The Thriving Therapist

The Thriving Therapist provides an integrative, holistic, and developmentally sensitive path to assist therapists in assessing their unique needs and proactively structuring sustainable self-care practices, in alignment with their values. Self-care shouldn amp rsquo t feel like a burden. Professional self-care can be enjoyable, personally meaningful, and sustainably integrated into mental health practitioners amp rsquo lives.    Included in this book are diverse and vital resources that help practitioners: Go beyond one-off activities to create a self-caring lifestyle Strengthen the guiding values by which they live and work, in order to prevent burnout and embody wellness Cultivate mindful awareness of their needs both personal and professional, with special attention to the alignment of the person-practitioner-work environment Build powerful inner resources such as gratitude, self-compassion, forgiveness, and humor to soothe in response to threats and bounce back from daily challenges Implement and sustain healthy lifestyle habits that transform amp ldquo simply getting by amp rdquo into more easeful and meaningful living, including neurophysiological supports, meditation and subtle energy practices, mindful media consumption, and community-building.