In this episode of the Live Train Perform Podcast, I’m joined once again by one of my favourite returning guests and close friends of the show, Kat Yiannakis — occupational and behavioural therapist specialising in binge eating disorder recovery.

Kat breaks down the disordered eating spectrum, clearly distinguishing between:

• Overeating
• Disordered eating
• Clinically diagnosed binge eating disorder

We explore what binge eating disorder actually is, how it differs from other eating disorders, why it affects both men and women far more than most people realise, and why willpower has nothing to do with recovery.

From there, Kat shares the six core pillars she uses with her clients (and herself) to move from chaos to control:

• Nutrition fundamentals and the 80/20 permission paradox
• Habit loops and pattern interrupts
• Understanding the upper vs lower brain
• Mindfulness and present-moment awareness with food
• The power of language and internal dialogue
• Designing an environment that supports, rather than sabotages, recovery

We also discuss:

• Why restriction fuels binge cycles
• How hormones, stress, sleep, and environment drive eating behaviour
• Practical, real-world tools you can apply immediately
• What recovery actually looks like long-term
• When and why support matters

Whether you’re personally struggling, coaching someone who is, or simply want a deeper understanding of how the brain, behaviour, and food interact, this episode offers clarity, compassion, and actionable strategies.

👉 Kat also shares how to access her free guide and where to find support if you need it.

Resources mentioned:

• Free guide
• Instagram: Macros, Muscles & Mindset by Kat
• Binge eating scale

This is an important conversation — one that deserves more openness, less shame, and far better understanding.

Check out Kat's website here.

Reach out to Kat here!

Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

● Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

● Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

● At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
38+: The next evolution begins

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Perform At Your Best!

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In this episode, Coach Kobes sits down with Adrian Sutter, founder of Swiss 8, to talk about burnout, corruption, and the rebuild that led him back to his original mission—helping veterans, athletes, and high performers reconnect with purpose through movement, nature, and simplicity.

Adrian opens up about the battles behind the scenes with RSLs and veteran organisations, how politics and power derail wellbeing initiatives, and why he chose to step away from the system rather than fight it. From those lessons came a return to first principles—the farm, the tribe, and the eight pillars of performance.

Together, they unpack:

• The real story behind Swiss 8’s evolution from app to retreat
• How stress, isolation, and loss of purpose mirror across soldiers, athletes, and everyday performers
• The eight pillars of Swiss 8—Move, Heal, Breathe, Liberate, Survive, Connect, Defend, Transcend
• Why modern psychology and medication often miss the mark
• The healing power of nature, shared suffering, and manual labour
• Raising resilient humans through movement, critical thinking, and connection

This is a raw, open conversation on identity, purpose, and rebuilding what matters—inside and out.

🔗 Connect:

• Adrian Sutter (Swiss 8) → https://swiss8.org
  • @swiss.8
  • @adriansutter8
• Shaun Kober (Coach Kobes) → https://coachedbykobes.com
  • @coach_kobes
  • @livetrainperform

Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

● Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

● Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

● At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
38+: The next evolution begins

#coachedbykobes
#livetrainperform
#mindsetandperformance

Live Life To The Fullest.
Train To Your Potential.
Perform At Your Best!

https://www.coachedbykobes.com/

Send us a text

From leading soldiers on deployment to rebuilding his life after addiction, Dwayne Kent’s story is a raw, honest look at what it means to lose yourself — and find purpose through service once again.

In this powerful conversation, Dwayne opens up about the operational tempo that drove his early success, the high standards that defined his leadership, and the slippery slope that followed when mental health and alcohol began to spiral out of control.

After multiple suicide attempts and a life-changing stint in rehab, Dwayne’s journey took an unexpected turn toward healing through plant medicine — an experience that helped him reconnect with his truth, rebuild his identity, and create a new mission through his gym and apparel brand, Sixty3.

Dwayne Kent’s story unfolds like a field manual for human resilience:

• Purpose through Service: How service shapes identity and meaning beyond the uniform.
• High Standards & Operational Tempo: The double-edged sword of excellence — when performance becomes identity.
• Mental Health & Alcohol: The slow erosion that hides beneath functional success.
• Hitting Rock Bottom: The unfiltered reality of suicide attempts and the humbling power of rehab.
• Reconstruction through Plant Medicine: How ancient healing traditions can break modern cycles of shame and self-destruction.
• Rebirth as a Leader: Dwayne’s evolution into a gym owner, mentor, and founder of Sixty3 — rebuilding community through movement and meaning.

This episode is about redemption, responsibility, and the courage to rebuild — one decision at a time. A must-listen for coaches, leaders, and operators who value self-mastery as much as performance.

Connect with Dwayne:
🔗 sixty3.com.au

📲 @sixty3_

📲 @live_fit_gym

Learn more about plant medicine and the Bwiti tradition:
🌿 bwitihealing.com

Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

● Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

● Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

● At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
38+: The next evolution begins

#coachedbykobes
#livetrainperform
#mindsetandperformance

Live Life To The Fullest.
Train To Your Potential.
Perform At Your Best!

https://www.coachedbykobes.com/

Send us a text

From the school kid up the back of the class licking windows to selling toilets fresh out of school to make a living. I know sh!t when I see it. Most of it is avoidable...
As one of eight children I had to learn fast. Life’s experiences were accelerated and
condensed. From teeth splitting stress, congenital disease, and mental health
challenges, to the deepest aspects of love and compassion, I’ve seen it all.

‘But the only way out is through.’

Having many life experiences crammed into one has allowed me to formulate strategies that no one else can.

Experience earned with boots on the ground in mining, energy, aviation, military,
education, engineering, construction, private enterprise and commercial sectors.

As a Special Service Officer I bring military structure to chaos.
As an Engineer I create solutions.
As an Educator I practice what I preach.

I have a burning desire to see people recognise their greatness trapped beneath the chaotic blizzard of noise and distraction.

I provide the tools to leverage from their strengths through strategy, tactics, and the undeniable force of the human spirit.

‘Accelerated growth happens on the edge of convention.’
- LT Luke Cummins PgDsl

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Email - luke.cummins@rogueinstitute.co

Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

● Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

● Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

● At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
38+: The next evolution begins

#coachedbykobes
#livetrainperform
#mindsetandperformance

Live Life To The Fullest.
Train To Your Potential.
Perform At Your Best!

https://www.coachedbykobes.com/

Send us a text

Rob Allardice attended a one-month Mentorship Program with me in Thailand in the early months of 2024. We ran group classes, trained professional fighters, and trained together for that duration, with the focus being on upskilling and implementation of skills, tactics and techniques he could immediately use upon his return to Australia.

This episode was recorded during this period; however, it was not released at the time due to things deteriorating at Apollo Camp shortly after his visit. I think there is value in the conversation, which will provide context for the episode which was recorded and published last weekend.

We have kept in touch the last 18-months, including a few trips where I have stayed at his house, as well as being in his corner for his amateur boxing debut.

Rob Allardice is a former Australian Navy Petty Officer who served 13 years in the Royal Australian Navy. He currently works as a Strength and Conditioning coach, both in-person on the gym floor at Surfit Byron Bay, and remotely via his online coaching platform.

Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

● Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

● Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

● At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
38+: The next evolution begins

#coachedbykobes
#livetrainperform
#mindsetandperformance

Live Life To The Fullest.
Train To Your Potential.
Perform At Your Best!

https://www.coachedbykobes.com/

Send us a text

Rob Allardice is a former Australian Navy Petty Officer who served 13 years in the Royal Australian Navy. He currently works as a Strength and Conditioning coach, both in-person on the gym floor at Surfit Byron Bay, and remotely via his online coaching platform.

Rob attended a one-month Mentorship Program with me in Thailand in the early months of 2024. We ran group classes, trained professional fighters, and trained together for that duration, with the focus being on upskilling and implementation of skills, tactics and techniques he could immediately use upon his return to Australia.

We have kept in touch the last 18-months, including a few trips where I have stayed at his house, as well as being in his corner for his amateur boxing debut.

This is the second podcast episode we recorded together. I have not yet released the first episode due to things deteriorating at Apollo Camp in Thailand shortly after his visit, however, I will be releasing that episode as a type of prelude to this recording.

Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

● Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

● Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

● At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
38+: The next evolution begins

#coachedbykobes
#livetrainperform
#mindsetandperformance

Live Life To The Fullest.
Train To Your Potential.
Perform At Your Best!

https://www.coachedbykobes.com/

Send us a text

Thank you to those who have reached out to check in!

This update explains:

• Why I walked away from the gym I helped build
• The initial steps I took to pivot rapidly
• How things have played out
• The projects I'm working on
• Short term plan
• Long term plan

***If you want earlybird access to any of the training programs mentioned in this video send me an email at info@coachedbykobes.com

Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

● Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

● Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

● At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
38+: The next evolution begins

#coachedbykobes
#livetrainperform
#mindsetandperformance

Live Life To The Fullest.
Train To Your Potential.
Perform At Your Best!

https://www.coachedbykobes.com/

Send us a text

As a personal trainer and strength and conditioning coach in the industry for the past 12 years, I've had the pleasure of working with everyday people, right through to elite level athletes at the highest level.

Couple that with a 6-year career as a professional soldier, plus a lifelong pursuit of becoming the best athlete I can be, I bring a unique skillset to the world of coaching.

It's the one percenters that separates the best from the rest.
Mindset and Performance is the aim of the game.

Jordan Aigner of Aigner Performance has been following my journey for a number of years, and jumped at the opportunity to join my Mentorship Program.

He has been with me for the last month, in fight camp with Denis "The Bosnian Menace" Puric as we prepare to take on a superstar in the combat sports world...RODTANG!

Denis has been calling for "The Iron Man" for years, and ONE Championship has obliged after a few good performances which elevated Denis to the upper echelon of the Bantamweight Muay Thai and Kickboxing rankings.

Jordan has been an integral part of this fight camp preparation, as he joined me for the final deload/reload week of phase 1, before we launched into phase 2 of camp, rounding out with Peak Week this week.

In this conversation, we discuss his experience as an insider through Denis's camp, which culminates in the Co-Main Event of ONE 167, which takes place at the Impact Arena in Bangkok tomorrow (8 June).

This conversation was recorded Thursday 6th June, a few hours before Denis made weight and passed his hydration test ahead of the biggest fight of his life.

Unfortunately, Rodtang did not make weight or pass his hydration test, so the bout will take place at a catchweight.

Nonetheless, we are coming in hot, and will be looking to make a statement!

#coachedbykobes
#livetrainperform
#livelifetofullest
#traintoyourpotential
#performatyourbest
#bosnianmenace
#watchitfreaks

Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

● Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

● Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

● At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
38+: The next evolution begins

#coachedbykobes
#livetrainperform
#mindsetandperformance

Live Life To The Fullest.
Train To Your Potential.
Perform At Your Best!

https://www.coachedbykobes.com/