The idea of organizing a series of meetings was born after a meeting with Martin Makoni, after the publication of his book „The Nitram Archives”, which explores the dynamics of identity, self-esteem, basic levels of attachment and interdependence in relationships. The author, in cooperation with Edyta Wietecha, a psychologist, psychotherapist and French language teacher on the English-speaking path of study, decided to respond to the interest aroused by the book.
– <em>Many people after the author’s meeting told us that we raised important issues that had not been discussed at our University before. Students have a need to deepen their knowledge on psychological topics and share their own experiences in the area of their own identity and relationships with other people. We believe that the Trusted Talks seminars will be an opportunity to discuss these important topics in a small and relatively stable group</em> – explain Edyta and Martin.
The first two meetings, in January and March this year, will be devoted to the issues of identity formation. Further seminars in April and May, on the issues of consciously creating healthy relationships with other people. Each meeting will begin with a substantive introduction. Then there will be space for conversation and sharing your own observations and experiences to the extent that the participants feel up to it. The only condition for participation in the seminars, apart from being interested in the subject matter, is a communicative knowledge of English, because the entire meeting will be held in English.
What exactly are we going to talk about? From early childhood, our environment, i.e. home, school and peer relationships, influence whether we will have high or rather low self-esteem as young or adult people. What we hear about ourselves from people around us in childhood affects our self-confidence, courage and openness in establishing relationships. What we experienced from the people closest to us shaped to a large extent who we feel now and what kind of people we surround ourselves with. But does childhood have to define us for the rest of our lives? What to do to break some patterns, consciously shape yourself and establish healthy relationships? What helps and what hinders the development of self-esteem and how does it relate to relationships? We will answer these and other questions during Trusted Talks. We invite!
The first meeting will take place on January 19, 5-6:30 p.m. in room 123.
Trusted Talks, a series of conversations about identity, development and relationships
On January 19 at 17.00 our University will host the first seminar of the Trusted Talks series. During it, psychologist and psychotherapist Edyta Wietecha with student and author Martin Makoni will tell, both from the scientific point of view and from their own experience, how self-esteem is shaped, which is the basis of our identity.
