Nathalie Dewalhens is a Belgian-born author whose work explores the intricate landscape of human desire, grief, and transformation.

Her debut novel, Berlin Bar Stories, emerged from a decade of living in Berlin. During her years in the city, while guiding tourists, she authored 500 Hidden Secrets of Berlin (Luster Publishers, Antwerp), which became a go-to guide for visitors seeking an alternative angle on the city. In 2019, she self-published Your Body, My Poem, combining intimate photographs with erotic poetry.

Her poems, written in English, Dutch, and French, have appeared in various literary publications.

Now based near Granada, Spain, she works as an intimacy coach and workshop leader, both online and in person. Her offerings range from intimate writing circles to deep explorations of love, sexuality, and shadow work.

Berlin, 2014. Twenty-five years after the wall fell, the city still bleeds.

Laura, a Belgian costume designer drowning her sorrows in Moscow Mules, thinks she’s just another wanderer moving through Berlin’s bars. But when her cousin Jan crashes into her favorite spot, and into her carefully constructed life, everything changes. Old wounds rip open, forcing them both to face the childhood trauma they’ve spent years avoiding.

Through the eyes of bartenders and artists, lovers and lost souls, Berlin Bar Stories reveals how trauma and love travel across borders and generations, how strangers become lifelines, and how a city’s scars mirror our own. These interwoven narratives build toward a devastating truth: sometimes healing requires us to shatter everything we’ve built to survive.