NeuroSomatic
I am a special needs mom and two time cancer survivor, who is passionate about the brain, its role in learning and healing. I myself have suffered from chronic pain, anxiety and depression, so I know what it takes to heal, to turn things around and truly become who we are. I am a certified Neuromovement® practitioner since 2021, and am also trained as a counselor, in applied neuroscience, EFT, breathwork and various modalities that now comprise my own special brand of brain-body support, which I call NeuroSomatic Therapy. I work with special needs children and their families, & with adults suffering from chronic pain, anxiety and trauma. I am based in Montreal, Canada and travel to France for work. I have two newsletters: One for adults (NeuroNotes) and one for parents of special needs Kiddos (NeuroParents). You can subscribe to both!
We all want to be free
Hello Reader, This week things are starting to settle back into a some semblance of a routine for me. I'm taking care of myself and my needs, and that feels right ❤️. Thank you for all the messages of support. I've had so many interesting conversations with many of you, and one thing has emerged that hit home this week: it is the idea of freedom, of self-sovereignty. Musings What's freedom, for you? Is it freedom from something, like pain or constraint (be it emotional or physical)? Or is it...
When you JUST want to sleep...
Hello Reader, For the first time in a year, I skipped a week in sending this newsletter. To be honest, lots of things have been happening, I was overwhelmed and exhausted. Something had to give, and I needed to take time for myself, time to slow down and rest. Sometimes we have to make the decision to let go of something, even if we care about it, so we can create something better later. Musings But, as many of you know, resting is not always that easy. Sometimes our fatigue is not just...
Quand on veut JUSTE dormir...
Hello Reader, Pour la première fois depuis un an, j'ai fait l'impasse sur l'envoi de cette newsletter cette semaine. Pour être honnête, il s'est passé beaucoup de choses, j'étais débordée et épuisée. Il fallait que je fasse un choix, et j'avais besoin de prendre du temps pour moi, de ralentir le rythme et de me reposer. Parfois, il faut prendre la décision de lâcher prise, même si cela nous tient à cœur, pour pouvoir créer quelque chose de mieux par la suite. Réflexions Mais, comme beaucoup...
NeuroNotes 1yr Anniversary Edition - one year of neuroplasticity
Hello Reader! Welcome to the special 1-year anniversary edition of NeuroNotes! 🎉 When I started writing weekly NeuroNotes, my hope was to share small sparks of science and practice that could shift the way you experience your own body and brain. What a journey of discovery this has been! Musings Have you ever wondered what, primarily, feeds into our sense of time? How do we learn about it? Because the way we experience time varies incredibly, right? Sometimes it feels long and dense, packed...
What helps you feel centered again?
Hello Reader! I nearly missed my window to send this out this week! There's lots of movement in my life these days, which is a good thing, but it requires a good dose of resilience and adaptability. I'm sure it's the same for you: there's lots of chaos out there, and multiple demands on all of our resources. And if you're starting from a place of anxiety, trauma or if you're experiencing pain, then you're already at risk of depletion. Musings If you've been reading me for a while, you'll know...
How do you know what you know?
Vous préférez lire ceci en français? cliquez ici pour mettre à jour vos préférences. Hello Reader! Last week’s post about my little “panic attack on the airplane” seems to have sent quite a few people down their own rabbit holes, which honestly makes me weirdly happy 😜. I have been having many discussions around the same issue: that strange gap between what we feel and what we know (or we think we know). Or even before that, the gap between what the body is sensing and the story the mind...
What's nervous system regulation, really?
Hi, Reader! I didn’t plan to write about panic attacks this week. But then it happened to me, and it was such a clean example of what “nervous system regulation” and somatic listening actually means in real life, that I couldn’t not talk about it. I took a flight to France yesterday. I was already exhausted. The cabin air was super dry. The flight was full to the brim. Crying kids, closeness with strangers, tight, hot spaces. My throat felt scratchy. My nose was dry and clogged. I couldn’t...
How do you talk about yourself?
Hi Reader, This week I fell into a science rabbit hole after something I keep noticing in sessions: the way our bodies sneak into our language when we’re not even trying. “I’m fed up.” “That's a pain in the neck.” “I’m crushed.” “I’ve lost my balance.” We treat these as harmless expressions, but very often the body isn’t only being referenced… it’s already participating. “Carrying everything” comes with lifted shoulders and a braced back. “I can’t stomach it” comes with a locked diaphragm and...
How Stuck Are you?
Hello Reader! I hope you are well, and enjoying the few minutes of extra daylight we're getting (at least those of us in the North-American continent!). This long winter has many of us clamoring for change and freedom! Which got me thinking about how many of us feel stuck, in our bodies, thinking, relationships, or jobs? Where do you feel stuck? Musings I'm sure by now you've noticed how certain reactions happen before you’ve even had a chance to even think about them? The shoulders tighten....
Stop Fighting Your Body
Hello Reader! Have you ever felt like your own body was a machine that just won't stop glitching? Like you’re doing everything “right”, the stretches, the rest, the appointments, the middle-of-the night exercises, but the pain or the tension just won't budge? Worse... it moves!! It’s exhausting to feel like you’re at war with the very skin you’re in. If you’ve been bracing yourself against your sensations lately, just know that you aren't alone... but there's a reason the "fight" isn't...