Marie Mouroum: Working in the shadows

From martial arts world champion to Hollywood stuntwoman, Marie Mouroum has built a career in the shadows of the spotlight — doubling A-list actors, crashing through walls, flying on wires and performing high-risk action where mistakes are not an option.

In this episode, recorded in Berlin, Marie sits down with me to talk about the mental side of extreme performance: trusting strangers with your life, staying calm when one take costs millions, and accepting that your best work might never show your face — or even make the final movie.

We dive into what it’s really like working on massive productions like Black Panther, James Bond, and Star Wars — the pressure, the invisibility, the injuries, and the discipline required to deliver when everyone else is panicking.

Marie opens up about fear, control, journaling, meditation, and why calmness is her real superpower. This is a conversation about risk, confidence, and performing under pressure — when going mental doesn’t mean losing control, but finding absolute focus.