It’s not easy to leave your beloved island of Martinique at the age of 12 to join the grayness of Saint-Etienne. A story that repeats itself ten years later. At the start of the year, gymnast Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos announced that she was leaving France to train in the United States, in Houston, with the French coaches of American star Simone Biles.
Learn to trust (yourself)
How can you relearn how to value yourself when you leave everything a few months before the Paris Olympic Games? “When I arrived I was a little lost, I no longer knew what I wanted to do” we admit the European gymnastics champion, “I had to learn to trust others and try new things “.
Music in therapy
The Venus brand explains in a press release that this collaboration “highlights women of all ages, all origins, women who embrace their bodies, whatever they may be, including those with imperfections. » And the gymnast has a message to send to anyone who cannot accept themselves, “this can be learned, but dare to do things that make you feel good. »
And if you have a little trouble blues, do like Mélanie De Jesus Sos Santos, put on your headphones, “it’s really music that helps me restore my self-confidence”. And in the champion’s phone we find a strong attachment to her island of origin, “I listen to everything that comes from Martinique: Kalash, Meryl, Princess Lover… Zouk. »