Hi, I'm Beatrice
Coach & Human Rights Expert
I have been working in human rights protection and refugee support for over a decade, filling a variety of roles in different international organisations in Italy, the UK, and Ireland.
Now, I help other passionate humanitarian and social workers lead with purpose without burning out through the transformative power of coaching.
I received an LL.M in International and Comparative Law from Trinity College, Dublin and a Master's Degree in Work, Social Citizenship, and Interculturality from Ca' Foscari University of Venice. I hold a coaching diploma from CSEN - Centro Sportivo Educativo Nazionale and practise under l. 4/2013 in Italy. I am registered in the Albo Ufficiale Nazionale Tecnici CSEN.
How I got here...
I have always been passionate about my work, and deeply committed to improving the lives of the people I served. Yet, over the years, passion and commitment without healthy boundaries started taking their toll.
My desire to help others slowly turned to resentment. My energy vanished, exhaustion gradually taking over everything in my life. I slept poorly. I was constantly irritated and snapped at every tiny little thing. I felt stuck: I couldn't stop, but I also knew I couldn't keep going on like that.
It took me a while to understand that I wasn't "just tired", that I didn't need to "just push through it", that it wasn't "just a busy week". I had burnt out.
It was as though my body had pressed the emergency stop button. Burnout forced me to reevaluate everything I thought I knew. My efforts to do everything for everyone had led me to the point I could help no one.
I used to believe that being a "good humanitarian" meant being always available for everyone, all the time. Every hour of overtime. Every phone call after hours. Every "quick favour". But the truth is, I was afraid. Afraid that if I ever said 'no', that would mean I wasn't enough. But what if everything I'd been told about social change work is wrong?
We're told that caring means giving everything. That boundaries are selfish. That if we demand rest we're either selfish or weak. That if we're not burning out, we're not committed enough.
Over the years, I've watched too many brilliant, committed people leave the sector. Not because they stopped caring, but because they couldn't remember the last time they felt anything but exhausted. And each time, I feel the same mix of sadness and frustration, because the narrative we've been sold about social work is fundamentally unsustainable.
I believe that a different way of working is possible. One that doesn't require us to choose between compassion and boundaries, between hope and realism. And I believe that coaching can help us make this a reality.
Change starts one small, imperfect step at a time. It starts with us.
Are you ready to join me?