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Mariya Kiskina

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🎓 Дипломований психолог
📚 КПТ +
🌱 Майндфулнес
🧩 Гештальт в навчанні

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Привіт! Я - Марія.

Я хочу представити вам свою ідентичність психолога в когнітивно-поведінковому підході - ту, яка допомагає знаходити внутрішні ресурси, долати труднощі, розуміти себе та досягати гармонічних відносин зі світом в собі та із собою в світі.

Так, все дуже складно, але і дуже просто водночас.
Дозвольте показати.
Я тут для вас 🤍 by @kiskina_m

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2 years ago

«This year I want to be kind to the parts of me that are still learning, growing, and hurting.

I want to learn how to receive and ask as easily as I give - without guilt, without questioning it, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

And I want to accept uncertainty, even within myself.
Because the unknown is one of the only true constants in life.

And maybe the only thing stronger than the unknown is love.

May love and the unknown lead the way.»

I wrote these words on my birthday. A month and a half later, I feel like I’m finally learning how to do it, and I’m already seeing the results.
💫

A pic from my birthday.
Such a warm day in my favorite park, with a glass of champagne, surrounded by my people, wrapped in love and the meaningful words they shared with me
🫶 by @kiskina_m

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4 months ago

First weeks of spring 2026 by @kiskina_m

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6 months ago

Today, 4 years in Lisbon.

I’m grateful and find joy in simple things -
in being able to

feel, love, miss, mature, hate,
play, run, seek, stumble, rejoice,

find, marvel, learn, observe,
lose, admire, err, look,

accept, deny, laugh, leave, work,
notice, inhale, feel anger, rest, frolic,

resign, see, rage, confess, dream,
quail, forgive, create, belong, doubt,

exist, dare, evolve, grieve, yearn,
glow, transcend, trust, wonder, thrive,

heal, surrender, ignore, protect,
spark, breathe, overcome, sacrifice, transform. taken in Lisbon, Portugal by @kiskina_m

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7 months ago

My winter 2026 looks like

🎄Christmas tree and handmade ornaments by me

💫 Visiting my fairy @madame_prykoko

🍷 @blacksheeplisboa , of course

🎉 New Year’s Eve at @bou.bou.s

🍸 The best spot for dinner and cocktails @pinch.lisbon

🐶 Me and my little buddy

📚 Monday Intervision group at @psyhol.center

✨ More handmade ornaments that I made in @nvr.be.prfct studio

🍳 Breakfast by @kris.mozalova

🌾 Such a cute me at work

💕 Aftermath of the hurricane in Portugal and lovebirds @kris.mozalova @blizel

🧁 Queen of deserts @jercanovak in @doubletroublelx

🥞 Pancake party

🙄 Self-admiration

🌿 This is what winter in Lisbon looks like

♥️ This love can’t be stopped

🫀 @valentina.voronovaa

💚 @kornilova___anastasiia

🥐 Breakfast with @lara_af7 at @etma_bakery

💐 And flowers like from my grandmother’s garden, and the scent too taken in Lisbon, Portugal by @kiskina_m

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7 months ago

If I were to write an essay about how I spent this year, I would probably bring a photo album.
Let it stay here.
1. I spent Christmas with close people I had known long before everything changed, and in Portugal we became a family. (24/12/2025)
2. I walked on the rooftop and watched sunsets.(26/11/2025)
3. I tasted wine. (22/11/2025)
4. I read Harry Potter in English (15/10/2025)
5. I welcomed guests at home and cooked a lot. (24/9/2025)
6. I fell in love with these girls. (autumn 2025)
7. I enjoyed Lisbon. (18/7/2025)
8. I explored Ireland and experienced living in a campervan for the first time. (10/7/2025)
9. I worked. (7/7/2025)
10. I celebrated the completion of my studies and read again. (14/6/2025)
11. I did sports a lot - inconsistently. (8/6/2025)
12. I held sessions as a psychologist. (30/5/2025)
13. I celebrated my birthday and this life. (13/5/2025)
14. I visited wineries. (3/5/2025)
15. I witnessed the aftermath of a natural disaster. (20/3/2025)
16. I went to museums. (9/3/2025)
17. I traveled to Porto 5 times. (23/2/2025)
18. I watched the power of nature. (27/1/2025)
19. I spent a lot of time studying and in Odesa. Simply walk and observing the sea. (9/1/2025)
20. I spent New Year’s Eve at home with my grandmother and my father, and welcomed it wearing my mother’s sweater. (1/1/2025)

I made plenty of mistakes and did so many incredible things. I made both right and wrong choices, but they were all mine, and I accept every consequence. Thank you, 2025, for everything - and thank you for ending.
♥️ by @kiskina_m

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10 months ago

A very complex year full of transformations, miracles, pain, change, discoveries, smiles, disappointments, and love.
This girl still loves people, observing, nature, and wine. She notices every detail, the light and the shadow.
This girl works a couple of days a week with people and wine in a restaurant, and devotes the rest of her time to psychology: studying, practicing, and working with her clients.
And here she is, in one of her most beloved places, which brings so much peace and meaning. taken in Praia Da Ursa by @kiskina_m

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10 months ago

Hi, I’m Maria and I have three jobs.
I’m a psychologist for my clients.
I’m someone who knows a thing or two about wine and helps people find the right bottle in a restaurant or bar.
And I’m Ukrainian.

Yes, I truly believe that being Ukrainian is a profession of its own - it takes a great deal of my energy, attention, time, psyche, and money.

These days, when Ukraine, and Odesa in particular, is under constant attack and without power, I talk to my 92-year-old grandmother on the phone while she sits in the cold, in the kitchen, because it’s the warmest place in the apartment, though it’s uncomfortable for her body and legs. During our conversation, she remembers that she forgot to charge her lamp and will likely spend the evening in complete darkness.

My friends with children have been sleeping in bathrooms or shelters for three nights in a row.
I see how many soldiers and civilians die every day.
I look at the map of eastern Ukraine and realize another ring is closing in - trapping towns and people inside it.
I see the injustice of power - of all powers - and the cautious, empty statements from those who should be acting.

I fall apart into pieces every day.
And every day, I gather myself back together, because I have responsibilities: to myself, to my clients, to my colleagues and the guests at the restaurant, to the world that still needs me.
Each of us is needed.

Lately, it’s been hard to stay in touch - with myself and with the world.
But I find comfort in close people, in parks, in buildings, and, of course, in books.
And today, I’ll find it on a date with myself - with wine, good food, and a book.

In this life, when the world seems to be losing its mind - take care of yourself.
Seek your inner supports. Refill your energy.
Take care of yourself, for yourself. taken in Lisbon, Portugal by @kiskina_m

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a year ago

Lying on the beach, reading on the beach, sleeping on the beach, eating on the beach. Repeat.
At times, just two thousand steps a day are enough to bring you closer to your destination.
At times, no steps are needed at all you simply arrive where you’re meant to be.
To grant your mind and body true stillness perhaps the greatest gift you’ve offered yourself in a long time.
Thank you
🤍 taken in Vila do Bispo by @kiskina_m

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a year ago

When I look at the second photo, it feels like I haven’t changed much since then.
This little girl still looks at life with a smile and curiosity, she laughs and stays interested in everything around her. She’s open to the world and hug. She still loves touch, attention, and having her loved ones close.
This little girl is me.
Masha, we’re getting through this.
I’m always here for you
Happy Birthday to you/me, kiddo ♥️ taken in Lisbon, Portugal by @kiskina_m

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a year ago

Celebrating 3 years in Portugal 🥂

I will always remember the reason I ended up here.

The memories of my first days here are very warm and touching, even though I felt so lost.

I am grateful to this place and the people who welcomed me with open arms.

All I want to say today is thank you. by @kiskina_m

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2 years ago

Two days in Porto

☕️ but first coffee and croissant at @mycoffeeporto
🍷 @simplesmentevinho and all these amazing winemakers and people
🍔 lunch at @gazelacachorrinho
🥂 sunset, champagne and a good conversation are the best match ever
🍽️ dinner at @cozinhadasfloresporto
🎉 after party at @provawinebar of course
🥪 breakfast at @casaguedes
📚 a refreshing walk in the light rain and buying very special edition of “Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone” at @livraria.lello - classic tourist Porto
🍾 @venivinivici.pt - the last stop with very special bottles and survival sip of beer at the end from @gio_chezhia

23-24/2/2025 taken in Porto, Portugal by @kiskina_m

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