
The loudest voice in our heads often says: “what are you waiting for?” Luke Cook has spent his whole life answering that question by just jumping in.Underneath the million followers and the characters and the Netflix devil is a guy who shared that his ongoing battle is feeling like he falls short of everything. That rejection still stings, seventeen years in, and it stings because he still cares. We talk about what we make things mean, and how quickly we all default to our not-enoughness. We talk about his boys, and the birth pool, and the terrifying business of being watched that closely by three small humans. And we land somewhere I loved: if you are having fun, you are probably in the right place.We explore:Why Luke doesn’t experience his biggest leaps as risksThe thing school tries to beat out of you that turns out to be your secret sauceGrowing up the last of five in a Bible college, and why a minister's kid was always going to end up performingThe joyous, ridiculous business of poking fun online, where the line sits, and what he does when he gets it wrongThe gap between how the world sees you and how you see yourself, and the inadequacy story that runs underneath itThree boys, two home births, and the best piece of advice he has for partners in a birth spaceThe imprint he hopes is loudest in his sons' heads when they grow up[Recorded Online June 2026]About Luke Cook:Luke Cook is a Sydney-born actor, writer, director and content creator who has lived in Los Angeles since he was twenty-two. He is best known for playing Lucifer Morningstar in Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and most recently starred in the Stan Original series Good Cop/Bad Cop, which earned him a Logie nomination. Away from the screen he has built an audience of around a million people on Instagram through his original comedy characters, co-founded the health and wellness brand Shakewell, and is dad to three young boys with his wife Kara.Connect with Luke:Instagram: @thelukecookTikTok: @thelukecookWeb: thelukecook.comShakewell: getshakewell.com—Connect with Humans, being:Web: humansbeing.auInstagram: @humansbeingwithlaelstoneFacebook: @humansbeingwithlaelstoneHumans, being. is produced on the lands of the Bunurong and Wadawurrung people. We pay respect to their unique and diverse cultures and to elders past, present and future.—Lael's eight-week Parenting Immersion starts October 19th, working through themes like trust, boundaries, anger and repair to help you understand your own patterns and respond instead of react. Join the waitlist or sign up now.
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