Setting boundaries is an important skill to prevent burnout, especially in the legal profession. Start practicing the 3 steps below if you find it difficult to say NO. Setting boundaries is challenging for almost everyone. We've provided general guidance…
Notice how the title doesn't say that you SHOULD reject the word? It isn’t just a technicality -- CAN has a different meaning from SHOULD, and it matters to our language-loving human brains. We think in words -- often without…
Lawyers are the loneliest of all professionals. Social support is critical to well-being, so don't wait to focus on finding connection. The stress of working in the legal profession is well-documented. A prominent study in a 2016 medical journal, for…
Whether you experience symptoms of ADD or ADHD with or without a diagnosis, here's advice to keep challenges in check and optimize your abilities. Most people see ADD/ADHD as an obstacle to overcome. In my work as a psychologist,…
Here's how to start rewiring your brain to focus on positive outcomes. Many areas of life highlight the reasons why we choose to do one thing and not another. From a moral development perspective, a person’s reason for their decision is…
Even if you're not blazing new trails of justice as a lawyer, you can still prioritize taking time to support real life trailblazers and the work they do to improve the world for us all. Merriam-Webster defines a trailblazer as “one that…
Law students experience more stress than medical and other graduate students. But it doesn’t have to be debilitating. We're covering how to evaluate your stress level, how to know when to get help, and how to get it. "Law students…
You’re not a pot roast. Has anyone ever told you that? No? Well, let me be the first. It’s important to remember that you are not a pot roast. Now you might be thinking, “I’ve never been confused about being a pot roast. So why are you telling me this?” That’s a fair question. Allow me to explain.
Are you about to start law school? Congratulations . . . You have probably heard at least a few horror stories about the stress, the dropout rate, the prevalence of depression, the high student loans, the competition, the high rates of substance use, and how law school is either like military boot camp, the Hunger Games, or the battle between Gandalf and the Balrog. Challenges shape us, and law school is a life changing experience. Needless to say, it is best to have some helpful strategies at the ready, even before it seems they are necessary.
We all feel fluctuations in our moods (from elation to deep sadness). Some people feel this range of emotions to a lesser degree (find it hard to feel intense emotions) while others feel it to a greater degree (find it hard not to feel intense emotions). A common question we get is, “How can you tell the difference between a low mood and something more serious like depression?”.