erin Deering - How Money Doesn't Always Make You Happy

279

Jack Watts - Anxiety, Pressure in Football and Mistakes

280

Missy Higgins - Quitting Music, Depression & Connection

281

An introduction