Séverine Cherix

About Séverine Cherix

SEVERINE CHERIX was born in 1975 in Switzerland. As a child, she wanted to become a flight attendant.

Working in Tourism, dreamy and passionate, she has always been fascinated by the idea of ‘elsewhere’. She

suffered from agoraphobia for 15 years of her life. She had to adapt her life to her emotional

disability. This strong-willed and persistent woman took on a significant challenge in 2010: to travel

alone in Asia for 1 month while still being agoraphobic. She managed to overcome her

phobia thanks to the numerous therapies and support she received, but also thanks to this solo trip

which would become the first of a long series. Since then, she has decided that she would pursue all her

dreams. At 40, having become an expert in agoraphobia as well as an exceptional travel organizer,

she is making up for lost time by helping those who suffer and continues to travel the world.

AGORAPHOBIA

It affects about 3% of the global population, primarily women. Destroying many lives, it is responsible for various other phobias and discomforts, such as social phobia, hypochondria, hyperventilation, stress, and insomnia.

In the city of Lausanne (Switzerland) alone, there are estimated to be over 4000 recorded agoraphobics (survey in

2012). More than 200,000 people are affected across the country and nearly 200 million people worldwide.

Very few structures exist to help those who suffer, and aside from treatment with antidepressants and a series of sessions with a psychologist, nothing is yet in place for this taboo phobia to be recognized, understood, and respected.

Testimony published in Migros Magazine, August 2015:

https://www.migrosmagazine.ch/societe/portrait/art…

http://www.lfm.ch/videos/emissions-videos/vod-mora…