Your Mind vs. Your Screen — Coaching with Dr. Yannick Van Hierden

What happens when your phone quietly steals four hours of your day?

In this episode of Coach Me If You Can, I sit down with Dr. Yannick Van Hierden, a behavioral scientist and high-performance coach who turned his life around—from bottom of his class and stuck in self-destructive habits, to top of his PhD program and thriving in Australia.

Together we dive into:

• Screen time reality check: Yannick walks me through my own data—63 pickups a day, nearly 60% on social & entertainment—and asks the only question that matters: is this how you want to spend your time?

• Fact or Fiction game: from “Thinking is addictive” to “Stillness is the absence of resistance,” Yannick challenges common beliefs about performance and clarity.

• Coaching session: we map out my vision for health and performance—from running habits and better sleep to re-framing what “peak performance” means beyond work.

• The digital reset challenge: why deleting just one app can reclaim 1–2 hours every single day.

🎙️ Billboard message: “Don’t believe everything you think.”

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Parenting isn’t about producing happy, perfect children - it’s about building a strong relationship with the child in front of you.

In this episode of Coach Me If You Can, Peter Weller is joined by parenting expert Anita Cleare (postgraduate degree in Child Development, author, and founder of the Thinking Parenting blog).

Together, they step into six real parenting case studies — two from the Weller household and four submitted anonymously by listeners through our survey:

• Toothbrushing Revolt (3, host household) — a nightly standoff with sealed lips and piercing screams.

• Lentil Soup Standoff (3, host household) — mozzarella wins, lentils lose, ice cream demands follow.

• Holiday Meltdown (6, listener household) — “I want to go home” on repeat during a dream trip to France.

• The Phone Glow (pre-teen, listener household) — when screens start to matter more than family.

• Mealtime Chaos (1.5 + 6, listener household) — siblings derail dinner until the TV saves the day.

• The Not Hearing Zone (7, listener household) — a child who only responds once parents yell.

From tantrums to tech, Anita brings psychology, empathy, and strategy to the moments parents struggle with most. Along the way, she busts myths and reframes parenting’s toughest paradox:

Parenting isn’t about controlling kids. It’s about managing ourselves in the storm.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• How to stay calm in the supermarket storm instead of panicking

• Why toddlers and teens both turn routines into power struggles

• How to set limits on phones without losing connection

• Why giving in to a tantrum once won’t ruin your authority

• The real goal of parenting — not happiness, but relationship

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Discover more:

• Anita Cleare – Thinking Parenting Blog | Author of The Work/Parent Switch and The Working Parent’s Survival Guide

• Peter Weller – LinkedIn | Coach Me If You Can

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Episode Description

What if success didn’t feel like success? What if the life you’ve worked so hard to build still left you empty?

In this episode of Coach Me If You Can, Ruta Stasiunaite — founder of Redefining Success, transformational coach, and modern mystic — joins Peter for a raw, live coaching session that flips achievement on its head.

Ruta’s story is one of bold reinvention: she’s lived in 8 countries, spent 14 months in the Brazilian jungle exploring the depths of her soul, and walked away from a decade-long corporate career to build a purpose-driven business on her own terms. Today she helps leaders and visionaries redefine success from the inside out.

Together, Ruta and Peter dive into:

• Why “if success doesn’t feel like success, it isn’t.”

• How childhood conditional love can turn you into your own harshest parent

• The gap between your perfect day and your real day — and how to close it

• The three jars method to balance past, present, and future self

• Why clarity doesn’t come before action — it comes because of it

• The small choices (running, cooking, joy) that rewire your definition of success

This isn’t theory — it’s live coaching. At times uncomfortable, at times liberating, but always real. If you’ve ever wondered whether your definition of success is truly yours, this episode will make you stop, question, and redefine.

👉 Find Ruta here: linkedin.com/in/ruta-stasiunaite
📧 Contact Ruta: stasiunaite.ruta@gmail.com

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