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Writings on psychology and everyday life
Reflections, news from the practice and from Espaço EscutArte, and what psychology has to say about ordinary days.
August 26, 2023
Espaço Escutar-te holds a cultural event in Itapira
On 22 April 2023, Espaço Escutar-te held “The Word as a basis for relationships” at the Casa das Artes in Itapira.
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January 30, 2022
Tips for looking after your mental health
In line with the Janeiro Branco campaign, Patrick Pereira takes up mental health and gives practical tips for your psychological wellbeing.
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January 2, 2022
Tabletop RPG workshop
A survey to gather contact details and preferences for an in-person tabletop RPG workshop, aimed at building social skills and friendships.
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July 18, 2021
Holiday event with hands-on life project and printmaking workshops at Espaço EscutArte
Two free online workshops held on 17 July 2021: life projects in the morning, printmaking in the afternoon.
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July 9, 2021
Holiday event at Espaço EscutArte to offer free art and psychology workshops
Two workshops on 17 July 2021 — one on life projects, one on printmaking — both doable with simple objects you likely have at home.
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March 6, 2021
Event marking the first year of Espaço EscutArte
Espaço EscutArte turned one in March 2021 and marked it with an online event open to the public.
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January 24, 2021
New YouTube series about TV series
Short videos commenting on what different series have to offer, depending on what the viewer needs.
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December 27, 2020
EscutArte prepares videos about books for the holidays
A series of videos on easy-reading books for the holiday period, starting with Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow.
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November 2, 2020
Have you been feeling a lot of fear lately?
On the EscutArte channel, Patrick Pereira points to possible causes and consequences of excessive fear.
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October 11, 2020
A special video for adults on Children’s Day
Published on 12 October, Brazil’s Children’s Day — but addressed to adults.
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September 5, 2020
Suicide and the COVID-19 pandemic
September is the month for drawing attention to one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and the pandemic raised the concern.
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August 23, 2020
The work of psychologists under social isolation
Patrick Pereira presented at a virtual exhibition organised by the Regional Council of Psychology of São Paulo.
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July 11, 2020
Face mask donation campaign comes to an end
The campaign closed on 10 July 2020 with hundreds of masks donated — but ASCORSI still needed support.
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June 11, 2020
Espaço EscutArte runs a mask campaign for ASCORSI
Three ways to help the association of waste collectors in Itapira keep working safely during the pandemic.
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June 9, 2020
Playlist on social isolation is updated
Two new videos on the EscutArte channel, including one on the nightmares many people were having.
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May 14, 2020
Article on life projects passes 200 reads
Published in Revista Intellectus, the article is one of the outcomes of Patrick Pereira’s master’s thesis.
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May 3, 2020
Is the government to blame for the current situation? A psychological reading
Is there ONE culprit? What has the search for one actually contributed to Brazil’s development?
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April 30, 2020
The Quarantine Salon and the artists selected
Of 891 works submitted from across Brazil, 40 artists were selected — Marcele Campanini among them.
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April 26, 2020
What does a hospital psychologist do?
A video explaining the main features of the role, part of a playlist on the different areas a psychologist can work in.
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April 23, 2020
Marcele Campanini selected for one of Brazil’s most competitive salons
The first Quarantine Visual Arts Salon drew 890 entries from across Brazil and representation from 9 countries on 4 continents.
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