IBBY / SOCIAL WELLNESS LAB

STARTING AGAIN · NEW CITY, COUNTRY OR CHAPTER

YOUR ENERGY
IS CURRENCY.
WHAT IS
COSTING YOU?

You are starting again—but the harder you try to belong, the less you feel like yourself.

I help you identify the people, environments and patterns costing you energy, test one honest change each week, and build a next chapter that actually fits.

Ibby during an earlier chapter of his life
BEFORE · ADAPTING TO BELONG
Ibby smiling directly at the camera
NOW · CHOOSING THE RIGHT ROOMS
ROOMSENERGYDECISIONSYOUR NEXT CHAPTER

[ IS THIS YOU? ]

STARTING AGAIN.
STILL LOSING YOURSELF.

The problem is not always confidence. Sometimes you are spending too much of yourself trying to fit somewhere that does not fit you.

01YOU KEEP ADAPTING+

You change your voice, needs or boundaries because being accepted feels safer than being fully yourself.

  • PEOPLE-PLEASING
  • PERFORMING
  • SELF-DOUBT
02YOU OVERTHINK CONNECTION+

Messages, pauses and mixed signals keep taking your attention long after the interaction ends.

  • REPLAYING
  • PROJECTING
  • ANXIETY
03YOU STAY IN THE WRONG ROOMS+

You notice that words and actions do not match, but you stay because starting again already feels lonely.

  • INCONSISTENCY
  • WEAK BOUNDARIES
  • ENERGY LOSS
04YOU CANNOT HEAR YOURSELF+

You are surrounded by people or noise, but you still do not know what you want—or which environment brings you back to life.

  • NO INNER COMPASS
  • ISOLATION
  • NO CLEAR NEXT STEP

[ FOUNDING PILOT · FIVE PLACES ]

THE RIGHT ROOM.

A THREE-WEEK PRIVATE CONNECTION CLARITY PILOT.

For people starting again who are tired of spending themselves trying to belong.

WEEK 01

MAP THE COST

Identify the people, places, habits and roles consuming your attention.

WEEK 02

TEST ONE CHANGE

Practise one boundary, conversation, routine or change of environment in real life.

WEEK 03

BUILD THE NEXT CHAPTER

Choose the rooms, relationships and behaviours that support who you are becoming.

[ WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH ]

CLARITY YOU CAN
ACT ON.

  • A personal map of the people and environments affecting you.
  • One practical real-life change to test each week.
  • Clearer boundaries and criteria for choosing connection.
  • A 30-day plan you can continue without me.
3 PRIVATE SESSIONSOnline, in Bali, or by arrangement.
APPLY FOR A FOUNDING PLACE
Ibby walking alone along a beach in Indonesia
IBBY · INDONESIA · STARTING AGAIN

[ ABOUT ME / WHY ME ]

I KNOW THE COST
OF THE WRONG ROOM.

I left Madagascar for France at 17. I spent years adapting to new countries, jobs and social worlds—and often followed people so I could belong.

The wrong circles left me broke, cost me opportunities and taught me that your environment is never a small detail.

12 YEARSBuilding a life across France, Canada, Australia and Indonesia.
10+ YEARSHospitality, kitchens and social rooms built around people.
REAL FIELDWORKExperiments in cafés, gyms, dinners and conversations across Bali.
“I do not guide from a pedestal. I recognise the pattern because I have lived it.”

[ THE PART OF MY STORY THAT SUPPORTS THIS WORK ]

THREE CHAPTERS.
ONE REPEATING PATTERN.

Open a chapter if you want the longer version.

01 / AGE 17MADAGASCAR → FRANCEStarting again without an inner compass+

In 2014, my mother sold most of her gold, my grandfather added €1,000, and I left Madagascar to study in France. I carried the pressure to change my family’s future—but no idea how to build my own.

  • NEW COUNTRY
  • FAMILY PRESSURE
  • NO INNER COMPASS
Young Ibby smiling and giving a thumbs up
EARLY CHAPTER
Young Ibby standing outdoors
LEARNING TO ADAPT
02 / FRANCEBELONGING AT ANY COSTFollowing the room until I disappeared+

I changed myself to fit the people around me. The wrong circles left me broke and cost me opportunities. I kept paying for belonging with my attention, judgment and future.

  • WRONG PEOPLE
  • LOST OPPORTUNITY
  • LOST SELF
Ibby during an earlier rebuilding chapter
THE OUTSIDE CHANGED BEFORE SELF-TRUST DID
03 / AUSTRALIA → INDONESIACHOOSING DIFFERENTLYMovement, solitude and real-world fieldwork+

I rebuilt through work, movement, solitude and better conversations. Then I brought the questions into real rooms—cafés, gyms, dinners and handwritten notes—to understand what helps people feel safe enough to be honest.

  • MOVEMENT
  • SELF-TRUST
  • SOCIAL WELLNESS LAB
Ibby standing quietly by a rocky coast
QUIET
Ibby sitting above a coastal landscape
GROUND

[ SOCIAL WELLNESS LAB ]

OBSERVE WHAT HAPPENS.
TEST WHAT HELPS.

I do not claim to know someone’s private intention. We look at behaviour, consistency, environment and how an interaction actually affects you.

A handwritten napkin about the fear of meeting someone new
FEAR · MADE VISIBLE
A handwritten napkin asking who am I becoming
IDENTITY · QUESTIONED
A handwritten note about listening and paying things forward
LISTENING · PRACTISED
A table covered in words gathered during a Social Wellness Lab exercise
THE ROOM · SPEAKING BACK

[ EARLY COMMUNITY RESPONSE ]

WHAT PEOPLE
HAVE FELT.

These are community responses, not formal pilot results. The founding round is where the repeatable proof begins.

CONNECTION

“You helped me overcome my fear of new connections.”

PRESENCE

“Your presence means so much. Simply being there changes something in me and others.”

Ibby fully engaged in a real conversation

[ CONNECTION CLARITY · FIT APPLICATION ]

YOU DO NOT NEED
TO KEEP CARRYING
THIS ALONE.

The application helps me understand what feels difficult, what it is costing you and whether I am the right person for your next step.

  • About 7–10 minutes.
  • Honest fit before any offer.
  • If I am not the right fit, I will tell you.
OPEN THE FIT APPLICATION

Educational and experiential social practice · not therapy or crisis support

[ QUICK ANSWERS ]

BEFORE
YOU APPLY.

Who is the founding pilot for?+

People starting again in a new city, country or life chapter who feel they are losing themselves trying to belong, connect or read unclear situations.

What happens during the three weeks?+

Three private sessions, one personal map, one real-life action to test each week and a final 30-day plan.

Is this therapy?+

No. This is educational and experiential social practice—not diagnosis, treatment or crisis support.

Online or in person?+

Online, in person in Bali, or elsewhere by arrangement when practical.

What happens after I apply?+

I read your answers. If the fit is clear, I invite you to a private conversation. If another kind of support appears more appropriate, I will say so honestly.

APPLY FOR THE PILOT