A few weeks ago, I talked about persistent pain that doesn't seem to have a clear explanation. The tests that show nothing, the doctors who sound increasingly skeptical... and us, wondering if we are not getting mad? There's something else I'd like you to know about that. We now know that pain isn't a direct readout of damage in our body, but a decision our brain makes. Your brain is constantly gathering information. The state of your tissues, yes, but also your emotional state, your sense of...

I was recently asked this very astute question. Why astute? Because the answer is fairly counter-intuitive, which allows me to dispell a very common myth. The short answer is: not really... It's necessary to stretch to become more flexible, but in order to see real progress, it's a little more complicated than that. And that's because flexibility isn't primarily a muscle issue, but a nervous system issue. "Again with her bloody nervous system??" Hey! Don't shoot the messenger! According to a...

You had a routine, and it was working pretty well. And then something changed in your life. A move, a new job, a baby, a separation. And the habits you had built simply fell apart. Now, when you look back at what you used to do, you think: I'll never get back to that. It's a common situation for my clients (and soon for me as well I'm sure 😁) It's disheartening, for sure, but I still have good news. It's not a willpower problem, you're not lazy. It's very, very normal. Our habits are neural...