Mindset Aarhus

26/09/2025

Looking forward to sharing the stage as a Panellist with Phil Hall tomorrow. Come see our talk "How to thrive as an expat in Aarhus" at 11am at Main Library Aarhus ,

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Come listen, laugh, and be inspired — your Aarhus story starts here!

20/07/2025

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I recently had the pleasure of giving a talk at a conference held by Erhverv Aarhus and The International Community. Yet another wonderful initiative by these organizations, it was a fantastic experience delivering the important messages on Mindset, how our minds work under difficult situations and....

20/07/2025

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Boye & Company never disappoints. What a wonderful venue, what an amazing crowd, what a great organization, and as always it was my pleasure to give a talk on my favorite subject The Powerful Mind! In no particular order, many thanks to all following individuals and organizations for their part....

11/11/2024

In the last few months I had the pleasure to give 4 talks on and and the chance to continue spreading the word about the important steps for a healthy productive mindset.

In reverse chronological order I would like to say a huge thank you to Janus Boye for organising the 20th Annual International Digital Leadership Conference in Aarhus. Janus is a fellow Aarhusian who shares my passion for , works hard to contribute to it and does a fantastic job organising not just a conference but outstanding learning and sharing experiences from conception to completion. Hats off to Boye and his team for bringing us together last week in the beautiful Scandinavian center and for my very much appreciated gift.

As a Multi National who lives in Aarhus, one cannot thank the International Community Erhverv Aarhus enough and under the committed leadership of Maria G. Lander Madsen it has been even a happier community that benefits from great social projects. Thanks for taking the initiative to hold a morning talk on Mental Health and Winter Depression at the end of the summer and inviting me as a speaker. I enjoyed meeting and welcoming the new Internationals to and sharing tips and tricks to beat the Winter Blues.

Last but not least, UX Nordic Conference 24 organised by Luciano Lykkebo brought hundreds of established professionals from around the world to Denmark where I had 2 sessions on Mental Health Awareness and talked about small investments that can create big returns. Truly enjoyed meeting with and exchanging ideas with the inspirational co speakers and attendees.

Let's keep spreading the word about !

Melissa Brigante, ALM, M.A. BSc (Psych)
[email protected]
www.mindsetaarhus.dk

Photo credits: Ib Sørensen Fotografi, Laura Sell, Ciel Floden

25/08/2024

Thank you for your referrals !

25/08/2024

We served individuals and families from 35 different countries in the last 12 months in Aarhus!

25/08/2024

https://www.uxnordic.com/session/mental-wealth-mind-the-gap-feed-the-mind

Small investments that can create big returns (will be repeated in the afternoon) - The UX Nordic Conference offers Quality Insights and Workshops for UX professionals and digital designers from all over Europe.

25/08/2024

https://internationalcommunity.dk/events/2024/coffee-morning/
This fun and informal event is a great opportunity to get to meet new people, ask questions to our occasional speakers, and enjoy some delicious coffee or tea at The Merchant Room.

This time, we will be joined by Melissa Brigante, founder of Mindset Aarhus, who will tell us about her work and how to get well through the dark winters in Denmark.

Melissa Brigante is an American Italian psychologist who lived in London for 10 years prior to moving to Aarhus in 2019. She has a degree in Psychology, and many years of experience working as a consultant for the United Nations and international humanitarian aid organizations in large scale disasters around the world. She is the winner of the 2022 London Grenfell Tower Trust award for “The Best Early Intervention Psychotherapists” and Harvard University Derek Bok Public Service Award where she received her Master’s Degree in 2009.

15/01/2024

Her leaving in tears yesterday was touching. One of my interesting memories after moving to Denmark was running into the Queen and walking face to face towards each other (without knowing it was her at first, then without knowing what to do when I realised it was the Queen. Stop walking? Step aside? Say Hi, or not?) As she approached closer, I took a step to the side to ‘let her’ pass. She had a nice smile on (and a single bodyguard right behind 😊) and she looked like any other Dane I met in Aarhus; genuine, kind, approachable and in good humour.

While Denmark welcomes a new king, , I am thanking Aarhus for bringing amazing people in my life too, both on a personal and on a professional level. Thank you for all the referrals. In 2023 alone, I had the opportunity to work with individuals who also called Aarhus home but were from the following 30 countries: Algiers, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, India, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkiye, Ukraine, United States of America and Zimbabwe.

Do I need to mention Aarhus is a very International city too? 😊

www.mindsetaarhus.dk

22/11/2023