Move Your Mind with Nick Bracks

Daniel Whitthaus has spent the past two decades challenging homophobia in schools, rural communities and, occasionally, developing countries like Sri Lanka, Poland and Indonesia. He is the author of  Beyond Priscilla: one gay man, one gay truck, one big idea…, Beyond ‘That’s So Gay!’: Challenging homophobia in Australian schools, and the  Pride & Prejudice  educational pack...

Naz Perez is a TV Producer, Host, and podcaster, and got her start on the hit daytime talk show Ellen, before going on to produce for E!’s Live from the Red Carpet and the popular E! True Hollywood Story docu-series. Naz also produced 5 seasons of The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, & Bachelor in Paradise. Naz’s career on camera has seen her as a host for Rotten Tomatoes, Fandango, The Los Angeles...

Dr Stan Rodski is a cognitive neuroscientist who previously practiced as a registered psychologist for over 30 years. His current work as the Chief neuroscientist for The Think Group, has led to his development of innovative technologies and programmes across Australia and internationally for individuals, peak performance, sport teams, and companies listed in the world’s top 500 looking for creati...

Paul Greene is a Canadian Actor, singer and entrepreneur. Paul’s first notable role was in the TV series Wicked Wicked Games , where he was a series regular, appearing in forty episodes as attorney Benjamin Gray. His other acting credits include roles in series such as  Freddie ,  Shark ,  The Wedding Bells ,  My Own Worst Enemy , and  NCIS . Greene made his major-picture...

Marie-Helene Pelletier is a practicing resilience and anxiety psychologist, and senior leader, with over 20 years of experience in clinical, counseling, and workplace psychology. One of her key areas of focus is leadership resilience. She is bilingual, holds a PHD in counseling psychology from the University of British Columbia, and an MBA from the UBC School of Business. Nick Bracks joins Ma...

Brian Chojnacki has worked in the media industry as a studio host, anchor, reporter, producer, and videographer for nearly a decade, covering sports and entertainment for several world-class brands such as NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, ESPN, and Disney. He joins Nick Bracks on the show, to discuss his career in TV, finding purpose, maintaining daily physical and mental wellbeing, and how we can all take con...

Nick Bracks joins Malcolm Stern to discuss finding purpose and inner peace, and how we can all better ourselves. Drawing on 30+ years of experience as a psychotherapist, author and presenter, along with the grief he experienced after his daughter Melissa’s suicide in 2014, Malcolm is a true thought leader in metal well-being.  Malcolm has worked as a group and individual psychotherapist for m...

Sarah Jeffery is a Canadian actress, singer, & dancer, and has acted alongside names such as Jennifer Lopez, Matt Dillon, and Thandie Newton. She is known for her work on the  NBC  series  Shades of Blue , and  Disney Channel 's  Descendants  franchise . Since 2018, she has portrayed the lead role of Maggie Vera on the  CW  series  Charmed . Sa...

Are your thoughts controlling you, or are you controlling your thoughts? How big of an impact does this have on our mental health? How can we take back control? Associate professor Dr Craig Hassed has been working in mindfulness based stress management, mind-body medicine, meditation, health promotion, integrative medicine and medical ethics for over 20 years, and is one of the most sought after e...

Life is not always easy, and we are assured to have many ups and downs…it is how we react to these challenges that define us. Manu Feildel joins Nick Bracks on the show to discuss overcoming adversity, dealing with failure, following your own journey, and enjoying the process over the outcome.  Manu goes deep into his personal psychology, and discusses his relentless work ethic. It is hard no...

Catherine Cox speaks to Nick Bracks about her simple philosophy of ‘controlling the controllable’s’. In times of uncertainty this is a very important mindset skill to practice, and it served Catherine well in both her hugely successful sporting career, and transition into other endeavours. This episode will leave you with tools to help keep you feeling grounded and empowered to tackle whatever lif...

We are all searching for purpose and meaning in life, yet we often don’t know where to look. In this episode Phil Gould joins Nick Bracks and discusses the mindset he created to not only find meaning and purpose, but excel in the many fields he enters. From competing at the highest level, to coaching, carving a media career, and doing endless work in helping the disadvantaged, Phil continually rei...

In life it is dangerous to attach our self worth to external achievement. Unfortunately society teaches us to do just that, and this week’s guest experienced this on a global scale.  Matthew Mitcham (Olympic gold medalist) joins Nick Bracks on the show to discuss achieving at the highest level, overcoming addiction, re-inventing yourself, and finding purpose. Mitcham discusses how w...

Are we getting enough sleep? How important is sleep to our mental and physical well-being? Dr Carmel Harrington has been working in the world of sleep for nearly 20 years, has a PHD in sleep medicine, and consults with companies and educational institutions all over the world.  In this episode, Carmel explains the long term health impacts that result from a lack of sleep, and discusses a...

As an introduction to this new podcast, host Nick Bracks talks about past experiences and the path that led to the creation of Move Your Mind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Move Your Mind is a podcast with the goal of breaking down and exploring the mindset of people who have excelled in careers across a range of industries. Each episode explores what is underneath the individual, what they have been through, lessons they have learnt, and what helped them create a mindset for a healthy life. We ultimately want to give you, the listener, practical tools to make real c...