About Marylin, Humanist Celebrant
When the pressing need to find meaning meets the need to offer it, stars align.
After years spent working in a world where image and profit had become the only measures of success, I gradually began to lose myself. I was living in a way that went against my deepest values and aspirations, which were yearning to find expression again.
I met love at a time when I was already considering changing my life, and something clicked. We decided to create our own wedding ceremony to honour the significance of the commitment we were making. I had always loved writing, and I began putting our emotions into words. Something magical happened.
At the same time, I returned to higher education and chose to dedicate my dissertation to symbolic ceremonies. Once I graduated, I had only one thing in mind: to keep exploring this world as a celebrant. I started building my business alongside my job, before leaving it to devote myself fully to my new path as a humanist celebrant.
In 2016, becoming a mother for the first time profoundly changed the way I saw the world. I began questioning what parenthood meant to me, what we pass on, and everything the arrival of a child transforms in our lives. Creating a secular naming ceremony for our daughter felt like the most natural thing to do. Since then, I have accompanied people through these passages of life, including farewells and funerals, with the same conviction: some moments deserve our full attention, so we can truly acknowledge what they mean.
In 2020, my work expanded into other forms of guidance, through individual mentoring, entrepreneurial mentoring, the Enneagram and Human Design.
Over the years, these facets of my work have revealed what has connected them from the very beginning: my fascination with what makes us human, with what lies beneath the surface, with the connections we create and the meaning we give to what we experience.
my compass
What keeps us human?
We live in a world that moves increasingly fast, where more of our lives is being automated and optimised, while our relationships are becoming more complex. The ways we love, commit, separate, rebuild and create families no longer fit as easily into the narratives we inherited.
Perhaps this is why we need, more than ever, spaces where we can stop, feel, connect and give meaning to what we are living.
Because beneath it all remains the same human need: to see, and to be seen.
my promise
I see you
I have always connected with people intuitively. I listen to what is being said, but also to what lies beneath it: an emotion, a hesitation, something that matters before it has been fully articulated.
It is not a method I apply. It is simply the way I meet people: with curiosity, sensitivity and a genuine desire to understand who is in front of me.
Love is the ultimate meaning of everything around us.
Rabindranath Tagore
What I Love
My family
I never imagined I would start a family, and one day become a wedding and humanist celebrant. Life had other plans, beautiful ones. Watching my children grow and passing on what I learn each day is one of my greatest joys.
Adventure
I’ve travelled to more than 30 countries, often alone with just a backpack and an open heart. Those journeys — through distant landscapes and inner worlds — have shaped who I am and how I connect with others.
Words
I’ve been writing since I was twelve. There’s something sacred about giving shape to emotions through words. My love for communication naturally led me to explore cultures and to speak several languages — each one another bridge to the human heart.
Music
I have an eclectic taste, but I particularly adore electro. Music serves as a source of inspiration for my writing. My love for music has deep roots, influenced by my musician father, who now resides among the stars.
Animals and Nature
Living in harmony with nature is an essential part of who I am. I strive to live consciously, respecting the Earth and standing firmly against animal cruelty.
Timeless Design
I find joy in discovering vintage pieces, unique furniture, and forgotten atmospheres. Wandering through flea markets, I love reviving the beauty of the past, a beauty often lost in today’s quest for uniformity.
My writing
is intuitive
The day I accepted and embraced this gift, I began to soar. When I write, I am guided. I don’t try to understand by whom or by what; I simply honor and trust this state of grace.