One-on-one conversation with Natalia Bekhtereva

      The spring sun was just awakening the Patriarch's Ponds when those who are ready for an honest conversation about themselves, life, and meaning began to gather at a table in the M2 Organic Club's chamber space. On April 27, the PRO Neuro Skolkovo community held a unique event — a neurobranch with Natalia Bekhtereva, a psychotherapist, scientific leader of the community and a direct heir to the great dynasty of brain researchers Medvedvykh-Bekhterev.

      

      No bleachers or microphones. It was just a live dialogue where you could ask a personal question, sit next to each other, and hear not so much the answer as your real self. In the cozy atmosphere of the organic club, there was that rare type of meeting where intelligence is not opposed to warmth, and scientific depth is opposed to sincerity. The conversation was about the brain, about family, about sustainability, but — above all — about each of us.

      The guests talked about personal boundaries, inner maturation, and the connection between generations. And about how important it is to allow yourself to be vulnerable, especially to the strong.

      Neurobranch has become a space of trust where everyone has the opportunity to hear and be heard. Time has stopped, and with it — fuss, anxiety, expectations. All that's left are people, conversation, and the feeling that you're not alone.

      The next meeting of PRO Neuro Skolkovo will take place on May 17 in St. Petersburg. This time, in the very heart of family memory: in the family apartment of Natalia Petrovna Bekhtereva, where together with her granddaughter Natalia we will prepare a warm family dinner, talk about the dynasty, roots, traditions and memory that lives in every gesture and recipe.