International Interdisciplinary Conference ‘The Desire to Live: Psychoanalysis of Inner Strength’

✨ PARTICIPANT AND SPEAKER REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN ✨

We invite you to become part of the conference
“The Desire to Live: Psychoanalysis of Inner Strength”

This event is for those who explore the depths of the human psyche, work with inner resources, and seek answers to complex questions about strength, resilience, and the meaning of life.

Ukrainian Psychoanalytic Union is a public organization that supports and promotes the development of psychoanalysts while creating a space for professional growth.
We consciously build a format in which not only the voices of experienced professionals are heard, but where young specialists also have a real opportunity to present themselves, share ideas, and contribute to contemporary psychoanalysis.

Each conference is a space where meanings are born, professional identity is shaped, and support is found within the community.

🔹 We are now accepting applications from:
— participants who wish to join discussions and exchange experiences
— speakers ready to share their research, clinical practice, or reflections

🔹 Presentation requirements:
• presentation length — 15 minutes (for early-career specialists) / 25 minutes (for experienced professionals)
• an additional 5 minutes will be allocated for questions and discussion

🔹 Conference topics include:
• inner strength and its sources
• a psychoanalytic perspective on crisis and recovery
• the desire to live in conditions of uncertainty
• working with trauma and resilience

📩 Speaker applications should include: full name, education, organizational memberships, presentation topic, abstract (up to 10 sentences), phone number, email address, and a photo for the conference announcement poster. Please send applications via Telegram or WhatsApp to +380 67 999 66 85 (Nina Volodymyrivna Savchenko).

🔥 Participation for speakers is free of charge. As an additional bonus, speakers may also attend the conference as listeners.

📍 Venue: Zoom / 11-B Mazepy Street, Kyiv
📅 Dates: September 12–13, 2026

👌 Each participant will receive access to the conference recordings for 3 months.
📌 Important: the conference program will be published one month before the event on the website upu.com.ua.

👌 Participation fees for listeners and discussion participants:

Until 15.08.2026 — 2000 UAH (1500 UAH for UPU members and combat veterans);
From 15.08.2026 to 29.08.2026 — 2500 UAH (2000 UAH for UPU members and combat veterans);
After 29.08.2026 — 3000 UAH (2500 UAH for UPU members and combat veterans).

If you feel that you have something meaningful to share, this conference may become an important space for your voice.

Join a community that explores not only pain, but also the strength to live 💛

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For payment-related questions, please contact us via text message (Viber or Telegram) at:
+380679996685, +380970279613