This week's post is going to be a wrap-up of October, which, unlike September, has been a bit shorter due to some traveling. So this post is mainly going to be an answer to two very pressuring questions:
Elena, what are you doing with your life at the moment?
Why is health so important for the future?
So, let's start with the second: if we don't take care of ourselves as people and as a society, we have no future. If we do not prioritize our health, our lives will be much shorter, hence we don't really have much of a future as human beings. I think that the most rebellious thing that one can do in a system that constantly values money over positive impact is to fiercely protect our health rather than push ourselves to comply with impossible schedules. How much is going to be worth the money you have in your bank account when you won't live long enough to enjoy it with the people you love? This is a discussion that still isn't as relevant as it should be in a society where talking about health issues is often still taboo, to the point that people prefer to kill themselves for overworking.
Inclusion men create working environments that are free of classifications but, though we live in a society where everything seems to be "fluid", we still classify people as "disabled" defining them by the characteristics that nature has given them. Real inclusion is being open and honest about our own limitations as human beings; it means being empathetic enough towards the struggles of others to the point of recognizing that as long as someone else is not free to speak their truth, we also aren't and, when it comes to their health conditions, too many people are constantly forced to still keep quiet at the workplace.
For this reason, during my traineeship at the European Commission, I advocated for more inclusion of trainees with chronic health conditions and started a group called "Mens sana in corpore sano", which will have weekly meetings online and in Brussels. If interested, please drop me a line and I will add you (contact me on any of my socials or via email).
This brings us to the second point: where have I been all this time? Well, mostly Brussels (my new home) and Venice (my hometown). In Brussels, as I said, I was a trainee at the European Commission and, afterward, I got the chance to work with the Chamber of Commerce of Lake Como during the Venice Film Festival. Given my interest in inclusion and healthcare, lately, I have been invited to India for the Future of Healthcare Conference with the Hertie School and Siemens Healthineers, so stay tuned for more updates on that!
Love,
Elena
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