Teah Carlson

PREFACE Like our project, this piece is also an experiment with form and vibration. For this reason it was unable to be published in this academic space and can instead be found in the Supporting Information , in the journal's cracks – itself sitting, writhing, dancing in the dark.

1. Introduction In discussions of what matters for young people’s wellbeing and flourishing, questions of bodily experiences, embodiment and body image are increasingly front and centre. From wide-ranging academic scholarship [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] to mainstream commentary [10,11,12] to the testimony of young people themselves [13,14], calls to tackle body-related distress and to enhance embodied vitality are gaining momentum.