HFP Conversations

Patrick Keating
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  • HEALTH & FITNESS

Welcome to HFP conversations, a podcast hosted by the founder of Human Flourishing Project Patrick Keating. This podcast features renowned practitioners in the fields of movement and physical culture, mindfulness and embodiment, philosophy and psychology, spirituality, and self development.Human Flourishing Project has an ambitious mission and believes that in order to create positive change in the world we have to create flourishing humans.We do this by empowering individuals to cultivate a state of human flourishing through holistic self development coaching services.These services utilise the HFP method. The HFP method creates human flourishing through laying out a clear process of mind and body practices and learning which enable people to overcome their limitations and flourish.To discover more and receive free resources check out our website and social media linked in the episode description.

  1. How I Became Addicted to Doing Hard Things (Unlock Effortless Discipline)

    06/13/2025

    How I Became Addicted to Doing Hard Things (Unlock Effortless Discipline)

    Most people try to build discipline with willpower — and fail. In this episode, I break down how to rewire your brain, reset your dopamine, and install systems that make discipline automatic and sustainable. Here’s what we cover: ✅ Why Discipline Is the Meta-Skill The foundation for progress in every area of your life ✅ Understanding Dopamine The neuroscience of motivation and how to harness it ✅ What Boosts Dopamine Long-Term How to raise your baseline so hard things feel easier ✅ What Gives You an Instant Dopamine Surge Tools to overcome resistance and crush procrastination on demand ✅ What Depletes Your Dopamine Hidden drains that sabotage your energy and motivation ✅ How to Do a Dopamine Detox (Monk Mode) A complete reset that installs powerful habits fast ✅ 8 Behaviour Change Systems That Lock In Consistency 1. James Clear’s 4 Habit Laws 2. Creating a Clear & Detailed Plan 3. Temporal Anchoring 4. Tracking, Metrics, & Gamification 5. Structured Accountability 6. Stakes 7. Making Things Tangible 8. Starting Stupidly Small If you’re ready to stop starting over and start operating at your full potential — this one’s for you. — 📺 Watch the full video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PatrickKeating-HFP  📲 DM me “LEVEL UP” on Instagram to learn more or work together: https://ig.me/m/_patrickkeating 🧠 Book a free 1-on-1 strategy session: https://form.jotform.com/251628820058862 — Subscribe for future episodes on mastering discipline, performance, health, and mindset. No fluff, just actionable value, every time.

    32 min
  2. Ryan Hurst: Autoregulation, Martial Arts, and Building a Global Fitness Brand

    11/27/2024

    Ryan Hurst: Autoregulation, Martial Arts, and Building a Global Fitness Brand

    In this episode Ryan and I talk about: what Ryan considers to be human flourishing, things he is still figuring out at age 50, Japanese physical culture, how his physical practice has evolved over time, what he was like as a kid and how he has changed, the origin story of GMB, martial arts, dealing with injuries, biggest hurdles he has had to overcome with GMB, why GMB was successful, tips on growing an online community and business, physical autonomy, auto regulation, skill based training, movement transitions and why they are important, stripping everything back and getting to why you are moving in the first place, and much much more! Ryan's instagram: @ryhurst https://www.instagram.com/ryhurst/   GMG's  instagram: @gmbfitness https://www.instagram.com/gmbfitness/   Website: https://gmb.io  Human Flourishing Project instagram: @humanflourishingproject Instagram profile link: https://www.instagram.com/humanflourishingproject/ Message me on Instagram: https://ig.me/m/humanflourishingproject

    1h 28m
  3. DJ Murakami: Internal vs External Torque, Psychedelics, Neck and Jaw Training.

    09/11/2023

    DJ Murakami: Internal vs External Torque, Psychedelics, Neck and Jaw Training.

    In this fascinating episode DJ and I talk about: how he uses the lens of torque to understand the body and program for his clients, his experiences with his recent microdosing experiments, psychedelics in general, his training history, jaw training and neck training and how they effect the overall function of the rest of the body, how jaw training facilitates creating external and internal torque in movement, the term 'functional exercise' and how it is used and misused, his views on the 'movement culture', the torque stick and the torque wheel, his biggest influences, and much much more. DJ’s instagram: @strongcamps https://www.instagram.com/strongcamps/  DK's links: https://campsite.bio/strongcamps  Human Flourishing Project instagram: @humanflourishingproject Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humanflourishingproject/  TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@humanflourishingproject Twitter (x): https://twitter.com/hfp_au  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Humanflourishingprojectau  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPG44lrLVgismntkD-oETkA  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/human-flourishing-project-au

    2h 11m
  4. Joey Bergles: The Leading Edge of Youth Athletic Development.

    06/21/2022

    Joey Bergles: The Leading Edge of Youth Athletic Development.

    In this conversation Joey and I talk about; the current state of sports science and youth training and where it could be improved, having a holistic and wide lens on your coaching practice, what he prioritises for youth when building their foundational movement capacities and strength, his thoughts on the future of sports science, how training kids is different to training adults, why it is safe and good for kids to do resistance training, how he explains the need for mobility to his youth athletes, ACL injury prevention, Knees Over Toes Guy and what he has learned from him, how he thinks about structuring field sessions and plyometrics, common movement deficits in youth athletes, why he likes chin ups over pull ups, squatting deep and much much more! Joey’s instagram: @joeybergles https://www.instagram.com/joeybergles/    Human Flourishing Project instagram: @humanflourishingproject Instagram profile link: https://www.instagram.com/humanflourishingproject/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Humanflourishingprojectau  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPG44lrLVgismntkD-oETkA  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/human-flourishing-project-au

    1h 3m
  5. Anastasis Tzanis; Breathwork Deep Dive - Physiology, Psychology, and Practice.

    06/06/2022

    Anastasis Tzanis; Breathwork Deep Dive - Physiology, Psychology, and Practice.

    In this episode Anastasis and I talk about all things breathwork including; his work and teaching with Oxygen Advantage alongside Patrick Mckeown, how he became interested in different styles of training and ultimately breathwork, how posture effects breathing and your physiology, CO2 tolerance and how it effects exercise performance and general wellbeing, physiological misconceptions about breathwork, how to use breathwork to calm the mind, be present, and improve your physiological efficiency, where to start, practical practice breakdowns for you to try today, how altitude effects our breath and physiology, nasal breathing, and much much more!  Anastasis' instagram: @anastasis.tzanis https://www.instagram.com/anastasis.tzanis/  Website: https://www.atzanis.com Human Flourishing Project instagram: @humanflourishingproject Instagram profile link: https://www.instagram.com/humanflourishingproject/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Humanflourishingprojectau  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPG44lrLVgismntkD-oETkA  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/human-flourishing-project-au

    1h 37m
  6. Tom Merrick: The Bodyweight Warrior - A Candid Conversation About Training and Self Development

    05/31/2022

    Tom Merrick: The Bodyweight Warrior - A Candid Conversation About Training and Self Development

    In this candid and cheerful episode Tom and I talk about; what a day in the life of The Bodyweight Warrior looks like, learning to overcome fears when putting yourself out there on the internet, what Tom struggles most with in his training, training with Emmet Louis, what makes a good coach, his self development journey, and much much more. This episode was very conversational, we covered many more topics than described here, it was great to get to know Tom in a more intimate conversation. Tom's instagram: @thebodyweightwarrior  https://www.instagram.com/thebodyweightwarrior/      The Body Weight Warrior Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0DZhN-8KFLYO6beSaYljg  Website: https://www.bodyweightwarrior.co.uk  Human Flourishing Project instagram: @humanflourishingproject Instagram profile link: https://www.instagram.com/humanflourishingproject/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Humanflourishingprojectau  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPG44lrLVgismntkD-oETkA  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/human-flourishing-project-au

    1h 7m
  7. James Fuller: Strong Man Archeology - Forgotten Methods for Building Uncommon Strength

    05/18/2022

    James Fuller: Strong Man Archeology - Forgotten Methods for Building Uncommon Strength

    In this episode we talk about; olde time strong man training and the forgotten methods and gems to help us build uncommon strength, James' story and how he got into the old time strong man training, how his training has changed him as a person, the history of how modern sports science and olympic competition has fundamentally changed physical culture especially in terms of resistance training, lateral and rotational strength in the spine and simple protocols and lifts which address these capacities, why strength and mobility are two sides of the same coin, harmful misconceptions int he strength industry, how to improve dorsiflexion, what he thinks about the current strength training landscape and what we have lost, just how strong people used to be before the modern competitive strength training era started, most impactful books inside and outside of the training world, and more! James' instagram: @strongman_archaeology https://www.instagram.com/strongman_archaeology/    Human Flourishing Project instagram: @humanflourishingproject Instagram profile link: https://www.instagram.com/humanflourishingproject/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Humanflourishingprojectau  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPG44lrLVgismntkD-oETkA  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/human-flourishing-project-au

    1h 56m
  8. Joe Worthington: Fight Lift Move + Travel, Growing Up, and Coaching.

    02/21/2022

    Joe Worthington: Fight Lift Move + Travel, Growing Up, and Coaching.

    In this conversation we talk about; Joey's movement and training journey from childhood to now, the origin story of Jungle Brothers, what he was like as a kid, his passion for martial arts over his lifetime, his time working in the film industry, the biggest changes in his self- narrative over the last 5 years, what he learnt from training with people like Ido Portal, Emmet Louis, and many other teachers and disciplines, the Fight Lift Move methodology of his Jungle Brothers gym, why BJJ is growing so fast and why people love it, stories about the best coaches he has worked with, his injury history especially his ACL rupture and recovery, The best and hardest things about starting and running JB, Jungle Alliance and the future of Jungle Brothers, his Bulletproof For Bjj course, what makes a good coach, iconic travel stories and destinations, and much more. Joey’s instagram: @jbjoey https://www.instagram.com/jbjoey/   Jungle Brothers instagram: @junglebrothersmovement https://www.instagram.com/junglebrothersmovement/  Website: https://junglebrothers.com Human Flourishing Project instagram: @humanflourishingproject Instagram profile link: https://www.instagram.com/humanflourishingproject/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Humanflourishingprojectau  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPG44lrLVgismntkD-oETkA  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/human-flourishing-project-au

    1h 43m
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Welcome to HFP conversations, a podcast hosted by the founder of Human Flourishing Project Patrick Keating. This podcast features renowned practitioners in the fields of movement and physical culture, mindfulness and embodiment, philosophy and psychology, spirituality, and self development.Human Flourishing Project has an ambitious mission and believes that in order to create positive change in the world we have to create flourishing humans.We do this by empowering individuals to cultivate a state of human flourishing through holistic self development coaching services.These services utilise the HFP method. The HFP method creates human flourishing through laying out a clear process of mind and body practices and learning which enable people to overcome their limitations and flourish.To discover more and receive free resources check out our website and social media linked in the episode description.

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  • Creator
    Patrick Keating
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 HFP Conversations
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    HFP Conversations