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My mother is a big reason I do the work that I do. Some years ago, when she got a deeper understanding of my professional mission,...
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Alessandra Patti
- May 4
- 5 min
SPEAKING UP AGAINST AUTHORITY: A TRAIN EXPERIENCE AND MORE
Sometimes I wonder if I do enough to speak up in the presence of injustice. When I teach people assertiveness skills, boundaries to...
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Alessandra Patti
- Sep 5, 2022
- 4 min
The Power of Celebration for our mental health
Celebrating stuff is my thing. I celebrate a professional success, such as a new client's contract, as well as I celebrate a residency...
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Alessandra Patti
- Apr 15, 2022
- 4 min
My personal and professional tips to prevent and manage stress
I have noticed that from time to time I forget about what it means to me to feel stress. Not because I am never stressed, but because I...
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Alessandra Patti
- Apr 11, 2022
- 6 min
The conversations that always come back.. how to prepare for difficult conversations
Difficult, uncomfortable and emotionally loaded conversations are everywhere. Oftentimes what makes us worried is not only how to go...
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Alessandra Patti
- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
Speaking up as individual and as a group: reflections
I still remember a day during high school in Italy. I was part of a very strict classical studies school, in the years of ginnasio and I...
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Alessandra Patti
- Jan 5, 2021
- 3 min
The battle of the interruptions
Teaching assertive communication, and also mental health first aid, the recurring topic we get to is listening skills. I have done a few...
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Alessandra Patti
- Nov 9, 2020
- 4 min
Going to psychological therapy during lunch time: A story
Written by Alessandra Patti This image was me 8 years ago, going to my psychological therapy during my lunch break, in the middle of the...
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Alessandra Patti
- May 5, 2020
- 2 min
RECOGNIZING YOUR NEEDS
If you are used to believe that other people’s needs come first, it will be hard to recognize your own needs. You may see in yourself, as...
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Alessandra Patti
- Mar 30, 2020
- 3 min
THE UNWRITTEN CHAPTER WE WILL ALL LEARN FROM: BACK TO BASICS
Since the coronavirus crisis increased and rapidly evolved, I have this constant feeling of a chapter never written before. A chapter...
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Alessandra Patti
- Jan 3, 2020
- 2 min
Personal reflections about my digital life
Today's society, in my opinion, has a characteristic: short-term memory. In the past, when I had an achievement, I would remember it for...
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Alessandra Patti
- Dec 30, 2019
- 3 min
No New Year's Resolutions.. Just goal settings!
In the past, I had tried several times to write down New Year's Resolutions. They never worked. I give you an example of one of those I...
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Alessandra Patti
- Dec 4, 2019
- 2 min
6 Practical things to do in Zurich in the upcoming grey months, if you are feeling mentally unwell
There is something that always strikes me when the Autumn months come, here in Switzerland. Apparently, the suicide rate goes up, and the...
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Alessandra Patti
- Nov 14, 2019
- 4 min
How to avoid that your CV reflects lack of self-esteem: get closer to your passion & throw the m
Do you like your CV? How does it make you feel when you introduce your profession to someone new? Do you feel somehow bothered, or cannot...
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Alessandra Patti
- Oct 15, 2019
- 3 min
Stress and Time
Doing the work I do, I reflect a lot about stress and about time. I recently read an interesting study about time. The article is based...
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Alessandra Patti
- Sep 26, 2019
- 2 min
How writing can help you with your anger and relationships challenges
The thing with assertiveness in relationships is that timing in communicating your feelings is tricky. If we use nonviolent communication...
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Alessandra Patti
- Sep 21, 2019
- 2 min
When the "No" has to do with love
I have been thinking several times to write about this topic, and finally I managed to put my thoughts together on this one. Some of the...
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Alessandra Patti
- Sep 2, 2019
- 3 min
How Obstacles and ZIP lines can help you with personal development
I feel so proud of myself, like a kid. I should call my mum right now to tell her," LOOK, LOOK, how good I was!!" I feel that anything is...
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Alessandra Patti
- Aug 29, 2019
- 4 min
An assertive bride
Life allows us to practice the art of assertiveness every day. How? By putting pushy salespeople in front of us. Pushy attitude is not to...
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Alessandra Patti
- Aug 23, 2019
- 1 min
Expectations and taking it personally..quick thoughts!
Usually, there are many participants for my monthly meetup. However, due to bad weather and holidays, at the last one, there was only 1,...
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