Before, I would have answered this question by saying that I am an athlete, a future professional hockey player who will accomplish great things.

Now, I cannot answer this question since I believe that we are truly greater than we think we are. However, I can say that in the here and now, I dedicate myself to the most beautiful of journeys, the journey itself. This leads me to follow the impulses of my heart, while being committed, but detached, to my goals, my dreams and my mission.

Hitting rock bottom and experiencing illness for a few years was eye-opening for me. This led me to develop my self-awareness and forge a much more “grounded” identity. This experience revealed who I am and led me to see life in a completely different way. Despite the suffering experienced daily, this experience is the most beautiful gift that life could have given me and I know that this is what awaits you no matter what you experience, because when you become one with yourself and with what happens to us, the door to miracles opens in ways we could not have imagined.

This philosophy did not arise by itself overnight. It's been a long process and I've been blessed to have some incredible people (Peter Crone, Joe Dispenza, Charlotte Hoefman, Mooji, Eckhart Tolle, to name a few) come into my life, in person or in the form of readings, podcasts, conferences and online programs, to help me change my perspective on what I experience, to accept and go so far as to love what I experience and to develop my awareness and my mysticism through what I was experiencing.

Who am i?

From a very young age, sports have been an integral part of my life! Before my mother agreed to let me play hockey, it was soccer, judo, running, skiing, etc. At 7 years old, after trying to convince my mother, I had the chance to put on my skates for the first time and it was love at first sight. From that young age, I wanted more than anything to play in the National League and, since discipline is one of my innate and dominant character traits, I began to have a certain lifestyle regimen aligned with my goals. However, at 7 years old, moving from Montreal to the South Shore and changing schools, I had an experience that would impact me for the following years: bullying. I don't blame my bullies, who later became my best friends, but this experience ensured that I recorded several mental contexts that subsequently governed my behavior. At that moment, I was accepted thanks to my strong character and my natural perseverance. I fought for my place, and the fact that I was good at all sports meant that I ended up being accepted. My brain therefore, as all humans do when they experience a ''suffering'' event, internalized what I had to do (or not do) in this world to survive and that is what, in addition to certain health problems and late puberty, meant that I created a world of performance, discipline, combat (not necessarily physical, nor with anyone), control and fear. This is how I went from the "kid" who had a huge dream out of love for his passion and a desire to see the possibilities of humanity to "I have to do this and inspire people to feel that I have my place in this world. However, I am lucky to have had a family, friends and wonderful values ​​which meant that I flourished and that I had, despite the pressure, a love for what I did, a love for others and a love for life in short.

I lived for several years imprisoned in these prisms linked to my survival. Life threw me a multitude of challenges to make me realize this: repeated injuries even though I was always the most prepared for my sport, periods of overtraining, health problems and burnouts at a very young age even though I was 'everything' to be healthy. (It is not enough to do, you have to be, to live in a mental world where you are healthy and where you do not need to do to be. So what happens inside your mind will always be the precursor to real results.) But I was stubborn, I believed I was invincible, I believed I just had to fight harder, try harder, discover more techniques, learn more, etc. As soon as I went through an ordeal, I went back to the same pattern, until the day life threw a cosmic 2 by 4 in my forehead and decided it was over. It was in March 2022 that I became seriously ill and had to stop (despite several attempts to combat this new sign), at the time when I considered that I was closest to what I aspired to and the person I wanted to be. As if there was someone to be... At that moment, I had a choice: to be a victim, or to trust that what was happening to me was happening for me, to free my soul, for a " purpose'' that I didn't know at that moment. I chose the second option and I faced my biggest fears, I sat with them, I got in touch with this little "kid" inside me, I learned what It was love and self-love, I developed my resilience, my patience, my courage, etc. For the first time, I stood in front of the mirror and got to know who Mikaël is without performance, without success, without a perfect body, without routine, "without health", alone, etc. I spent hours meditating and contemplating nature, life, and my mind.I had the chance to do Peter Crone's Mastermind Program (https://www.petercrone.com/mastermind), a hero in my life who led me to deepen my understanding of life and mind while leading me to accept and be at peace with life's circumstances. Additionally, I entered into the magic of quantum physics and metaphysics by completing Joe Dispenza's online course (https://support.drjoedispenza.com/hc/en-us/sections/360003124092-Online- Progressive-Intensive-Courses). I have attended transformational events like ''The Big One'' with Kyle Cease or yoga and silence retreats. That's also without counting all the research and studies on mindset, psychology and the hours spent observing in detail mentors such as Peter Crone and Kyle Cease. In addition, in November 2024, I completed my coaching training at Canada Coach Academy which is recognized by the International Coaches Federation (ICF). Also, in December 2024, I became a certified somatic emotional release practitioner after following Dr. Gonzalez courses named: Emotional Release Method In short, I consciously embarked on the most beautiful journey, the one that never ends, the journey itself and I redefined my vision of success: for me, it is about being at peace with everything that happens. present, having unconditional love for self and for life, while making conscious actions towards a future that is aligned with the emotions we want to experience daily. In short, co-creating with life in love and total acceptance of what is.

This is how I decided to launch The Open Podcast with Mikaël and my business of mental coaching and transformation to share what I believe is worth sharing, to help, to be a light for those who have not yet realized that they are only light, to be an inspiration for those who want to dream regardless of the circumstances they face, to sow a seed of positivity, of optimism and mysticism in this world and so that by opening myself vulnerably and authentically to the world, other people do the same. Who knows what life has in store for me, who knows what life has in store for us? I have several dreams, several projects, and several aspirations that will develop, or not, over the coming years and this site will be the interface to follow this movement of the heart or, who knows perhaps, to collaborate with me toward a world freer, more inspired, more at peace. I don't know where all this is leading me and, for the first time in my life, I jump into the void with the faith and certainty that everything will align. I allow myself to dream with the heart of a child without being attached to any result. In any case, when I am on my deathbed, I will no longer remember the heights that I will have reached, but I will have memories of the paths traveled, of experiences, of encounters and journeys. From now on, I allow myself to dream of the climb without worrying about the summit, because we all know that there is no summit, that there never has been one.