Iwa Kos-Surowka English-speaking Psychologist Paris

27/05/2024

Happy Mother's Day to all Mamas out there ❤️

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19/05/2024

I had the great pleasure to be interviewed by psychotherapist Eva Stajner as part of the fascinating intercultural project: "Psychotherapists around the globe". In my interview, I have discussed my experience of working as a psychotherapist in Paris, France.

Please find the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrw-LuHsr5o

Section with my contact details on Eva’s website :
http://www.psychotherapeutic.help/2024/05/12/france-iwa-kos-surowka/

I had a conversation with Iwa Kos-Surowka regarding psychotherapy in France. You can reach out to Iwa Kos-Surowka via her Webpage: www.parispsychotherapy.fr #...

08/05/2024

Cognitive-behavioural therapy is a very helpful approach in understanding the links between our emotions, thoughts and behaviours.

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26/03/2024

Touching image of how much difference it can make if we choose to work on ourselves.

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27/02/2024

What I CAN control and what I cannot control?

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06/02/2024

Why do some people feel tired all the time? Fascinating article on the resent discoveries related to the quality of the sleep.

"But getting sufficient shuteye is only one part of the equation. Quality matters too, if not more. "Getting fewer hours of solid sleep is better than more hours of sleep, but interrupted sleep," says Whittemore. "You feel much less refreshed if you have interrupted sleep."

That's partly because when we sleep, our brains power down extraneous processes. The resting neurons create space for cerebrospinal fluid, which usually surrounds the brain, to flood in and clear out accumulated debris, such as the sticky beta-amyloid plaques that are usually associated with Alzheimer's disease. It's a sort of waste-clearance system scientists call the glymphatic system. "If you have disrupted or dysfunctional sleep, it disrupts that whole balance," says Whittemore. "So there aren't as many toxins being cleared from your brain."

Interestingly, our glymphatic systems work best at the same time every day, says Daniel Jin Blum, a sleep psychologist and research assistant professor at New York University Shanghai. "So if you get the same amount of deep sleep at your regular time versus shifted eight hours later, the ability to flush out toxins is significantly compromised."

It's surprisingly common to still feel tired after a long night's sleep.

05/01/2024

A very patient and gentle beginning of the New Year to all of us.

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