Chiara Cosentino, PhD

05/04/2022

Happy and proud to discover that Corriere della Sera, Italian newspaper, shared the results and trajectories of one of my research activities at the Università di Parma:

🚨 how effective can be, for health professionals , writing about their own intense and traumatic professional experiences to prevent exhaustion and burnout

Because wellbeing is individual and collective and we need to discover more and more effective tools and strategies to support it 💪💪

Chi opera nel settore delle terapie palliative, o chi si prende cura di un famigliare malato, trova beneficio nello scrivere pensieri ed emozioni. Esprimere per scritto gli stati d’animo o gli episodi traumatici aiuta a rielaborarli e superarli

20/02/2022

Quick Sunday break
😌Take a few minutes for yourself
🍃Inhale deeply through your nose
🌾Exhale slowly through your pursed lips .....

18/02/2022

📕In her book "The joy of movement" explores
"how physical exercise can be a powerful antidote to the modern epidemics of depression, anxiety, and loneliness. [... through] movement and human nature, including our remarkable abilities to persist, cooperate, and experience transcendence" 💃

is not just being active, but also a movement that express what we have within (as Nature reported in a 2020 article).

It is , it is , it is

Researchers say the freedom to make self-determined movements may be key to flexible thinking and creativity.

17/02/2022

🤔"So, I just have to sing around in my home like a fool?"🤔

This can be a typical reply my patients and clients give when I suggest these as strategies for .

Thruth is, has been scientifically prooved as a and resource to reduce stress. 🪄🪄

As is a state of our body in preparation to , acting for something meaningful accomplishes the reselease of this preparation, restoring our inner ⚖️

Singing, dancing, gardening, acting, writing or creating everything you love is NOT an attempt to run away from but is a mean for entering your healthy state of

📌It is not about , it is not reaching a

🍃Is entering a using our

If you've ever felt a boost of happiness after finishing a drawing or knitting a hat, you're not alone. Studies confirm engaging in creative activities makes your brain and your body healthier!

05/02/2022

Having a will help us cultivate the , the power that comes from and

This can support us in learning, living, and working.

With we overcome challenges, fears and difficulties along the road!

03/02/2022

Who has a ?

🤓"Individuals who believe their talents can be developed [...] They worry less about looking smart and they put more energy into learning"

This first definition comes from the business world but, surely, this mindset can help us reduce as we can be confident in our capability of learning the new resources and strategies we need to manage and face 💪

Debunking three common misconceptions.

02/02/2022

is not only a matter of yoga 🧘‍♀️

This week we focus on and how it can flourish (and help) in our lives.

Want to know more?

Keep following! 👍

30/01/2022

Quick Sunday break

😌Close your eyes

🍃Inhale deeply through your nose

🌾Exhale slowly through your pursed lips

😃Open your eyes and....

28/01/2022

🤯🤯"I am in Burnout" 🤯🤯

This is a frequent self-diagnosis I come to work with in my practice.

In this Brussels environment, filled with expats leaving behind families and friends to follow professional realisation, the feeling of being stressed out and exhausted at work is a common reality 🥵

📣First advice
We need understand the difference between a syndrome characterized by feelings of energy depletion, mental distance from one’s job, and reduced professional efficacy and , a chronic overload linked to uncontrolled work conditions.

🍃We can be higlhly and chronically stressed but not in Burnout (and this IS a good news) 🍃

📣Second advice
We can learn to our also at work, not just relying on a break or a leave:

🚩Practicing
🚩Remembering why our work is for us
🚩Focusing on we are and what is outside the workplace

Working hard should not be confused with overworking at the expense of relationships and physical health. Workplace stressors include workloads, lack of social support, and conflicting demands or unclear performance expectations.

26/01/2022

Most of the time when we feel overloaded with , and we want a we search a way out

Our system suggest, we should find a way

Here's what I came to understand with my studies and in my everyday

Take a deep and !

A chronic stress condition, makes us perceive intense suffering and pushes us with the urgency to free ourselves to be able to fully live our life. But it's just a matter of balance

24/01/2022

Pablo Picasso said: “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” 🤭

This can be the key for inspiration and creativity, selecting elements from another artists work and incorporating it into their own unique mix of influences.

I am totally inspired by Kelly McGonigal fellow researcher and psychologist, whose amazing work of research scientific dissemination I incorporated to my practice.

I believe that it is possible to experience hope, joy, and meaning, even when things are difficult. And I believe that the best way to do this is to connect—with one another, and with something bigger than ourselves.