“Roots and Wings” Psychology Festival at Free Belarus Museum
October 17, 2026
On 17 October, we invite everyone who cares about their mental health while living in exile to the “Roots and Wings” Psychology Festival.
The programme features talks by psychologists, psychotherapists and psychiatrists on how to find new meaning in life when everything around us feels uncertain and stormy.
The festival will also offer mental health professionals an opportunity to meet, connect and exchange ideas. A special discussion for professionals, “Who Supports You While You Support Others?”, will be open to everyone interested.
Come to gain new knowledge and make connections — or simply to spend some time among your own community.
PROGRAMME
11:00–12:30
Discussion for professionals
“Who Supports You While You Support Others?”
12:40–13:30
Anastasia Starantsova, trauma therapist
“Listening to the Body: How the Nervous System Helps Us Find Our Footing in a New World”
13:30–14:30
Hanna Matuliak, psychotherapist
“Family Crisis in Exile: Why Relocation Changes Relationships More Than We Think”
14:30–15:30
Uladzimir Pikirenia, psychiatrist
“Mental Health in Exile”
15:30–16:30
Zoya Pryshyvalka, sexologist
“Belarusian Sexuality: What We Can Discover When We Ask”
16:30–17:30
Tatsiana Shchyttsova, philosopher
“Fear and Hope in the Contemporary Belarusian Context”
17:30–18:30
Maryna Rusya Shukiurava, vocal therapist
“Vocal and Music Therapy: How Your Own Voice Can Help You Regain Your Ground”
Get 25% off tickets until 15 October: 90 PLN instead of 120 PLN.
