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Quality Time
I was on the phone with my mum last Saturday while she was taking a walk with my dad. Simultaneously, I was combing my hair and doing my...
Alessandra Patti
Jul 14, 20234 min read
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My Mother
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,...
Alessandra Patti
May 14, 20233 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
May 4, 20235 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Sep 5, 20224 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Apr 15, 20224 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Apr 11, 20226 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Jul 28, 20213 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Jan 5, 20213 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Nov 9, 20204 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
May 5, 20202 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Mar 30, 20203 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Jan 3, 20202 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Dec 30, 20193 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Dec 4, 20192 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Nov 14, 20194 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Oct 15, 20193 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Sep 26, 20192 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Sep 21, 20192 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Sep 2, 20193 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Aug 29, 20194 min read
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