About
Wow, that’s it, the books arrived on 9 December 2023 at the end of what has been a truly challenging adventure.
On this page you can find a summary of the book, the different stages of the project and the wonderful people who came on board during the adventure, for a moment or a long stage. It is important for me to thank them here from the bottom of my heart.
See you soon 🙂
Summary
6 years have passed since the obvious fact that I would write a book and the first line written on my reMarkable on 28 August 2022. I was travelling in the plane that took me to Ireland for 10 months with my youngest daughter, Léonie, while I left my eldest, Charlotte, in Switzerland.
This book is first of all its own story. Then it is the story of a project, a career path, a childhood, a love life, a life as a mother, profound personal transformations and a journey.
In short, this book is my story 🙂
As a hypersensitive child despite a strong character, suffering from mood swings and emptiness, feeling out of step, I tried to understand life from a very young age and I quickly understood that the way to « feel good » was through personal transformation. I worked part-time from the age of 15 to 31 before putting a lid on any such process for 14 years. I was then 45 years old, everything seemed to be perfect in my life and yet I was slowly dying.
In 2014, I was reborn thanks to a simple email that made me take off like a rocket to make up for lost time and move full time towards my quest for well-being, fullness, wisdom, joy, lightness and inner peace. My goal: to feel good in whatever situation life throws at me, taking full responsibility. Without a doubt, this is the most rocky and wonderful path that has made me, at 54, the fulfilled woman I am today.
I share in all authenticity and humility.
With love for me, for you and for the world.
L
Progress of the project
Update 18 October 2023
We left for traveling over a year now ! So many goals achieved for my daughters and myself 🙂 You can find details on the « loin.de.la » instagram account.
As far as the book is concerned, I celebrated the end of writing on April 11th in Blackrock.
On May 3rd, on the advice of Cécile Neuville from Zen Pro, I sent the synopsis to Editions Maïa, asking them if they might be interested in my project, which they confirmed immediately. I received a positive reply from them on 22 May 🥳 and signed the contract on 13 June. It’s all so incredible! I still can’t believe it 🙂
The pre-sale campaign for the book started on 23 June and closed on 10 July already after reaching 180% of the target set thanks to 45 contributors. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts.
After receiving invaluable help from Caroline and Sylvie, who were assiduous proofreaders, I polished off the final proofreading before sending off the text on 14 August – another big step!
The front and back cover were approved on September 8th, after a lot of to-ing and fro-ing with the publishing house’s layout department.
The formatted text (ready for press) was submitted to me on September 22nd. It still needed to be carefully proofread. This time I had the invaluable support of Corinne, Delphine, Marie and Monique.
V4 was finally used to validate the shooting order on 2 November. Phew, what a tortuous path to get there. I had to wait a few more days on my chair until this baby was born on 9 December. What a joy !
And so, since 10 December 2023, I’ve been distributing the book, much to my delight 🙂
An extraordinary adventure that I love !
And maybe I’ll get the chance to meet you. Who knows ?
The crew members
This kind of project cannot be done alone. As it progresses, members join the team to my great pleasure. To date, I count on the help of :
- My sister Valérie Neueuschwander, writing support, advice and first proofreading.
- Carole Monnier (Parker), le styloplume first tips proofreading.
- Corinne, Caroline, Nadine, my friend Valérie and Mathilde, proof reading team.
- Monique, Delphine and Marie, who proofread the press proof from the publishing house.
- Delphine Kolly, DKartouche, cover page and graphic design.
- Claude Rouiller, CRwebdesign, help in the realization of this page.
- Danielle Fournier, Ballon Forme, unfailing moral support and help with accommodation.
Acknowledgements
In addition to the crew members, there are many other people present who I also consider to be valuable supporters :
Charlotte, Léonie, Frédéric, Denis, Liz, Emma, Mark, Caroline, Angélique, Kim, Michael, Carmel, John, Danielle, Fergal, Shannon, Sylvie, Brian, Cécile, Nial, Olive, Nik.
Contributors :
Nicole, Nadine, Laurent, Frédéric, Hélène, Sylvie, Steve, Virginie, Jonathan, Ikerne, Victor, Véronique, Laurence, Laurette, Nohémie, Christelle, Alexandra, Luz, Begoña, Rime, Carine, Catherine, Maryline, Fanny, Nadia, Nathalie, Anne, Patricia, Chantal, Valérie, Delphine, Pamela, Sophie, Nadine, Evelyne, Baptiste, Christelle, Alexandra, Malika, Carole, Marion, Claire, David, Sabine, Dominique
Introduction
What a pleasure to imagine my book in your hands! You are about to dive into my world, a world that combines my passion for Bebloom (the company I created and with which I am completely identified) and my entire life path, divided into different chapters.
Throughout the pages, I offer you a chronological journey back in time through my professional career, my childhood, my loves, my life as a mother and my personal transformations.
I also present the story of the book itself and the journey that allowed me to bring it to life.
I have written this book for you, with an open heart, and with my best energy. I share my experiences in a very personal way, in all sincerity, simplicity and authenticity, without any literary pretension. Is it an autobiography, a diary? A testimony? A conversation with you? It’s hard to say…
Living this writing adventure and giving birth to this book was like a call, with the sole conviction that somewhere in these pages there is a message just for you, an information that will be useful to you, that will allow you to become aware or to change your point of view. A few words from my heart that may allow you to change something in your life. Or not…
In the summer of 2016, I experienced a very particular situation (my first 24 hours alone in a chic hotel-spa) during which I felt a strong urge to shout my enthusiasm from the rooftops. I had this strange feeling that information wanted to come out of me through every pore of my skin…
The seed that was planted at that moment was the seed of sharing, of communicating constantly.
Little by little, I did this through newsletters, youtube videos, Bebloom podcasts, conferences, but also through different courses and many conversations with friends and strangers I met by chance.
This book is just another channel of communication and exchange. The content is always the same… the form is a « Dianerie », this woman who listens to her heart and humbly follows her intuition!
As I imagine you reading this book, I see you putting it down by your side and :
- Take the time to listen to the podcast episode that refers to the situation mentioned.
- Search for information to learn more about a topic I mention that interests you.
- Call or email me when something strikes you or you want to know more or just share your feelings. I look forward to talking with you!
I have a deep conviction that what is expected of me on this planet is to find out how to feel good in all circumstances. So I spend all my time putting my own house in order and doing the personal transformation work necessary to move step by step in this direction, using the roller coaster that daily life puts in my way.
The purpose of this book is not to take revenge on life or anyone else. I am at peace with all the experiences I have had so far. Therefore, even though it is very personal, I have taken great care to avoid mentioning details that would not shed the best light on certain people or situations.
I wish you a wonderful journey!
