193: Using Music as a Powerful Healing Modality with Rodney Pollak

Paul has been immersed in the Health and Wellbeing space since 2003, with extended experience in strength and conditioning, calisthenics, mobility, and stress management. Paul’s approach to training is ‘client first’ training. His experience training hundreds of people over the years has taught him that balance is the key ingredient to progress. Strength means very little without space and vice versa. It has been Paul’s mission to explore and negotiate the dynamic nature of life to move forward through movement, mind, and heart.

Kerri Sackville is an Australian author, columnist, and social commentator. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including The Sunday Times UK, SBS Life, http://news.com.au , mamamia.com, The Australian Women’s Weekly, and Prevention Magazine. A long-time contributor to the Sydney Morning Herald, Melbourne Age and Sunday Life magazine, Kerri’s columns are regularly amongst the most widely read across the sites. Kerri has written five works of non-fiction and contributed to three anthologies. Her latest book is The Secret Life of You: How a bit of alone time can change your life, relationships, and maybe the world (Pantera, 2023). Kerri is a regular guest on ABC radio, commercial radio, and podcasts around the country. She lives in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs with her kids and cat. Connect with Kerri Sackville Facebook: http://Facebook.com/Kerri.Sackville Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kerrisackville/ Connect us here iTunes: https://apple.co/3W14wjk Spotify: https://spoti.fi/42S3mcb

Craig Harper is one of Australia’s leading presenters, writers and educators in the areas of health, high-performance, resilience, self-management, leadership, corporate change, communication, stress management, addiction and personal transformation. Craig has been an integral part of the Australian health and fitness industry since 1982 and in that time has worked as an Exercise Scientist, Corporate Speaker, Consultant, University Lecturer, AFL Conditioning Coach, Radio Host, TV Presenter, Writer and successful Business Owner. In 1990 Craig established Harper’s Personal Training, which evolved into one of the most successful businesses of its kind and inhabited the Australian fitness landscape for almost a quarter of a century. Craig currently hosts a successful Podcast called ‘The You Project’, is partnering with the Neuroscience Team at Monash University, exploring the spectrum of human thinking and behaviour, with a specific focus on addiction and its treatment. He’s also completing a Ph.D. in Neuropsychology. Connect with Craig Harper LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigharpercorporate/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraigHarperOfficial/ Website: https://www.craigharper.net/about/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whiteboardlessons/ Connect us here iTunes: https://apple.co/3W14wjk Spotify: https://spoti.fi/42S3mcb

Gary Laderman is a professor of American religious history and cultures At Emory University. He teaches and writes about death and dying, religion and sexuality, and sacred drugs. He is the author of Don’t Think About Death: A Memoir on Mortality. His other books include an exploration of the sacred in the new American religious landscape: Sacred Matters: Celebrity Worship, Sexual Ecstasies, the Living Dead, and Other Signs of Religious Life in the United States; two books on the history of death in America: The Sacred Remains: American Attitudes Toward Death, 1799-1883 and Rest in Peace: A Cultural History of Death and the Funeral Home in Twentieth-Century America. Connect with Gary Laderman Website: https://garyladerman.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garyladerman/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/garyladerman?lang=en Connect us here iTunes: https://apple.co/3W14wjk Spotify: https://spoti.fi/42S3mcb

Dr. Margaret Ross is a senior clinical psychologist at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne working in Psychosocial cancer care and Palliative Medicine depts. Marg is the Chief Principal Investigator for Australia's first Psilocybin assisted psychotherapy trial to treat depression and anxiety associated with terminal illness. Connect with Dr. Margaret Ross LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-ross-0aa26925a/ Connect us here iTunes: https://apple.co/3W14wjk Spotify: https://spoti.fi/42S3mcb

Rodney is a Registered Music Therapist who has a passion for connecting people to their internal and external worlds through music. Since completing his Masters of Music Therapy in 2017, Rodney has worked across a multitude of settings in both: Hospitals Community Not for Profit Organisations He has experience providing music therapy to support people within the contexts of: Mental Health Progressive Neurological Disorders Schizoaffective Disorders Paediatrics Adolescents Disability Aged Care and Dementia Palliative Care He now also facilitates sound bath meditations to the general public Connect with Rodney Pollak Website: https://www.musictherapyhub.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodney-pollak-66073870/ Connect us here iTunes: https://apple.co/3W14wjk Spotify: https://spoti.fi/42S3mcb

Oscar Meerman is a holistic strength and calisthenics coach who draws on a variety of different fields to get the best out of his clients. Beyond his work, however, he is also a deep thinker, a reflective and wise soul, and someone who sees movement as a pathway to greater learning and self-understanding. Connect with Oscar Meerman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oscarmeerman/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oscar.meerman Connect us here iTunes: https://apple.co/3W14wjk Spotify: https://spoti.fi/42S3mcb

Jordan Weizman is an accredited canine behaviourist and trainer and is the founder of chilled & Fulfilled. Chilled & fulfilled are driven by their motto “ teaching people, transforming dogs” and are determined to improve the lives of humans and their dogs through an education in canine psychology, communication, leadership. Jordan’s interest in dog training began in 2011 when he adopted his first dog who came with a range of behavioural issues. Jordan been working with dogs professionally since 2021 and primarily works with older dogs with behavioural issues such as pulling and leading on walks. Over excitement, aggression, persistent barking, destructive behaviour and separation anxiety to name a few… last year Jordan resigned from the police force after 9 years to pursue a career as a canine professional in the pet dog space. He is loving his new life and the the challenges that come with running a business for the first time. Jordan has an instagram channel with entertaining videos depicting many of the dogs he works with before and after training which has generated over half a million views in the last 9 months. Connect with Jordan Weizman Website: https://www.chilledandfulfilled.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chilledandfulfilled/ Connect us here iTunes: https://apple.co/3W14wjk Spotify: https://spoti.fi/42S3mcb #dogtraining #dog #animalpsychology

Siobhan Lou is a Breathwork Meditation Healer, all the way from the Scottish Highlands! After involving herself in a few Breathwork classes in Bali—whilst working as a head trainer/coach at a functional training facility—she was deeply moved and is now inspired to help others gain a greater sense of self-awareness, practice being mindful and reconcile with past traumas and “stuck energy”, having completed her Healing training in New Mexico, USA. Siobhan works hard to provide people with the tools to heal themselves, leading to greater fulfillment, authenticity, and clarity. Siobhan also loves her two incredibly cute Beagles, ‘Archie’ and ‘Abbey’, as well as drinking Cacao with her partner whilst he drinks coffee! Connect with Siobhan Macleod Website: www.siobhanlou.com YouTube: https://bit.ly/41XV0Pv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/43feCPX iTunes: https://apple.co/42UPjDd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siobhanloubreathwork/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/siobhanloubreathwork Connect us here iTunes: https://apple.co/3W14wjk Spotify: https://spoti.fi/42S3mcb

Lissy Abrahams is an individual and couples psychotherapist. She was one of four candidates selected into a 4-year couples psychotherapy Masters in London at the world-renowned institute, Tavistock Relationships. Later, she tutored and lectured here. Lissy returned to Sydney, and founded the Sydney-based therapy clinic, Heath Group Practice. She works with clients around the world, has held positions on several psychotherapy associations, and has published academically. Lissy is the author of Relationship Reset and has a successful online course Fight Less, Love More. She shares her knowledge via interviews in newspapers, podcasts, and TV appearances. She is also on Mamamia’s health expert panel. Connect with Lissy Abrahams Website: https://www.lissyabrahams.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lissyabrahams/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lissy.abrahams/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LissyAbrahamsCourses Twitter: https://twitter.com/AbrahamsLissy Listen us here iTunes: https://apple.co/3W14wjk Spotify: https://spoti.fi/42S3mcb