About the Guest

Veronique is an encephalitis and acquired brain injury survivor who provides an honest insight into the challenges liked to living with a brain injury. She is a mom of 3 boys and loves to combine her love of exercise with the great NZ outdoors. She is a strong advocate for people living with invisible disabilities and mental health challenges.

💡Fun Fact:

Humm…im often my own worst ennemi. After a huge set back last year I “retired” my adventure race bib…only to get sucked back into one later on this year. I decided that some paybacks are 100% worth it and turns out adventure racing is one of my weakness 🙄

🤓Nerdom:

Hate it when my boys watch any Marvel movie or series without me. My kids would say that my nerdom is my fascination for finding out more and more about the intricacies of the brain and doing my best to raise awareness of brain injury.

Joe Borges

Joe is a podcast host, blogger, personal mentor and mindset coach. His mission is to create community and support for stroke and brain injury survivors through his podcast, The NeuroNerds, his blog JoeSoRocks and his YouSoRock coaching program.

Lauren Manzano

Felice LaZae

Felice LaZae is a producer, singer/songwriter, and performer. Her work is featured by Forbes, Rolling Stone, Vogue, Vice, The Grammys, and ESPN. She has collaborated with companies including Avid Technology, Brew Dr. Kombucha, Logitech, and Airbnb.