Your Listener

John Cuturilo

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. 4d ago

    What motivates youth? With Al Barnett

    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 Alistair Barnett. Alistair Barnett is an educator, keynote speaker, mentor, and the host of the Legendary Lectures podcast. With over 15 years in education, he is passionate about personal growth, meaningful conversations, and helping people to unlock their potential. Through his podcast and speaking, Alistair shares inspiring stories and practical insights that encourage others to live with purpose. Find Al's work here: https://linktr.ee/albarnett 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: your.listener.coaching@gmail.com Web: 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 motivates youth? With Al Barnett

  2. Jul 25

    Neurodiversity and the utility of being "normal" with Lauren O'Carroll

    Note: this episode contains some mildly coarse language. 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 Lauren O'Carroll from the United Kingdom. Lauren is a neurodivergent family specialist, speaker, founder of Positively Parenting, and author of the forthcoming book "You're Not a Shit Parent, You Have ADHD". After spending 10 years managing advocacy services and a further 10 years leading N.H.S. services, she left her leadership career to support parents navigating the realities of neurodivergent family life. Drawing on specialist training in A.D.H.D., autism, and peaceful parenting, over 20 years of leadership experience, the latest evidence and neuroscience, and lived experience as a mum with A.D.H.D. raising neurodivergent children, Lauren helps families move beyond guilt, overwhelm, and survival mode, towards greater understanding, connection, and practical solutions that work in everyday life. She is passionate about challenging shame, making the science of neurodivergence accessible, and helping parents realise they were never meant to do this alone. In this episode, we explored the nuances of our culture and perception of neurodiversity, pondering whether being "normal" actually has any utility, whether characteristics such as neurodiversity constitute our identity, whether autism and A.D.H.D. are mental illnesses, and more. Find Lauren's work: Website: https://www.positivelyparenting.co.uk Book waitlist: https://positivelyparenting.co.uk/youre-not-a-sht-parent-you-have-adhd Instagram: @positivelyparentingtogether TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@positivelyparentingloz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenParentCoach LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/positivelyparenting 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: your.listener.coaching@gmail.com Web: 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

    Neurodiversity and the utility of being "normal" with Lauren O'Carroll

  3. Jul 18

    Tarot is not what you think! With Christian Kenny

    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 In this episode, I welcome Christian Kenny. We discuss the psychology and phenomenology of tarot ― and even if you are a sceptic as I am, you are likely to gain some new insight in to it with this discussion! Christian Kenny is the founder and creative force behind Courage Over Comfort Co., a multidisciplinary company built at the intersection of psychology, storytelling, technology, art, education, and social change. Rather than limiting himself to a single industry or discipline, Christian has spent years developing the rare ability to connect ideas that most people would never think to combine. His background spans tarot, astrology, business leadership, psychological research, publishing, product development, branding, game creation, investigative technology, media, and large-scale creative direction. Christian approaches every project as both an artist and a strategist. He studies human behavior, social conditioning, symbolism, fear, morality, trauma, and the hidden psychological forces that influence how people think and act. He then transforms those complex ideas into books, games, tarot systems, software, visual media, educational tools, and immersive experiences that challenge audiences to confront uncomfortable truths. His work is not created simply to entertain. It is designed to provoke thought, expose hypocrisy, encourage self-examination, and create measurable social impact. Through Courage Over Comfort Co., Christian develops original intellectual properties that confront difficult subjects others are often too afraid, uncomfortable, or unimaginative to approach. What separates Christian is not simply the number of skills he possesses, but his ability to combine them into entirely new concepts. He does not follow existing categories; he creates new ones. Every project is built from extensive research, psychological insight, creative risk, and the belief that meaningful change begins when people are willing to question what they have been taught. Christian Kenny is more than a founder, artist, or entrepreneur. He is a systems thinker, cultural provocateur, inventor, storyteller, and multidisciplinary creator whose work is driven by one central purpose: to use creativity as a force for courage, consciousness, and social transformation. Find Christian's work here: Website: https://www.courageovercomfortco.com/ Killer Kards Tarot: https://killerkardstarot.com/ Circuits of consciousness: https://circuitsofconsciousness.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/courageovercomfortco TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@courageovercomfort444 X: https://x.com/courageovcmfort 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: your.listener.coaching@gmail.com Web: 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

    Tarot is not what you think! With Christian Kenny

  4. Jul 11

    The fallacy behind the "generation wars": a primer

    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 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: your.listener.coaching@gmail.com Web: 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 fallacy behind the "generation wars": a primer

  5. Jul 5

    The predicament of having a complex relationship with somebody

    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 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: your.listener.coaching@gmail.com Web: 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 predicament of having a complex relationship with somebody

  6. Jun 28

    Should you just pretend to agree?

    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 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: your.listener.coaching@gmail.com Web: 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

    Should you just pretend to agree?

  7. Jun 20

    The place of energy healing in medicine with Terri-Ann Russell

    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 welcome Terri-Ann Russell, a Reiki practitioner from the United States. We discuss energy healing, whether we need to validate methods according to Western science for them to be valid, and the role of spiritual connection in healing. Find Terri-Ann at: https://linktr.ee/TerriAnnRussell 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: your.listener.coaching@gmail.com Web: 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 place of energy healing in medicine with Terri-Ann Russell

  8. Jun 13

    The personal life of a therapist with Dr. Diana Harman

    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 Dr. Diana Harman, a mental health counsellor in New York, United States, and co-host of the podcast Pillowtalk11pm. We discuss how, as therapists, we may be discouraged from partaking in public discussion or sharing too much of our personal lives, and whether this may actually be hindering rather than helping our cause. Find Dr. Harman at: https://linktr.ee/Jus.kip.breathin?utm_source=linktree_profile_sharesid=f71896fc-0ba2-48ac-a9b5-98f5b536e89a 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: your.listener.coaching@gmail.com Web: 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

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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
    121
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    Your Listener