Aurélie Turgeon

but maybe, just maybe, there’s a kind of freedom in letting the walls soften a little- in trusting that being seen imperfectly is still enough, and that we are worthy of connection simply because we are human.

letting ourselves be known, even just a little, is an act of bravery. it’s a risk because it means showing up without armour, opening the door to possible hurt. but it’s also the only path towards genuine connection and healing.

what if vulnerability wasn’t a weakness, but the quietest kind of courage?

it is a profoundly human need, this wish to be recognised in our fullness- to have someone glance beyond the curated mask and meet the soul beneath. when this happens, healing begins. connection deepens. and we start to accept ourselves not despite our flaws, but because of them.

we live with a quiet, often unspoken tension- the aching desire to be truly seen, understood and accepted , yet simultaneously, the impulse to hide, to hold back, to keep parts of ourselves locked away from others’ eyes.

until you realize that every time you tick a goal off the list, you add three more — and the horizon keeps moving. and suddenly, the life you built with such precision starts to feel like something you’re performing rather than living. that’s when the questions start. what am i doing all this for? who decided this was success? do i even want what i... See more

there comes a moment when the life you planned stops feeling like the life you want. it doesn’t arrive with fireworks. it rarely announces itself with drama. it usually comes as a slow hum, a faint sense of resistance every time you check off a box you once believed would bring you joy. you tell yourself it’s just a phase, that you’re tired, that i... See more

psychology studies the parts of life that feel most private. it studies worry at two in the morning, the way someone folds their arms during a meeting, the way a child freezes when a routine changes. you can’t put a thought under a microscope and get a single neat reading. humans are variable, full of history and context.