Ça Bouge ! with Sabou

In this episode, I talk about what happened when I listened too much to other people.I got confused and very anxious, and I slowly moved away from my own voice.So I had to come back to myself by taking small steps again, visualizing what I want, and remembering my vision.This one is a reminder: your voice matters.Before building systems, before following advice, you need to know what feels right for you.And the goal is simple: don’t betray yourself.

In this episode, I talk about something simple: play.For me, play means this: Permission to Live As Yourself.I share how, these past few months, I’ve been trying things, making mistakes, learning, and just… playing. With my podcast, my videos, and my projects.And I realized something: when we take life too seriously, our body feels tight, stressed, and heavy. But when we play, everything feels lighter.This one is a reminder to relax, have fun, and be yourself — because life is short, and we don’t get endless chances.So the question is: what do you choose?

In this episode, I talk about how happy I felt sharing my first post about the Playground Weekend.It made me look back at the last four months and realize how much I’ve done — even though last year was really hard for me. I felt lost, tired, and didn’t know who I was anymore.This year, I made a decision: I want things to be different.So I started again. Slowly. Step by step.Posting, creating, moving my body, trying new things, and not giving up — even when I don’t feel like it.This one is about choosing your life, staying consistent, and becoming yourself again, little by little.

In this episode, I reflect on the 3-day residency I just experienced — and what really stayed with me.Beyond the logistics, beyond the event itself, the biggest lesson always comes back to identity.Stripping away the titles. The labels. The roles.And coming back to who you are at your core — and choosing to define that for yourself.This one is about sovereignty. About language. About owning your identity before anyone else gets to define it for you.Because the moment you find your own words, everything shifts.

In this episode, I reflect on the first four months of 2026 — and how much can change in just one year.Looking back at my vision board from last year versus this year, I realized something: this time, I chose for me. Not for expectations, not for a business, not for anyone else.And now, almost 75% of what I wrote down has already happened.Not because I forced it — but because I became it.This one is about identity, intention, and what shifts when you stop chasing and start embodying.

In this episode, I reflect on the role of intention behind everything I do.Because motivation comes and goes. Some days you feel it, some days you don’t. But intention — your why — is what keeps you grounded when the energy drops.I talk about how coming back to that intention helps me stay consistent, keep showing up, and continue building what matters to me, even when I don’t feel like it.This one is about anchoring yourself in something deeper than motivation.

In this episode, I reflect on something that’s been coming up in my friendships: reciprocity.What it means to really show up for each other. Not only in the hard moments, but also in the wins, the risks, the decisions that take courage.I share an experience where I noticed a gap — between the way I support my friends, and what I sometimes receive back. Not from a place of blame, but from a place of awareness.This one is about projections, expectations, and what real support actually looks like.And maybe also about asking ourselves: how do we want to show up as friends — and what do we need in return?

In this episode, I share a moment that made me realize what audacity actually looks like in real life.I was at a friend’s event, filming for my portrait series, when two women came up to me, asked about what I was doing… and ended up offering me a job on the spot.And it hit me: the difference wasn’t the project. It was how I spoke about it. The energy. The belief. The way I owned it without shrinking.This one is about audacity, self-trust, and the power of saying what you do out loud — fully.Because you never know who’s listening. And you never know what can open when you stop playing small.

In this episode, I share a moment that started with a breakdown — and turned into something else.The realization that I’m starting from scratch. And that instead of seeing it as something scary, I can also see it as a chance. A chance to choose differently.I talk about my dad, about recognizing parts of myself in him — especially around performance and proving — and how that awareness is shifting the way I want to live and move forward.This one is about agency. About self-responsibility. About realizing that you don’t have to repeat the same patterns.And about the quiet, powerful feeling of: I get to do this differently this time.

In this episode, I reflect on something I hadn’t fully seen before: how I’ve been sabotaging myself.Not because of everyone — but because of a few people.I talk about social media, about muting people, and still feeling their presence. Still feeling watched, judged. Especially now that I’m transitioning — from the version of me people knew, to a version that feels more exposed, more honest, more… me.This one is about that uncomfortable space of becoming someone new. About feeling naked in the process. And realizing how easy it is to hold yourself back because of a few voices — real or imagined.And also about what happens when you decide to show up anyway.

In this episode, I talk about my mom — who just left for two weeks to the UK to learn English.And it made me reflect on who she is, everything she’s lived, everything she’s carried as a woman, a mother, a wife… and the courage it takes to still choose yourself at any point in life.Watching her do this feels like a reminder. That it’s never too late. That you can still go for it. That life is short, and maybe we should stop waiting.This one is about courage, audacity, and being inspired by the people closest to us.

In this episode, I talk about a tension I’ve been feeling.Between the version of me that already works — the dancer, the teacher, the one that’s proven — and the version that’s emerging. The one that speaks, shares, and leads with ideas.And the question underneath it all:Do I trust that this version of me is enough?I reflect on my natural way of building — creating first, letting people come after — and how easy it is to doubt that when things don’t “work” yet.This one is about staying with it. Not changing direction too fast. Allowing the doubt to exist, and trusting that being early is part of the process.

In this episode, I reflect on why I want to build my playground — and what it really represents for me.I realized I’m craving spaces where we feel excited again. About life, about possibilities, about creating, moving, doing.Because lately, it feels like we spend so much time trying to fix ourselves. Healing, analyzing, unblocking… always focusing on what’s wrong.And I’m asking myself: what if we put that same energy into what could work? Into imagination, into building, into possibility?This one is about coming back to excitement, to creation, and remembering that life isn’t only about healing — it’s also about living.

In this episode, I reflect on my relationship with my voice.How I’ve often used it to shout, to push, to be heard — and how lately, I feel the desire to do it differently. To soften. To speak from another place.This reflection came after my first somatic experiencing session, which brought up a lot about how I express myself and how that lives in my body.This one is about unlearning, experimenting, and finding a new way to use my voice — one that feels more aligned with who I am becoming.

In this episode, I reflect on friendships — and the fact that we rarely update them.We sign contracts for everything in life: work, phone bills, subscriptions. But friendships? We often let them run on assumptions, without ever checking in on what we actually want, need, or are willing to give.After everything 2025 brought me, I’ve been questioning the kind of friend I want to be moving forward — and realizing that I don’t want to show up the same way anymore.This one is about clarity, responsibility, and choosing our friendships with the same intention we choose everything else in our lives.

In this episode, I realized something mid-way: this is episode 50.I hadn’t posted in about 10 days, and I almost felt like I had lost the rhythm. But recording this brought me back to why I started this podcast in the first place.I reflect on what this space means to me, how it connects to my playground philosophy, and to my word of the year — integrity.It’s a simple moment. A bit all over the place. But also a celebration.50 episodes of showing up, figuring it out, and staying with myself along the way.

In this episode, I reflect on my Ramadan — what I experienced, what I learned, and how it changed me.I talk about the guilt I felt for not finishing it the way I thought I should, and how that led me to question what connection to God really means for me.This one is about realizing that there isn’t just one way to connect. That faith can take many forms. And that starting with your heart — with sincerity, presence, and intention — might be the most important thing.A gentle reminder that it doesn’t have to be perfect to be meaningful.

In this episode, I share a small moment that felt like a big reminder.After getting in my head because of a comment on one of my videos, I found myself slipping back into performance, doubt, and overthinking. And then… I saw a ladybug. And dolphins.It might sound simple, but to me, it felt like a sign. A reminder to slow down, to come back to myself, to stay in my heart instead of my head.I talk about intuition, faith, and the importance of staying loyal to yourself — even when outside noise tries to pull you away from it.Nothing deep to explain. Just something I felt, and wanted to share.

In this episode, I reflect on my creative process through something I know very well: freestyle.When I dance and don’t think, don’t control, don’t remember — it’s always better. I’m in it, I feel it, and people feel it too. But the moment I start thinking, trying to control it… it loses something.I realized I’m doing the same with my content and my projects.I’ve always been someone who jumps fast: idea, launch, figure it out on the go. But right now, I’m in a different phase. One where I’m still finding my voice, still building something deeper — and maybe this time, I don’t need to rush it.This one is about slowing down, trusting the process, and letting things simmer instead of forcing them.

In this episode, I share a moment of deep gratitude.For someone who often says she doesn’t fully know where she’s going, I realize that the past few months — and really the past few years — have revealed a lot.I talk about faith, about my relationship with God, about Maktub — what is written is written — and about how every decision, every risk, every mistake, and every leap compounds into the life we’re living today.This one is simply about giving thanks. For the journey, for the lessons, and for the chance to keep choosing yourself again and again.

In this episode, I reflect on the feeling that time is somehow… different here.People take their time. At the coffee shop, at the grocery store, in small everyday interactions. Phones are away, conversations last a little longer, and there’s a real sense that people care — about what they do and about the people in front of them.It made me realize how precious time and human connection actually are, and how much we need more of that in our lives.This one is about presence, slower rhythms, and the quiet confirmation that the world I want to build — rooted in care, connection, and humanity — actually exists.

In this episode, I reflect on a powerful coincidence.Exactly one year ago, I got evicted. And today, without planning it, I went to request my social security number in Sardinia. A small administrative step — but a deeply symbolic one for me.It made me pause and look back at the past year, at all the decisions that brought me here. The painful ones, the uncertain ones, the leaps of faith.I talk about the difference between making choices from logic and making choices from what genuinely feels right. And how, after everything that happened in 2025 — including losing my dad — I’m learning to trust my feelings, my intuition, and my excitement more.Because at the end of the day, we all die. So the real question becomes: how do we want to live?

In this episode, I share a moment of realization: I’m living a life I’ve been dreaming about for the past two years.Being in Italy, going to the markets, buying fresh fruits, talking to vendors — simple moments that once felt like a distant dream.I talk about the importance of pausing to acknowledge these moments. Because we walk a lot with faith, with uncertainty, putting in the steps without always seeing the proof right away.This one is about recognizing the momentum, giving thanks for the journey, and remembering to appreciate the life that is quietly unfolding while we’re busy trying to build it.

In this episode, I reflect on something simple I’ve noticed about myself: I’m a creature of habits.Right now, it shows up in the way I keep going back to the same coffee spot every day. And instead of seeing it as boring, I’ve realized it’s actually how I experience a place more deeply.It’s about having a sense of agency over the story I’m living, rather than constantly chasing recommendations or trying to see everything.From there, the reflection goes wider — how often we consume life instead of experiencing it, rushing from one thing to the next, ticking boxes instead of letting places and moments unfold.This one is about habits, agency, and slowing down enough to actually live what’s happening.

In this episode, I reflect on how easy it is to lose connection with ourselves. How many of our choices are shaped by expectations, habits, or what others think we should do.I share small moments in my life where I actually knew what I wanted, but didn’t listen because of outside pressure. And how traveling — like being in Italy right now — can sometimes create another version of that pressure: the idea that you have to see everything, do everything, experience everything.But what if the real work is simply staying connected to who you are? Listening to your own rhythm, your energy, your desires.This one is about remembering that you’re allowed to be yourself anywhere — even in a new place, even in a new chapter.

In this episode, I finally talk about Italy — and why I felt called to come here.I reflect on my connection with Sardinia, where I spent the past five summers, and how the last two years slowly shifted something in me. A desire for a different rhythm of life. Something more human, more connected, closer to what actually matters to me.This trip is part of that exploration. Only day four, with more places to see, more questions to ask.This one is about listening to that inner pull, choosing yourself, and allowing life to unfold as you go.

In this episode, I share a very simple, very human moment.It’s the first time I’m fasting alone this Ramadan. After spending the first ten days with my mom, being together, sharing meals and that sense of family, tonight feels different.I talk about missing her, about being grateful for the time we had, and about the strange coexistence of emotions — feeling a little sad while also feeling deeply happy and grateful to be where I am right now.This one is about not taking these moments for granted, and allowing love, gratitude, and longing to exist at the same time.

In this episode, I reflect on my theme of the year: choose yourself, approve of yourself.I share how this journey is unfolding in real life. With my podcast and storytelling project, it feels playful and free — like I’m creating just for the joy of it. But when it comes to social media, I notice something different. The pull of external approval is still there.So I talk about that honestly. The tension between creating for yourself and still wanting validation from the outside.This one is a reminder — to myself first — to remember why we do what we do, and to keep choosing ourselves along the way.

In this episode, I walk with my mom for a conversation about audacity and courage.We talk about her life — a life mostly lived in responsibility, caring for others, showing up for everyone else first. And what it means now, at 63, to start asking different questions. To listen to her own desires. To slow down. To explore. To take risks again.For me, this conversation is also about witnessing her growth — not only as a mother, but as a woman becoming more herself.This one feels like a gift. A moment captured between generations.

In this episode, I reflect on the first week of Ramadan and the contradictions I’ve been noticing in myself.How quickly I drifted back into looking outside for inspiration, validation, direction — and how exhausting that felt. Obsessing, comparing, searching… instead of staying with what’s already inside.I talk about self-approval again, about insecurities, about the pressure that builds when we over-focus on others, and the tranquility that returns when we come back home to ourselves.This one is about remembering that the inside-out journey is quieter — but it’s also lighter, softer, and a lot more joyful.

In this episode, I share what fasting is teaching me right now.About empathy. About feeling more connected to my people and more compassionate toward others. About time stretching and energy feeling different — not infinite, but precious.Ramadan is bringing me back to presence. To faith. To a deeper sense of awareness. And somehow, it’s also strengthening my self-approval — choosing not to justify myself, honoring my energy, and allowing myself not to always answer the phone.This one is about expansion through restraint. And what happens when you slow down enough to feel everything more clearly.

In this episode, I talk about something that feels more and more essential to me: self-approval.Not success in the loud, visible sense — but the kind that starts inside. Approving your thoughts, your feelings, your interests, your foundations, your message.For most of my life, my ratio felt like 30% self-approval and 70% external validation. Now, it’s slowly flipping. And that shift changes everything — in my work, in my relationships, in the way I show up online and offline.This one is about learning to stand behind yourself. Even when no one else does yet.

In this episode, I reflect on my social media journey — not from a strategy lens, but from a gratitude one.What’s happening right now with Instagram, the storytelling project, the podcast… it feels like a gift that keeps unfolding. Not because of numbers, but because of what it’s doing to me.Consistency, showing up, choosing integrity, choosing self-improvement — these were my non-negotiables. And I’m starting to see how that commitment is shaping everything else in my life.This one is about building your own path, quietly, steadily, and being grateful for the process while you’re still in it.

In this episode, I reflect on a conversation that shook something in me.I realized how quickly I think about who I might disappoint, who I might let down, who might reject or abandon me — instead of asking what I actually need.Raising my standards used to feel scary. Like I was risking connection. But by the end of that conversation, I felt something else: relief. Peace.This one is about choosing myself, even when it’s uncomfortable. About moving from fear of rejection to clarity. And about deciding that I won’t betray myself just to keep the peace anymore.

In this episode, I reflect on the choice to start again — not for a specific goal this time, but simply because I feel called to.Ten years ago, I moved with a plan. Now, I’m moving with intuition. A one-way ticket. A blank page.I talk about courage, about being older and “wiser,” about the stress and the excitement of beginning from scratch again. And how this season of my life feels like being a beginner everywhere — in my work, my creative projects, my presence, and in where I’m headed next.This one is about choosing. Not because it’s safe. But because it’s true.

In this episode, I talk about the courage it takes to be a beginner — even when you’re already experienced, even when you “should” know better.About letting yourself start again. Trying. Experimenting. Playing.I reflect on how powerful it is to return to that beginner energy — the one that’s curious, messy, and open — instead of hiding behind expertise or expectations.This one is about daring to begin. Again and again. And remembering that joy often lives exactly there.

In this episode, I talk about waking up one morning with the unexpected desire to observe Ramadan again — after years away from it.I reflect on my upbringing, what Islam and culture mean to me today, and why this month feels like a return. Not just to faith, but to unity, community, and belonging.For me, Ramadan isn’t only about fasting. It’s about feeling closer to God, closer to my people, and remembering that beyond race, gender, or background, we are all human first.This one is about faith, heritage, and coming back home in a spiritual way.

In this episode, I reflect on the red thread that has been quietly guiding my whole life: stories.From childhood to recruitment, from digital marketing to retreats, dance classes, workshops, and now this podcast — it’s always been about telling stories and creating spaces where others can share theirs.Even if I don’t fully know what’s next, I’m starting to see the pattern. The inside-out journey. The thread that keeps bringing me back to what feels true.This one is about trusting your red thread — and realizing you’ve been closer to yourself than you thought all along.

In this episode, I talk about responsibility — not the heavy, overwhelming kind, but the beautiful one. The kind that comes with realizing that I get to create my life.I share where I’m at after the 21-day challenge: choosing not to betray myself, owning my stories and my voice, and holding myself accountable in small, daily ways. Posting. Showing up. Staying in integrity.It’s messy. It’s uncertain. I’m still figuring out my next adventure. But I’m starting to see that responsibility might be the thread connecting it all.We’re all doing life for the first time. So maybe it’s less about getting it right and more about showing up with compassion, grace, and a bit of fun along the way.

This episode is about what happens when you really start focusing on yourself.I talk about rebuilding, strengthening my boundaries, and redirecting all the energy I used to pour into others back toward me. Not in a careless way — but in a more centered, grounded way.When you mind your business, something shifts. You stop rehashing old stories. You stop obsessing over who chose you or didn’t choose you. You just… move forward.This one is about becoming more carefree without becoming cold. About centering yourself without closing your heart. And about realizing that peace often comes from simply staying in your own lane.

This episode came from my time in Norway, during a festival where I showed up both as a student and a teacher. I share what it taught me about listening to my body, honoring my need for rest, and realizing that participation doesn’t have to look like constant output.It’s about being present without proving, contributing without exhausting myself, and remembering that I’m enough — even when I slow down, even when I choose to pause.

I reflect on the portrait series and a moment where I let myself drift away from my intuition. How I got influenced by someone I admire, started doubting my process, and unconsciously looked for validation instead of staying with my own rhythm.I talk about being in my head, questioning my questions, and losing the ease of the format — and what that taught me about trust, influence, and coming back to myself when I notice I’ve stepped out of alignment.

In this episode, I talk about unfollowing people on social media — even friends — and why it felt necessary. About being tired of consuming each other’s lives from a distance, replacing real conversations with stories, posts, and assumptions.I question this weird dynamic where we think we know how someone is doing because we “saw it online,” instead of actually asking. This one is an invitation to less consumption, more presence — and choosing real connection over passive watching.

In this episode, I reflect on validation, reciprocity, and the way I’ve learned to find my value through others instead of within myself.I talk about how hard it has been for me to simply receive — a compliment, a kind word, a gesture — without immediately giving something back. As if existing wasn’t enough. As if I always had to earn my place.This one is about unlearning that reflex. About practicing saying “thank you” and letting it land. About realizing that my worth isn’t measured by what I give, but by who I am when I’m present.Receiving is a muscle. I’m training it — gently, imperfectly, honestly.

A rambling voice note about kindness, humanity, and what’s been living in my body after two months back in Paris.I share what this city stirs in me, and why I feel called toward a slower life — one rooted in compassion, presence, helping each other, and being together. It’s also about Italy, not as a destination, but as a feeling I’m craving more and more.No conclusions here. Just observations, longings, and a reminder that kindness is something we can choose — daily, quietly, collectively.

This episode is a debrief of my 21-day challenge — but more than that, it’s a moment of truth.Why I did it (not strategy, survival). What shifted. What I stopped doing.I talk about creating for myself first, letting the world adapt to me instead of the opposite, losing people along the way — and feeling relief. About enjoying the in-between, making peace with 2025, and choosing process over performance.I’m not trying to be consistent anymore.I’m trying to be honest.I’m staying with myself — and that’s the work.

A short reflection on generosity, humanity, and the way life responds when we give from the right place.I share a small moment at the gym — a forgotten lock, a confused vending machine, a stranger who simply stepped in and gave. And how that reminded me that generosity is a gift I carry, something I choose, not something I owe.This one is about giving without keeping score, being mindful of our energy, and trusting that what’s offered with an open heart always finds its way back — often in unexpected ways.

This episode is a love letter to my mom — and to home.I talk about moving back to Paris, back to my childhood house, after more than 15 years away. About being an expat in your own country. About habits, culture, the frenzy of the city, and the quiet realization of how precious it is to spend time with your parents.It’s about grief, repair, tradition, and building a healthier relationship — with her, with myself, and with where I come from.A reflection on love, acceptance, and how learning to love yourself first changes everything.

A reflection recorded on my dad’s first death anniversary.About life and death, and how, for the first time, all my emotions are allowed to be there together — joy, pride, sadness, grief, and even peace.About celebrating life, remembering where we come from, forgiving ourselves and each other, and showing a little more compassion along the way.A quiet reminder that we’re all doing life for the first time.

A reflection on the be–do–have mentality.About realizing how much I lived in doing and having, while forgetting about being.About slowly reversing the order — choosing to be first, and trusting that the doing and the having will follow, even if I don’t know exactly what that looks like yet.A reminder to start from who you are, not what you’re trying to achieve.