What we’re about
A space to understand yourself more deeply, heal, and connect.
Welcome to a unique community for those ready to go beyond the surface—to explore the emotions, thoughts, and patterns that shape your life and relationships.
Here, you won’t just attend online events—you’ll begin a path of real transformation, guided by some of the world’s leading experts in psychological and emotional well-being.
What makes our group different?
Expert-Led Webinars & Workshops
Explore key topics with internationally respected therapists and researchers using the most effective, evidence-based approaches—from cutting-edge neuroscience to powerful psychological methods.
Privacy-Respecting Live Events
Every event is thoughtfully designed in two parts:
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The first half is live-streamed and recorded, with only the speaker visible on screen. You can rewatch these sessions at any time, free of charge, by joining our community at www.closebyyou.com.
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The second half is not recorded and held privately on Zoom. This creates a safe space for participants to ask questions, share personal experiences, and connect—protected by full confidentiality.
Practical Tools, Real Change
Gain insights and concrete tools to regulate emotions, heal emotional wounds, and improve how you relate to yourself and others.
A Supportive, Non-Judgmental Community
Grow alongside others on a similar journey. Here, your pace is respected, your privacy is protected, and your voice matters.
By registering for free at www.closebyyou.com, you’ll gain full access to:
- Live webinars and workshops
- Video recordings of past events
- Free eBooks and self-help tools
- Experiential events guided by expert therapists—where real emotional change begins
- No prior knowledge is required—just a willingness to explore, grow, and live with more awareness and emotional freedom.
You are not alone.
Join us and take your first step toward real change and deeper connection—within yourself and with others.
Our next live event is just around the corner. Don’t miss it.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- The Psychology of Luck: Learn how to change your attitude in life.Link visible for attendees
IMPORTANT: This event will be live-streamed and recorded.
You’ll have the opportunity to interact with the speaker through the online chat during the session. At the end of the webinar, we'll also have the chance to interact in a non-video recorded Zoom session, where you can ask questions or provide feedback.
We value your privacy.
To create a more open and personal space, we’ve also scheduled monthly Zoom meetings on the first Monday of every month. These special sessions will not be recorded, allowing all participants to freely interact, see each other, and share personal experiences in a more private and engaging environment.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
To participate, you need to register for free at https://closebyyou.com/upcoming-events/Details of the Event:
The Psychology of Luck: How to Train Your Mind to Spot Opportunities
Have you ever wondered why some people always seem to be in the right place at the right time?
Is it just luck, or is there a psychological aspect behind it that we can learn from?
In this engaging event, we’ll explore how our minds shape the way we experience luck. Drawing from psychology, neuroscience, and real-life examples, we’ll uncover how beliefs, attention, emotions, and behaviour influence what we call “good fortune.”
We’ll talk about:- How the brain constructs meaning around random events
- Why some people feel lucky—and others don’t
- Practical strategies to train your “luck muscles”
- The role of intuition, gratitude, and relationships in attracting opportunities
- Luck as a skill—not just a coincidence
This is not about superstition. It’s about awareness.
It’s about how to stay open, present, and responsive to what life offers—especially when you least expect it.You don’t have to believe in luck. You need to be ready for it.
IMPORTANT: This free event can be of great help to many, so please invite as many people as possible to participate.
- Disarming the Narcissist: How to Protect Yourself and ReclaimYour Inner StrengthLink visible for attendees
IMPORTANT: This event will be live-streamed and recorded.
You’ll have the opportunity to interact with the speaker through the online chat during the session. At the end of the webinar, we'll also have the chance to interact in a non-video recorded Zoom session, where you can ask questions or provide feedback.
We value your privacy.
To create a more open and personal space, we’ve also scheduled monthly Zoom meetings on the first Monday of every month. These special sessions will not be recorded, allowing all participants to freely interact, see each other, and share personal experiences in a more private and engaging environment.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
To participate, you need to register for free at https://closebyyou.com/upcoming-events/Details of the Event:
Disarming the Narcissist: How to Protect Yourself and Reclaim Your Inner Strength
Have you ever encountered someone who consistently makes you feel guilty, devalued, or emotionally drained? This event is for anyone who has experienced—or is currently facing—a relationship with a narcissistic person, whether it's a partner, parent, friend, or coworker.
In this session, we’ll explore what narcissism means (beyond the stereotypes), how to recognise toxic dynamics early on, and most importantly, how to protect yourself without feeling ashamed or overwhelmed.
With practical tools and real-life examples, you’ll learn how to:
– Identify subtle manipulation and gaslighting
– Set and maintain healthy emotional boundaries
– Rebuild your confidence and reconnect with who you areA powerful opportunity to understand your experience, reconnect with your strength, and begin the journey toward emotional freedom.
- Expat: Talking together about Relational, Emotional, Psychological ChallengesLink visible for attendees
Living far from home - whether in another country or on another continent - brings with it a world of experiences, as well as unique emotional and relational challenges. This event is an open invitation to anyone who has taken the big step of moving abroad to come together and share their honest experiences about what it really feels like.
We’ll explore themes such as:- Feeling alone, homesick, or disconnected from familiar culture and language
- Managing long-distance relationships with family and friends back home
- Building new connections and finding a sense of belonging in an unfamiliar place
- Adapting to different social norms and ways of communicating
- Facing stress, uncertainty, or shifts in personal identity
This is not a formal lecture—it’s a safe, welcoming, and respectful space to listen, share, and connect. You’re free to speak or just to be there quietly.
Whether you moved recently or years ago, come and meet others who understand what it means to build a life far from home. Let’s support one another, reduce the sense of isolation, and talk about real ways to care for our emotional well-being as expats.IMPORTANT: This free event can be of great help to many, so please invite as many people as possible to participate.
This is the link where to register for free for the CloseByYou Community: https://closebyyou.com/talk/expat-talking-together-about-relational-emotional-psychological-challenges/
Once you are registered, you will be able to watch the live webinar on the same page. - A Problem of Trust - Letting People In Again: Healing the Fear of Being HurtLink visible for attendees
IMPORTANT: This event will be live-streamed and recorded.
You’ll have the opportunity to interact with the speaker through the online chat during the session.
We value your privacy.
At the end of the webinar, we'll also have the chance to interact in a non-video recorded Zoom session, where you can ask questions or provide feedback.HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
To participate, you need to register for free at https://closebyyou.com/upcoming-events/
Once you’re in, you’ll be directed to your private area, where you can:- Watch the live stream and interact by asking questions in real-time.
- Access a video recording of the event after the live broadcast has concluded.
- Download free resources related to the event’s topic.
- Explore additional free videos on emotional, relational, and psychological well-being.
- Register for free for the upcoming webinars.
- Soon, download a free e-book on the same topic.
- Soon, filling out a self-assessment questionnaire and receiving the results by email
- Soon, you will have several tools to work on yourself and your issues.
Close By You is a Community dedicated to Psychology and Therapy, and your privacy will be guaranteed.
To watch the previous events for free, please register at
https://closebyyou.com/upcoming-events/IMPORTANT: This free event can be of great help to many, so please invite as many people as possible to participate.
Description
“You protected your heart because someone broke it. You shut the door not because you didn’t want love, but because you were left to guard yourself alone. But I tell you: not every hand wounds. Not every closeness breaks. Some closeness heals.”
There are those who long for connection but cannot let it in.
Those who keep their distance, even while hoping to be embraced.
It is not indifference, it is fear. Not coldness, but memory.
If your body tenses when someone comes near, if your mind whispers warnings when love begins to grow, it may be because somewhere along the way, safety was replaced with survival.
Schema Therapy refers to this as the Mistrust/Abuse schema—a profound imprint left by betrayal, violation, or neglect. It teaches you to expect harm where there should be care. To doubt, to defend, to pull away.
But I tell you this:
You are not wrong to protect yourself.
You are just tired of protecting yourself alone.
And now is the time to learn another way.What you will carry home with you:
- A compassionate understanding of how the Mistrust schema operates in your nervous system, in your relationships, and in the story you tell yourself about others
- Tools to begin retraining your sense of safety, gently, slowly, without forcing what still feels too close
- A new internal experience of safety: one that begins within, not through control, but through connection
- A guided MIMT mirror practice to meet the part of you that still doesn’t trust—and to offer it protection, not from the world, but from isolation
- An embodied sense of emotional boundaries that protect without imprisoning
- The beginning of a new way of relating, not through suspicion or retreat, but through presence and choice
- And most of all, the sacred reminder that your heart was not made for defence, it was made for relationship
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