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It Was Never About You: What Going Home Taught Me About Childhood Wounds, Grief and Compassion
I am sitting in my childhood home in Quebec as I write this. It is grey outside. The kind of grey that feels like death. I have been here for four days now, and I will be honest with you, it has been one of the hardest stretches of time I have navigated in recent times. Not just because I lost my brother a week ago. But because grief, I am learning, does not just crack you open to anger and sadness. It cracks you open to everything...seeing life differently...seeing people di

Emilie
Oct 117 min read


When Did You Stop Listening to Yourself?
And What It's Costing Your Body, Your Mind, and Your Life... The underlying issue I most see in my clinic. Someone sits across from me, sometimes it's their first session, sometimes we've been working together for a while, and in a quiet moment, almost like they're surprised by their own words, they say: "I just feel like there has to be more than this." And what strikes me every single time is not the words themselves. It's the look on their face when they say it. A mix of e

Emilie
Oct 76 min read


When Grief Doesn't Look the Way You Expected...A Letter From Inside It
I'm writing this a few days after losing my brother. I'm writing it because I don't fully understand what I'm feeling yet, and I think that's exactly why I need to write it. My brother was younger than me by five years. And for most of our adult lives, we lived on opposite sides of the world. He stayed in Canada. I built my life in Australia. Twenty With love mon petit frere years of distance, of calls and messages, of loving someone across an ocean. And yet the moment I hear

Emilie
Sep 296 min read


She Looks Fine. She Functions. She Shows Up. And She Is Quietly Falling Apart Inside...
You've probably tried to figure yourself out before. Maybe you've taken every personality test, read every self-help book, tried to think your way into a better version of your life. And yet, something still feels a little… off. Like you're living slightly adjacent to yourself. What if the answer wasn't in your head at all? What if it was always in your body? The Map and The Muscle, Two Systems That Were Always Meant to Work Together I want to tell you about two things I am c

Emilie
Sep 244 min read


"Why Thinking Your Way Through Has Never Worked — And What to Do Instead"
Have you ever made a decision that made complete logical sense — ticked every box, looked perfect on paper, got the nod of approval from everyone around you — and yet something in your body quietly, persistently said no? And then you ignored it. Because your mind had a very convincing argument. Because it was the sensible thing to do. Because you did not want to seem irrational or difficult or ungrateful. And then later — maybe weeks, maybe years later — you found yourself th

Emilie
Sep 165 min read


The Moment I Stopped Seeing Myself as a Failure — And Everything Changed"
For most of my life, it was easier to see myself as a failure. Not because I wanted to believe that about myself — but because it hurt less. When something didn't work out, when I took a wrong turn, when life didn't look the way I thought it was supposed to look, the story of I am a failure was already there, ready and waiting. It became my identity before I even realised I had chosen it. And the strange, exhausting contradiction? Alongside that belief lived a burning, relent

Emilie
Sep 85 min read


"You Look Completely Fine. So Why Do You Feel Like You're Falling Apart?"
**Please read this slowly and simply take the time to feel what you are feeling inside...** Your body has been keeping score this whole time. Not in a dramatic way. Not in a *breakdown on the kitchen floor* way. In the quiet, persistent way that shows up as the tight chest before a conversation you're dreading. The exhaustion that sleep doesn't fix. The way you brace yourself before walking into a room. The low hum of anxiety that you've had for so long, you've started callin

Emilie
Sep 53 min read


"What If You Have Never Actually Felt at Home Inside Yourself — And Nobody Ever Told You That Was the Problem?"
There is a particular kind of exhaustion that is hard to pinpoint... It is not the tiredness that comes from doing too much — though you probably do too much. It is not burnout, not depression, not anything that would show up cleanly on a checklist or in a conversation with your GP. It is the exhaustion of performing a version of yourself, day after day after day, that does not actually fit... And the strangest, most disorienting part? From the outside, your life looks comple

Emilie
Sep 14 min read


The Shame of Not Being Able to Fix Yourself — And Why It's Actually Keeping You Safe
You have tried. God, you have tried... You have read the books. You have had the conversations with yourself at 2am when the house is quiet and the mask is finally off. You have made the promises — this week will be different, I will feel better, I just need to try harder. You have Googled things you would never say out loud. You have come close, more than once, to reaching out — and then pulled back at the last second, closed the tab, put the phone down, and told yourself yo

Emilie
Aug 246 min read


"What Kinesiology Is NOT"
Let me guess...??? Someone told you about kinesiology and you nodded along politely while internally thinking… "But what even IS that?" Don't worry...you are not alone. And honestly? I LOVE this question. Because before I can tell you what kinesiology IS, let's chat about what is it NOT... Let's clear this up together...shall we It Is NOT Someone Waving Their Hands Around You While Making Mysterious Noises What kinesiology is — is grounded, specific, and deeply practical. I

Emilie
Aug 184 min read


What Is Human Design, and How Does It Complement Kinesiology?
If I had to describe Human Design in one sentence, it wouldn't be mystical at all — it would be mechanical. Think of it less like a horoscope and more like an engineering blueprint for how you specifically are built to make decisions, use energy, and move through the world. It's not woo-woo. It's information. And once you understand your own design, so much of life starts to make sense... Your Chart Is a User Manual, Not a Prediction Human Design is calculated from your birth

Emilie
Aug 133 min read


The Pain in Her Right Shoulder Wasn't About Her Shoulder At All
Every so often a session happens in the clinic that I can't stop thinking about afterward — not because it was dramatic, but because it was so quietly, perfectly clear. This is one of those... I've changed the details enough to protect my client's privacy, but the pattern underneath it is one I see over and over, in different bodies, different stories, same underlying script...hopefully this information can be useful in understanding how the body works and what it possible o

Emilie
Aug 133 min read


Kinesiology vs Chiropratic : What's the difference?
If you've ever left a chiropractor's appointment feeling like your body just went through a workout...or wondered why the same tight spot keeps coming back no matter how many adjustments you get, you not alone. It's one of the most common questions I get asked in the clinic: "How is kinesiology actually different from chiropractic?" Here's my honest answer, as someone who works with the body every day. Two Different Approach Chiropractic care is built around the idea that mis

Emilie
Aug 53 min read


What is Muscle testing?
The Surprising Science Behind Muscle Testing Have you ever had a gut feeling about something before you could explain why? A tightening in your chest when a decision felt wrong, or a sense of ease when it felt right? That's not just a metaphor. It's biology. And it's the foundation of one of the most fascinating tools I use with clients every week: muscle testing. A little throwback... Muscle testing (sometimes called muscle monitoring) wasn't dreamed up in a lab. It was disc

Emilie
Aug 13 min read


What Can I Expect After My First Kinesiology Session?
Ok so now, you've booked your first kinesiology session. Maybe you're curious, maybe you're a little unsure, maybe you're just hoping something in your life will finally feel a bit lighter or you might be searching for answers??? Wherever you're at... that's exactly the right place to start. One of the questions I get asked most is simple: what happens after? What am I supposed to feel? Is there a "right" reaction? Let me walk you through it, of what I have witness... We get

Emilie
Jul 283 min read


Does kinesiology really work?
It's the question I get asked the most, sometimes out loud, sometimes I can just see it or feel it as someone lie down on the table for the first time. "Is holding my wrist would actually going to do anything?" lol I love that question, so let's look at it properly. It's not the medical model but a wellness model I don't diagnose illness, and I don't ask anyone to swap their doctor or their medication for a session with me. What I offer sits in a different space entirely: a

Emilie
Jul 213 min read
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