« My protests in the name of my authentic self are not always enough to impose on the little inner voice of my left hemisphere, which in short does its job! It is more receptive to the discourse of my right hemisphere when I take a sincere tone from the bottom of my heart. When my brain is reluctant to obey me, I add a kinesthetic component to my message: I wave my index finger or stick my fists on my hips. A mother who reprimands her child redoubles her persuasion by using an angry tone that allows her to convey her message to different levels of communication, verbal or not. »

« I decided to draw a cross on the part of my left hemisphere that encouraged me to pettiness, incessant harassment and denigration of myself and others. Between us, the effect that this kind of attitude had on my body did not please me at all! My heart tightened and my blood pressure skyrocketed to the point where I was a headache. It was better to give up the neural circuits that brought back painful memories in me. Life seems too short for me to care about the sufferings that belong to the past. I discovered during the long process of my healing that the stubborn, arrogant, persifleous and envious part of my personality resided in the center of the "me" of my bruised left hemisphere (which also encouraged me to be a bad loser, resentful, to lie and even to feed desires for revenge). My right brain did not want such traits to reappear. In the end, I managed (not without difficulty) to resurrect the center of the "me" of my left hemisphere without the old neural circuits that I disliked regained a voice. »

« I think it is vital for our mental health to monitor our little inner voice. We will take the first step towards tranquillity when we stop tolerating in ourselves the expression of constant criticism or reproach. It gave me confidence to learn that the part of my brain that tells me tales is no bigger than a peanut! »