I don’t wait for fear to disappear.
I move with it.
And I share the journey so you can too.
Marielis
About me
I grew up in a tiny
Germany village
with only ten houses…
A place called Klingen.
Quiet. Small. Safe.
Too small for the dreams already living inside me.
My bedroom door had a handwritten message in red:
“Don’t dream your life — live your dream.”
I didn’t know then that this would become
my entire life philosophy.
I chose adventure over certainty
After school, I worked on construction sites
to finance a wild trip to South America.
But freedom without inner peace doesn’t work.
So I returned — stronger, wiser —
and chose a new destination…
I flew to Rome after seeing a single picture
in a book at a tiny library.
The moment I stepped onto those ancient streets,
I understood:
My soul decides my direction.
Paris made me an architect
I moved to Paris with:
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A black suitcase
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600€
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No plan
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Only courage
I got into architecture school.
I graduated.
I found work easily.
I rose fast.
I felt: If I jump, life will catch me.
And it always did.
Love changed everything
I fell in love with a photographer.
When it ended, every street hurt.
So I left Paris for Zurich.
But destiny has a sense of humor:
But I got a call, to bring me back to Paris
for a project designing a 4-star hotel.
The same hotel
I 10 years prior tried to work in as a waitress.
I wasn’t meant to serve there.
I was meant to redesign it.
Full circle.
Full magic.
I chose a big life
I could have chosen prestige.
I chose joy.
Beautiful apartments.
Champagne welcomes.
High ceilings and new beginnings.
Manifestation wasn’t a concept.
It was just… my life.
Love, Home, and Building Magic
In 2015, I met my partner.
We fell in love fast.
We built a life together — and a family.
We now live in a bright, Scandinavian home that I designed myself.
A dream house born from a vision only I could see.
Joy isn’t accidental.
Joy is designed.
Then motherhood changed
everything
In 2020, my son Swann suddenly became ill.
One morning he walked. By afternoon, he couldn’t stand.
Hospitals. Uncertainty. Fear everywhere.
And yet— I never lost faith. Because he was still laughing.
Still dancing. Still making every moment magic.
Swann’s lesson to the world:
“Joy is a superpower.
Protect your dreams.
Make life magical.”
His courage became my mission.
The shift: from architecture
to inner architecture
I studied emotional healing.
I helped people release fear.
But I realized:
I’m not here just to heal people.
I’m here to ignite them.
I’m here to show:
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Fear isn’t the enemy
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Courage isn’t optional
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Bold decisions create real magic
And that’s how Align & Release™ was born.
