December, 2025 - Mathilde Toft

A Letter to the Girl Who Didn’t Know Her Worth

Posted on December 26, 2025December 28, 2025 by Mathilde

Dear girl I used to be, Tomorrow, a song will come out with my name on it.A duet called Princess.A song I never thought I’d be brave enough to write. It’s not for the version of me now — not really.It’s for you. The one who stayed too long.Who begged to be seen.Who accepted crumbs and...

Princess Without a Castle: The Story Behind the Duet

Posted on December 19, 2025December 28, 2025 by Mathilde

There was a time when I would’ve done anything to be loved.Shrink myself. Stay quiet. Swallow my intuition.Smile when it hurt. Stay when it broke me. That’s who Princess is about — and who she refuses to be anymore. “Princess” is my upcoming duet with Kael Daemon — and it might be the...

When Healing Doesn’t Look Like Joy: Surviving the Holidays Without Faking It

Posted on December 12, 2025December 28, 2025 by Mathilde

I don’t always feel merry.I don’t always feel bright.And for years, I thought that made me broken. But healing doesn’t always look like smiling in family photos or singing carols in crowded rooms. Sometimes, healing looks like staying home with a cup of tea and a playlist that gets you....

The Songs I Write When I Can’t Speak

Posted on December 5, 2025December 28, 2025 by Mathilde

There are days when I open my mouth — and nothing comes out.Not because I have nothing to say…But because what I need to say is too heavy for words. That’s when I write. Not novels. Not poems. Not blog posts.Songs. Songs are the language my nervous system understands.They bypass the fear....