We cordially invite you to a lecture with elements of the workshop, inaugurating the Marriage Development Academy entitled: “Dare to be close”, which will take place on February 8 (Wednesday), at 6.00 p.m., in the O4 coworking space (Olivia Four building). Marriage Week is a social campaign promoting this special, complementary bond between a woman and a man, present in 22 countries, on 4 continents and taking place annually on the same date from 7 to 14 February. This year, its third edition will take place in Poland. The lecture will be conducted by psychologist and psychotherapist Agnieszka Kamińska.
All fairy tales about love, in which the characters in love overcome a lot of obstacles to be together, end with the longed-for wedding and the punchline: “they lived happily ever after”. In life, it is often the opposite – obstacles and hardships begin only after marriage. Our imaginations, dreams and fantasies about of a wonderful relationship are confronted with reality. The question arises: are the happy couple just pictures from fairy tales, movies and advertisements?
During the lecture “Dare to be close” we will try to understand where the desire for a happy relationship comes from and why it is so difficult for us to achieve it. Why, despite the fact that we both want it, is it so often difficult for us to achieve it? We will try to experience and understand what psychological mechanisms (both conscious and less conscious) we activate, which distance us from emotional closeness and often condemn us to loneliness in a relationship.
The lecture will also help those who have already dared to be close, but are still working on the quality of their relationship. It will help you understand what is hindering and what helps you achieve your goal of “living happily ever after”. It will show you what to avoid and what to do to build a close, intimate bond and be successful in your marriage.
Agnieszka Kamińska – psychotherapist, psychologist. She completed one of the first editions of Core Training in Poland – an advanced, comprehensive training in the field of ISTDP (Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy), obtaining an international ISTDP psychotherapist certificate, entitling her to independently conduct psychotherapy in this trend. Originator and co-founder of the Polish Institute of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy – SENTIO. Ambassador of this innovative method of personal development and psychotherapy in Poland. For 16 years, she has been inspiring and helping people with personal development and emotional balance in life. She actively participates in an international project – a cyclical, annual social campaign “Marriage Week International” implemented in 22 countries on 4 continents, since 2015 she has been co-responsible for its Polish edition of “Marriage Week”, which takes place annually from 7 to 14 February. She is socially involved in the Association of Christian Psychologists, where she is the president of the Gdańsk branch. Her life motto: Be bold and act.
The program of the entire Marriage Week is available on the website.
