Move Your Mind with Nick Bracks

Nathan McCarron is an actor who found himself out of work during the coronavirus and decided to direct his attention to drawing. In a short amount of time he gained millions of fans around the world for his incredible sketching skills, inlcluding praise from from superstars such as Pink, Rihanna and Whoopi Goldberg. Nathan joins Nick to discuss his drawing process, adapting to adversity and what h...

Amie is a mental health advocate and mother, who talks about her experience dealing with grief and a marriage breakdown. Amie has an incredible attitude and outlook on life, and shares insights that can help all of us manage our mental health on a daily basis.  In 2018, Amie had her first pregnancy with twins, Bella Ray and Willow Nevaeh, with the discovery just 11 weeks in that Willow would...

Gail Pemberton is an acknowledged psychotherapist and expert in relationship development. She has assisted hundreds of people harness their full potential by helping them better understand and master their unconscious minds. She has authored two books, and has brought insight to thousands of readers across the world. Gail coaches senior executives and coaches the coaches. She lectures at Masters l...

Join us for the second part of Nick's conversation with Trevor Hendy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trevor Hendy speaks to Nick Bracks about his life story, competing as a professional athlete, and topics such as reinventing yourself, overcoming adversity and creating a positive mindset for life.  Throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, Trevor Hendy competed in Ironman races, winning the Australian Championship six times and coming second on three occasions. He also won the  Un...

Dr Joanna McMillan is one of Australia’s best-known nutrition and lifestyle specialists and is a PhD qualified nutrition scientist. As a warm and engaging MC, keynote and TEDx speaker, Joanna travels Internationally.  She is a popular health presenter and a regular on television and radio, with over 15 years presenting health and nutrition segments on The Today Show and as a presenter on ABC'...

Niki Cremmen is a mental health advocate, singer and speaker. Nikki shares her personal story and gives some really great insight into how we can better understand mental health. She has had an incredible journey and has a beautiful way of articulating her struggles, how she overcame them and how we can all help each other.  You can learn more about Niki here: instagram.com/nikicremmen Thanks...

Are you feeling stuck in your ways, but don’t know where to begin?  Dr Richard Chambers is a clinical psychologist and internationally-recognised mindfulness expert. He regularly consults to businesses, educational institutions and community organisations. At Monash University, he is leading a world-first university-wide mindfulness initiative, embedding mindfulness in the core curriculum. Ri...

Alfie Arcuri is an Australian singer-songwriter best known for winning the  fifth season  of  The Voice Australia  in 2016. His debut studio album  Zenith  was released in July 2016 and peaked at number 5 on the  ARIA Charts . Nick Bracks joins Alfie to discuss his career, mental health in in the entertainment industry, and discuss the exploration of personal gro...

Feeling stuck, but not sure where to begin?  Nick Bracks joins Karin Blak on the show to discuss all things relationships, and how we can navigate them in the modern world.  Karin is a qualified couples counselor, family therapist, and relationship therapist. In 2019 she received the East Midlands SME Most Dedicated Relationship Therapist award. Karin has worked at GP surgeries, inpatien...

Peter Chambers had a career in banking until 2019, but left following a diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease. Peter talks about dealing with this diagnosis, the rapid deterioration that comes with it, such as losing use of limbs, and coming to terms with having a disease with a 6-10 year mortality rate. Peter's message is touching and he bravely shares the life lessons that have come from dealing wi...

Tania De Jong is an inspirational speaker, singer, business woman and social entrepreneur who has founded a number of successful businesses, and started three charities. Tania performs, speaks and presents leadership workshops around the world. Nick joins Tania to discuss her career and following your passion, among many other topics.  You can learn more about Tania here: taniadejong.com Than...

Mark is a Featured TEDx speaker and podcast host and recently appeared on the Amazon Prime Documentary Series ‘The Social Movement’. Early on, he suffered from social anxiety, health issues, and couldn’t make direct eye contact with anyone. He wasn’t living the life he wanted to live. But all that changed. His inspiring story on combating shyness has been featured in Forbes, Influence, Inc, Huffin...

Shaun Diviney is a well known rock singer and was the lead singer of the Australian rock group Short Stack. He has had number 1 albums, has been Channel V artist of the year multiple times, and has appeared on the front page of rolling stone magazine, amongst many other accomplishments.  Nick Bracks joins Shaun on the show to discuss his early career in a successful rock band, and finding bal...

Nick Bracks joins Asher Packman to discuss his story in overcoming cancer and major life obstacles, finding purpose, and how we can all make change from within. Over the last decade, Asher has grown to become a globally recognized mindset coach and meditation teacher. After a series of significant life events, including the diagnosis of a progressive rare blood cancer, Asher shifted gears to focus...

Alex Proyas is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who is best known for directing films such as ‘The Crow’ with Brandon Lee, ‘Dark City’ with Jennifer Connelly, ‘Knowing’ with Nicholas Cage, ‘iRobot’ with Will Smith and ‘Gods of Egypt' with Gerard Butler. Nick Bracks joins Alex to discuss his impressive body of work in the entertainment industry, dealing with uncertainty and...

Sarah is an Actress & PEM Master Instructor, Arts Manager and Head of PEM Studios Melbourne and PEM International. Sarah studied PEM directly under Stephan Perdekamp, who created the method.  PEM is a complete acting method and is taught at the most prestigious Australian drama universities like NIDA, VCA and WAAPA. The Perdekamp Emotional Method (PEM) also offers a unique and revolutiona...

Melo Calarco is a certified mindfulness facilitator with over 25 years experience. He learned to manage highly challenging and stressful situations, build mental endurance and rise above adversity from his life lessons on the road where he cycled, trekked and traveled over 30,000km’s around the planet on his mountain bike. He now shares that deep experience in his professional role as a...

As we're getting ready to launch Move Your Mind w/ Nick Bracks as a video podcast, Nick catches up with Tim to look back on the last month, things reopening in Melbourne after lockdown and future episodes coming to the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mitch Tambo is an Australian singer and songwriter who self-released his debut EP in 2016. In 2019, he reached the final of the ninth series of  Australia's Got Talent  and garnered national attention. Mitch was recently appointed ambassador for UNICEF Australia and will play a pivotal role in raising awareness of rights and issues affecting children across Australia,...

Looking for some inspiration?  Nick Bracks joins Tara Lal on the show to discuss finding meaning and purpose, and learn about Tara’s long and hard fought battle with mental illness, including dealing with the loss of her brother to suicide.  Tara is a British firefighter, mental health speaker, and author of the book “Standing on my Brother's Shoulders,” which traces back her experience...

Hugh Sheridan is an Australian actor, musician and television presenter who is known for his role as Ben Rafter in the television series  Packed to the Rafters . Hugh is a four-time Logie Award winner.  Hugh joins Nick Bracks on the show, to discuss his career in the entertainment industry, overcoming adversity, dealing with change and the power of positive thinking. Hugh talks open...

Tansel Ali is a world leading celebrity memory expert, trainer and coach, who is most famously known for memorising two Yellow Pages phone books in only 24 days. He is an international bestselling author of the books, “The Yellow Elephant” and “How To Learn Almost Anything In 48 Hours”. Tansel is an in-demand keynote speaker, regularly appears in mainstream television and media, and has helped tho...

Nick catches up with Tim, producer and editor of the show, to look back on the creation of Move Your Mind. Together, they talk about their take on 2020, their own definition of mental health and go over the 5 questions asked to each guest. Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please subscribe, review, comment and share this episode with five friends to...

Dr Peter Larkins is a former Olympic athlete, sports physician and media personality. Peter is a foundation fellow of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians, a fellow of Sports Medicine Australia, and a foundation fellow of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine in the UK. He has represented Australia as a competitor in middle-distance running at Olympic, Commonwealth, and World Cup co...