What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger… Or Does It?
Introduction How many times have you heard the phrase, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”? How many times have you said it to yourself in moments of struggle? But is it really true? What does it mean, and how can we relate to it? In reality, it’s not so...
The Impact of People-Pleasing on Mental Health, Relationships, and Personal Fulfillment
People-pleasing refers to the tendency to prioritize others' needs, desires, and approval over one's own well-being and authenticity. While a natural inclination to be kind and helpful is often celebrated, people-pleasing goes beyond healthy boundaries, often leading...
Reclaim Your Power: Embrace the Woman You Are Meant to Be
When you look in the mirror, who do you see? Do you see a woman who radiates confidence, strength, joy, and wisdom? A woman who knows her worth and isn’t afraid to ask for what she wants, or to pursue her dreams with clarity and determination? Or maybe you see someone...
Childhood: A Time Phase in Our Life That Has Been Underestimated for Centuries
Only now are we beginning to truly understand the impact that childhood has on us. All our beliefs and perceptions are shaped during our childhood. You might think that you’ve changed and that childhood experiences no longer impact you. That might be true—until you...
The Challenges and Privileges of Being a Psychotherapist
My work As a psychotherapist, I find immense joy and fulfilment in my work. Watching my patients grow, change, and heal is my greatest privilege in life. People come to me for a myriad of reasons: to heal relationships, trauma, and past pain, to understand their...
The Importance of Healing Your Inner Child
In the complex journey of self-discovery and personal growth, one concept often overlooked is the inner child. The inner child represents the part of our subconscious that still holds onto the emotions, memories, and experiences of our childhood. Healing your inner...
The truth to freedom- Nothing is so black and white!
“It’s the truth I’m after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance.” – Marcus Aurelius Recently, social media has been buzzing with news about an Irish soldier who beat a young woman unconscious when she defended a...
What is LIFE?
What is life? How do we understand this journey? How many times are you asking yourself those existential questions? As we know life has 3 cycles that are unchangeable in order: Birth, Death, and Rebirth. Life is the biggest lesson for the soul. Life is short and...
The shame that kills confidence
Confidence is not something that you either have or you don’t have. Confidence is something that you will have to keep working on. Because confidence will have to change according to how you grow and change. Confidence is part of you and is based on your beliefs and...
The price we pay for being just enough
Being good enough- we hear it everywhere now. But what does it mean? What does it mean to be confident, love yourself, and accept yourself just the way you are? How can we do it if we constantly perceive ourselves through the lenses of our past? We look at ourselves...
6 Life Hacks I learned in the last month!
The History... Did you ever make a promise to yourself, and after some time, just from nowhere (other than your soul), you get the feeling to do something you said you were not made for, or you convinced yourself it wouldn’t be a good idea? Well, this article will be...
About Me
My name is Sylwia Kuchenna,
I am a qualified psychotherapist.
Psychotherapy is so much more for me than just work. It is my passion. Every client is special for me and equally important.
I am aware that each client is different, have different needs and their story is unique, this is why I am using an integrated style of therapy, which is a mix of various types of therapy (psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive- behavioural (CBT), family systems and Gestalt).
This approach allows me to match the therapy to an individual client’s needs.