Healthy In The Hills Sydney invites you to an evening of expert insights, practical strategies, and a fresh perspective on understanding and managing pain.
Whether you're living with chronic pain, recovering from an injury, struggling with jaw pain, headaches, neck or back discomfort, or simply wanting to better understand how your body works, this informative evening will help you look beyond symptoms and discover a whole-body approach to recovery.
Our panel of experienced health professionals will explore the latest evidence on chronic pain, nervous system regulation, movement, posture, stress, and the surprising connections that influence how pain is experienced.
Together, they'll provide practical tools to help you better understand your body, reduce pain, and rebuild confidence in movement and everyday life.
You'll learn about:
💚 A modern understanding of chronic pain and why it persists
🧠 Techniques for nervous system regulation and pain reprocessing
🚶 The role of posture, movement, stress and everyday load in pain patterns
😁 Understanding TMJ (jaw pain) and its connection to the whole body
💪 Practical movement, mindset and lifestyle strategies for recovery
✨ How to gradually rebuild confidence, capacity and trust in your body
Our panel brings together expertise in medicine, chiropractic care, dentistry and health coaching to deliver an evidence-based, practical and hopeful conversation for anyone living with pain.
Dr Prarthana Packiam
Holistic General Practitioner – Ruach Holistic Care
The Way Out: How Pain Reprocessing Therapy Changes the Chronic Pain Narrative. With more than fifteen years of experience in general practice, Dr Packiam combines evidence-based medicine with holistic care to address the root causes of illness. She'll introduce Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), an innovative, neuroplasticity-based approach that is changing how chronic pain is understood and treated, offering hope for people living with persistent pain.
Dr Tienna Clarke
Chiropractor, Intuitive & Wellness Practitioner – TLC Wellness Care
The Body Under Load: Posture, Stress & the Patterns That Shape Pain. Discover how posture, movement, stress and everyday habits influence pain throughout the body. Dr Clarke explains how tension travels through interconnected systems—including the jaw, neck, shoulders and diaphragm—and shares simple movement resets you can use to reduce pain and improve the way your body feels.
Dr Vijaya Molloy
Holistic Dentist – Vitality Dental Tuggerah
In the Jaws of Pain! TMJ (jaw) pain can affect far more than your jaw. Dr Molloy explores the common causes of TMJ dysfunction, why women are more commonly affected, available treatment options, and practical ways to prevent ongoing problems. Drawing on more than 30 years of clinical experience, she'll explain how the health of your mouth connects to the health of your whole body.
Chris Brown
Health & Lifestyle Coach | CHEK Practitioner | Martial Arts Instructor
Beyond Pain Relief: Rebuilding Confidence, Capacity and Trust in Your Body. Persistent pain often changes the way we move—and the way we think about movement. Chris shares practical strategies to safely rebuild physical capacity, avoid the cycle of flare-ups, and restore confidence through gradual progression, meaningful goals, quality sleep, nutrition, movement and stress management.
Your ticket includes a delicious set menu from Spicy Bean Cafe:
Shared Entrée
Halloumi Fries
Choice of Main
Slow-Cooked Lamb Shank
Caesar Salad (Vegetarian)
Dessert
Lychee Sorbet
Tea & Coffee
