Speakers at a recent program from the Massachusetts Bar Association shared insight about how we need both individual and community action to fight systemic racism and stigma, two significant barriers to well-being. Insight about taking care of our mental…
The Massachusetts Trial Court is taking steps to improve racial justice for lawyers as well as the public. Reporting Incidents The Trial Court set up a new way to report racial injustice experienced in the Courts, as a direct…
In the chaos of parenting during a pandemic, mindfulness strategies can be so helpful but also feel out of reach -- and a recent program offered tips to help. Practical strategies to approach incorporating mindfulness as a parent in…
We thank Patrick Curran, the current representative for the Massachusetts SOLACE Program, for contributing this guest post. In 2014, the Massachusetts Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Association initiated a program in Massachusetts designed to…
This year's message for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is "Every Body to Have a Seat at the Table," encouraging conversations on raising awareness, challenging systemic biases, and sharing stories from historically underrepresented backgrounds and experiences. The National Eating…
February is American Heart Month! Get strategies to protect your heart during such stressful times from Dr. Tracey Meyers in this 25-minute installment of Webinars for Busy Lawyers. It is no secret that the legal profession has to deal…
Random Acts of Kindness Day and Week are here! A new metastudy provides guidance on how kindness can help us improve happiness -- and why randomness matters. A new metastudy of 126 studies of almost 200,000 participants shows kindness…
New studies on the connection between happiness and money seem to support previous findings about the greater importance of autonomy. A new study from Wharton demonstrates that "Money matters to happiness -- perhaps more than previously thought." And another,…
A new toolkit for bar associations in Massachusetts has been published jointly by the Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being and the Massachusetts Bar Association. A convenient checklist is included with key action steps for bar associations…
The Massachusetts SJC Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being released its Report Summarizing Affinity Bar Town Hall Meetings on Feb. 4, 2021, showing barriers faced by lawyers, judges, and law students from oppressed populations. The Report catalogues experiences shared by…