Too often, individuals in the legal profession struggle privately with mental health concerns because of stigma, fear, and shame. The ABA recently launched a campaign to encourage lawyers, law students, and judges to get support. Efforts to improve well-being in…
Our Free & Confidential monthly support meetings for mothers in the legal profession will return from summer break on September 25, 2019! With the first monthly meeting of SuperMom of this school year approaching, we invite lawyers, law students, and…
September is Self-Care Awareness Month! Here's what lawyers and law students need to do to stay balanced in a challenging profession. At this time last year, Elon Musk was making headlines about sleep deprivation -- which was a great opportunity…
In the competitive world of law, it is not uncommon to feel (consciously or unconsciously) that failure is not an option. Still, perfection is impossible to achieve, and fearing failure will limit your growth and learning. While striving toward it…
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 on…
Proper mental health requires effort -- especially for lawyers and law students. Law students, don't wait to develop healthy coping skills now. Law students start law school with high life satisfaction and strong mental health measures. But within the first…
We're sourcing input from lawyers practicing in Massachusetts state courts and before administrative tribunals and boards to establish standards on accommodations for nursing/pumping mothers. In 2018, the Massachusetts Federal Court adopted an order regarding accommodations for nursing mothers. This was…
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Steering Committee on Lawyer Well-Being just released its final report yesterday. Chief Justice Gants announced members of the Committee in October 2018, in response to the clear need bring stakeholders in the legal profession to…
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…
It isn't healthy to make decisions based on fear, as common as it is in the legal profession. Here's how to start rewiring your brain to focus on positive outcomes. Many areas of life highlight the reasons why we choose…