My name is Houda Bouddou.

For a long time, I lived a life that, from the outside, looked “normal”… but inside, it was a completely different story.

I went through a depression that lasted nearly nine years.

Nine years where the world felt heavy and muted.

Nine years where even the simplest things required an energy I no longer had.

Nine years of smiling at times just to hide what I was truly going through.

It was not a visible weakness. It was silent. Invisible. But deeply present.

I learned how to function without truly living. How to move forward without feeling fully present. And most of all, I learned to doubt myself, my abilities, and my worth.

There were moments when I believed this was simply “my life” — that nothing would ever change.

But deep inside me, a small voice resisted. Not loud. Not constant. But persistent.

And it was that voice that slowly began to change everything.

Step by step, I started searching. Understanding. Reading. Observing. Questioning myself.

Not to become someone else… but to return to myself.

I discovered a simple yet powerful truth:

we are not our wounds. We are not our darkest periods. And above all, we carry within us resources we were never truly taught how to use.

This is where “Become Aware of Your Powers” was born.

This book is not just a project.

It is a testimony. A transformation. A rebuilding of the self.

Inside it, I share what I wish I had understood earlier: how to take back control of your mind, your emotions, and your choices… even after years of feeling lost.

If you are holding this book today, it is not by coincidence.

Because at some point in life, we all need to remember one essential truth:

we carry powers within us that we have simply forgotten.

And sometimes, the first step to finding yourself again… is realizing you were never truly lost.