Marie Lynne Desrochers

When Unexpected Truth Awakens Love and Connection

shaken awake

A memoir on identity and connection

Stories remind us of who we are.

I’m Marie Lynne, author of shaken awake: a memoir on identity and connection. This space is where I share my writing, reflections, and the moments that bring us back to ourselves.

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Who is Marie Lynne?

Marie Lynne Desrochers is a Montreal-based author, speaker, transformation advisor, independent director and lifelong seeker of truth. For more than thirty years, she has guided organizations through growth, governance, and change — from large financial institutions to start ups and global NGOs. Her writing explores themes of identity and the spiritual threads that connect us to ourselves, each other and to the universe itself. shaken awake is her debut memoir.

Author Marie Lynne Desrochers smiling in a brown blouse .

Shaken Awake is a deeply personal memoir that traces Marie Lynne Desrochers' unexpected journey through identity, family, and belonging. Born into a loving bilingual Canadian family, she was always a curious child and naturally drawn to questions about ancestry, spirituality, and purpose.