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Finding Wellness Along “The Way”
The competing demands of managing a legal practice, parenting teenagers, serving as a support to family members and undertaking volunteer work are often overwhelming and exhausting. While a great sense of satisfaction is derived from the time, effort and care devoted to family, community and professional endeavors, when not counter-balanced by acts of self-care, juggling...
Read ArticleLawyers Find Wellness Through Art, Craft and Creativity
The law is often regarded as being rigid, exacting, and demanding, whereas art is thought to be loose and free. Lawyers and artists seem to be on opposite sides of the spectrum; however, artistic lawyers are finding balance and wellness combining the two disciplines. In art, the transformation the artist undergoes during the creative process...
Read ArticleAttorneys and Financial Wellness: The Forgotten Wellness Topic
“I’m so embarrassed. I can’t believe I have to talk to an attorney about my own finances.” “I wish I never would have gone to law school. I’ll never pay off these student loans.” “I can’t sleep. I just stay up all night worrying about the bills I have to pay and that I don’t...
Read ArticleThe Power of a Knitting Circle
In 2020, yarn companies credited their record sales directly to individuals learning to knit or crochet or reengaging in their childhood hobby. Many folks turned to virtual fiber arts circles, or knitting circles, not only to learn to knit or improve on their skills but also as a means to have a covid-safe social experience....
Read ArticleThe Substance of Getting Well Soon
Substance use and wellness is an important issue for members of the legal profession. People often ask me whether or not they have a problem with drinking. I’m flattered, but the problem with that question is that I do not know the answer. They tell me about their consumption and expect that there is a...
Read ArticleKnow Yourself and Help Others: Wellness and Professionalism Go Hand-in-Hand
I closed my practice at the end of January, took down my shingle, and went inactive with the state bar. Soon after, Anina Dalsin asked me to share how, despite challenges I faced along the way, she, at least, thought I had practiced with confidence, grace, and wellbeing. So, either I put on one helluva...
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