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Suse Silva Holistic Mental Health Support, Peterborough, ON (2026)

01/24/2026

People often ask me, “Where did you find someone like Sam?”
We met in the middle of nowhere Temagami ~Northern Ontario.

He was living up there, working on himself, and I was living in Toronto, working on myself too.

Neither one of us was looking.

I had the opportunity to travel to Temagami to teach yoga for a 50th glamping birthday party. Sam was the chef, I was the yoga instructor and the rest is history.

A love like this doesn’t happen by accident.

It happens when two people who are wanting to be better and love more come together.

It happens seemingly by chance, but in reality, it was alignment. 💫

I was in a very challenging relationship before meeting Sam, and so was Sam. AND neither one of us would have been in Temagami at that time if it weren’t for those past relationships.

All that to say: nothing in your life is wasted.

It’s what you make of it.

This type of relationship exists because both of us did our inner work.

We metabolized our past
instead of dragging it into the present.

We integrated the lessons
instead of becoming cynical or closed off.

We check in with each other.
We tend to the “we.”
We address things early when something feels off.
Nothing gets brushed under the rug. 😉

This is what soul-aligned partnership actually looks like in real life.

Conscious.
Considerate.
Co-regulated.
Honest.
THE MOST FUN!
Devotional.
Harmonious.
Peaceful.
Loving.
LOVE

📸: thank you for capturing the magic ☃️❄️🤍

01/17/2026

This isn’t their first rodeo. 🤠 Many of my clients are not new to healing, growth, change or transformation.

They have expanded before. Shed skins and rebuilt themselves more than once.

What I continue to see again and again in the women, non-binary and q***r folks I mentor is a subtle fear of another transformation.

Not because they don’t want to change. They do.

But because the first time their life truly changed, it wasn’t by choice.

For many of them (myself included), their earliest major transformation came through rupture:
A diagnosis they didn’t see coming.
A divorce.
A betrayal.
A death that split life into “before” and “after.”
A moment where everything they thought was stable collapsed.

Yes eventually, something meaningful emerged from those experiences.

They grew. Became wiser. Stronger. More discerning.

In many ways life even looks “better” now because of it.

But the nervous system and body still remembers how that change arrived.

So even when transformation is now chosen, resourced and conscious…

The body braces.

Because deep inside the body lives the memory:
“Last time I changed, I lost everything first.”

This is not resistance or self-sabotage.
It is protective intelligence.

It’s a form of post-traumatic development that says:
If I open the door to change again, what will I have to lose this time?

If you are currently feeling this, you are not alone.🫂

I’m moving through this myself right now as I participate in a year-long mentorship.

Even with all my experience, even with Self-trust, Spirit-trust and trust in the process, I can feel it all. 😅 many old layers surfacing that I genuinely believed were already resolved.

AND I know that this is how real healing works.

We now have access to the deeper layers BECAUSE of where we are now. Because we are resourced, grounded and undeniably capable (otherwise you wouldn’t be feeling this nudge towards transformation). TRUST.

When you learn how to come home to yourself, you will never ever again lose yourself in the process. TRUST.

📸:

01/15/2026

Stop giving your power away, and also, ask for help when you need it.

I know this can be a confusing one. Especially if you’ve reached out for support in the past and were met with:
do this,
don’t do that,
I know what’s best for you.

No curiosity.
No compassion.
No attunement.
No questions that actually get to the root.
No real transformation and sometimes not even tangable relief.

In some cases (like what started this whole healing journey for me), more trauma layered on top of what you were already carrying.

We can outsource our power to anyone or anything: social media “experts,” TikTok, doctors, teachers, coaches, psychics, astrologers, therapist, parents, friends, ChatGPT, You name it.

The issue isn’t learning, seeking guidance, asking for help or being supported.

The issue arises when we take what we’re given as absolute truth rather than something to explore with curiosity, question and integrate in our own way, or leave it all together.

Many of us were taught to consume information without discernment. To swallow what’s fed without pausing to ask whether it actually nourishes us.

In my own journey of seeking help, I learned this the hard way. Following the well-meaning but narrow advice of “go to the hospital” “just ask a doctor” during times of deep mental and emotional distress led to experiences that created more harm than healing.

Nothing was wasted, there were many important and powerful lessons learned there, but I also had to learn how to rebuild trust in myself.

I did. Slowly, mindfully, with support and teachings that honoured my agency.

Over time, I got better and better at discerning information that would come my way and making choices for what to do or not do based on my needs, purpose and vision.

I learned how to listen inwardly. I learned how to receive support without losing myself in the process.

Don’t ever forget:
You know what’s best and right for you.
The answers are within you.
Trust your gut always.
Listen to your heart.

🔴Stop acting out of fear.
🟢Go in the direction of love.

Let support walk beside you,
not speak down to you.

Let guidance expand your capacity,
not replace your knowing.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year 💫 from my frozen nose hairs to yours.

May you be blessed
May you be at peace
May you find the love in your heart
May you see the beauty that is all around you

✌🏼🕊️☮️

12/27/2025

The “problem” was never my sensitivity, forcing myself to stay on the conveyor belt was.

I used to believe my sensitivity was something to overcome, a problem that needed to be fixed, a defect that “should” be changed.

Now, I feel immense gratitude for my sensitivities.

I am grateful for the experiences (including the grief, abandonment, heartbreak, initiations/altered states) that took me outside the “agreed-upon reality” and showed me there are
many ways to be human,
many ways to orient to life,
many ways to belong,
many ways to experience love.

My life experiences liberated me from conformity.

I’ve learned that ~sensitive~ bodies are difficult to exploit

They revolt against forty-hour workweeks.
They get sick from processed food.
They feel the violence in what others call entertainment.
They require genuine connection and see straight through performance.
They honour seasons of rest, not constant productivity.

A sensitive nervous system doesn’t tolerate living out of alignment for very long.

It will speak. Then shout. Then force an awakening.

What we call “disorder” is often a body saying no.

no to numbing,
no to extraction,
no to lives built on urgency,
disconnection,
desperation,
despair and compare.

My life experiences have taught me that there is ~intelligence and wisdom~ in what we pathologize.

That when the psyche and the body refuse to cooperate with the status quo, it is not a malfunction, it’s a refusal to participate in the collective dissociation.

Over the last few years, I have stopped contorting myself into systems {including the wellness industry} that require me to abandon my instincts.

I decided to build my life around my sensitivity instead of in spite of it.

Now, I listen and take action when my body says
slow down,
rest,
simplify,
step this way instead,
ask for help here,
say no.

Being sensitive means you are
perceptive,
responsive,
wise,
protective
and alive to the subtleties.

This is a good thing my friend.

Stay soft, stay sensitive, stay alive.

This world needs you. You are stronger and more capable than you think.

✌🏼🕊️☮️

12/22/2025

You will find the peace you are looking for the moment you develop the capacity to stay present with your emotions and sensations when agitation, challenge, frustration, or any “unwanted emotion” arises.

This is why we practice asana, pranayama, meditation, mantra, chanting and why my work is rooted in yogic practices and principles.

+plus it has worked for billions of people.

The proof is in the pudding.

Developing the ability to be compassionately present with the tightness, the heat, the restlessness, the stomach ache, without turning against yourself for feeling it, is a crucial life skill that will align you to the life you are dreaming of living one day.

Being at peace doesn’t mean you will never feel discomfort, agitation, frustration etc. ever again. These are natural parts of being human and having a nervous system that responds to the world.

It’s not a “bad” thing.

Peace lives in your willingness to stay, welcome, witness and not in suppressing, bypassing, ignoring, reacting, or projecting.

Can we work towards meeting discomfort with curiosity instead of aversion?

Can we work towards letting the waves of emotion and sensation move through without making them mean something is wrong with you?

This is what regulation, resiliency and adaptability looks like in real life.

I triple dog dare you to put this work into practice this holiday season 😉🎄 dm me and let me know how it goes!

12/17/2025

Our life is art in motion.

LIFE is alive, expressive, creative, sometimes challenging, sometimes blissful, contracting, expanding and always constantly evolving.

The parts of ourselves we want to change don’t just shift through telling all of our friends about what we want to transform.

Change happens
through
consistent,
devotional,
mindful
teeny weeny
sometimes even
microscopic
baby steps.

Just like brushing our teeth daily to maintain good oral hygiene, we must tend to our inner world with the same regularity and reverence.

1️⃣ Start by checking in with yourself daily.

This might look like meditation, journaling, prayer, or simply taking a quiet walk without distractions (leave your phone and headphones at home) listen to your breath, your heartbeat and the sounds around you instead.

This creates space to hear what your heart truly desires and what your body genuinely needs.

2️⃣ Support the nervous system.

This might mean working with plant allies like lemon balm, ashwagandha, tulsi, chamomile, and passionflower to help calm and nourish.

And including practices like somatic movement, breathwork, shaking, chanting, qigong, dancing, cold plunges, time in nature, music and sound healing to help the body release what it’s been holding.

3️⃣ DO 👏🏼 THE 👏🏼THINGS👏🏼 (rituals, as I like to call them) that nourish your soul.

You instinctively already know what they are.

The things that bring you joy, ignite your creativity, reconnect you to your spirit and make you feel alive.

The things you love doing, that my friend is your medicine!!

Your life is your art and you are the artist.

Every small, consistent act of devotion becomes another brushstroke toward the version of you that is grounded, clear, connected and whole. 👩🏻‍🎨🎨🖌️

12/15/2025

You will find the peace you are looking for the moment you develop the capacity to stay present with your emotions and sensations when agitation, challenge, frustration, any “unwanted emotion” arises.

This is why we practice asana, pranayama, meditation, mantra, chanting and why my work is rooted in yogic principles - its work

Developing the ability to be compassionately present with the tightness, the heat, the restlessness, the stomach ache, without turning against yourself for feeling it is a crucial life skill that will align you to the life you are dreaming of living one day.

Being at peace doesn’t mean you will never feel discomfort, agitation, frustration etc. ever again. These are natural parts of being human and having a nervous system that responds to the world.

It’s not a “bad” thing.

Peace lives in your willingness to stay, welcome, witness and not in suppressing, bypassing, ignoring, reacting, or projecting.

Can we work towards meeting discomfort with curiosity instead of aversion?

Can we work towards letting the waves of emotion and sensation move through without making them mean something is wrong with you?

This is what regulation, resiliency and adaptability looks like in real life.

I triple dog dare you to put this into practice this holiday season 😉🎄 dm me and let me know how it goes!

12/13/2025

For years, I didn’t trust myself.

I relied on everyone else’s opinions, guidance, and answers because I believed they knew better than me.

I handed my power to professors, doctors, partners, friends, anyone else but me who might “get it right,” because I was terrified of getting it wrong.

The root of this was fear.

I used to believe:
that my intuition was unreliable,
that my sensitivity was a flaw,
that my experiences with altered states made me unfit to lead my own life.

So I abandoned my inner knowing, again and again.

Thankfully through my yoga practice (beyond the poses) I began to clear the noise and information I was receiving from everyone else and began listening to the whispers of my Soul for direction.

Several years ago when navigating a very challenging relationship. I decided to ask my heart directly for what to do next.

More specifically I would ask, “W would someone who loves themselves do?”

The answers began to came.
One ask at a time.
One step, then another and another.
Soft. Clear. Undeniable.

A felt sense of my inner truth, wisdom and clarity I had ignored for years.

Rebuilding self-trust became a daily practice.

I asked myself that same question over and over again. And took immediate (or as soon as humanly possible) action on whatever my heart replied with.

Honouring the quiet no, choosing what felt nourishing instead of what looked “right.” My body began to feel safer. My intuition grew louder. My self-respect deepened.

Slowly, I realized:
My intuition is not chaotic.
It’s not dangerous.
It’s not defective.

It’s wise.
Ancient.
Earthly.
Accurate.
Mine.

Now, I trust myself more than I trust anything else.

I trust my ability to navigate whatever comes. I trust my capacity. My discernment. My body’s truth. I trust who I am.

This is the version of me who leads my life today — deeply rooted, sovereign and guided from the inside out.

Self-trust isn’t a final destination.
Self-trust is a reflection of the relationship you have with yourself.

It is the most important relationship I’ve ever rebuilt.

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