This morning, the Jesuit Chapel on Grand-Rue in Nîmes welcomed many visitors for an exhibition titled Pas de bide pour la big expo. The event took place as part of the Mental Health Awareness Weeks (SISM), a campaign aimed at raising awareness about mental health issues. The exhibition showcases the work of patients and professionals from the Le Peyron Psychosocial Rehabilitation Center, an institution that supports individuals with mental health challenges through various therapeutic activities. The event was attended by Olivier Bénézet, the municipal counselor for Mental Health and Addiction Prevention, the director of the center's day hospital, and Magalie, an animator at the center. The exhibition was the result of a workshop focused on body acceptance, designed to help patients develop a more positive self-image. At the Le Peyron Center, animators and patients collaborate regularly to create new exhibitions roughly every six months. For this particular project, the team aimed to explore how people perceive their own bodies and the way others might look at them. Magalie explained that the workshop involved taking photographs of patients to help them recognize their beauty, even in the context of weight gain often linked to medical treatments. Initially, the process was challenging for some participants, but the final results included portraits of five women and one man from the center. Alongside the photographs, the exhibition features drawings, poems, quotes, and personal reflections from the patients, all centered around the theme of self-acceptance. Some of the messages displayed on the walls use humor to convey deeper insights, such as the phrase, "You cannot please everyone. You are not a Nutella jar." These elements highlight the exhibition's goal of fostering a more peaceful relationship with one's body. Sarah, a patient whose portrait is featured, shared, "I am beautiful anyway," and added, "I felt very, very beautiful. And that, I never said before." Another participant described how the experience helped her reconnect with her body after many years of disconnection. The exhibition was created by the Le Peyron Center with the intention of reaching a broader audience, and the SISM provided the opportunity to display it at the Jesuit Chapel. The dual purpose of the event is to support the patients' journey toward self-acceptance and to raise public awareness about the challenges faced by people with obesity and those dealing with mental health issues. Olivier Bénézet praised the exhibition for its unique tone, noting the quality and humor present in the participants' work. Pas de bide pour la big expo offers a space where photographs become personal stories, where words complement images, and where humor helps address difficult topics—such as learning to accept oneself and to view one's body with greater compassion.