Marte Roel occasionally uses the third person form for self-referal and appreciates brevity in such descriptions. Given the minimum of words required for this context, an unusually extensive text may be foreseen. Thus Marte tells us about being a researcher at the University Carlos III of Madrid and the University of Zurich. From the latter, Marte obtained a doctorate in psychology in 2020. Many will remember that strange year with much suffering on this beautiful and hurting planet. It’s worth remembering that the planet is still in pain and does appreciate our care and kindness. Marte’s research foci are body perception and self-compassion. And before arriving at the required word count, Marte comments on having worked with more or less reputable international institutions. There, one can find people seeking a sense of belonging, and many quite alienated. Sometimes Marte wishes we would recover divinity.