When love hurts: a sharing circle in Zürich

The circle makes room for a subject that can be difficult to put into words. Its focus on listening, values and boundaries gives the exchange a clear point of departure.

Some relationships touch the places that matter most to us. Join a sharing circle at Paulus Akademie to talk about connections that hurt, listen to other people’s experiences and explore what those relationships reveal about your values and boundaries.

Sylvia Sperka, Kirsten Arnold and Dana Sindermann moderate an exchange for people interested in the topic and willing to share. The conversation centres on painful relationships and ways of responding to that pain. Listening to others is part of the experience, alongside bringing your own perspective.

Register by 18 November 2026 for organisational reasons. Admission is CHF 30, including a drink. The CHF 20 concession applies to Gönnerverein Paulus Akademie and FKSZ members, and holders of KulturLegi, AHV/IV or student ID. Book through the official ticket shop.

• Sylvia Sperka

  Facilitator

  Psychological adviser and couples therapist; she leads the paarbildung project, according to the programme.

• Kirsten Arnold

  Facilitator

  Educator and complementary therapist with her own practice, according to the programme.

• Dana Sindermann

  Facilitator

  Heads the Economic and Social Ethics department at Paulus Akademie, according to the programme.