Honest Chat

From the creator of the hit Australian podcast Dyl and Friends comes an honest, sometimes funny, and occasionally tough guide for guys looking to know themselves better and thrive in their relationships.

'The world needs more people like Dylan. This is such an important book.' - Hugh van Cuylenburg

'Warm, insightful and funny.' - Tony Armstrong

Like a lot of footy blokes, having a chat has always come easy to Dylan Buckley. But how to move beyond banter to the deeper conversations he didn't know he needed is something he's only learned more recently—a hard-won skill developed through his podcast and the career reboot it gave him after injury, anxiety, and a 'lack of form' cut his AFL career short.

Through facing his own discomfort and publicly sharing some of his hardest personal challenges, Dyl has made his studio a space where athletes, coaches, and personalities beyond sport get vulnerable about sharing the things that matter most—from failure, adversity, and unexpected change to difficulties with physical health, mental wellbeing, and loved ones.

Honest Chat is filled with all the best insights and wisdom from the Dyl and Friends podcast, plus humorous and poignant stories from Dyl's own life. This illuminating book will resonate with young men and their supporters, making clear that whatever life's ups and downs, we're never alone.