The Intelligent Rebellion

Find Anjelo Ratnachandra: Linkedin | Beyond Pain | In 2023, we recorded a conversation with Anjelo Ratnachandra "The Intelligent Rebellion" podcast, and its message is more relevant now than ever. This is the 10min version of that conversation.  Listen to the full episode Host Rhea Mercado interviews physiotherapist Anjelo Ratnachandra, founder of Beyond Pain, about treating chronic pain and...

Ten Minutes With... Rebecca Harris Find Rebecca Harris: Linkedin   Rhea interviews Rebecca Harris, Acting CEO of WorkCover WA for a short chat about her background and approach to diversity and inclusion. Rebecca describes herself as a career public servant and educator who became passionate about workers compensation, injury management, and return to work, and she also shares her love of dan...

Ten Minutes With... Denise Fishlock Find Denise Fishlock Linkedin   Rhea interviews Denise Fishlock, a specialised insurance manager with 36 years in workers compensation, who began as a Dedicated Claims Officer at Fairfield Council in 1990, studied an MBA and OHS certificates, and built a national perspective through roles with large employers. Denise shares personal background and discusses...

Ten Minutes With... Rhea Mercado Find Rhea Mercado: Linkedin Rhea records a solo episode reflecting on May 2026, when she travelled across regional New South Wales on a StateCover Mutual roadshow representing It Pays to Care, running morning workshops for local government injury management, WHS, and HR professionals. She describes how work travel often means only seeing airports, hotels, and venue...

Ten Minutes With... Warwick Brown Find Warwick: Linkedin | At Work OH& S Linkedin | At Work OH&S What is EMDR? A 10-Minute Breakdown with Psychologist Warwick In a short podcast chat,  Rhea speaks with Psychologist Warwick, who has 25 years’ experience and runs At Work OH&S, a business providing both rehab and treatment with a focus on trauma and pain management.  Warwi...

Ten Minutes With... First Last Find Jo Muirhead:  Linkedin | Website | Book | The Entrepreneurial Clinician Podcast Jo joins Rhea to share lessons from her lived experience after being diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer in 2020, drawing on 30 years as a Rehabilitation Counsellor and noting how even compliant patients can be labelled non-compliant or disengaged. She explains rehab counsell...

Ten Minutes With... Tom Alder Find Tom Alder: Linkedin | Alder Consultancy In a 10-minute interview, Adelaide physio and rehab consultant Tom Alder explains his background in occupational health and injury management and how he recently branched out to run his own business. He shares his origin story in workers compensation, describing initial reluctance due to the clunky system, limited communica...

Ten Minutes With... Allicia Tsolis Find Allicia:  Linkedin "Ten Minutes With" is brought to you by  The Intelligent Rebellion and is a Threesticks Production.  Copyright (c) Threesticks Pty Ltd & Rhea Mercado (R) The team who produce the The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast , and Ten Minutes With Podcast acknowledge the traditional owners and ongoing custodians of the land on which...

Ten Minutes With...Mereesha Gadiagellan Find Mereesha Gadiagellan:  Linkedin | Injury Sense | InjurySense on Linkedin Host Rhea Mercado interviews Mereesha Gadiagellan on The Intelligent Rebellion’s “Ten Minutes With” about workers compensation and injury management.  Mereesha, a neuroscience-focused occupational therapist and ARPA award winner for exceptional professio...

Ten Minutes With... Heath Thomas Find Heath:  Linkedin "Ten Minutes With" is brought to you by  The Intelligent Rebellion and is a Threesticks Production.  Copyright (c) Threesticks Pty Ltd & Rhea Mercado (R) The team who produce the The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast , and Ten Minutes With Podcast acknowledge the traditional owners and ongoing custodians of the land on which the...

In 2021, we recorded a powerful conversation with James Ellis on "The Intelligent Rebellion" podcast, and its message is more relevant now than ever. This is the 10min version of that conversation.  This conversation critiques healthcare and return-to-work systems that prioritise KPIs, costs, and profit over seeing patients as people. James and Rhea discuss the ethical tension of running a fo...

Ten Minutes With... Luke McGrath Find Luke: Linkedin |   Allmeds 🔗  The Intelligent Rebellion HQ "Ten Minutes With" is brought to you by The Intelligent Rebellion and is a Threesticks Production.  Copyright (c) Threesticks Pty Ltd & Rhea Mercado (R) The team who produce the The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast , and Ten Minutes With Podcast acknowledge the traditional owners and o...

Ten Minutes With... Rachael Ford Find Rachael:  Linkedin "Ten Minutes With" is brought to you by  The Intelligent Rebellion and is a Threesticks Production.  Copyright (c) Threesticks Pty Ltd & Rhea Mercado (R) The team who produce the The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast , and Ten Minutes With Podcast acknowledge the traditional owners and ongoing custodians of the land on which t...

Ten Minutes With... Tanya Cambey. Find Tanya: Linkedin "Ten Minutes With" is brought to you by  The Intelligent Rebellion and is a Threesticks Production.  Copyright (c) Threesticks Pty Ltd & Rhea Mercado (R) The team who produce the The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast , and Ten Minutes With Podcast acknowledge the traditional owners and ongoing custodians of the land on which the podc...

Ten Minutes With is a fast-paced micro-podcast about personal injury, workers compensation, healthcare and the humans within. The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast began as a space for long-form, human conversations about work, health, leadership, creativity, and what it means to build better systems bringing together trusted friends, collaborators, and changemakers to share real stories, challenge do...

Fuck it, I quit. This is a sentiment which Denver Simonsz and Rhea share. Surfing the interweb, Rhea stumbled upon Denver's LinkedIn profile and was instantly intrigued. Denver's posts and articles are a delight to read - a blend of authentic storytelling, wisdom, and introspection. Of course, you can only learn so much about a person from their online presence, so Rhea asked Denver onto the pod f...

In 2023, Australia became the first country in the world to legalise the use of psychedelics to treat PTSD and treatment-resistant depression. Welcome to Episode #31 of The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast . Sporulation, Psychedelics and Healthcare.  In this episode of The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast , I chat with Melissa Errey , founder of Sporulation Art Exhibition and healthcare professional, an...

Content Warning:  Before we begin, we want to let you know that this episode contains discussions about the sensitive topic of sexual abuse. Please prioritise your health and well-being, and if this is an episode you choose to skip, we’ll see you at the next one. Welcome to episode 30 of The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast: Let's Talk About Sex. Our guest is Saul Isbister, President of T ouching Bas...

Regardless of your sentiments towards artificial intelligence technology, it is now an integral part of our daily lives. AI tools and technology are actively employed in the field of medicine and healthcare, revolutionising how professionals evaluate, diagnose, analyse, and ultimately prescribe treatments and medical interventions. Welcome to episode 029 of The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast: Explo...

Exercise Physiology Services fall outside the scope of regulation of The National Law, rendering certain provisions of the law inapplicable to this profession. Nonetheless, every person as an individual is subject to the laws of the land. Welcome to Episode #28 of The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast . Lawyer Up! with Tyrone Walker, Special Counsel at Hunt & Hunt . Howdy Folks, Rhea here. In late...

Welcome to Episode #27 of The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast . And the winner is… In this episode of The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast , I chat with Sarena Jones , founder of the Allied Health Awards , who is also style guru as it turns out. This episode also features two winners, firstly, Taylia Reedy , winner of the Outstanding Student of the year award at the ARPA NSW Excellence in Workplace Reh...

For nearly two decades, the exercise physiology community has advocated for a change in the legislation to ensure fair and equitable access to healthcare services for the Australian Community. Welcome to The Intelligent Rebellion podcast, hosted by Rhea Mercado, Healthcare Humanist, Speaker and Author. @rheamercs  Subscribers of The Intelligent Rebellion newsletter have access the extended version...

Sam shares her adventures through business ownership, motherhood and now as a workplace rehab consultant and how she made an intentional decision regarding what failure she is willing to accept and which ones she will not. Sam shares her epic failures and the tough lessons learnt along the way. Listen to the full episode Welcome to Short Stuff Sessions of the The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast. Thi...

By intentionally gathering a team of un-like minds with unique interests and skillsets and combining this with the immense resources available in their immediate area, Matt and Nikki have developed a truly multi-disciplinary approach to rehabilitation and recovery. Listen to the full episode Welcome to Short Stuff Sessions of the The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast. This Short Stuff is from Episode...

Why is prevention is not a priority in commercial models, the danger of prescriptive workplace wellness programs, cause and correlation and chat about big sounding words like Salutogenesis. Listen to the full episode Welcome to Short Stuff Sessions of the The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast. This Short Stuff is from episode 002 with John Mellors.  This is John Mellors, a husband, a proud father, a t...