Alessandra Pigni

psychologist, writer, inner activist

I accompany idealists and organisations through crisis and transition, from burnout to resilience

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Burnout is not just too much stress

June 19, 2018 by Alessandra Pigni

“Burnout does not start with stress but with loss of commitment and moral purpose,” wrote burnout expert Ayala Pines, who equates stress with strain and burnout with loss of meaning. We burn out when we no longer believe that the things we do are useful and important.

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June 19, 2018 /Alessandra Pigni
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The new slaves?

May 31, 2018 by Alessandra Pigni

Why burnout is a social, political and ethical problem

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May 31, 2018 /Alessandra Pigni
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I AM NOT MY JOB

March 22, 2018 by Alessandra Pigni in aid kit

I tell my students, “When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” —Toni Morrison

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March 22, 2018 /Alessandra Pigni /Source
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