NeuroMix Consulting

04/06/2026

New blog

What does a high caliber example of a highly comfortable conference environment look, feel, and sound like?

02/22/2026

What's more fun than learning cool stuff?

Sharing the cool stuff you've learned with others!

I have gotten back into actively curating resources again, and with that here is a new substack blog with a pile of great sensory science videos for your leisurely learning:

Everything you wanted to know about sensory but were too afraid to ask!

01/15/2026

Last year, I developed SOLACE - a preventative framework for sensory accessibility that works across all shared indoor spaces.

As I've refined it, five key concepts kept coming up, it became evident that they are the 'transmission' that functionally drives the model:

Sensory resilience (aka nervous system buffer)
Comfort bands
Contrast clarity
Accumulated sensory load
Processing collapse

Swipe through the carousel for definitions and examples.

Why does this matter?

Most sensory accessibility approaches are reactionary - they respond after someone is already overwhelmed. SOLACE is designed to be preventative. To create spaces where we keep more of our energy rather than strategizing for what to do with how little we are left with. Where "overwhelming" isn't just accepted as the unavoidable default. Where after-work social plans can be looked forward to rather than dreaded.

For more information, visit solacemodel.org

12/29/2025

Our new dedicated blog "Beyond Quiet Rooms" has a new post, where I break down the initial key findings from an ongoing sensory experience survey that I'm running.

I've also published a whitepaper.

Blog: https://beyondquietrooms.substack.com/p/beyond-the-9-what-real-data-about
Survey: https://forms.gle/xNCqLUS6jutDBBEa9
Whitepaper: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MrcZrYuGNQelm6Sqkj76zsurCbLxZLbi?usp=drive_link

Excited for where this work will go in 2026!

12/20/2025

Why do people leave events early, avoid certain venues, or feel drained afterward?

I’m running a research survey exploring how environmental factors like sound, lighting, temperature, and physical comfort shape people’s experiences in indoor public spaces and events.

It takes about 20–30 minutes and includes a gift card draw in recognition of the time involved.

You don’t need to have sensory sensitivities or a particular neurotype to participate. All perspectives are important to this research, however **we are looking for more responses from men**.

Thanks for your consideration and participation - feel free to share with friends, family, coworkers, etc.

This research will benefit everyone.

Neuromix Consulting is conducting research on the environmental comfort of indoor public spaces, towards people being able to enjoy events for longer, connect more, and have better experiences. Sharing your experiences and feedback greatly helps with this mission.

11/29/2025

Event experience designers know that our memories are often tied to our senses.

A certain song that played on the radio during our first date with someone. The smell of mom's home-cooked pancakes. The feeling of fresh clean sheets on a summer evening.

But as the saying goes - you *can* have too much of a good thing.

That's where Sensory Contrast Collapse comes in.

I use this term to describe the point where sensory input becomes overloaded and dissonant. When that happens, our experience, focus, and comfort drop. We either tune out completely, or begin forming negative memories instead of positive ones.

I’ve prepared this carousel to explain the concept in a simple, visual way.

Some consultants focus on individual senses, but very few consider how all inputs layer together. In shared spaces your sensory experience is more like a Jenga tower. You can lose a block or two, but too much disruption and the whole system becomes unstable and risks toppling.

Neuromix designed the SOLACE Model (TM) to look at all of these factors collectively, accounting for the full context of human comfort.

We measure the inputs.
We compare them with known human 'comfort bands'.
We help you calibrate them into balance.

Once you are SOLACE Certified, every experience can feel more grounded, inclusive, comfortable, and more memorable in the ways that really matter.

11/06/2025

Ever hit your limit?

Back to back to back meetings with no time for a bio break or even a bagel?

Your kid was up sick and you didn't get much sleep, and you have a sore neck, and there's a leaf blower roaring outside?

Accidentally stepped into a slushy puddle and got a soaker on the way to an appointment you're already not looking forward to?

No matter who you are, one way or another you have experienced a moment where your body and brain just 'noped' out.

Now what if that feeling happened often, or didn't go away easily?
1 in 5 people experience *amplified* sensory input. Every day.

But sensory overwhelm isn't JUST an Autistic (or neurodivergent) thing.

Poor sleep, migraines, concussions, burnout - these things can all amplify your senses in an unpleasant way.

And while you might understand 'I need to get out of here' when overloaded, understanding the WHY helps to mitigate, to recover faster, to communicate your needs, and to make spaces work better for you.

Join me on Wed, Nov 26th at noon EST for a 1 hour webinar: Sensory 101.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1874687604089?aff=oddtdtcreator

No science degree required! Just curiosity, an open mind, and empathy (for yourself and others). I'll teach, you'll learn, and there's a Q&A at the end.

Because understanding the why is the first step to feeling better.

10/31/2025

Pop Quiz! What Day is it? ❄🥶It's Frigid Friday!

Today is unfortunately very cold and dreary weather which is definitely not ideal for comfortable trick-or-treating for anyone.

Lots of people love the fall, but days like today are one of the definite downsides.

We all know the “battle for the thermostat”. Sweaters vs. space heaters, shivering staff vs sweating coworkers. Beneath that everyday tug-of-war is something deeper: comfort equity. Not everyone’s body handles cold the same way.

I have a thing called Raynaud's Phenomenon which is a circulation disorder which means I get cold and go numb much more easily than most people, and I have a harder time warming back up once I go numb. This is why winter is BY FAR my least favourite season.

Temperature comfort might seem like a small thing, but it affects how we think, move, and connect. Too warm and our concentration crumbles. Too cold and our bodies tense up and our focus fades.

🧠 Fast Facts

• 💼 A study found that performance in office tasks peaks around 22°C (72°F). When it increased to 30 °C (86 °F), performance dropped by 9%. The same happens in classrooms at 27C/81F.
• 🏢 Indoor thermal comfort (feeling neither too hot nor too cold) is directly linked to well-being and productivity.
• ❄️ People with Raynaud’s phenomenon (a circulation disorder) make up 3–5 % of adults, and up to 20 % of women in some regions.
• 🏫 In classrooms, even a 1 °C change within the 20–25 °C range can shift students’ math scores by 12–13 points.

We can’t all control the weather, but we *can* design smarter spaces.

When the mercury is shuffling too much one way or the other, comfort, learning, productivity, and collaboration all fly south on a red-eye.

Whether you manage an office, plan events, or design classrooms, remember: Temperature is a sensory factor, not just a setting.

🌡️ Sensory-aware space is comfort space.
Let’s make every day a in every space.

10/30/2025

Pop Quiz! What day is it? 🥁📢 Thunderous Thursday!

I've heard it said (to paraphrase) 'if dance is the shape of human emotion, music is the colour'. But there is also the truism 'you can have too much of a good thing'

Music and sonic rhythm can be energizing! I know, I *am* a musician. But they can also be the opposite.

It's not just volume - it can be a combination of volume AND frequency. We all know how uncomfortable it is when a firetruck zooms by with a siren [high frequency], or in some cases a car with a booming subwoofer [low frequency] that makes our ribcage rattle. 200 people all talking at once? That's a whole lotta mid-range frequency or what I call 'auditory mud'.

We are bombarded with sound everyday and for some, it takes a lot more out of them. From parents with newborns making them sleep deprived, to people with sensory processing issues, to misophonia.

Whether it’s sound bleed-through at a conference, a wobbly reverb in a large venue, a booming HVAC system, or a distractions-from-every-side open-plan office: “sound overload” isn’t just annoying. For many, it’s a barrier.

🧠 Fast Facts on Sound + Hearing

• About 12% of all U.S. workers and 15% of U.S. adults have reported hearing difficulty. 8% report tinnitus (ringing in the ears)

• Roughly 22 million U.S. workers are exposed to potentially damaging noise levels at work every year.

• Noise-exposed workers: ~23% reported hearing difficulty; non-exposed: ~7%.

📊 Corporate/Event / Venue Impact

• Regulations designate 85 dBA (8-hour time-weighted average) as the threshold requiring a hearing-conservation programme.

Bottom line: when sound environments aren’t calibrated for human comfort, you’re not just annoying guests or staff. You’re excluding them. You’re losing focus, productivity, and giving a bad experience.

🔊 Whether you’re designing an event venue, planning sound for a corporate meeting or managing an office space: ask yourself, “Can people hear, focus, and engage in this space? Or will they just be tolerating noise?”

✨ Sensory-aware space is creative space.

Let’s make every day a — in every space.

10/28/2025

Pop Quiz! What day is it? 🦴⚡ Tailbone Trauma Tuesday!

Ever find yourself shifting endlessly in a chair that feels like it’s working against you?

Ergonomics isn’t just about comfort - it’s about focus, productivity, and well-being.

I’m an 'ectomorph' (aka skinny with minimal padding between my bony body and the seat!). But I've heard similar complaints from 'endomorphs' (aka larger bodies). When it comes to seating, comfort feels like a luxury in many spaces!

🧠 Fast Facts
• Nearly 60% of office workers report back or neck pain.
• Poor posture, bad chairs, and long sitting times are top contributors.
• Poorly designed workspaces can reduce productivity by ~3% on average.

🚫 Hostile Architecture = Hostile Design
Too many public and corporate spaces use seating meant to deter people from staying — not to welcome them. It’s comfort as control, and it hurts everyone: lean bodies, larger bodies, and anyone who just wants to exist without pain.

It’s time to rethink our seats, our spaces, and our standards.
Discomfort isn’t a deterrent - it’s discrimination by design.

✨ Sensory-aware space is comfort space - and comfort space is focus space.

Let’s make every day a in every space.