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 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 have been established over recent years. Specifically according…
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,…
Two lawyer assistance programs, TLAP and LCL of PA, recently released an important video encouraging everyone in the legal profession to help save lives by asking how a colleague is doing anytime we notice they might be struggling. If…
Surveys administered earlier this year by ALM Intelligence and Bloomberg Law (separately) confirm that well-being in the legal profession has suffered -- attorneys of color and attorneys early in their careers are impacted most. Findings that well-being in the…
When our anger causes us harm, how can we can transform it? This is the second post in a series about anger and controlling its effects on our personal and professional lives, originally published by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly here.…
The right balance of 'idea doubt' can spark creativity. Otherwise, procrastination is associated with a range of adverse mental and physical conditions -- and understanding it can help us embrace ways to overcome it. Perhaps no professional shortcoming is…
Can we get rid of anger in the legal profession? And if not, how do we handle it? This is the first post in a series about anger and controlling its effects on our personal and professional lives, originally…
A new study looks at high rates of mental illness and heavy alcohol use in the legal profession alongside the longstanding problem of attrition among women. With alarming yet not entirely surprising findings published in PLOS-ONE, the groundbreaking study…
Particularly with the pandemic, we need to pay attention to feelings of 'languish,' which although not a diagnosable mental illness, could be a risk factor for depression and other mental health conditions. Recognizing Languish “Languishing describes low mental well-being…