On March 28th, the Women's Decompression Room project was resumed, and meetings will continue to be held bi-weekly throughout the 2026/1 semester. The project, an initiative linked to the Supervised Psychology Internship at UNIALFA, is coordinated by Professor Jaíne Batista and serves women from the academic community and the wider community, offering a structured space for listening, support, and collective reflection on contemporary experiences of being a woman.
Conceived three years ago, the Decompression Room began online, born from the need to create an environment where women's experiences could be recognized and validated, promoting dialogue and mutual empowerment in the face of multiple social pressures. Over time, the proposal has been expanded and consolidated, also becoming a training ground for students and a center for knowledge production within the field of Psychology.
In this first meeting of the semester, participants were invited to reflect on the questions: "What is it to be a woman in today's society?" and "What kind of woman do I want to be?". The discussions highlighted the diversity of trajectories, desires, and subjectivities present in the group, reaffirming the importance of collective spaces that favor the construction of personal meanings and the questioning of socially established stereotypes.
More than just a welcoming space, the Decompression Room serves as an environment for empowerment, active listening, and critical reflection, contributing to the personal development of the participants and the academic training of the interns involved.
