Podcast appearances and mentions of alessandra pigni

This week we are re-playing Episode 55 which featured a conversation between Mary Ann and Alessandra Pigni who sadly died recently. In the show, recorded last year before she died, they talk about Alessandra's book ‘The Idealist’s Survival Kit. 75 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout’, the causes of burnout in the Humanitarian Sector, why you aren’t alone if you are experiencing it and why a mixture of strategies are the best way to address it. Alessandra Pigni was a humanitarian psychologist, organisational consultant and author of The Idealist’s Survival Kit. 75 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout. After serving with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders in Palestine and China. She dedicated her work to understanding the connection between meaningful work and burnout. She was also a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Oxford and her work has a wide following among humanitarian practitioners, activists, and academics. Find out more about Alessandra at www.mindfulnext.org And purchase her book at https://www.parallax.org/product/idealists-survival-kit-75-simple-ways-to-prevent-burnout/

This week Mary Ann talks to Alessandra Pigni author of 'The Idealist’s Survival Kit. 75 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout' about the causes of burnout in the Humanitarian Sector, why you aren't alone if you are experiencing it and why a mixture of strategies are the best way to address it.

Thriving As You Work - So You Don't Lose Your Spirit

Speakers: Alastair Ager, Nilawaty Bahar, Anne Willem Bijleveld, Christoph Hensch, Brendan McDonald, Alessandra Pigni, Zehra Rizvi, Winnifred SimonHumanitarian effectiveness and accountability in humanitarian response has received a great deal of attention in recent years. However, despite considerable research underlining its importance, what is often missing or underplayed in discussions and initiatives relating to both these topics is that of the safety, security, and wellness of humanitarian staff and volunteers.The number of aid workers who are victims of attacks have almost tripled over the past ten years and research has repeatedly demonstrated a strong relationship between deployment to humanitarian crises and conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Apart from being of grave concern in itself, this also seriously affects the effectiveness of humanitarian response.In this consultation event, the focus was on the following questions: What is the relationship between staff and volunteer wellness and humanitarian effectiveness? What current good practice exists for improving staff and volunteer wellness? What gaps currently exist relating to ensuring staff and volunteer wellness? What concrete improvements could be made?Read more at https://phap.org/WHS-30Jul2015

Speakers: Alastair Ager, Nilawaty Bahar, Anne Willem Bijleveld, Christoph Hensch, Brendan McDonald, Alessandra Pigni, Zehra Rizvi, Winnifred SimonHumanitarian effectiveness and accountability in humanitarian response has received a great deal of attention in recent years. However, despite considerable research underlining its importance, what is often missing or underplayed in discussions and initiatives relating to both these topics is that of the safety, security, and wellness of humanitarian staff and volunteers.The number of aid workers who are victims of attacks have almost tripled over the past ten years and research has repeatedly demonstrated a strong relationship between deployment to humanitarian crises and conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Apart from being of grave concern in itself, this also seriously affects the effectiveness of humanitarian response.In this consultation event, the focus was on the following questions: What is the relationship between staff and volunteer wellness and humanitarian effectiveness? What current good practice exists for improving staff and volunteer wellness? What gaps currently exist relating to ensuring staff and volunteer wellness? What concrete improvements could be made?Read more at https://phap.org/WHS-30Jul2015

Alessandra Pigni has run the blog Mindful Next, since 2011, to help aid workers build resilience, prevent burnout and keep sane while serving others in the field.Trained as a clinical psychologist, she has worked as a psychologist with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders and as a consultant with local and international NGOs spending a good part of the last seven years in Palestine. She is currently a visiting research fellow at the University of Oxford working on a book on aid workers' wellbeing.