Hi, I'm Linda-Lotte.

I grew up in a small farming area in the Netherlands. I was bright and full of energy, but at school I was easily distracted and often more focused on social relationships than on the teacher.

I was always seated at the back because I was tall. As I now know, that was probably the worst place for my brain to learn.

"Despite scoring high on my final exam, my teacher advised against placing me in the highest level. Too distracted, apparently."

The day I learned how easily a brain can be misread.

When I started middle school, everything changed. I moved up quickly, found my people, and discovered competitive swimming, which gave me focus, structure, and a healthy routine for the first time.

I entered university, was discovered as a model, and spent years travelling across Europe, the US, Africa, and Asia. It taught me independence, resilience, and the importance of staying true to yourself.

When I returned to Amsterdam, I met my soulmate. We married and welcomed three children: Alexander, and our twins Xavier and Charlotte. We've lived in Sweden, the Netherlands, and for the past seven years in Portugal. Each move shaped us as a family.

Our youngest needed a completely different educational path (forest schooling, homeschooling, lots of exercise) before he was ready for a more academic environment. That experience showed me something powerful: children thrive when education adapts to their needs, not the other way around.

"A conversation with close friends (a neurologist and a psychologist) confirmed what I'd felt for years: this is the path I'm meant to take."

Why I joined the Brain Academy.

When I joined the Brain Academy, everything clicked. I finally had the scientific foundation to connect with my lived experience as a mother, athlete, and lifelong learner, and the method to help others do the same.