Brainwave Centre for Education and Therapy

05/04/2026

What if brain health was not treated like a niche topic, but a community conversation?
In this part of the interview, Florriann Fehr talks about the bigger vision: more connection, more public education, and more accessible support for brain health across the lifespan.
From infants to older adults, the need is there.
So is the opportunity.
She speaks about building something that is public-friendly, family-friendly, and rooted in real community support. She also touches on concussion awareness, persistent symptoms, and how much valuable information and help still go underused.
What comes through most clearly is hope.
Not vague hope. Practical hope.
The kind that grows when people share knowledge, challenge myths, and make resources easier to find.
And maybe the best line of all: hug your brain.

05/04/2026

Most people do not realize how hard their brain is working until it starts pushing back.
In this conversation, Florriann Fehr shares something that hits home for a lot of people in midlife and mid-career: life gets loud, busy, and fragmented fast.
The screens multiply. The notifications keep coming. The pressure to do more never really lets up.
Her message is simple, but not small.
Brain wellness and life balance go hand in hand.
Protecting your cognitive energy is not indulgent. It is necessary. It means being more selective, more intentional, and more honest about what actually deserves your focus.
There is a line in this interview that really stays with you: we need to take care of and love our brains.
It is a grounded reminder that health is not only physical. Sometimes it starts with how we manage attention, overload, and the pace of our own lives.

05/02/2026

05/01/2026

Some healing work is not about forcing yourself back into the hardest moment.
It is about helping your nervous system feel safe enough
to do what it has been trying to do all along.
When Tennille and I talked about OEI, one of the things that stood out most was the gentleness of it.
Trauma work does not always have to mean diving headfirst into the intensity.
Sometimes the most meaningful healing happens
when the body is not overwhelmed,
when the brain is not pushed too fast,
and when there is actually enough safety to process what has been carried for so long.
That matters.
Because so many people are not avoiding healing.
They are protecting themselves from being flooded by it.
There is a difference.
And understanding that difference can change the way we think about support, trauma, and what it really means to heal.
Sometimes gentleness is not the softer option.
Sometimes it is the wisest one.

04/22/2026

Our conversation with Stephanie was such a good reminder that the body is never just one thing.
What shows up as pain, tension, fogginess, or stress can be connected to so much more than the one symptom we notice first. Osteopathy takes a whole-body approach, looking not only at muscles and fascia, but also at bones, fluids, organs, and the nervous system. It is a way of paying attention to how all the systems of the body influence each other and how that shapes the way we feel day to day.
We also talked about the nervous system, which feels especially important right now. When someone has been under prolonged stress, living in a heightened state can start to feel normal. That can show up as brain fog, trouble concentrating, tension, or a general sense of being off. Supporting the body toward greater balance can have an impact far beyond physical discomfort. It can affect mood, clarity, and a deeper sense of wellbeing.
What I appreciated most about this conversation is the reminder that healing is not always about chasing symptoms. Sometimes it begins by looking more closely at the bigger picture and listening to what the body has been communicating all along.

04/21/2026

What I appreciated in speaking with Mijane is the way she described these therapies as working together rather than competing with one another. At Stable Roots, the goal is not simply to offer a range of services. It is to support the nervous system from different angles, knowing that people do not all heal in the same way.
Equine therapy is one example of that. Because it is rooted in relationship, it can help create new neural pathways through lived experience. For someone whose history has made human connection feel difficult or unsafe, beginning with a horse, another animal, or even the natural world can offer a gentler entry point into healing. It becomes a way of building trust and regulation without forcing the process.
We also touched on the importance of combining bottom-up and top-down care. Some approaches help the body experience regulation first, while others help the mind make meaning of what has happened. Both have value, and together they create a more complete picture of support. Sometimes that is where real change begins.

04/21/2026

One of the things that makes Stable Roots so unique is that the work is not centered only on technique. It is centered on experience. While the services may look different on the surface, from equine therapy to neurotherapy to play therapy and trauma work, they are all grounded in the same intention: helping people experience felt safety, connection, and regulation in ways that support the nervous system.
That matters because healing is not always about finding the right words right away. For many people, especially those carrying stress or trauma, what has been missing is not insight but a sense of safety in the body. Stable Roots approaches that with care, creating space for new relational experiences that can begin to soften old patterns and open the door to something different.
What stood out to me most in this conversation is the reminder that meaningful healing often begins with how we feel in a space, not just what we understand in our minds.

04/20/2026

Here are some of the fun and interesting activities and demonstrations Dr. Tamsyn Sitler will have at the Brain Expo on April 25 at Sahali Mall. Stop by and try them out!

04/20/2026

Brain health shows up in more places than many of us realize.

In this conversation, Dr. Tamsyn Sitler of Summit Eyecare Centre shared how vision therapy looks beyond whether someone can see clearly. It explores how the eyes and brain work together, including how easily someone can focus, keep things single, shift from near to far, read, use a computer, or move through the world without discomfort.

This is especially important when we talk about concussion recovery and brain injury.

Dr. Sitler explained that sometimes a visual system was working well before an injury, but after a concussion or other brain injury, it may need support to relearn more efficient and comfortable patterns.

She will be one of the practitioners at the TRU Brain Health and Wellness Expo on April 25, bringing demonstrations that show how vision therapy helps connect the eyes and brain in new ways.

This is exactly why this event matters.

It brings together local practitioners who are helping us understand brain health from different angles, all in one place.

04/20/2026

Most of us think about eye care as checking whether we can see clearly.

Can you read the 20/20 line? Are your eyes healthy? Do you need glasses?

But in my conversation with Dr. Tamsyn Sitler at Summit Eyecare Centre, she explained that vision goes much deeper than clarity.

Vision is also about how well your eyes and brain work together. How easily can your eyes keep things single? How quickly can they shift from near to far? Are they making reading, screen time, focus, or movement harder than they need to be?

That is where vision therapy comes in.

Dr. Sitler works with patients whose visual system may not be functioning efficiently, including people recovering from concussion or brain injury. Through targeted activities, vision therapy can help the brain and body relearn more comfortable and effective ways of using vision day to day.

I loved this conversation because it was such a clear reminder that brain health can show up in places we do not always expect.

Sometimes the issue is not only whether you can see clearly.

It's also how your eyes and brain are working together.