With October 10th is recognized as World Mental Health Day, the ABA has added its special recognition of Law Student Mental Health Day to highlight well-being at a particularly critical stage in a particularly stressful career. Law school is…
With plans to return to the office changing through prolonged uncertainty, some simple tools can help us deal with the shift back to the workplace. The video embedded below was produced by the Northeast Chapter of the Association of…
The Institute for Well-Being in Law's 2022 Conference will be held online from January 19 - 21. Focused on how the legal profession can better support individual and organizational thriving, IWIL's 2022 conference will share new ideas and practical…
Our Free & Confidential group meetings for SuperMom will resume on October 28, 2021, and will continue to meet each fourth Thursday of the month at 12pm online. Run in collaboration with the Women's Bar Association's Parents' Forum and…
September 10th is Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day, as National Suicide Prevention Week and National Suicide Prevention Month continue. If you are having thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK). You can find a list…
September is National Recovery Month, and the theme for 2021 is "Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community." We thank Bernardo G. Cuadra, Assistant Attorney General in the Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division of the Massachusetts Office of…
With a new study demonstrating how dogs support our well-being, legal employers need to focus on inclusion when considering pet-friendly office policies. The ways in which dogs support our emotional well-being to emotional support animals have been established over…
We're sharing guidance to get started building strong habits for well-being in the legal profession. We thank the Lawyers Depression Project for contributing this guest post. 1. Prioritize yourself. There is no case, no assignment, nothing in fact,…
The American Bar Association's annual national COLAP Conference features sessions about leadership in lawyer and law student well-being. The 2021 National Conference for Lawyer Assistance Programs will be held on Wednesday, September 22nd and Thursday, September 23rd, in a…
Being intentional and paying attention are key starting points for allyship. We thank Bernardo G. Cuadra for contributing this guest post. . . . In June, the SJC Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being hosted a program called…