mariecharlottedoua

We spend a large part of our lives listening to our minds. We analyse, we reflect, and we look for explanations for what we are going through. We try to understand why we feel certain emotions, why we are afraid, why we are tired, or why it sometimes feels as though something is missing. But there is another part of us that is constantly speaking: our body. It expresses itself differently. More quietly, perhaps, but often more honestly. It does not speak through words. It speaks through...

On September 17, 2024, I boarded a plane to Morocco with my best friend, Léa. We had booked a two-week stay at a surf camp in Tamraght, a small village I knew absolutely nothing about. At the time, I simply saw it as another adventure—two weeks to learn how to surf, soak up the sun and discover a new country. I had no idea that this journey would completely change the course of my life. With Léa, on our way to Morocco! After living in Ireland and Australia, then in Barcelona and Edinburgh,...

I am an only child. From a very young age, I naturally learned how to spend time on my own. Sometimes, I truly enjoyed it. I loved creating, imagining, dreaming, and escaping into my own little world. But there were also more difficult moments, when I felt different, when I struggled to find where I belonged, and when I sometimes believed I had to become someone else in order to be accepted. Throughout my childhood, I was incredibly fortunate to travel with my parents. They gave me one of the...