Dr Amina Aitsi-Selmi MD PhD

Do you notice the harms of social media and smart phones but find them hard to avoid? This week, the Wellcome Trust Digital Determinants of Health hub was launched and will start developing the first national cohort to answer some of the questions about the harms of social media, led by Dr Amrit Kaur Purba. This is a little personal for me because Amrit and I worked on choosing and crafting this career path through coaching not too long ago. There is very good evidence that s

I believe empathy isn’t something you do, but what happens when you stop 'doing'. When a German philosopher invented the word ‘empathy’ (Einfühlung) in 1873, it’s unlikely he saw it as a leadership style. Vischer described the capacity to ‘feel into’ a piece of art and experience what it evokes. In 1909, the word Einfühlung was translated into ‘empathy’ and only in the 1950s migrated into psychology, communication, and eventually leadership, describing our ability to resonate

What actually happens when you’re afraid? Years ago, before I took a career leap in 2016, I came home to find a large spider just outside my room. I was meditating and engaged in a lot of inner-work and coaching at the time which enhanced perception. The 5 seconds that followed showed me as much about the workings of my mind-body as ten meditation retreats. In life, under pressure, we often move from one thing to the next and live in a continuous stream of thought. We never