Alessandra Pigni
@mindfulnext
Humanitarian psychologist and author - accompanying do-gooders from #burnout to resilience http://tinyurl.com/yam7dgv4
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What people say about my book: "A work of contemplation"/"Comforting and thought-provoking"/"First aid for the soul"/"For anyone subject to burnout"/"A wonderful, beautiful, healing book" amazon.com/Idealists-Surv… #burnout #iamnotmyjob
This thread 👇🏻 #AidToo
Here is the report of the @savechildrenuk review into its workplace culture, which includes a detailed review of how the NGO handled or mishandled a review of workplace culture in 2015: It wasn't given to all trustees nor to the head of HR. savethechildren.org.uk/content/dam/gb… #AidToo
"Un Paese di Calabiria", bellissimo documentario su #Riace vimeo.com/293162180
Thanks @monkhousekate, glad you found my book helpful and are letting others know. Thanks for your generosity!
Can recommend @mindfulnext book as a helpful, wise & beautiful place to start...
As an Italian I know that we have always been a people of migrants. We crossed the oceans in search for a better life. Now it's our turn to welcome people. I'm also reminded that I myself am a migrant, a person who chose to live and work abroad in search for something better.
Boats full of "migrants" are boats full of people. "Migrant children" are children. @nytimes this is about you too, front page today: "migrant smuggling" = human smuggling. Words make worlds, as the rabbis say. An everyday civilizational, spiritual discipline we can all practice.
"Asking asylum in Europe is a fundamental right, but unfair rules and policies make it ineffective". If you wish to sign the petition and call on your govt to show solidarity europeansolidarity.eu #ChangeDublin #EuropeanSolidarity
June newsletter "The Idealist" out soon: a reflection on healing vs stressful places and what they do to us, a poem and a podcast. Sign up to "The Idealist" to be part of my circle of friends around the world alessandrapigni.com/newsletter/
#Burnout is often misunderstood, confused with exhaustion and seen as something that can be solved by "going in holiday". An extract from my book to help you understand why burnout has more to do with "how" we work, not just "how much" alessandrapigni.com/reflections/bu…
Indeed it is also cruel to tell people they can find happiness no matter how much suffering they are facing. Posttraumatic growth is more about meaning than happiness, and it doesn't deny the suffering.
It’s arrogant and dishonest to tell people that they can transform their reality and find joy no matter how dreadful their circumstances. Such a falsehood only breeds silence and shame about real suffering. bit.ly/2t8enaM
#Mindfulness by itself won’t cure loneliness – ending austerity is key theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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Mindfulness by itself won’t cure loneliness – ending austerity is key | Moya Sarner
The government has a minister to fight this modern-day epidemic, but still decimates services for those at risk, says freelance writer Moya Sarner
Another great one, with timely insights on racism, diversity and inclusion in the nonprofit sector from @intldogooder
In industry spaces like #InterActionForum, it is more important than ever to mark and question whiteness, challenging its dominance as it operates through default positions in #aid and #NGO cultural behavior: theguardian.com/global-develop…
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‘Grassroots means no brains': How to tackle racism in the aid sector
We believe that structural racism impedes the progress of global development. Here are four ideas for greater equality in the sector
Reflecting on dream careers as a way to a fulfilled life: "I urge us to reflect on these questions as we go about pursuing our dream careers: Most of us assume that we will be happy when (fill in the blank)...." - important reflection by @hennainam
Proud and honored to know that my book has reached the Edward Said Public Library set up by @MosabMostafa12 in #Gaza. If you are the author of a book or want to offer some great books you can contribute to building this library in Gaza
Support and solidarity to all the people on board of the #Aquarius. Sostegno e solidarietà a tutte le persone a bordo dell'#Aquarius.
H.Arendt's wisdom: "Bureaucracy is the form of government in which everybody is deprived of political freedom, of the power to act; for the rule by Nobody is not no-rule, & where all are equally powerless we have a tyranny without a tyrant." brainpickings.org/2013/10/14/han… @brainpickings
"The Palestinians of Gaza have lost a good friend in Anthony Bourdain, whose integrity and basic human decency made his Parts Unknown episode on Gaza easily the best thing CNN has ever done on Palestine" aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/t… #AnthonyBourdain #Palestine
"Far too little attention is paid to the mental health of both aid workers and those in the affected community."
Mental health, Jordanian humanitarian workers, and more in this new post: blogs.elon.edu/aidworkervoice… #aidworkervoices @linamaraqa @mindfulnext @aidnography #globaldev #localisation @EvilGeniusPub
Is anyone paying attention to the evidence that office stress in nonprofits can be worse than facing traumatic events in the field? - "veteran who handled difficult cases in West Africa, said in a note he could not handle the work stress anymore and that help was not at hand."-
Look around. Celebrity suicides are in the news this week, but #mentalhealth is something we must understand in our sector too: ibtimes.co.in/amnesty-offici… #humanrights #globaldev #socialjustice @mindfulnext #RIPBourdain #RIPMootoo
I love the ocean. It gives me health, sanity and inspiration. It reminds me how small we are on this planet and how powerful nature is. #WorldOceansDay
Why #burnout is a social, political and ethical problem alessandrapigni.com/reflections/th… #meaningfulwork #meaning
‘The Idealist’s Survival Kit - 75 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout’ - a must read for all doctors!! @mindfulnext #physicianhealth
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