Why I Am Building This

By profession, I am a teacher. For more than eight years I have taught English and Russian, mostly to adults. During the same period, I also spent many years in psychoanalytic therapy. My path to therapy began after a difficult childhood and the loss of both of my parents in my early teens. At the age of 24, I fell into a deep depression and started therapy, which continued until November 2025.

Alongside teaching and therapy, I spent years studying trauma from different perspectives: Jung’s theory of complexes, psychology, some ideas from neuroscience, and certain approaches such as film therapy. I became interested in a practical question: is it possible to teach a small number of key skills that help people reflect on their own trauma patterns?

Over three years of research, I read, analyzed, synthesized ideas, and tested early exercises with adult volunteers. Gradually, I came to a simple conclusion: it is possible to teach two or three core reflection skills that help people notice their patterns and begin thinking about them more clearly.

At the same time, my own experience with hellish anxiety showed me something important: when anxiety is acute, people often cannot absorb complex psychological theory. The mind simply is not ready.

This led me to explore a more accessible approach. The idea behind this course is to teach people how to use AI prompts as a structured reflection tool, combined with examples from films and everyday situations. The goal is educatinal – helping people observe their reactions and patterns in a more manageable way.

Before developing the full course, I am testing these ideas with early viewers. Your feedback helps determine whether this approach is genuinely useful.