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Oksana Denysenko
Registered Psychotherapist
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Shame, body image and new religion
Recently, I was talking with a colleague about why it's so hard to fill a group about body image. The topic is relevant, important, there's demand. But people don't come. And we realized — it's about shame. Shame isn't just "I feel uncomfortable" Shame is a deep conviction: "I shouldn't exist as I am" . When we feel shame about our bodies, we don't just dislike our weight or the shape of our thighs. We feel that our very existence is a mistake. That we're too much. That we're
Oksana Denysenko
Nov 93 min read


How trauma impacts our everyday communication
The concept of psychological trauma is familiar to everyone and has became overused. But for people, who experienced tremendous stress...
Oksana Denysenko
Jun 6, 20231 min read
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