I am a woman. Nature has given us women a harder life than men. Starting from our first menstruation, through pregnancy, childbirth, breast-feeding and menopause. Biological challenges which men...
Menstruation is still a taboo. 40% of women make sure that nobody sees them going to the toilet with a sanitary napkin or tampon. Every third one of us makes sure that nobody knows we are on our...
I'd like to be able to admit to myself that I have the right to weaknesses. That it's okay not to manage in life. Especially now that the world's turned upside down
A mum can do something even if she has lost her job. A child can't do anything. They hear there will be no holiday trip and no summer camp. All this makes them angry, frustrated and anxious.
If our parents have not given us their attention, care and tenderness, we have a great tolerance for being in relationships where we also do not experience these important things. This is because...
Recently, I was shocked because my son cleaned up the stove where something had spilled. I asked him twice if it really was him who cleaned it up.
Coronavirus has managed to do what neither politicians nor feminists have been able to achieve: for the first time in history, millions of fathers around the globe are sitting at home and having to...
The fight against coronavirus is uneven. But throughout the world, women are winning it. Female leaders prioritise openness, empathy and attention. These traits have never been especially valued in...
I think that in a while each of us will have the opportunity to learn something new about ourselves. Some will discover goodness in themselves, others - existential fear and others will realise how...
It may happen in a flash, it may be a sudden enlightenment or it may be a long process. The moment we feel that we don't actually like the division of household chores. "No more baking cakes for...
Start by telling each other how you see your loved ones in the family. The children can state each of their parent's responsibility.
The average man of the house devotes only just over two and a half hours a day to cooking, cleaning and childcare, while his partner spends almost five hours doing the same. The coronavirus has made...
When the pandemic paused the world, we also paused. It took humility and silence to accept this new norm, and to survive in it. Seek inner wisdom and accept ourselves for our choices, what impresses...
The crisis is mainly affecting women. It is women who are overrepresented in care-related profession and other public-facing occupations which exposes them to infections. Also, they are losing jobs...
We are continuously seeking to understand what is happening to our world, and we end up spreading our arms helplessly. One thing is certain, after the pandemic we will wake up in a different reality.
The compulsory quarantine or the need to share space seven days a week is something completely new for many couples. We can treat it as a time to reflect on our emotions. And we may come out of it...
Do you want to be heard? Listen. Want more understanding? Try to understand. Want more straightforward conversations? Say it in a straightforward manner.
When we see what mechanisms rule our family and relationship, we can do something with it. Interview with Dorota Ziółkowska-Maciaszek, a couple psychotherapist at the Rozwód? Poczekaj! (Divorce?...
Dominika Kulczyk donated PLN 20 million to the Doctors for Doctors Foundation (Fundacja Lekarze Lekarzom) to support medical and health-care services in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic....
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