Life inevitably brings moments that shake us — the end of a relationship, sudden loss, or unexpected transitions that leave us questioning who we are. At first, we resist. We cling to what was familiar, protecting ourselves from pain. Yet within that resistance lies the seed of resilience, the quiet capacity to adapt and continue.

This meeting is an invitation to explore how struggle can open the door to growth. In a world where challenges are often seen only as setbacks, we’ll reflect on how resilience helps us stay steady, and how Post-Traumatic Growth allows us to discover new meaning, strength, and possibilities after hardship.

Together, we’ll ask: How do we hold on to ourselves when life breaks us open? How do we move from surviving to transforming? And what does growth look like in the complexity of real human lives?

📍 Location: Tatari 64, 3rd floor, Room 320
📅 Date: 17/09/2025
🕡 Time: 18:30–20:30
📱 WhatsApp: +372 53739473

What to Expect:
Resilience in the Face of Resistance
– Understand why we resist change and how resilience slowly emerges from struggle.

The Pathways of Post-Traumatic Growth
– Explore the unexpected ways hardship can deepen our perspective and expand our capacity for connection.

Living With Meaning Beyond Adversity
– Reflect on how growth doesn’t erase pain but allows us to weave it into a fuller, more authentic life.

Meet Your Facilitator:
Alex Krylov is a psychotherapist in training at the Riga Gestalt Institute, specialising in Group Facilitation, and holds an MSc in Psychology, focusing on adapting Western psychotherapy methods in collectivist societies. With advanced training from the University of Toronto and Yale University.
As a ‘Psychological First Aid’ trainer with Red Cross Estonia and a volunteer at the Suicide Reduction Helpline, Alex is dedicated to community support. He is the co-founder of the Tallinn Group Therapy Center, where he facilitates mindfulness courses, seminars, and expats’ emotional support meetings, blending Gestalt principles with practical tools for personal growth and authentic connection.

There was a time when unconditional giving — to family, community, strangers — was simply what we did. Later came the backlash: boundaries, burnout, and the empowering idea that we must learn to say no. Then came the pendulum swing again — toward radical empathy, active listening, understanding others at all costs.

So where are we now?

This meeting is an invitation to pause and reflect on where we’ve arrived in our personal and relational lives. In a world full of conflicting expectations — be helpful, but not self-sacrificing; be clear, but kind; be open, but protect yourself — how do we choose when to say yes, when to say no, and when to stay in the tension between?

Together, we’ll explore how boundaries, meaning, and human connection intersect in today’s reality.

📍 Location: Tatari 64 – 320, 3rd floor
📅 Date: 15/07/2025
🕡 Time: 18:30–20:30
📱 WhatsApp: +372 53739473

What to Expect:

The Shifting Landscape of “No”
– Reflect on how our personal history, culture, and social roles shape the way we draw (or don’t draw) lines.

When “Yes” Becomes a Disconnection from Self
– Recognise patterns of over-adaptation, self-abandonment, and the pressure to always understand.

Reclaiming Meaning in Complexity
– Consider how depth, aliveness, and choice re-enter our lives not through fixed rules, but through honest inner contact.