The Prymal Podcast

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.

The Prymal Podcast is a health podcast hosted by Dan Campion, with 128 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Dan Campion hosts The Prymal Podcast, a health show with 128 episodes published.

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  Episode #131

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

  Sep 29, 20261h 6m

  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

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  Episode #129

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

  Sep 3, 20262h 38m

  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

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  Episode #128

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

  Aug 18, 20261h 25m

  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 overwhelmed The hidden cost of constantly chasing external success Why your inner life deserves as much attention as your career Small daily practices that restore balance Why happiness isn’t found by doing more How to create more peace without escaping modern life Why meditation complements, not replaces, ordinary life The 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

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  Episode #127

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

  Jul 28, 202647 min

  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 ambition Why external success may still leave you disconnected The difference between living safely and living honestly How parenthood can fundamentally change your priorities Why constant work prevents difficult emotions from catching up How 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

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  Episode #126

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

  Jul 20, 20261h 25m

  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

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