I started to write almost the moment I learned how. Books have been lifelong friends and colleagues. You will find here articles and essays on what it means to be human, filled with various resources, as well as podcasts transcripts and audios, on the same topics and my own process. Welcome to my brain!
Photo by Andre Guerra on UnsplashFor this essay, I put the title first. Usually, it’s the last thing that comes, because there’s always a part of what I’m writing that stays intuitive. When my head runs the whole show, it’s very rare I like the result. I prepared my…
Photo by Pixabay from PexelsThere’s a thrill in the air. It’s a Sunday evening like many others, and yet, it’s different tonight. Knowing that I am about to embark in a 2 weeks break from social media feels like a weird adventure in the unknown. Those coming weeks were…
Photo by GEORGE DESIPRIS from PexelsAfter and since yesterday’s text, I reflected a lot on the idea of “Feeling our feelings” and its ins and outs. And also about the fact that I keep trying to write shorter texts because I feel like noone wants to read…
Photo by Ikon Republik from Pexels It’s very late, I’m tired, and I just realized I forgot to write today! My day was packed, I didn’t sleep much, and my resistance saw a crack in the system. Since I’m exhausted and frustrated, all I feel like I can do right now…
Photo by Hugh Han on UnsplashI’m quite tired and a bit overwhelmed, so it’s easier and harder to notice it at the same time. Lately, my social media takes much more of my time than I’d like. I’m pretty sure this situation is not foreing to you, in some…
Photo by Sandis Helvigs on UnsplashI am in a period of transition, a big one. That means it gets messy and foggy at times. We often watch, read, hear about stories in a very linear way. Stories are often polished and it sounds like every little detail fit…
Photo by Tim Gouw from PexelsFrom a fresh night, the breeze sometimes takes a break from rustling the leaves of the trees outside to enter the room unexpectedly, swirling. When traffic quiets down, I can hear the ocean clapping in the lagoon. The elements sound a bit restless,…
Photo by Brooke Lark on UnsplashEmpty brain. No thoughts. Quite the feat for my usually overactive mind. I’m sitting down to write, and that’s how it feels right now. Resistance wears so many masks.Tonight, it’s the blank page syndrome apparently. My inner Rebel is a bit pissed. She didn’t expect…
Photo by Singkham from PexelsLately, I’ve been asking myself a lot of questions about what makes my work unique, maybe even revolutionary in some ways. I know it’s not all unique, I don’t think any work really is.Did you know that when Darwin worked on the theory of evolution,…
Photo by Pixabay from PexelsI woke up sick and I knew. I knew I pushed my body too hard. It was aching, so I knew it was reclaiming rest, love and stillness. But that’s not how my mind was seeing it. I had plans for today. It’s Friday, and…
Photo by Yeshi Kangrang on Unsplash Today, I started my day with such a great class with my new coach for the year, badass Tiffany Han. I was amazed by how mosts part of the course seemed “made for me right here, right now”. The monthly theme we started with,…
Photo by Bart LaRue on UnsplashToday, I had two very different conversations on the same topic with patients. It happens a lot in my line of work.People often think their problems are very unique and personal. The truth is that a lot of mental health professionals could tell…
Photo by Kaboompics .com from PexelsI am in a low curve of my motivation lately. My cycle might be partly responsible. But even if it wasn’t, it just happens regularly in such an emotional endeavour as a creative daily challenge. Things get tough. We get overwhelmed. Fortunately, since it’s…
Photo by Aaron Burden on UnsplashWow. A month of daily writing already. It wasn’t easy everyday, but I am so happy I made it so far. It’s my second 100 days challenge spent writing, and it’s so much easier. Not much has changed in my life since last…
Photo by Chris Lawton on UnsplashIt’s very late, I’m in my bed, my cat is curled up besides me. The night feels quiet and calming. I just spent a couple of hours painting flowers, a lovely and soothing activity, full of beauty and colours. I needed it badly…
Photo by Leon Biss on UnsplashI finally posted publicly my 10/100, the post that felt so dangerous for me to publish because I was honest with my relationship with and vision of addiction. And the sky didn’t fall in. Part of me is all confused. Another part is…
Today, for my 100 days challenge, I’ll write another type of article by introducing my second illustration of an important concept of psychology. I cannot believe it took me so long to share this one with you guys!This is the model I come back to a…
Photo by Miguel Bruna on UnsplashIt was one of those days where I can’t do everything I want, or planned. So I’m writing at 2am. It’s going to be a short one. As usual, my main rule about those days is : do your best without overdoing it,…
Photo by Caleb Jones on UnsplashI am not sure what to write about today, except about the one thing inhabiting my brain : uncertainty. This is not something that many of us are comfortable with. I certainly am not. Especially in our rigid culture full of pseudo-certainty, we want to…
Photo by Mikhail Vasilyev on UnsplashToday, I had to take big risks for me, and start sitting into the unknown. I feel all small, scared and fragile. So I wrote a letter to my inner child. My Darling, Every time we start something new that matters, you feel the…
Photo by Mohamed Ajufaan on UnsplashI don’t know what to write about today. I was in great need of recharging and resting, which I did all day, and it was delicious. I love Mondays so much. Those are the days where I recharge and prepare for the week.
Photo by freestocks.org on Unsplash For the past few years, I’ve seen more and more things about how everything magical and meaningful happens in our comfort zones. Injunctions to get out of our comfort zone. And it’s indeed so true, growth certainly doesn’t seed there. As an old friend…
Photo by Liam Simpson on UnsplashToday I’m overwhelmed. I feel sad, angry, confused, lost. All alone. So much all over the place that I forgot about writing until now, 2:25am. Until I felt so depleted that I really struggle to get myself to to actually do it… Sometimes,…
Photo by Noémi Macavei-Katócz on UnsplashI managed to sit earlier than for the past few weeks for the third time in a row today. When I started the challenge, I decided to start to write before 9pm. But from the third day, it became quickly impossible to do for…
Photo by RhondaK Native Florida Folk Artist on UnsplashI've done almost been 3 weeks of writing everyday, the most vulnerable and engaged writing I've ever let myself writing. I can barely believe it. And during that time, I talked about everything that matter the most to me, but…
Photo by Jeremy Bishop on UnsplashBeing consistant is hard. Being consistant in taking care of ourselves is even harder. And the Internet is very good at making us feel guilty and promote perfectionism about it, instead of giving us things that are actually helpful. I’d like to do…
Photo by Valeriia Bugaiova on UnsplashI love self-assigned challenges, so much. They help me do things I never thought I would be able to do or to sustain on the long term. My whole daily routine take roots in them. A big part of my creative practice as…
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on UnsplashI never believed in God. At least the entity you most probably identify as God. This doesn’t mean I haven’t experienced religious spirituality. I was enrolled in Catholic institutions until I went to University. From 6 to 18, I went to church and…
Photo by Mohamed Nohassi on UnsplashDear inner critic, We need to talk. I see you. I hear you. I understand you. I really do. You don’t want me to be hurt. To be in danger or in pain. To feel rejected, scared, ashamed. To be wrong or feel like a failure. To…
Photo by Caleb George on UnsplashThese days, I keep thinking about the day I knew my next right step would be to learn about anti-racism. I had then been studying and practicing feminist activism for a couple of years. I’m a white passing Eurasian. Both racism and colorism…
Photo by ANGELA BENITO on UnsplashToday, I don’t want to write. I’m really tired. I had a long day. I used up a lot of my creativity. It’s late. I already wrote for Instagram, and prepared a couple of posts. I want a break and to not think…
Photo by Alice Achterhof on UnsplashThere’s an inner war going between my head and my heart right now, it's about what to write. I’m still quite nervous about what I shared on Day 10. I still don’t know what to make out of it, what it means from…
Photo by Fakhri Labib on UnsplashPhew… The day after a big vulnerable leap is always a hard one. I love the term Brene Brown use to describe those “Vulnerability hangover”.I woke up very anxious, after too few hours of sleep.There’s this part of me that still feels like…
Photo by Andrew Seaman on UnsplashSitting everyday in front of that blank screen always brings up so much fear. I’m used to doing things while being scared of them. I learned how to the hard way. But for the longest time, I did those terrifying things because they felt…
Photo by Chan Mo on UnsplashToday, some underground ambivalence was stirring down my belly. I recognize that feeling well now, after a few years of observing what happens in my body. Visualizing what happens inside of us helps to connect our body, our mind, and our heart. It can be…
dPhoto by Marc Bustier on UnsplashI am in my bed, it’s late, and I can’t think of anything to write about. Different subjects come up, none seems real, like something I can really write about. I’m recognizing that feeling of stuckness. Resistance. I am afraid. I am scared…
Photo by James Wainscoat on UnsplashPhew! What a week! I missed writing so much those past few months, and I am so happy I started this challenge. This doesn’t mean it is easy or comfortable though. Creativity has a way of getting us in a very emotional place,…
Today, I had a tight schedule and very little sleep. So ninja self-care was still very necessary. I followed religiously yesterday’s 3 rules. Here are a few more that helped me today and yesterday, I’ll write this as a reminder for myself, hoping it might…
This is a weird, long and hard day for me. I had a group call in the middle of the night to connect from th other side of the world with awesome rebel therapists I had the pleasure to grow with for the past few…
Photo by Jonas Vincent on UnsplashIt’s 9:30pm. All day, I wondered what I would write about. This was partly daunting, partly exciting. It’s Elizabeth Gilbert who helped me again with her tips on writing. Today, it was No.10 which was a big helper. “Let it be easy. You…
Damned day three!...Just three days ago exactly, I was reading an Instagram post from one of my beloved writers, Elizabeth Gilbert. Her 10 tips for writing that I highly recommend. No. 9 hit me right in the gut, heart and throat at the same time.
Photo by Samuel Scrimshaw on UnsplashI used to be that kid who never really struggled at school. Without putting much of an effort, I had great grades for a long time. There were only two exceptions to this : arts and physical exercise. What a cliche, huh? I…
Photo by Asa Rodger on Unsplash I am writing this from New Caledonia, a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific. Today, the weather is nothing like most people expect it to be when they think about such remote dreamy tropical location. Wet, heavy, stuffy, almost sticky. One of…
Change is in all of our lives, at whatever stage of life, and wether we tend to seek it or avoid it. What brings every human beings together is that we all suffer and yearn to be happy. We may not have the same definition…