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This book was prepared by the “Education Every Day” initiative as part of the Social Camp project, which is implemented by the Goethe-Institut in Warsaw with financial support from the European Union.

Maryna Litvinenka is a humanistic therapist with 12 years of practice. “During this time, I have integrated the tools and philosophy of the phenomenological direction of Gestalt therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, existential therapy, and positive psychology into a universal approach. I also work within a body-oriented approach. For me, the main task and core value of working with people is achieving the wholeness (healing) of all parts of the personality.”

Marta Skuharava works using an integrative approach. In recent years, she has been regularly leading support groups for Belarusians in Warsaw, helping them through the adaptation process. “As it turned out, the simplest and most understandable things restore and heal us all and work universally for everyone — for example, breathing, sleep, or hugs. That is why our simple, honest conversation with each other and with our readers has become healing for us, the authors, as well. We believe that you will also become participants in this conversation, and it will help you reassemble your life’s meanings and find firm ground.”

Vieranika K. studies philosophy and works within the existential-phenomenological approach. “As Carl Gustav Jung wrote, ‘Any transformation requires a “end of the world” — the collapse of a previous philosophy of life.’ In this book, we have tried to reassemble ourselves on the ruins of the life we all knew until 2019. To notice how, despite everything, a new life, a new vision, and a new perception of ourselves and our place in a changing world is breaking through within us.”