The Prymal Podcast

Dan Campion
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Building robust, healthy and happy humans, the Prymal Podcast explores the world of health, performance, identity, business, life and success. With interviews and stories from inspirational guests and experts from fascinating fields, optimise your body, solve your problems, experience the world and take control of your life. Hosted by Dan Campion.

  1. 5d ago

    Why Life Feels Like It's Flying By - #131

    Why does life feel like it's flying by, and where do the years actually go? We dig into why time seems to speed up: body clocks, dopamine and the brain's "frame rate", and how our constant scrolling is literally stealing time while distorting our perceptions. The importance of presence to feel more of your life, and how little it feels we're actually 'here' for. We discuss why "I can't switch off" is often running from a feeling and why slowing down feels boring before it feels better, and we don't agree on whether just noticing is enough. Dan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thedancampion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chapters: 00:00 Why Life Feels Like It's Flying By 02:56 Age, Body Clocks And How We Sense Time 06:22 Why You Don't Remember What You Scrolled 09:53 Dopamine And The Brain's "Frame Rate" 12:54 Why Last Week Is A Blur 16:50 Why Time Disappears In This Studio 17:52 Switching Off, Or Escaping A Feeling? 21:20 Needing Intensity To Feel Present 24:38 Modern Life And The Loss Of Boredom 28:27 From Optimising Time To Slowing Down 32:57 Living Against Your Natural Rhythms 35:05 The Trap Of Over-Optimising 39:50 Why So Few People Are Actually Present 44:48 Pulled By The Feed, Pushed By Feelings 48:33 What Might Slow Life Down 51:57 Your Phone And Getting Minutes Back 54:15 Organising Your Day Around Being Human 57:51 Death, Turning 40 And Being Here For It 59:36 The Grief Of Becoming Present 1:04:43 All We Have Is Right Now

    Why Life Feels Like It's Flying By - #131

  2. Sep 17

    Female Health Experts: Feeling Terrible Every Month Is Not Normal - Dr Michelle Hone & Dr Sarah Kelly - #130

    Dr Michelle Hone, PhD, a female health and fertility nutritionist, and Dr Sarah Kelly, PhD in clinical exercise physiology, are the co-founders of Herology. They explain what's normal in a menstrual cycle and what isn't, why painful, exhausting periods get dismissed as part of life, and why lifestyle comes before supplements. They also cover athletes who lose their period, how women were left out of research, and how to read a supplement label, along with some insights into their own incredible journey building Herology. Dan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thedancampion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Why Female Health Is Still Misunderstood 01:00 A PhD Who Didn't Know Pelvic Floor Therapy Existed 03:14 What Women Are Told To Accept 05:22 Refusing To Compromise On The Formula 09:12 Your Bloods Are Normal, But You Don't Feel Fine 11:31 Why Periods Are Still Treated As Shameful 14:58 Common Isn't Normal 16:09 Women Aren't Small Men: Why Research Left Women Out 20:24 Breastfeeding, Kids and Talking Openly About Periods 24:18 What Men Need To Understand About The Cycle 28:28 From First Period To Menopause: The Common Struggles 30:37 A Symptom-Free Cycle Isn't The Goal 31:51 Lifestyle First, Supplements Last 33:58 Athletes Who Lose Their Period 35:49 Your Cycle As A Vital Sign 41:18 Pixie Dusting: How Supplements Cut Corners 49:14 What Preventive Health Actually Means 55:58 How Two Scientists Built Herology 58:44 Health and Family Before Business 1:03:51 Balance Is Made In Everyday Decisions 1:05:14 Why People Only Change After A Crisis 1:12:22 The Hardest Part Of Running A Product Business 1:17:07 Good Feedback Spreads, Bad Feedback Spreads Like Wildfire 1:20:00 Read The Back Of The Pack 1:23:39 Trust Your Gut, Build A Bias For Action 1:27:21 Why Networking Is Overhyped 1:30:15 Closing Thoughts

    Female Health Experts: Feeling Terrible Every Month Is Not Normal - Dr Michelle Hone & Dr Sarah Kelly - #130

  3. Sep 3

    How You'll Know You Were A Good Dad - Ian Grant & Conor O'Keeffe - 129

    Fatherhood, masculinity and what it actually takes to be a good man and a good person, with powerlifting coach Ian Grant and Alter Fuel founder Conor O'Keeffe. Three fathers discuss the boundaries we set that our kids never see, what to tell your partner versus what to carry alone, what makes a good person and a good man, agency versus victimhood, why systems beat willpower and much more. Dan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thedancampion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chapters: 00:00:01 Introductions 00:03:42 The Real Question: What Makes A Good Life 00:09:19 Standards, Mirrors and Raising Likeable Kids 00:19:26 The Walled Garden: Freedom Inside A Boundary You Don't See 00:23:30 Teaching A Skill Once, Then Stepping Back 00:51:23 Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants 00:57:38 What Dan's Parents Got Right, and Overdid 01:01:12 Ian On His Absent Father and His Mother's Flip 01:08:11 Kids Mimic What You Do, Not What You Say 01:17:22 Masculinity In Service Of Something Bigger Than Yourself 01:30:30 Would You Tell Your Wife If You Had Cancer? 01:34:42 Victim Or Responsible: The Social Media Question 01:39:25 Drink Responsibly, Scroll Responsibly 01:46:31 Should Kids Be Banned From Social Media 02:06:47 The Privilege Of A Hard Start 02:09:07 What You Tell Your Partner, and What You Carry Alone 02:17:17 The Cease and Desist Letter and the Miscarriage 02:27:29 Leave Your Runners By The Bed 02:30:17 The Way You Talk To Yourself 02:36:18 Closing Reflection and Where To Find Them

    How You'll Know You Were A Good Dad - Ian Grant & Conor O'Keeffe - 129

  4. Aug 18

    Why Modern Life Makes Peace Feel Impossible - Kadam Adam Starr - #128

    Everyone wants peace of mind. But modern life seems to pull us further away from it. Notifications. Distractions. Stress. Pressure. Feeling more overwhelmed, anxious and emotionally exhausted than ever. Buddhist meditation teacher Kadam Adam Starr returns to explore why so many people struggle to slow down, why external success rarely creates lasting happiness, and why caring for your inner life has become one of the most important skills in the modern world. This conversation explores the hidden imbalance between our external achievements and our internal wellbeing, offering a practical framework for cultivating greater peace, resilience and meaning without stepping away from everyday life. Why modern life leaves so many people feeling overwhelmedThe hidden cost of constantly chasing external successWhy your inner life deserves as much attention as your careerSmall daily practices that restore balanceWhy happiness isn’t found by doing moreHow to create more peace without escaping modern lifeWhy meditation complements, not replaces, ordinary lifeThe balance between ambition, achievement and inner wellbeing Dan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thedancampion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 02:08 Why Peace Feels So Far Away 06:12 Why We're All So Overwhelmed 10:47 The Inner Life We Keep Ignoring 16:34 Your External Life vs Your Inner Life 20:13 The Challenge of Being Human Today 25:58 Why Success Doesn't Create Peace 31:20 The Problem With Constant Productivity 36:48 Building Better Mental Habits 42:14 Modern Life Is Moving Too Fast 47:40 Why We're Chasing the Wrong Things 01:03:12 Restoring Balance Without Leaving Society 01:09:54 Small Practices That Change Everything 01:16:33 Why This Matters More Than Ever 01:22:40 Final Reflections

    Why Modern Life Makes Peace Feel Impossible - Kadam Adam Starr - #128

  5. Jul 28

    Are You Building a Life You Actually Want? - #127

    Success can look perfect from the outside while being driven almost entirely by fear. We explore ambition, uncertainty and the hidden cost of constantly pursuing the next achievement. Brian reflects on building a highly successful business, why scale eventually pulled him away from the work and life he genuinely valued, and how becoming a father changed his definition of success. You’ll learn: How fear can disguise itself as ambitionWhy external success may still leave you disconnectedThe difference between living safely and living honestlyHow parenthood can fundamentally change your prioritiesWhy constant work prevents difficult emotions from catching upHow to create more space, presence and meaning in everyday life Dan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thedancampion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chapters: 00:00:00 The Final Episode in the Old Studio 00:02:06 Bias Towards Action vs Having Nowhere to Be 00:03:52 When Opposite Behaviours Come From the Same Fear 00:05:53 Making Decisions Without Complete Certainty 00:09:18 Why Fear Stops People From Starting 00:13:29 Building a Successful Business You No Longer Want 00:16:46 How Becoming a Parent Changes Success 00:18:21 When Your Success Is Built Around Fear 00:22:57 How Do You Know What You Truly Want? 00:25:41 The False Promise of Certainty 00:28:41 Why Designing Your Own Life Can Feel Wrong 00:30:13 Productivity, Structure and Emotional Avoidance 00:32:11 Learning to Live Through Uncertainty 00:34:10 The Deathbed Test for Success 00:37:18 Using Work to Avoid Difficult Emotions 00:40:25 Why Life and Parenthood Feel Like They’re Flying By 00:42:12 Creating Space Between Emotion and Reaction 00:42:53 Moving Into the New Prymal Studio 00:44:22 Fear, Purpose and the Questions Without Answers 00:45:51 The Importance of People in Your Corner

    Are You Building a Life You Actually Want? - #127

  6. Jul 21

    You Are Not Your Thoughts (Understanding Your Mind) - Kadam Adam Starr - #126

    Kadam Adam Starr is a Kadampa Buddhist Meditation teacher with nearly 3 decades of experience studying and practicing. Most of us spend our lives trying to change our thoughts. Very few of us ever stop to ask what thoughts actually are. This conversation explores one of the biggest questions in psychology, meditation and human consciousness: what is the mind? Adam explains the relationship between Buddhist psychology and modern Western psychology, why we become trapped inside our thoughts and emotions, and how learning to experience awareness directly can fundamentally change the way we relate to anxiety, anger, stress and suffering. This episode explores how understanding the nature of the mind creates more space, compassion and freedom in everyday life. You’ll learn: • Why you are not your thoughts or emotions• The difference between understanding the mind and experiencing it• How meditation changes your relationship with anxiety and anger• Why outrage is becoming our default emotional state• The connection between neuroscience, psychology and Buddhist wisdom• Practical ways to cultivate greater peace of mind Dan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thedancampion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:14 Buddhist Psychology and Western Psychology 01:53 What Is the Mind? 10:05 A Guided Exercise to Experience Your Mind 14:50 Thoughts Are Clouds, Your Mind Is the Sky 17:46 Why You Are Not Your Thoughts 29:33 Understanding the Mind vs Experiencing It 35:53 How Awareness Changes Your Relationship With Anger 42:26 Does a Buddhist Still Get Angry? 44:12 Can Anger Ever Be Healthy? 48:39 How Social Media Trains Us to Be Angry 52:46 Looking at Your Phone More Than Your Mind 57:18 Is the Mind Different From the Brain? 1:04:34 Why You Shouldn’t Identify With Your Brain 1:10:42 Creating the Conditions for Peace of Mind 1:17:44 The Different Pieces of Mental Health 1:19:20 Tara Kadampa Meditation Centre

    You Are Not Your Thoughts (Understanding Your Mind) - Kadam Adam Starr - #126

  7. Mar 6

    Infinite Games, Pain vs Suffering & Beliefs That Shape Your Life

    Brian O’Loughlin is a coach, podcaster, entrepreneur and regular guest on The Prymal Podcast. His work explores psychology, behaviour change and the deeper ideas that shape how people live. This conversation explores several principles that have recently stood out as powerful ways of understanding human behaviour and personal growth. Topics include: • The difference between pain and suffering   • Finite vs infinite games and how people approach life   • Why psychological failure feels harder than physical failure   • The beliefs that quietly shape behaviour   • Awareness as the starting point for change   • Humans living in environments we weren’t built for   • The modern misunderstanding of Stoicism   • Self-actualisation vs self-transcendence   • Why meaning is closely tied to human connection Dan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thedancampion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chapters: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:15 Why Certain Ideas Stick With Us 00:05:10 Psychological vs Physical Failure 00:08:25 Pain vs Suffering 00:11:55 Why Humans Avoid Discomfort 00:15:40 Finite Games vs Infinite Games 00:21:05 Playing the Wrong Game in Life 00:26:10 How Beliefs Shape Behaviour 00:30:05 Awareness Before Change 00:34:40 Humans Living in the Wrong Environment 00:39:20 Stoicism and Modern Misinterpretations 00:43:30 Escaping Emotion Through Distraction 00:47:45 Self-Actualisation vs Self-Transcendence 00:51:30 Meaning Through Human Connection 00:55:10 Trust, Peace and the Nervous System

  8. Feb 12

    The Hidden Cost of Chasing Success, And How To Redefine It | Kellie Fennell | #123

    Kellie Fennell is a coach, business owner, speaker, parent, and podcast host who has achieved huge success helping others transform their minds and bodies - while quietly burning herself out in the process. You’ll learn about: The productivity trap and performance-based identity Why behaviour change fails without belief change Pain vs suffering External metrics vs internal metrics Burnout at the height of success Internal locus of control The role of expectation in happiness How to create space instead of constant consumption Why healing isn’t becoming someone new - it’s remembering who you are The discussion moves beyond fitness into identity, unlearning inherited beliefs, and giving yourself permission to change. Dan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thedancampion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chapters: 00:00:00 – Pain vs Suffering 00:03:45 – Burnout at the Height of Success 00:08:10 – Performance Identity and Self-Worth 00:12:30 – Why Money Doesn’t Fix Misalignment 00:16:00 – The Productivity Trap 00:20:45 – External Metrics vs Internal Metrics 00:27:40 – The 5 Regrets of the Dying 00:37:00 – “You Have 6 Months Left” Thought Experiment 00:45:45 – Psychological Safety and Play 00:52:30 – Facing 18 Years of Avoided Grief 01:06:20 – Healing Isn’t Becoming Someone New 01:11:19 – You Can’t Sustain Behaviour Without Belief Change 01:16:19 – Stop Consuming, Create Space 01:18:51 – Accepting Emotion Instead of Escaping It 01:21:36 – The Lamb in the Oven: Unlearning Inherited Beliefs 01:23:55 – The Elephant Rope: Breaking Self-Limiting Beliefs 01:25:44 – Redefining the Mountain 01:32:17 – Giving Yourself Permission to Change 01:35:35 – The Power of Retreat and Space

    The Hidden Cost of Chasing Success, And How To Redefine It | Kellie Fennell | #123
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Building robust, healthy and happy humans, the Prymal Podcast explores the world of health, performance, identity, business, life and success. With interviews and stories from inspirational guests and experts from fascinating fields, optimise your body, solve your problems, experience the world and take control of your life. Hosted by Dan Campion.

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  • Creator
    Dan Campion
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    129
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Dan Campion
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    The Prymal Podcast

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