Due Quach

About

Due Quach (pronounced "Zway Kwok") is a mental health advocate, social entrepreneur, and the author of Calm Clarity: How to Use Science to Rewire Your Brain for Greater Wisdom, Fulfillment, and Joy, one of Fast Company’s best business books of 2018.

She also founded two social ventures that tackle systemic inequities: Calm Clarity, which focuses on addressing unconscious bias, guiding organizations to build genuine inclusion, and advocating for mental health equity, and the Collective Success Network, which supports first-generation college students to navigate college and enter professional careers.

Having started life in poverty as a refugee in inner-city Philadelphia, Due turned to neuroscience to heal the long-term effects of trauma, graduate from Harvard College and the Wharton School of Business, and build a successful international business career. Since starting Calm Clarity, she has dedicated her life to creating social impact using neuroscience. Due’s extraordinary story is featured in The Portal, a documentary film about meditation as a portal for healing and transformation.

Books by Due Quach

Recent Posts

The Fawn Response to Racism

Have you internalized these five narratives commonly shared within POC communities? If yes, you may have unconsciously adopted a fawn response to racism and oppression.

Trauma-Informed Allyship

To be an ally, please read this to understand how the way you show up and what you say can impact the mental health of people experiencing race-based trauma.

The Fawn Response to Racism

How fawn strategies enable children to survive domestic violence and people of color to survive centuries of white terrorism.

Tender, Loving Self-Care for Asian Americans

In the wake of the horrific attacks in Atlanta, here is expert guidance on how Asian Americans can care for their mental health through this period of collective trauma.

The Burden of Community Violence

What toll does gun violence in one's community have on residents? How does one cope and process such an event in the absence of mental health resources and interventions?

A Call to Heal Race-Based Trauma

Can therapy, a field shaped by white supremacy, heal the wounds of systemic oppression and racism?