Dr Amina Aitsi-Selmi MD PhD

Ever said to yourself: I’ll do X, when I have Y (e.g. I’ll do that thing that’s important to me when I have more time/money/qualifications? Well, you’re not alone. Most people are trained to think: Have -> Do -> Be "When I have more time, I’ll do it, and then I’ll be happy." And then we have an epidemic of burnout and people who think they need to be more ‘productive’. The problem isn’t the action. It’s the underlying reasons. If you’ve been programmed to want certain thing

I was starting to doubt my decision and think it might be wiser to give up. That morning, it seemed like a great idea to walk the 20km or so between the Montserrat mountain in Catalunya and the Manresa Cave where St Ignatius spent a year in retreat, battling his demons and eventually attaining deep peace and clarity of vision. Many pilgrims had walked that route before. Or had they…? I thought I was walking a well-trodden pilgrim path, but later discovered it was my imaginati

When crisis hits, whether global, political, or personal, I’ve noticed a familiar urge in myself: to lie low and ride it out quietly. Back in 2020, when the world first tipped into chaos, I gave myself permission to do just that. But the strangest thing happened. As I settled into stillness, a surge of energy hit me. I felt 100% clear that this was a time to show up and be the best leader I could be, in service to whoever I could help. It’s not an accident. It’s Network Effec