Safe With The Mind Field

The work is vital.
Your mental health is too.

Working  in emergency settings can stress us out and challenge us in ways that may make us feel overwhelmed, cynical, depressed and vulnerable (among a whole load of other things). Because the job is to bear witness and to help others, we often ignore our own needs and feelings, and disguise any personal discomfort for the good of mission or the copy.

Safe With The Mind Field offers a thoughtful, deeply informed exploration of the mental health impact of working in emergency and conflict settings. Drawing on decades of clinical experience and the unique insights of The Mind Field, this book provides practical understanding, validation and support for those who work in crisis situations.

With compassion and clarity, Anna C. Blundy (Mortimer) invites readers to reflect, recalibrate and remember that you can’t keep the engine running with an empty tank.

The Mind Field provides a unique space for connecting international development workers, journalists and similar professionals with wonderful therapists from around the world. We offer therapy in over 15 languages and nearly all our therapists are former aid workers or journalists, so we really do  get it.

“You help others. We help you.”