MindShifts

The contemporary new age philosophy spreads countless ideas about love, personal happiness, freedom and independence that are inspiring but often unattainable. 
Myths about unconditional love, positive thinking, the power of will, and eternal youth create unrealistic expectations and result in disappointment. It’s important to separate inspiring ideals from impossible illusions.

Many people postpone seeing a psychotherapist with arguments like, “I know everything about myself,” “My friends completely understand me,” or “I just need to think positively and exercise more,” “I don’t have time, I don’t have money”...
The truth is that therapy is not just an ordinary conversation, but a professional process that leads to deep understanding, awareness, meaningful change, and new solutions to old problems.

From the idea of eternal love and harmony through compromise to beliefs about parental devotion and the meaning of marriage, family life is filled with expectations. Today, freedom and personal happiness take center stage, which often conflicts with the sacrifices of family life and parenting.

Aggression among students is not only a personal or family issue. It is also the result of outdated educational practices. The mission of the school is not limited to providing information, knowledge, and academic education—it also includes creating a quality environment for communication, mutual respect, individual development, as well as building skills for teamwork, cooperation, tolerance, and civilized adaptation within a group and society.

Motherhood is often described as the most meaningful realization of a woman’s essence, without which she cannot feel happy and fulfilled. However, the reality is quite different. Stereotypes of unconditional and self-sacrificing maternal love, the lack of support after separation—and even during the relationship—leave most women alone with the heavy burden of parenting, which does nothing to make them happy.

Feminism, stereotypes about monogamy, female dissatisfaction, and male logic – our prejudices influence the expectations we have for ourselves and for our partner. We still talk about the ‘strong’ and ‘weak’ sex in a reality that demands every person to be strong and independent enough. It’s not necessary for a couple to be made up of a ‘strong’ and a ‘weak’ half. The best relationships are built by two strong partners.