Your Listener

John Cuturilo
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John Cuturilo, the counsellor of Your Listener Counselling in Melbourne, Australia, is the host of the Your Listener podcast. Discussing psychological topics including mental health, critical thinking, and social matters, he presents unique insights. Rather than lecturing coercively on what to believe, filling his discussions with provocative language or quotes from famous people, or political rhetoric, John explains how our minds work and the impact of this on how we operate individually and socially. He often helps his audience to realise that what we assume are truths are often ideas resulting from errors in thinking — to which all of us may fall subject. Through this, John encourages critical thinking, accepting responsibility for our flaws, the separation of criticising ideas from judging people, exercising our minds, and finding ways to live in harmony with and learn from each other rather than avoiding those who think differently. He also believes in helping his audience to develop more detailed, complex knowledge, rather than overly simplifying concepts to the extent that they become empty slogans. He maintains that while the quest for truth may never be completed, we should still strive to learn of it as only by doing this will we be the most independent and astute possible thinkers. If you have an idea for an episode, or would like to appear as a guest or collaborate, contact John to introduce yourself! John welcomes people of a broad range of backgrounds for discussion. John especially values the opportunity to discuss perspectives which differ from his. Learn more about John and contact him via his website: www.yourlistener.com.au John gladly provides his content free of charge on an ethical basis. If you enjoy his content, please consider making a donation of whatever you can afford to show your appreciation: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3LY8DB82U3EMS Please remember that all content on this platform consists only of the opinions of John and his guests. It is not professional advice and should not be taken as such.

  1. 3d ago

    How do we know what gender we are? With Flynn Mason

    I provide my content free of charge. If you enjoy it and want to show your appreciation, please consider making a small donation — I appreciate it! Donate at the following link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3LY8DB82U3EMS I thank MJC Partners for their partnership. Find them here: www.mjcpartners.com.au In this episode, I had the pleasure of welcoming Flynn Mason. Flynn is the co-host, co-producer, and editor of OriginALS: More Than ALS, a podcast created in honour of his late grandmother that gives people affected by A.L.S. a space to share their stories and preserve their voices. He also co-hosts the trans culture chatcast Gender Crisis. Flynn graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University's Media Production program in 2025, where he got his start in audio storytelling as host of The Q Word, a community-centred queer culture show on SpiritLive Radio. He is passionate about the power of storytelling to amplify under-represented voices, and when he is not recording or editing, he is a self-described mediocre musician with a deep love for queer performance art. This episode is a primer on gender; we discuss some basics of it and ponder the challenging questions of how one comes to realise that they are transgender, whether we need gender norms in society, and more. Find Flynn's work at: OriginALS: More Than ALS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2564615.rss Gender Crisis: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2611544.rss Prefer to listen elsewhere? Find my podcast on your favourite platform here: https://linktr.ee/your.listener.coaching Contact me to discuss how I can help you as a counsellor. Phone: +61 402 333 950 Email: mail@johncuturilo.com.au Web: www.yourlistener.com.au Location: Melbourne, Australia Note: any third parties mentioned in this content, partners of Your Listener or otherwise, are independent and do not make any financial exchange with Your Listener. Your Listener is not responsible for the actions of third parties and does not make guarantees of them. No part of this content should be accepted as giving advice of any kind. For advice, please seek professional guidance. For crisis support, see here: https://tinyurl.com/assistanceserviceslist

    How do we know what gender we are? With Flynn Mason

  2. Oct 25

    Why we need dangerous people

    I provide my content free of charge. If you enjoy it and want to show your appreciation, please consider making a small donation — I appreciate it! Donate at the following link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3LY8DB82U3EMS I thank The Love Life Counsellor for their partnership. Find them here: www.thelovelifecounsellor.com.au Prefer to listen elsewhere? Find my podcast on your favourite platform here: https://linktr.ee/your.listener.coaching Contact me to discuss how I can help you as a counsellor. Phone: +61 402 333 950 Email: mail@johncuturilo.com.au Web: www.yourlistener.com.au Location: Melbourne, Australia Note: any third parties mentioned in this content, partners of Your Listener or otherwise, are independent and do not make any financial exchange with Your Listener. Your Listener is not responsible for the actions of third parties and does not make guarantees of them. No part of this content should be accepted as giving advice of any kind. For advice, please seek professional guidance. For crisis support, see here: https://tinyurl.com/assistanceserviceslist

    Why we need dangerous people

  3. Oct 17

    Is capitalism "awesome"? With James Gomes

    I provide my content free of charge. If you enjoy it and want to show your appreciation, please consider making a small donation — I appreciate it! Donate at the following link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3LY8DB82U3EMS I thank Gibelli Positive Pathways for their partnership. Find them here: www.gibellipositivepathways.com.au In this episode, I welcome my guest James Gomes. James is a mostly-stay-at-home spouse and dad, who likes to write, record podcasts, and learn for fun. His podcast, Jimbo Radio, should be available on most podcast apps. We ponder a question: is capitalism "awesome"? Prefer to listen elsewhere? Find my podcast on your favourite platform here: https://linktr.ee/your.listener.coaching Contact me to discuss how I can help you as a counsellor. Phone: +61 402 333 950 Email: mail@johncuturilo.com.au Web: www.yourlistener.com.au Location: Melbourne, Australia Note: any third parties mentioned in this content, partners of Your Listener or otherwise, are independent and do not make any financial exchange with Your Listener. Your Listener is not responsible for the actions of third parties and does not make guarantees of them. No part of this content should be accepted as giving advice of any kind. For advice, please seek professional guidance. For crisis support, see here: https://tinyurl.com/assistanceserviceslist

    Is capitalism "awesome"? With James Gomes

  4. Oct 10

    What Feng Shui actually means, with Danijela Šaponjić

    I provide my content free of charge. If you enjoy it and want to show your appreciation, please consider making a small donation — I appreciate it! Donate at the following link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3LY8DB82U3EMS I thank Finding Solutions Counselling for their partnership. Find them here: www.findingsolutionscounselling.com.au In this episode, I welcome my guest Danijela Šaponjić. Danijela is a Feng Shui and SpaceHealing Master, four-time author, and the founder of Unfolding Space and the School of Spiritual Design. For more than twenty years, she has helped people transform their homes, businesses, and lives by working with the energy of space, and today she trains a new generation of practitioners to do the same. Her work reframes Feng Shui not as superstition, but as a grounded philosophy of life ― one of the most powerful, and most overlooked, tools for creating clarity, abundance, and lasting change. In this episode, we discuss what Feng Shui actually means, and reveal once again how spirituality and science have more in common than people assume. Find Danijela at: www.unfolding-space.com www.school.unfolding-space.com https://www.instagram.com/unfolding_space_en/ Prefer to listen elsewhere? Find my podcast on your favourite platform here: https://linktr.ee/your.listener.coaching Contact me to discuss how I can help you as a counsellor. Phone: +61 402 333 950 Email: mail@johncuturilo.com.au Web: www.yourlistener.com.au Location: Melbourne, Australia Note: any third parties mentioned in this content, partners of Your Listener or otherwise, are independent and do not make any financial exchange with Your Listener. Your Listener is not responsible for the actions of third parties and does not make guarantees of them. No part of this content should be accepted as giving advice of any kind. For advice, please seek professional guidance. For crisis support, see here: https://tinyurl.com/assistanceserviceslist

    What Feng Shui actually means, with Danijela Šaponjić

  5. Oct 3

    Body positivity nuances with Nicole Ternay

    I provide my content free of charge. If you enjoy it and want to show your appreciation, please consider making a small donation — I appreciate it! Donate at the following link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3LY8DB82U3EMS I thank Mackie Road Neighbourhood House for their partnership. Find them here: www.mackierdnh.org.au In this episode, I welcome my guest Nicole Ternay. Nicole is a speaker, coach, and thought leader dedicated to helping women stop self-abandoning and rise into the women they were always meant to become. After more than 24 years in the weight loss industry, Nicole uncovered a truth that changed the direction of her work: lasting transformation is never just about food, exercise, or the number on the scale. It begins with mindset. This realisation evolved her work beyond weight loss into personal growth and identity transformation. Through her signature membership, MavenHeart, Nicole helps women rebuild the most important relationship they will ever have: the relationship with themselves, so they can stop abandoning their needs, reclaim their power, and step boldly into their next chapter. Nicole is a two-time TEDx speaker and the host of two podcasts: the highly-ranked Weight Loss for Women Over 40, and the new MavenHeart Podcast. Nicole’s expertise has been featured in Medium, Women’s Health, IDEA Fitness Journal, Rachael Ray In Season, Real Simple, Runner’s World, Bicycling, and MSN. In this episode, we discuss the nuances of the body positivity movement often ignored in mainstream discussion. Find Nicole at: https://www.nicoleternay.com Prefer to listen elsewhere? Find my podcast on your favourite platform here: https://linktr.ee/your.listener.coaching Contact me to discuss how I can help you as a counsellor. Phone: +61 402 333 950 Email: mail@johncuturilo.com.au Web: www.yourlistener.com.au Location: Melbourne, Australia Note: any third parties mentioned in this content, partners of Your Listener or otherwise, are independent and do not make any financial exchange with Your Listener. Your Listener is not responsible for the actions of third parties and does not make guarantees of them. No part of this content should be accepted as giving advice of any kind. For advice, please seek professional guidance. For crisis support, see here: https://tinyurl.com/assistanceserviceslist

    Body positivity nuances with Nicole Ternay

  6. Sep 26

    The impact of deceptive sexuality on partners with Karen Bieman

    I provide my content free of charge. If you enjoy it and want to show your appreciation, please consider making a small donation — I appreciate it! Donate at the following link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3LY8DB82U3EMS I thank Made To Help for their partnership. Find them here: www.madetohelp.com.au In this episode, I had the pleasure of welcoming my guest Karen Bieman. Karen is a P.A.C.F.A. Registered Clinical Counsellor and a Certified Deceptive Sexuality and Trauma Therapist. She works with people who have discovered their partner is secretly gay, bisexual, transgender, or same-sex attracted. Therapy is available in Australia, New Zealand, the U.K., and Ireland, and coaching is available globally. Karen also provides clinical supervision for practitioners working with betrayal and sexual deception. We discuss her work and what she has learned. Find Karen at: Website: https://notmycloset.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/notmyclosetanymore Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notmyclosetanymore/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-bieman/ Therapy and Coaching: https://notmycloset.com/appointments Clinical Supervision: https://karenbieman.com/supervision Prefer to listen elsewhere? Find my podcast on your favourite platform here: https://linktr.ee/your.listener.coaching Contact me to discuss how I can help you as a counsellor. Phone: +61 402 333 950 Email: mail@johncuturilo.com.au Web: www.yourlistener.com.au Location: Melbourne, Australia Note: any third parties mentioned in this content, partners of Your Listener or otherwise, are independent and do not make any financial exchange with Your Listener. Your Listener is not responsible for the actions of third parties and does not make guarantees of them. No part of this content should be accepted as giving advice of any kind. For advice, please seek professional guidance. For crisis support, see here: https://tinyurl.com/assistanceserviceslist

    The impact of deceptive sexuality on partners with Karen Bieman

  7. Sep 19

    What exactly are you arguing? Be specific!

    I provide my content free of charge. If you enjoy it and want to show your appreciation, please consider making a small donation — I appreciate it! Donate at the following link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3LY8DB82U3EMS I thank The Love Life Counsellor for their partnership. Find them here: www.thelovelifecounsellor.com.au Prefer to listen elsewhere? Find my podcast on your favourite platform here: https://linktr.ee/your.listener.coaching Contact me to discuss how I can help you as a counsellor. Phone: +61 402 333 950 Email: mail@johncuturilo.com.au Web: www.yourlistener.com.au Location: Melbourne, Australia Note: any third parties mentioned in this content, partners of Your Listener or otherwise, are independent and do not make any financial exchange with Your Listener. Your Listener is not responsible for the actions of third parties and does not make guarantees of them. No part of this content should be accepted as giving advice of any kind. For advice, please seek professional guidance. For crisis support, see here: https://tinyurl.com/assistanceserviceslist

    What exactly are you arguing? Be specific!

  8. Sep 12

    How we apply mathematics and its logic with Veronika Skye

    I provide my content free of charge. If you enjoy it and want to show your appreciation, please consider making a small donation — I appreciate it! Donate at the following link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3LY8DB82U3EMS I thank Knox Family Law for their partnership. Find them here: www.knoxfamilylaw.com.au In this episode, I have the pleasure of welcoming Veronika Skye. Veronika, a lifelong mathematician and educator, believes "being bad at maths" is a myth. Her "yes, you can" approach has empowered countless students of all ages and abilities — in Scotland, where she lives, and across Britain, Europe, and beyond. Through a fun and friendly approach, Veronika shows that maths is approachable and practical and opens doors for everyone. She empowers individuals to embrace maths for career choices, daily life, and intellectual growth, ultimately demonstrating that "yes, they also can." We discuss how mathematics manifests in the world, including how we can use mathematically-adjacent logic, and whether mathematics describes or explains ― or both. Find Veronika at: www.veronikaskyemaths.com Prefer to listen elsewhere? Find my podcast on your favourite platform here: https://linktr.ee/your.listener.coaching Contact me to discuss how I can help you as a counsellor. Phone: +61 402 333 950 Email: mail@johncuturilo.com.au Web: www.yourlistener.com.au Location: Melbourne, Australia Note: any third parties mentioned in this content, partners of Your Listener or otherwise, are independent and do not make any financial exchange with Your Listener. Your Listener is not responsible for the actions of third parties and does not make guarantees of them. No part of this content should be accepted as giving advice of any kind. For advice, please seek professional guidance. For crisis support, see here: https://tinyurl.com/assistanceserviceslist

    How we apply mathematics and its logic with Veronika Skye
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John Cuturilo, the counsellor of Your Listener Counselling in Melbourne, Australia, is the host of the Your Listener podcast. Discussing psychological topics including mental health, critical thinking, and social matters, he presents unique insights. Rather than lecturing coercively on what to believe, filling his discussions with provocative language or quotes from famous people, or political rhetoric, John explains how our minds work and the impact of this on how we operate individually and socially. He often helps his audience to realise that what we assume are truths are often ideas resulting from errors in thinking — to which all of us may fall subject. Through this, John encourages critical thinking, accepting responsibility for our flaws, the separation of criticising ideas from judging people, exercising our minds, and finding ways to live in harmony with and learn from each other rather than avoiding those who think differently. He also believes in helping his audience to develop more detailed, complex knowledge, rather than overly simplifying concepts to the extent that they become empty slogans. He maintains that while the quest for truth may never be completed, we should still strive to learn of it as only by doing this will we be the most independent and astute possible thinkers. If you have an idea for an episode, or would like to appear as a guest or collaborate, contact John to introduce yourself! John welcomes people of a broad range of backgrounds for discussion. John especially values the opportunity to discuss perspectives which differ from his. Learn more about John and contact him via his website: www.yourlistener.com.au John gladly provides his content free of charge on an ethical basis. If you enjoy his content, please consider making a donation of whatever you can afford to show your appreciation: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3LY8DB82U3EMS Please remember that all content on this platform consists only of the opinions of John and his guests. It is not professional advice and should not be taken as such.

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  • Creator
    John Cuturilo
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    134
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
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  • Show Website
    Your Listener