Aurélie Turgeon

Take whatever main point that caught your eye and try to figure out a larger pattern or contradiction within it. I usually ask myself—

☐ Is this part of a bigger trend or shift?

☐ Have versions of this conversation been had before in a different time or context? And can I use those other versions as reference for my own angle?

☐ Does this contradict... See more

the secret to building a life that doesn’t feel like something you need to run away from isn’t found in the bright, curated highlights or in the promises of reinvention. it’s nestled in the way you learn to hold the ordinary, the hard, and the unexpected without pretending they don’t exist.

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

Researching isn’t just a way of finding facts. It’s a way of finding voice. Of sculpting meaning out of uncertainty. I don’t research to be right. I research to feel closer—to myself, to a question, to an idea that won't let me go.

that embarrassment means you're doing something outside your comfort zone, something undiscovered, unknown, uncertain. And that means you're not clinging to safety, but truly uncovering your own potential.

And while the outcome of overusing an app on the phone may not look as physically dangerous, what it has done to my attention, self esteem, and zest for life is just as dark as what alcohol did to me.

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.