Tammi Miller has written an entire book that outlines some of the most powerful written exercises around when it comes to sorting your catastrophe from your possibility, your fear from your foresight, and your fun from your fuckups. She is a certified practising Counsellor in Sydney, and her brilliant book “paperback therapy” is a collection of tools that can help you if you’re unable to get to your regular doctor. ‌ For more head to her website If you have any questions or...

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In this episode, Osher explores the immense power of positive self-talk. Don’t worry you won’t need to put your crystals out under the moon to benefit from it, it’s all based in robust research. Whether it’s dealing with your monosyllabic teenager or finishing a tough workout, the method and results are clear and - the best bit - FREE! ‌ Questions? Comments? Click the button at the bottom of any newsletter post and it goes straight to OG. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

What would you do if you knew the day, hour, minute and method of your death? How would it change the way you spent today? Tomorrow? Because that time, that moment - exists for all of us. Today Osher speaks with Lianne Moriarty, one of the most successful authors in the world, certainly most successful to ever come out of Australia. She wrote Big Little Lies, Truly Madly Guilty, Nine Perfect Strangers and many, many more. Her latest book “Here One Moment” dives into...

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Each of us has three separate brains inside us. Sometimes they work together. Sometimes they really don’t, and you find yourself in situations where an impulsive or emotional choice has left you with a less-than-desirable outcome. The good news is - you can do something about it. In this episode Osher explore these three brains and ways you can help the lizard part of your head talk to the human part of your head. ‌ MONDAY QnA - ask your questions here Get on the newsletter here -...

If you’re in a long-term relationship, chances are at some point you’ve at least explored ways that you can navigate things when you disagree. Because ultimately it’s not the good bits that keep us together, it’s the way we handle the difficult bits. The slightly handy part of an long-term intimate relationship is that when words fail you, there’s the stuff that you hear about in Marvin Gaye songs. But what if when you get that feeling you can’t access the sexual healing because you’re in a...

Monday is QnA day, and today Osher talks about the fun of funerals, the multicultural adventure we’re on, too many details about his coffee setup, and more. If you’d like to submit a question, drop a comment on the newsletter which you can sign up to here: http://oshergunsberg.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coleman Hughes is touring Australia, in conversation with Josh Szeps. Today, Osher calls up Josh to talk about why it’s an important conversation to see and discovered something surprising about Josh’s ability to have uncomfortable conversations in real life. See Josh Szeps with Coleman Hughes in Sydney at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas on August 25, and in Melbourne at the Athenaeum Theatre on August 28. Get a 15 per cent discount for each event. Sydney: enter FODIOFFER15 when purchasing...

Osher talks a lot about how important it is to be playful in your work, and how important it is to fully commit. Playful not as a way to faff about on the clock - but as a way to discover creative ways to solve problems, to be more productive and to keep a team engaged. And to fully commit as in “look if we’re going to do this, we’re going to pour everything into it, and let’s see what happens.” SMAC is an LA based dancer who grew up in SE QLD - while you may not recognise her name, but if I...

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Horrible bosses are quite the trope. We’ve all had the boss that makes things difficult right? But what makes a great boss? Amy Shark was with Osher the other day, and she spoke wonderfully about how cool her boss was… So how can we be a better boss? Even a better boss for ourselves? ‌ QUESTIONS? Monday’s episode will be a QnA - get your questions in here: https://open.substack.com/pub/oshergunsberg/p/any-questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Osher’s guest today is Amy Shark - an acclaimed Australian singer-songwriter who after years of toil and being told no - burst onto the music scene with her breakout hit "Adore" in 2016 followed by her debut album, "Love Monster," which topped the charts, and earned her multiple awards, including Best Female Artist and Album of the Year.  Her new album, Sunday Sadness is out right now.  When Amy sings, she sings with heartfelt storytelling that has solidified her as a prominent figure in...

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The other day when Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey were here, we touched on something dear to my heart - using music as a way to enhance your day. I’ve used music as a tool for as long as I can remember. To shift mood states, to help me remember things, and to concentrate. ‌ It’s the last one that had me thinking a bit - and it’s something I wanted to share with you in the hope it might be useful Spotify...

What would you do if you had nothing to prove? If you were free to make any project you liked, in whatever shape you liked, to reflect your experience in that moment? Better yet - what if you got to do all of this with a close mate you’ve known for over 20 years? That pretty much describes the conversation Osher has around the new music from Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey. Two seminal Australian singer songwriters, they both have enormous careers and a legacy of music...

In today’s instalment of Osher’s 101 Rules of Show Business, he explores a rule taught to him by Charlie Clausen (TOFOP, Home and Away, DadPod.) It’s not exclusive to entertainment, and it works everywhere because decisive execution is the difference between an idea and a result. Say you’re pitching Netflix your fake news show. You’re in the meeting, you show them the reel, you answer their questions really well - If they love it, you’ll know pretty quickly. Sometimes in the room, sometimes...

Following Maggie Dent’s appearance on the show this week - Osher takes a moment to reflect on what it even means to be a man in 2024. The way we have reframed the role and place of women in our community gives us a far more wonderful world to be in than 30, 50 or 100 years ago. For all of us. Feminism has given women the choice to be feminine, masculine, a CEO, a stay at home mum, girly, sexual, powerful, none of the above or all of the above, each of those choices to be seen...

Best-selling author and parenting educator Maggie Dent opens up to Osher about the challenges and sensitivities of teenage boys, the impact of evolutionary factors on boys’ behaviour, and the importance of creating a safe and supportive environment for teens. ‌ This episode is packed with key insights and great wisdom for parents guiding and understanding their children, especially during challenging times. ‌ A mother and a grandmother from WA who has literally decades of personal...

In Osher’s ongoing series “101 Rules of Showbusiness”, today he explores rules 20-24 which include the vital rule 23: NEVER EAT THE LAST MUFFIN. You never know who just walked past the lunch table and spied that choc chip delight, and how much the day can go sideways if it’s not there when they’re done filming/exploding/fixing something. Always ask everyone if they want it. This rule also explains why sometimes you won’t see a full muffin alone on the tray, but 1/2 or 1/4...

If you’re already at saturation with how tumultuous it’s been since the assasination attempt on Donald Trump, and you’re already overwhelmed even though we’re still 4 months away from a US election, and then there’s our own election right around the corner - you’re not alone. In the interests of being able to cope for the next while, on this episode Osher has a bit of a mental health plan for keeping our heads level. And it’s got to do with control. During this conversation...

Abby is the Abby in Stav, Matt and Abby on B105 in Brisbane. She’s a brilliant radio announcer, mum of three boys and the woman who married Osher and Audrey. This conversation is one Osher has been wanting to have for a long time, mostly because it debriefs a few things about that radio job in a way that hasn't been spoken about before. Osher and Abby also cover the importance of sleep and mindset about sleep, the impact of framing situations and how eliminating one word from your...

In this episode Osher explores rules 14-19 of his 101 RULES OF SHOW BUSINESS, including this cracker he learned from Dan Machpherson: Rule Number 16: If you arrive at your call time, you’re 20min late. The time on your call sheet isn’t the time you’re pulling into the carpark. It’s not the time you’re making a cuppa in the kitchen. It’s the time you’re ready to go. Get there 20 mins early to do all that other stuff, because working in entertainment is a dance between...

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When it comes to foreign policy, sometimes a credible military consequence is required to ensure that diplomacy can work. Keeping peace between nations is vital, however sometimes the decision to move to violence is made by someone else - and then a government has few options on the table. But what happens when our government’s decision to send our military into a war zone under the auspices of protecting our country no longer serves us? Today Osher speaks with Mark Wales, a...