The Imperfects

Hugh van Cuylenburg, Ryan Shelton, Josh van Cuylenburg

theimperfects@theresilienceproject.com.au

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Booking Overview

An interview-led show focused on resilience, psychology, vulnerability, and applying practical wisdom to everyday life, featuring external experts, authors, creators, founders, and public figures who can discuss personal struggles or professional insight. Credible pitches include psychologists, mental-health and parenting specialists, authors, organizational leaders, and culturally prominent creators with an authentic imperfection or resilience story; booking difficulty is high because the recent guest mix includes nationally recognized and internationally prominent figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 291

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: Australia

YouTube: 6.5k subscribers

Instagram: 41.0k followers

Contact Information

theimperfects@theresilienceproject.com.au

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Host

Hugh van Cuylenburg - Founder of The Resilience Project, an educator, author, and speaker focused on resilience, gratitude, empathy, and mental wellbeing.

Ryan Shelton - Australian comedian, actor, and entertainer known for television, radio, and podcast work.

Josh van Cuylenburg - Co-host of The Imperfects and collaborator with Hugh van Cuylenburg on conversations about resilience, vulnerability, and everyday wellbeing.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Recognized psychologists, mental-health professionals, authors, founders, cultural creators, and public figures with relevant expertise or a compelling, authentic experience of vulnerability and resilience.
Required Achievements:  
Founded or led a widely recognized organization or creative property, Published a relevant book, Built a prominent career in media, entertainment, psychology, or public education, Demonstrated specialist expertise in mental health, parenting, trust, or resilience

Recent Guest Discussions

Joe Brumm - Play, Parenting, Presence, Imagination, And The Pressures Of Modern Family Life.

Janelle Booker - ADHD, Parenting Children With ADHD, Dopamine, Regulation, Diagnosis, And Compassionate Support.

Jimmy Wales - Trust, Trustworthy Behavior, Human Nature, Accountability, And Rebuilding Trust.

Recent Topics

Resilience, Psychology, Mental Health, Vulnerability, Self Improvement

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Imperfects
:

Dr Emily - You, Me & Jealousy

July 12, 2026

To be jealous is to be human. It is what you do with that feeling that counts. 💌Join 8,300+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - http://bit.ly/45NyQDy Our resident psychologist Dr Emily Musgrove is in the studio to talk about THAT podcast moment: the one where Ryan admitted he was jealous of Hugh and Hamish Blake’s relationship. The one that lives in Imperfects history. According to Dr Em, we develop the emotion of jealousy...

Joe Brumm & Hamish Blake - A Bluey-print For Dads

July 05, 2026

Want can you learn from playing with a child? In today's Academy of Imperfection, Bluey creator Joe Brumm joins us (for real life), with Hamish Blake stepping in as guest host. 💌Join 8,300+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - http://bit.ly/45NyQDy In this episode we dig into the world of play - ”the voluntary overcoming of unnecessary obstacles”, we find out what makes a ‘good’ player and why kids' imagi...

Janelle Booker & Hamish Blake - The ADHD Playbook for Parents

June 28, 2026

How do you raise a child whose brain works differently? This episode is for parents of kids with ADHD. And parents who have ADHD. And people who don’t have a diagnosis, but would consider themselves ‘fast and loose’. And for everyone who knows someone who fits the above criteria. 💌Join 8,300+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - http://bit.ly/45NyQDy Janelle Booker, a psychologist who specialises in ADHD, is BAC...

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