MADDALENA FUMAGALLI
WINDSEEKER COACHING
Practitioner Coach & Mental Health First Aider
My name is Maddalena Fumagalli and I am an eternal work in progress.
I am an empathic, trusting and trustworthy person, curious about peoples’ stories and connections, and a believer in kindness, equity and fairness.
I find passion and purpose in different things. I definitely don't have one true calling, instead I venture on my many paths, interests and pursuits. For over a decade, I worked as a researcher in academia and private sector in the field of environmental conservation. Over the past two years, I re-trained as Practitioner Coach and Mental Health First Aider.
I established Windseeker Coaching in 2022 to offer a safe space for early, mid and senior-career researchers and academics who, willingly or unwillingly, intentionally or unintentionally, by devoting themselves to their role and profession, have compromised or neglected their other dimensions, lost pieces of themselves and peace of mind along the way.
We don’t talk about this often enough: research and academia can be tough, soul-sucking, intense environments and take a heavy toll on our identity, visions, health and wellbeing. If you feel shackled, lost, hiding, trapped, fragmented or forced to be a partial version of yourself, this experience is valid and you’d be surprised to see how many feel the same way.
This shouldn’t be the norm, though.
I offer individual and group sessions, programmes and events to support individuals as they unload and process their experiences to rediscover and reconnect with themselves and to make meaningful and intentional decisions for themselves and their future. Because you always have a choice to define yourself and your future, and you always have a right to joy.
Languages: English & Italian
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