Thu, Feb 12, 2026
2 PM – 3:30 PM (GMT+1)
IE TOWER
T-08.03
IE Tower, Paseo de la Castellana 259E
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As part of the IE Mental Health Awareness Month and Affection Week, this session invites students to reflect on love, relationships, and the expectations often attached to them, especially around St. Valentine’s Day.
Romantic expectations. Dating apps. Mixed signals.
Exciting? Yes. Confusing? Also yes.
This St Valentine’s Day, join us for an interactive workshop exploring how ideas about love, dating, and connection shape how we relate to others, and to ourselves, in a digital world. We’ll reflect on common pressures around romance, attraction, validation, and rejection, and why these experiences can feel so intense today.
You’ll leave with:
- New ways of thinking about love beyond clichés
- Greater awareness of how dating apps and expectations affect us
- More clarity around what you want, need, and expect from connection
Open to all IE students and staff
Reflective, interactive, and judgment-free
Let’s talk about love—without the filters.
Speakers
Yone Zubiaurre
Senior Counselor
IE University
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yzubiaurre/
I am a Senior Counselor at IE. With a keen interest in understanding how individuals connect with themselves, each other, and their environment, I am particularly focused on the social dynamics of interpersonal relationships, discrimination, and abuse. My objective is to contribute towards creating a more inclusive and diverse society that has room for people from all walks of life.
I possess over a decade of experience working in the field of domestic violence in London. My responsibilities included direct interaction with perpetrators, assessing risk, and preparing reports for social services, family courts, and the police. Additionally, I designed, managed, and facilitated behavioral change group programs for men who were abusive and violent towards women, collaborating and synchronizing safety plans with victim support services. Furthermore, I collaborated closely with the police, schools, mental health services, and social services to manage high-risk cases and provided training on understanding and mitigating risk by focusing on the perpetrators.
In addition to my extensive experience in the field of domestic violence, I possess expertise in wellbeing and personal development. I have worked as an Executive Coach and a Life Coach, helping individuals understand their roles in society and within organizations, identifying barriers they may face, and guiding them on how to overcome these barriers to perform optimally. I am currently working toward becoming a Clinical Neuropsychologist, exploring human behavior from a micro perspective.
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Co-hosted with: My Well-Being
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