MAN oh MAN with Malcolm Nicholls

So ends my journey on the larapinta trail with my dad. This podcast is all reflection on what I got from the experience, the insights, the gifts, and the gratitude... Thank you all for listening in!

Disaster strikes!

Today, as I sat under the stars, I reflected on spirituality, galaxies and the land. I also mused on what could we learn from the indigenous population? In a time when our constant development is killing us how did they manage to stay content and a part of the environment for so long?

I listened back on this day's recording and I sounded stoned! Day 8 was a euphoric day physically and emotionally. And as I felt the amazing euphoria I reflected on the nature of impermanence due to contrast with how I felt this day compared the trauma of the day before!

On day 7 it was all about blisters, pain, and hitting the proverbial physical and emotional wall. Ouch! However, I also discovered there is some incredible peace that awaits the other side of hitting the wall. I think I need to go there more often!

Today I reflected on joy and simplicity of the routine of hiking, along with the fun and often unusual crowd that you meet on the trail of multi-day hikes... Ohh and I got a little spooked by a dingo!

During the hike on day 5 I realised just how important it is to feel challenged in my life, like it is a big key to my overall sense of happiness. And where I liked to be challenged is in the physical, the mental, the spiritual, and in my giving back to community.

Today I explored fatigue and pain... Mine! What is it really? And how far can we truly push ourselves?

Today as I spent the day in awe at my dads ability to just keep going, I also reflected a lot on the land and the people who lived in it. How did this land shape the indigenous people and what gifts could we learn from them? I also felt just how poorly they've been treated. I really want to say I'm sorry....

Day 2 of my journey my mind drifted on to the nature of life. What is life and why the hell does it keep on trying to survive and grow no matter what?? Where does this persistent evolutionary desire come from?

Today is day 1 on the larapinta trail. A big, hard climb up MT Sonder...... And a few realisations about what I'd got myself into

9 months ago my dad and I decided to go off on an adventure to celebrate our life together. We chose a 13 day trek through the Aussie outback called the Larapinta Trail. This series of podcasts are a recording of the experiences we shared, the crazy thoughts that bounced around in my head, and what it was like for father and son to spend this precious time together.

In this episode I share the story of how the death of my dog led me down a path of grief and into some sweet realisations about life. I think my favourite podcast yet.

In this episode I reveal why it has taken me a couple of months to get my next episode out, namely that sometimes I can find the stuff of life a little overwhelming and a little bit boring. I also give you my secret to getting out of the funk!

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This is the first podcast in a series of 3-4 that will be diving into the important topic of metoo. In this episode I will be explaining why I believe it is so important for all of us to engage with what is being said by women about men.

In this episode I explore what actually is feeling, how do we do it, and why. As an added bonus I will share a magic way for talking about how you are feeling that will revolutionise your relationships!

In this episode I am going to look at the real biological reason why we struggle to deal with our s**t, to make changes, and to get out of our comfort zone.

In this episode I explore the deep, dark, hairy question of "Is this it? Is this all life has to offer?", and give you my insights along the way.

Let's get started talking about the real stuff that men need to talk about. This first episode is an introduction to me, a bit of my history and why I am so keen to get men talking about what's really going on inside.