Seven sessions
The program leads from the question “What happened to my story?” to the possibility of continuing it. Each session has its own central question and its own process.
Enrollment for the second group (start date: October 19) is closed. Enrollment is now open for the third group, starting November 10. Participation is free.
Each session includes
- A brief introduction to the topic — an outline of the session’s main theme.
- Individual autobiographical reflection — reflecting on your own experience in relation to the topic.
- Work with the program’s key questions — written or inward reflection on the session’s questions.
- Group discussion — if you wish, and only to the extent you are comfortable with.
- A closing personal reflection — considering what has become important or changed in your own understanding.
- A short assignment before the next session — continuing the reflection between sessions.
Program structure
Past → Rupture → Reconnection → Significance → Choice → Action → Future
The sessions build on one another: each relies on the previous one and adds the next step to this work.
1. My rupture: what happened to my story?
The first session explores what exactly was disrupted: roles, relationships, professional life, everyday life, plans, and ideas about the future.
Learn more — 1. My rupture: what happened to my story?2. Am I still me?
On the gap between who a person was, who they have become, and who they might become. What has changed, what has remained, and what they have discovered about themselves.
Learn more — 2. Am I still me?3. Between worlds
On being between two worlds: the one that was is no longer within reach, and the one that is has not yet become one’s own.
Learn more — 3. Between worlds4. What matters to me now?
This session turns directly to significance and values: what mattered before, what still matters, and what has come to matter only since displacement.
Learn more — 4. What matters to me now?5. Seeing possibilities
On the possibilities that exist in the present situation — not instead of what was lost, but alongside it.
Learn more — 5. Seeing possibilities6. My choice
On moving from understanding to action: which value I want to act on, and what concrete step I will take.
Learn more — 6. My choice7. My next chapter
The closing session. The goal is not to return a person to who they were, but to see the possibility of continuing one’s own story in a transformed form.
Learn more — 7. My next chapter
From “my life was interrupted” to “I can continue my own story”
Format
- 7 online sessions
- 1 session per week
- Duration — 120 minutes
- Small group — up to 12 participants
- Format — Zoom
- Language — Ukrainian
Cost and terms of participation
Third group starts November 10, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Kyiv time
Meaning in Transition is a group psychological program with a research component. Participation includes seven online sessions with a facilitator, exercises, and shared reflection on the experience of migration.
Participation is free.
Each participant receives a reward of USD 5 for taking part in the research. We will share the detailed terms before your participation is confirmed.
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The program is led by Viacheslav Khalanskyi, a psychotherapist and researcher specializing in Existential Analysis.