Ashley Davis Bush

A calm mind comes from knowing how you handle your emotions. At its fullest expression, deep inner peace is a response to life - a compassionate, rooted awareness - that is independent of external circumstances. Like the ocean depths, inner peace is expansive and stable. With practice, you can learn to quickly leave the choppy, wild waves at the surface...

For mental health professionals who must regularly guard against compassion fatigue and secondary traumatisation, intentional self-care isn't just essential; it's a survival tool. If therapists don't take proper care of themselves, they can't do their work effectively. Taking up an exercise programme, going on a vacation, and turning to supportive social networks, while helpful remedies to the stresses of the...