{"id":7093,"date":"2026-05-17T13:29:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T13:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/?p=7093"},"modified":"2026-05-17T15:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T15:51:08","slug":"breathe-my-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/2026\/05\/17\/breathe-my-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Breathe, My Love"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"block-dc6a132f-74ae-4d57-a6b6-4ba07dd411e2\">Many thanx to <em>Lausanne FBC<\/em> for selecting <em>*Die, My Love*<\/em> as our August 2026 read !! ;-D As I&#8217;ll be <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oHMJE0rcb8M&amp;list=RDoHMJE0rcb8M&amp;start_radio=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Gone Daddy Gone<\/a><\/em> in August, I&#8217;d love to put my own copy (English version) into the group&#8217;s hands at this event: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/womens-events-in-lausanne\/events\/314529463\/?recId=f25fca6c-a868-45ba-ac5d-3c762add731b&amp;recSource=event-search&amp;searchId=485309c1-f49a-4137-97ec-9621035185ae&amp;eventOrigin=find_page%24all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Yoga &amp; BookSwap on Monday 25th May<\/a><\/em> &#8230; I&#8217;d love to maybe see some Mommies who can&#8217;t normally make it to <em>BBB<\/em> on Thursday evenings ?! ;-D<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more Continue Reading-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breathe, My Love<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sun 17th May 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"964\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Morges_Yoga_Whacked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Morges_Yoga_Whacked.jpg 964w, https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Morges_Yoga_Whacked-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Morges_Yoga_Whacked-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Breathe, My Love !! ;-D<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-dc6a132f-74ae-4d57-a6b6-4ba07dd411e2\">Righty y&#8217;all &#8230; for anyone who hasn&#8217;t met me, my name is <em>V!v <\/em>and I&#8217;m the dark-skinned lady in the photo above &#8230; prone to <em>impromptu street yoga<\/em> if \/ when the mood strikes !! ;-D<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-dc6a132f-74ae-4d57-a6b6-4ba07dd411e2\">Lundi de Pentec\u00f4te 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-dc6a132f-74ae-4d57-a6b6-4ba07dd411e2\">To be clear about the <em>Yoga &amp; Book Swap<\/em> gig referenced on this post, please kindly note that details, hosts (<em>Rebecca &amp; Clara<\/em>) &amp; online sign-up are available below via <em>MeetUp.com<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/womens-events-in-lausanne\/events\/314529463\/?recId=f25fca6c-a868-45ba-ac5d-3c762add731b&amp;recSource=event-search&amp;searchId=485309c1-f49a-4137-97ec-9621035185ae&amp;eventOrigin=find_page%24all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YogaSwap-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YogaSwap-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YogaSwap-1-300x104.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/womens-events-in-lausanne\/events\/314529463\/?recId=f25fca6c-a868-45ba-ac5d-3c762add731b&amp;recSource=event-search&amp;searchId=485309c1-f49a-4137-97ec-9621035185ae&amp;eventOrigin=find_page%24all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">MeetUp.com: Info &amp; Online Reg<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p id=\"block-dc6a132f-74ae-4d57-a6b6-4ba07dd411e2\">The book that I (V!v ;-D) will bring to <em>swap<\/em> (or <em>give away<\/em>) is <a href=\"https:\/\/thebookerprizes.com\/the-booker-library\/authors\/ariana-harwicz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ariana Harwicz<\/a>&#8216;s *<em>Die, My Love*<\/em> &#8230; <em>Lausanne FBC&#8217;s Aug 2026<\/em> pick !! ;-D I get that most of y&#8217;all won&#8217;t have read it just yet. What I&#8217;d love to know is why <em>y&#8217;all voted for it<\/em> &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-dc6a132f-74ae-4d57-a6b6-4ba07dd411e2\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ariana Speaks ;-D<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">*Die, My Love* Book Chat ;-D<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>First off, allow me to please <em>dial it back a bit<\/em>. I got interested in Ariana&#8217;s *<em>Die, My Love*<\/em> book via the interview below. I watched the interview twice, ordered it via <em><a href=\"https:\/\/booksbooksbooks.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">BBB<\/a><\/em>, then pitched it to <em>Lausanne FBC<\/em> in 2025. I was <em>pleasantly surprised<\/em> when it got voted in as a <em>2026<\/em> read. Clearly y&#8217;all must be <em>fired up &amp; \/ or pissed off<\/em> about something &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ariana Harwicz on Die, My Love\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IB9VmuCOx30?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wild author interview &#8230; including translation follies &#8230; of course I was captivated !! ;-D<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MockingJay Takes Charge ;-D<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">*Die, My Love* Film ;-D<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Also.  Legend has it that <em>Martin Scorsese<\/em> read Ariana&#8217;s book.  He then contacted <em>Jennifer Lawrence<\/em> and told her that she&#8217;d make a great lead for <em>*Die, My Love*<\/em>, should anyone have the balls to put it onto the big screen &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Die, My Love: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson and LaKeith Stanfield\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q3XpY6EYPak?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cheers to JLaw et al (Festival de Cannes 2025) !! ;-D<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Back to the Book<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creve, Mon Amour (FR)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Although I read (ok skimmed) the book in English, I might have <em>connected w\/ it more viscerally <\/em>if I&#8217;d read it as <em>*Cr\u00e8ve, mon amour* (FR)<\/em> &#8230; <em>oh-la-la &#8230; <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-testimonial left-aligned gb-has-avatar gb-font-size-18 gb-block-testimonial\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-text\">Dans un coin de <em>campagne perdu<\/em>, une jeune femme lutte contre ses d\u00e9mons : l\u2019ennui des jours, le tourment des nuits, le sentiment <em>d\u2019ali\u00e9nation<\/em> \u2013 \u00e0 soi-m\u00eame et au monde \u2013, les pulsions de d\u00e9sir et de violence qui sans cesse l\u2019assaillent et viennent peu \u00e0 peu fissurer le tableau d\u2019une vie domestique en apparence sans histoires.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.babelio.com\/livres\/Harwicz-Creve-mon-amour\/1186966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/www.babelio.com\/livres\/Harwicz-Creve-mon-amour\/1186966<\/a><br><\/div><div class=\"gb-testimonial-info\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gb-testimonial-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Babelio_200-1-150x150.png\"\/><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"gb-testimonial-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Babelio<\/h2><small class=\"gb-testimonial-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">*Creve, mon amour*<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matate, amor  (ES)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>I wonder who&#8217;s planning to read the book in <em>Spanish<\/em> ?!  If the citation below is accurate, then it seems that Ariana had this to say &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-testimonial left-aligned gb-has-avatar gb-font-size-18 gb-block-testimonial\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-text\"><em>&#8220;Palabra por palabra, frase por frase, coma por coma, punto por punto, nada fue corregido ni alterado por ning\u00fan editor en ninguna edici\u00f3n.&#8221;<\/em><br><br><em>-Ariana Harwicz<\/em><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casadellibro.com\/libro-matate-amor\/9788433948168\/17114018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/www.casadellibro.com\/libro-matate-amor\/9788433948168\/17114018<\/a><br><\/div><div class=\"gb-testimonial-info\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gb-testimonial-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CasadelLibro_200-150x150.png\"\/><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"gb-testimonial-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Casa del Libro<\/h2><small class=\"gb-testimonial-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">*Matate, amor*<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Die, My Love (EN)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Alrighty back to my own language !! I found this utterly fabulous, mind-blowing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sumreads.com\/books\/Die-My-Love.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">SumReads<\/a> write-up and decided that it would do just fine as a bookend to this post. It&#8217;s <em>dense<\/em> and contains one rogue mention of \u6838\u5fc3 (h\u00e9x\u012bn), which somehow makes me wonder if it was <em>AI-generated by a Chinese tool w\/ a sense of humor<\/em> ?! ;-D<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-testimonial left-aligned gb-has-avatar gb-font-size-18 gb-block-testimonial\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-text\">The novel opens with the protagonist already entrenched in a life that feels suffocating and alien to her. <em>She lives in a remote farmhouse in the French countryside<\/em> with her husband\u2014a Frenchman who represents stability, tradition, and <em>the conventional life she both sought and now desperately wishes to escape.<\/em><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sumreads.com\/books\/Die-My-Love.html\">https:\/\/www.sumreads.com\/books\/Die-My-Love.html<\/a><br><\/div><div class=\"gb-testimonial-info\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gb-testimonial-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SumReads_200-150x150.png\"\/><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"gb-testimonial-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">SumReads<\/h2><small class=\"gb-testimonial-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">*Die, My Love*<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>SumReads <\/em>review reminds me of <em>CliffNotes<\/em> from back in the day !! ;-D  It&#8217;s <em>structured<\/em>, making it easier to read than Ariana&#8217;s book.  And it trips me out b\/c it feels like a pedantic, high-brow, eerily accurate write-up about  my life in <em>rural VD<\/em> &#8230; yikes !! :-0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyhoo &#8230; I hope to see y&#8217;all soon at this event:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/womens-events-in-lausanne\/events\/314529463\/?recId=f25fca6c-a868-45ba-ac5d-3c762add731b&amp;recSource=event-search&amp;searchId=485309c1-f49a-4137-97ec-9621035185ae&amp;eventOrigin=find_page%24all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YogaSwap-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YogaSwap-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YogaSwap-1-300x104.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/womens-events-in-lausanne\/events\/314529463\/?recId=f25fca6c-a868-45ba-ac5d-3c762add731b&amp;recSource=event-search&amp;searchId=485309c1-f49a-4137-97ec-9621035185ae&amp;eventOrigin=find_page%24all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">MeetUp.com: Info &amp; Online Reg<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>&#8230; even if you&#8217;ve no interest in Ariana&#8217;s book !!  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