Tag Archives: aid workers’ mental health
Aid to Zen: V – Vicarious Trauma and Vicarious Resilience
This post is part of Aid to Zen – A Quick Guide to Surviving Aid Work from A to Z by Alessandra Pigni. For those who have been following my blog, you know that I like to try and look at our … Continue reading
Aid to Zen: U – Uncertainty
This post is part of Aid to Zen – A Quick Guide to Surviving Aid Work from A to Z by Alessandra Pigni. When I first went to work in Palestine I brought with me a little book of reflections by … Continue reading
Aid to Zen: R/S – R&R and Stress Reduction
This post is part of Aid to Zen – A Quick Guide to Surviving Aid Work from A to Z by Alessandra Pigni. R&R “Tell me about your new job” I ask a friend who has been recently deployed to Gaziantep to … Continue reading
Burning without Burning Out!
Dear friends, There’s a beautiful poem by the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish called Think of Others. I chose it as the opening poem of my book, The Idealist’s Survival Kit. 75 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout. I carefully picked it because of … Continue reading
When your world moves too fast
A beautiful poem to wish you a restful Christmas and a fulfilling 2017!
Aid to Zen: Q – Qigong
This post is part of Aid to Zen – A Quick Guide to Surviving Aid Work from A to Z by Alessandra Pigni. *** The term qigong is not part of “aidspeak“, so let me introduce you to a practice that … Continue reading
Aid to Zen: P – PTSD and Post-Traumatic Growth
This post is part of Aid to Zen – A Quick Guide to Surviving Aid Work from A to Z by Alessandra Pigni. *** “An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior” wrote psychiatrist Viktor E. Frankl. At a time where … Continue reading
Aid to Zen: N – Not Harming
This post is part of Aid to Zen – A Quick Guide to Surviving Aid Work from A to Z by Alessandra Pigni. *** If you have been reading Aid to Zen this far, you will know it’s a mix of serious … Continue reading
Aid to Zen: M – Mindfulness
This post is part of Aid to Zen – A Quick Guide to Surviving Aid Work from A to Z by Alessandra Pigni Why mindfulness is (still) relevant for aid workers In 2011 I started a project called Mindfulness for NGOs: back … Continue reading
Aid to Zen: L – Loneliness
This post is part of Aid to Zen – A Quick Guide to Surviving Aid Work from A to Z by Alessandra Pigni *** In the field Among other things, aid work is a place of learning, new friendships, of personal and … Continue reading