November 2023

How to help an adult and a child cope with grief

Рік тому Росія розпочала повномасштабну війну в Україні. З першого дня війни українці втрачають своїх земляків, рідних, друзів та знайомих, улюблених домашніх тварин та будинки. Для українського спеціаліста-психолога важливо допомогти собі та іншим впоратися з горем, тоді як травматичні події продовжуються. Горе ускладнене та тривале. Це дуже складне завдання – “впоратися з горем”, коли війна […]

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Integration in a new society

While working in Norway with Ukrainians at a health center for refugees, I had interesting observations of the relationship between Ukrainians and the state, which acts as a Father. There are several common areas of interaction. When Ukrainians are ashamed to take social assistance from the state. There is no experience of a Caring Father here. When Ukrainians do not want to work because there is social assistance, why bother

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Aspects of working with same-sex couples

This article is about what issues are raised in psychotherapy of couples with same-sex attraction, what to pay attention to, areas of work and important points that a psychotherapist should consider. When working on the article, I relied on Richard Cohen's book “A frank conversation about homosexuality. The other side of tolerance”, in which the author spoke about the myths of homosexuality and explored their causes. The phenomenon of same-sex

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7 life hacks to save your relationship with your partner

Maintaining a relationship with a partner at a distance is a three-star task. The war made adjustments to the relationships of thousands of Ukrainian women who were forced to leave with their children. However, long-distance relationships are quite common in cases where the husband or wife is a sailor, a trucker, or works shift work. Long-distance relationships are popular in guest marriages.

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Sex management

Mature sexuality is rich and diverse, like fruits and vegetables in August and September. The hot, passionate days of youth are behind us, and now the sun and the earth have reached a balanced and stable temperature. A mature woman allows herself almost everything: from a young lover to a scandal with her husband to intensify the sensations. A mature woman is not afraid to experiment, to say what and how

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Why do people get married?

Під час війни в Україні за статистикою більше шлюбів та менше розлучень, а саме було укладено 103 903 шлюби, 7 632 – розлучень. Чому люди одружуються під час війни частіше – це приватне питання. Спершу розглянемо, звідки прийшла така ідея «укласти шлюб». Шлюб, або шлюбний союз, подружжя — один із найстаріших громадських інститутів, який упорядковує

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How to help yourself during war

War is a time of stress, trauma and loss. War is a time of vulnerability and maladaptation. Critical circumstances take us out of our usual lives. The familiar world is collapsing, and something new and unfamiliar is happening. Ukrainians are now in acute chronic trauma, regardless of where they are, on the territory of Ukraine or in another country. Trauma leads both from the outside and

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