Under the Influence with Martin Harvey

A patient tells you they feel clearer after an adjustment. What can you say about that?In the first Journal Club episode of Under the Influence, Martin Harvey and Dr Tony Croke unpack an EEG study that looked at chiropractic care and activity across three brain networks.Three brain networks in plain English. What happens when you go from replaying your day to hearing someone sobbing outside?What the researchers measured. How did they use EEG to look at patterns of brain activity?Where the evidence stops. What can those patterns tell us, and what questions do they leave open about how patients think or feel?What to say in practice. How can you respond when a patient tells you they feel clearer after an adjustment?How to get more out of reading research. What changes when you talk through a paper with another chiropractor and ask what it means for the person in front of you?To learn more about Aligned Practicehttps://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/products/communities/aligned-practiceTo book a time to talk to me - https://tidycal.com/martin-harvey/aligned-practice-first-steps-callCheck out the Retention Recipe https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/retention-recipe-2-0To learn more about Reactivate to Accelerate https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/reactivateEmail me - [email protected]

What would your chiropractic practice look like if you built it around the life you wanted?Dr Richard Burgess has had two chances to answer that question. He took on an established practice seeing 30–40 people a week and grew it by clarifying the value of care. Then he started a second practice from scratch, this time in his own home.In this episode, Martin asks Richard what he changed in the first practice and what he deliberately kept simple in the second. They talk about finding the confidence to explain your approach to care, keeping admin manageable, and setting expectations when patients come to your front door.If you’re starting out or wondering whether your current practice still fits the life you want, Richard’s experience gives you a few concrete decisions to think through.Learn more about Richard:⁠https://www.instagram.com/dr.dick.chiro/⁠To learn more about Aligned Practicehttps://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/products/communities/aligned-practiceTo book a time to talk to me - https://tidycal.com/martin-harvey/aligned-practice-first-steps-callCheck out the Retention Recipe https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/retention-recipe-2-0To learn more about Reactivate to Accelerate https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/reactivateEmail me - [email protected]

You tell people the adjustment is the most important part of their care. Does their experience tell the same story?In an art gallery, the space around a painting helps draw attention to it. In practice, adding more to a visit can make it harder for people to recognise what you want them to value.In this episode, Martin explores “white space”: giving the adjustment room to stand out within the care experience.You’ll hear:How a well-intended mix of techniques can blur your message.Why what clients experience can carry more weight than what you explain.How a simple before-and-after test can help people notice changes in function.How to make the purpose of each part of a visit clearer.A practical episode about communicating value through what you do, and what you leave space around.To learn more about Aligned Practicehttps://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/products/communities/aligned-practiceTo book a time to talk to me - https://tidycal.com/martin-harvey/aligned-practice-first-steps-callCheck out the Retention Recipe https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/retention-recipe-2-0To learn more about Reactivate to Accelerate https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/reactivateEmail me - [email protected]

How do you step away from a practice without everything depending on you?Dr Josh Slade has moved from being the sole chiropractor in his Cairns practice to leading a team remotely, while opening a new practice in Brisbane.In this episode, he joins Martin to share what worked, what went wrong, and what he had to learn to let go.They discuss:How to give your team ownership without stepping back in.Helping clients value their care beyond their connection with one chiropractor.Building local relationships when nobody knows your new practice.Keeping your goal clear when your plan keeps falling apart.For chiropractors who want to grow their practice, develop their team, and keep people at the centre of both.To learn more about Aligned Practicehttps://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/products/communities/aligned-practiceTo book a time to talk to me - https://tidycal.com/martin-harvey/aligned-practice-first-steps-callCheck out the Retention Recipe https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/retention-recipe-2-0To learn more about Reactivate to Accelerate https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/reactivateEmail me - [email protected]

They stopped care. The pain came back. Now they've booked in again.It’s easy to pick up where you left off. But something made them decide to return today.In this episode, I explore two words that help uncover it: “Why now?”Perhaps there’s a hiking trip coming up. They want to get fit for a wedding. Or they’re tired of struggling to play with their kids.We look at why people minimise their problems, how to uncover what matters to them, and how to make a reactivation visit more relevant.They’re back. This is your chance to understand what’s changed.To learn more about Reactivate to Accelerate https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/reactivateTo learn more about Aligned Practicehttps://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/products/communities/aligned-practiceTo book a time to talk https://tidycal.com/martin-harvey/aligned-practice-first-steps-callCheck out the Retention Recipe https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/retention-recipe-2-0Email me - [email protected]

What does it take to build a practice you would happily send your own mum to?Dr Bec Bowring has been in practice for more than 32 years. Today, she helps lead seven chiropractors across three Sydney locations, each with its own community, team and focus.In this episode, Martin and Bec discuss how her work has evolved from a traditional chiropractic setting to collaborating with dentists on paediatric development, airway health, and sleep. They explore how chiropractic can complement dental care, why some interdisciplinary partnerships succeed while others fail, and the importance of aligning on both clinical standards and how a practice is run.Bec also discusses her changing approach to leadership. Rather than trying to mould associates into copies of herself, she now focuses on finding good people and giving them “bounded autonomy” within a clear practice culture.They discuss creating a boutique practice, choosing quality over volume, making the environment part of the experience and the question guiding Bec’s decisions:“Would I send my mum here?”A thoughtful conversation about collaboration, leadership, and building a remarkable practice without losing sight of what matters.To learn more about Better Questions. Better Retention workshophttps://insideoutpractices.com/better-questionsTo learn more about Reactivate to Accelerate https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/reactivateTo learn more about Aligned Practicehttps://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/products/communities/aligned-practiceCheck out the Retention Recipe https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/retention-recipe-2-0Email me - [email protected]

What if your clients could actually see what was happening to their nervous system around an adjustment?That question sits behind Chiro Ring, the wearable Dr Vismai Schonfelder has spent the past few years developing.In this episode, Vismai joins Martin to talk about why he believes wearable technology could change the way chiropractors communicate the value of what they do.They explore how Chiro Ring can track health metrics around an adjustment, why personal data can sometimes communicate more powerfully than another explanation, and the enormous research opportunity created when thousands of adjustments can be logged over time.But there’s a bigger idea underneath it all.Nervous-system regulation is having a moment.People are tracking sleep, HRV, stress and recovery. They’re doing breathwork, meditation and cold plunges.Yet chiropractic is often missing from the conversation.Vismai wants to change that.They also debrief the recent Bali Reset, including what Vismai changed in his practice and life after creating enough space actually to think.A conversation about data, communication, adaptability and what chiropractic might look like if we make it easier for people to understand what we’ve been talking about all along.To contact Vismai: +6583387567Learn more about ChiroRing:https://chiroring.com/eventsTo learn more about Reactivate to Accelerate https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/reactivateTo learn more about Aligned Practicehttps://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/products/communities/aligned-practiceCheck out the Retention Recipe https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/retention-recipe-2-0Email me - [email protected]

What do you do when chiropractic itself comes under threat?In this episode, Martin is joined again by Dr Nimrod Mueller.The conversation starts with a fascinating shift happening among Gen Z chiropractors, team members and practice members: less interest in optimisation, career climbing and rigid commitment, and more value placed on autonomy, connection and quality of life.Then the conversation gets bigger.Nimrod explains the regulatory challenge currently facing chiropractors in Spain and what it could mean for their ability to practise.But this isn’t just an episode about Spain.It’s a conversation about how a small profession responds when it feels threatened.Do we fight louder?Do we retreat?Or do we get better at communication, research, political influence, and understanding the people we’re trying to persuade?Martin and Nimrod explore why evidence matters, why evidence alone often isn’t enough, and why the future of chiropractic may depend on our ability to fight smarter, not louder.To learn more about Nimrod: https://questchiropracticcoaching.com/our-teamTo learn more about Reactivate to Accelerate https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/reactivateTo learn more about Aligned Practicehttps://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/products/communities/aligned-practiceCheck out the Retention Recipe https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/retention-recipe-2-0Email me - [email protected]

Wellness has spent years telling us to track more.Sleep. HRV. Steps. Blood sugar. Recovery scores.But what happens when measuring your health starts making you less healthy?In this episode, Martin sits down with Dr Nimrod Mueller to explore two trends from the Global Wellness Summit’s Future of Wellness 2026 report that could have big implications for chiropractic.They discuss the growing backlash against over-optimisation, the rise of “neuro wellness”, and why adaptability may be a better way to think about health than trying to keep every physiological metric inside a perfect range.They also explore what these shifts mean in practice:Why people are becoming tired of turning health into a dashboardThe growing interest in nervous system regulationWhy adaptability, resilience and lived experience matterHow chiropractors can communicate these ideas without dismissing other approachesHow the environment and experience of a practice can support people who already feel overloaded and stressedPerhaps the biggest opportunity is this:People are becoming more interested in many of the ideas that chiropractic has discussed for a long time.The challenge is learning how to join that conversation well.To learn more about Nimrod: https://questchiropracticcoaching.com/our-teamTo learn more about the Bali Reset:https://insideoutpractices.com/bali-reset-2026To learn more about Reactivate to Accelerate https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/reactivateTo learn more about Aligned Practicehttps://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/products/communities/aligned-practiceCheck out the Retention Recipe https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/retention-recipe-2-0Email me - [email protected]

We tend to think persuasion works like maths.One good reason is persuasive.So five good reasons must be five times better.Except that’s not how people think.In this episode, Martin explores the argument dilution effect: why adding weaker benefits to a strong reason can actually make your overall message less compelling.Using the example of a patient with headaches, Martin looks at why “being able to concentrate at work again” may carry far more weight than adding abstract benefits such as better posture, spinal function or “optimising health.”You’ll learn:Why people can average arguments rather than add them togetherThe difference between strong, moderate and weak reasons for careHow the curse of knowledge makes chiropractors particularly vulnerable to argument dilutionWhy communicating value starts with empathyHow the most important benefit can change as someone progresses through careSometimes better communication isn’t about finding another thing to say.It’s knowing what to leave out.To learn more about the Bali Reset:https://insideoutpractices.com/bali-reset-2026To learn more about Reactivate to Accelerate https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/reactivateTo learn more about Aligned Practicehttps://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/products/communities/aligned-practiceCheck out the Retention Recipe https://insideoutpractices.thinkific.com/courses/retention-recipe-2-0Email me - [email protected]