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The Intelligent Rebellion
by Rhea Mercado
Step into the world of The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast, your gateway to a brighter tomorrow! Join us as we embark on a transformative journey, led by Rhea Mercado, a Healthcare Humanist, Speaker, and Author who fearlessly challenges the status quo within corporate corridors, paving the way for diverse voices to shine.In this podcast series, Rhea engages in enlightening conversations with a circle of trusted friends and esteemed colleagues to drop truth bombs, share heartfelt stories, and profound reflections on their individual paths, all while envisioning a better world. Our candid and thought-provoking discussions are a refreshing departure from the ordinary. They transcend the boundaries of convention, swiftly evolving into dynamic dialogues about life's intricacies, the world of work, maintaining optimal health, navigating ethical dilemmas, embracing failure, and reveling in the sheer beauty of humanity. Subscribe to access premium content and extended episodes.These conversa
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057: Rhea Mercado - It's Huddle Time.
Ten Minutes With... Rhea Mercado Find Rhea: Linkedin | www.rheamercado.com.au Heroes, Villains, and Endings: Rhea’s Mini Huddles on the Future of Workers’ Comp Rhea drops a solo episode of Ten Minutes With and pitches two mini huddles she will host at the PIEF conference in Geelong, using the...
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056: David Fryar
Ten Minutes With... David Fryar Find David Fryar: Linkedin | PIEF Conference | Personal Injury Education Foundation David Fryar on Global Lessons in Personal Injury and the Biggest-Ever PIEF Conference in Geelong 2026. Rhea Mercado chats with David Fryar, CEO of the Personal Injury Education...
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055: Jennifer Chate
Ten Minutes With... Jennifer Chate Find Jenny Chate: Linkedin Big Empathy: Supporting People in Psychological Injury and Crisis Rhea Mercado chats with Jenny Chate, a former high school teacher, about workplace bullying, psychological injury, and how the brain responds to perceived danger. Jenny...
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054: Fiona Belton
Ten Minutes With... Fiona Belton Find Fiona Belton: Linkedin Rhea Mercado chats with Fiona Belton, an accredited exercise physiologist in Adelaide with 37 years in the industry who moved from clinical work into management for about 20 years and later pivoted back to clinical practice. Fiona is…
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053: Jen O'Neill and SCAD Research Inc Australia
Ten Minutes With... Jen O'Neill Find Jen O'Neill: Linkedin | SCADaddle | SCAD Research Inc Australia More about Jen's story: SBS News | Channel 9 Interview | Coast Community News | Jen’s Story: Surviving Three SCAD Heart Attacks and Advocating for Research Rhea Mercado interviews Jen from...
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052: Chris Fleming
Ten Minutes With... Chris Fleming Find Chris Fleming: Linkedin | Big Three Trek | From Exercise Physiology to Occ Rehab: Chris on ProCare, Partnerships, and the Mark Hughes Big Three Trek Rhea Mercado interviews Chris Fleming, whom she reconnected with at the ASIEQ self-insurance conference…
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051: Replay 032 Vanquishing Sunday Scaries with Denver Simonsz
Find Denver Simonsz on Linkedin | Substack In 2024, we recorded a conversation with Denver Simonsz on "The Intelligent Rebellion" podcast and to celebrate Denver's Substack we're revisiting his wisdom. This is a 10min version of Episode 32 of The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast, Vanquishing Sunday...
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050: Bernadine Euers
Ten Minutes With... Bernadine Euers Find Bernadine Euers: Linkedin | ASORC | Find a Rehabilitation Counsellor ASORC at 50: Bernadine Euers on What Rehabilitation Counsellors Do Rhea marks this 50th episode of the Intelligent Rebellion Podcast “Ten Minutes With” by speaking with Bernadine Euers…
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049: Mat Seeto
Ten Minutes With... Mat Seeto Find Mat Seeto: Linkedin Mat Seeto on Trauma-Informed Factual Investigations in Workers Compensation Rhea interviews Mat Seeto, CEO of Clarity Workplace Solutions, recounting how they first met at CrossFit Blacktown before discussing Mat’s career evolution across 21...
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048: Eva Lai
Ten Minutes With... Eva Lai Find Eva Lai: Linkedin Eva’s “Citizen of the World” Story: From Greece to Argentina to Australia (and Rome) Instead of recording this episode in-person, Rhea and Eva chat on a Friday afternoon as Eva prepares for a weekend in Murwillumbah and Rhea records from her car…
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047: Replay 019 Beyond Pain with Anjelo Ratnachandra
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...
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046: Rebecca Harris
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...
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045: Denise Fishlock
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...
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044: Rhea Mercado - Reflections on May 2026
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,...
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043: Warwick Brown
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...
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042: Jo Muirhead
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...
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041: Tom Alder
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...
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040: Allicia Tsolis
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…
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039: Mereesha Gadiagellan
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…
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038: Heath Thomas
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...
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037: Replay 05 Humanising Healthcare with James Ellis
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...
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036: Luke McGrath
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...
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035: Rachael Ford
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...
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034: Tanya Cambey
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...
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033: We're back!! Ten Minutes With....
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...
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Vanquishing Sunday Scaries with Denver Simonsz
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…
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Sporulation, Psychedelics, and Healthcare with Melissa Errey and Voytek Bereza
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…
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Let's Talk About Sex with Saul Isbister
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...
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Exploring Ethical A.I. in Healthcare with Alison Choy Flannigan
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...
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Lawyer Up! with Tyrone Walker, Special Counsel
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…
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And the Winner Is... with Sarena Jones, Taylia Reedy, and Catherine Chong
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…
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Taxing Healthcare with David Beard and Dr Felix Meyer
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...
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Short Stuff: Fail. Succeed. Grow. Repeat. with Samantha Flinn
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....
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Short Stuff: Exercise Physiologist Vs Physiotherapist with Nikki Lodge and Matt Hicks
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...
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Short Stuff: sa·lut·o·gen·e·sis with John Mellors
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...
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Evolution. A message from Rhea Mercado
Episode #25: Evolution. A short message from Rhea Mercado, the host of The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast. A short message from Rhea about the evolution of The Intelligent Rebellion, the release of The Intelligent Rebellion Newsletter v2.0, and the direction and future of the podcast. It's all…
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Joy Being Found with Joy Adan
Through both her volunteer work, and her business, Joy is using her superpowers to encourage people to sit in the stillness, to define their own version of success, and to live a life of creativity and a life of kindness. Welcome to Episode 24 of The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast. Our guest is…
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The Room Where it Happens with Hediyeh Vahdat
We found her! The person who is in the room where it happens (cue, Hamilton). Hediyeh speak about sparking and expanding people's thinking, and the need to break down silos and collaborate with key partners to re-imagine and re-design our healthcare system. Welcome to Episode 23 of The…
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Peace, Love & Mung beans with Ed Hughes
Ed challenges some of Rhea’s biases about ecovillages, and teaches Rhea about the foundations of sociocracy, which is a peer governance system based on consent. Welcome to Episode 22 of The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast. Our guest is Ed Hughes, a dad, husband and rat race escapee. Ever thought...
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Let The Games Begin with Rhea Mercado
It’s great that icare NSW have announced their top priority is improving outcomes for injured workers. I’m glad we cleared this up, especially for those whose top priority lay elsewhere. Welcome to Episode 21 of The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast. Rhea returns with a solo episode, and takes a trip...
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The Kids Are Alright with Ajit Singh Lamba
Ajit chats about his work with clinical placement students, and shares the hard lessons learnt after breaking some his own rules. Welcome to Episode 20 of The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast. Our guest is Ajit Singh Lamba, a healthcare professional, marathon runner and owner of Physiotherapy...
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019 Beyond Pain with Anjelo Ratnachandra
Rhea asks Anj about how to approach the subject of sex and intimacy with patients, which prompts Anj to give her a script for how to ask a patient about sex and intimacy. Welcome to Episode 19 of The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast. Our guest is Anjelo Ratnachandra, the best father and husband in…
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Short Stuff: Long Runs & Lockdowns with Brooke Archibald & Jane Gallard
Brooke and Jane would jump onto social media and send messages of love and support to their tribe whilst chronicling their own COVID lockdown journey. The chat spirals quickly into crushing over a certain A-List celebrity, guilty pleasures and Karate side-kicks in dark alleyways. Listen to the…
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Short Stuff: Humanising Healthcare with James Ellis
This started as a chat about Prof. Henry Mintzberg and the healthcare mythology, humanising workers compensation and evolved into an emergent discussion about humble enquiry, being wrong, doing better science, intuition and TWOGS. Listen to the full episode This is Short Stuff from Episode 5 with...
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Short Stuff: (mis)Understanding Medications with Lauren Dredge
Lauren talks about the scariest thing she sees is happening in healthcare right now. Listen to the full episode part 1 | Listen to full episode part 2 This is Short Stuff from Episode 3 & 3.5 with Lauren Dredge. Since the full episode aired, Lauren started and completed triathlons because 45min...
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A Holiday Message from Rhea Mercado
Howdy Folks, Rhea and the team wish you all a safe and festive holiday season. Take care of yourself, and if you're able, another human. Big things are coming for The Intelligent Rebellion in 2023 so make sure to subscribe and join to The Intelligent Rebellion to keep up to date with events, pod...
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Yo, New Grads! with Rhea Mercado
Rhea shares some tidbits she wishes someone had told her as she embarked o a career on healthcare and compensation. Welcome to Episode 18 of The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast. Follow us at: The Intelligent Rebellion | IG: @intelligent.rebellion | Linkedin Find Rhea: Rhea Mercado | LinkedIn | IG:...
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Trailer: The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast
Howdy folks, Welcome to The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast where we speak up and contribute our vision towards a better future. Hosted by Rhea Mercado, Healthcare Humanist, Speaker and Author who is challenging the corporate hierarchy to open its forums and allow a more diverse range of voices.…
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Beautician & The Brick with Lauren Fahey
Content Warning: This episode contains discussion about the sensitive topic of suicide. Women make up only 13% of the construction workforce in Australia and it’s seriously harming the industry. Lauren shares her unique insight and busts some long-held myths and perceptions about the industry,...
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Humanising Education with Marc Brown
Marc explains his dream education model which could simultaneously provide students with the educational experience they deserve and empower professionals to share their knowledge as they become experts in their chosen fields. Welcome to Episode 16 of The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast. Our guest…
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Step into the world of The Intelligent Rebellion Podcast, your gateway to a brighter tomorrow! Join us as we embark on a transformative journey, led by Rhea Mercado, a Healthcare Humanist, Speaker, and Author who fearlessly challenges the status quo within corporate corridors, paving the way for diverse voices to shine.In this podcast series, Rhea engages in enlightening conversations with a circle of trusted friends and esteemed colleagues to drop truth bombs, share heartfelt stories, and profound reflections on their individual paths, all while envisioning a better world. Our candid and thought-provoking discussions are a refreshing departure from the ordinary. They transcend the boundaries of convention, swiftly evolving into dynamic dialogues about life's intricacies, the world of work, maintaining optimal health, navigating ethical dilemmas, embracing failure, and reveling in the sheer beauty of humanity. Subscribe to access premium content and extended episodes.These conversa
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