In this episode, I am excited to have Gina Biegel on to talk about redefining mindfulness in the 21st century and the idea of positive neuroplasticity. Gina Biegel is a psychotherapist, researcher, speaker, and author in the San Francisco Bay Area who specializes in mindfulness-based work with adolescents.
Before law school, I used to love writing — simply for the joy of it, as a means of self-expression. I started journaling when I was in elementary school and the journal was the doorway to my creativity. Not only [...]
I am excited to have Megan Zavieh on to talk about mental health and well-being this week, and how to pick up on symptoms and handle yourself appropriately. Megan Zavieh is a lawyer for lawyers, saving careers through attorney discipline defense. She also advises bar applicants on moral character issues and takes moral character appeals to trial.
This week I have David Shircliff on the podcast to talk about maintaining well-being as a lawyer. David is a Chief Public Defender in Indiana who has a passion for helping trial lawyers break through barriers that inhibit performance and fulfillment, including enhancing trial skills, rejuvenating passion after burnout, overcoming secondary trauma, and other non-discussable issues in the practice of law.
Jen Dawson is a Certified Financial Planner and is the Chicago Managing Director of Hemington Wealth Management. Today I am excited to have Jen on to talk about something we don't get the opportunity to candidly about: Money.
In this episode, I read an article I recently wrote for the American Bar Association. They put out a call for lawyers that come from an underprivileged background to share their "My Path to Law" Story, so I thought this would be a perfect time to share my story in terms of how I went from being an immigrant from Korea at the age of 10 to being a lawyer.
One reason meditation can have such a powerful effect on people’s lives is that our mind is one of the very few things we have the ability to control.
I watched a lot of Law & Order growing up. My family immigrated to the U.S. in 1988 (the same year that Korea last hosted the Olympics). I was 10 years old and didn’t speak a word of English. Neither did anyone else in my family.
Here's the thing. Your clients and your firm will never tell you — you've been working too much. Why don't you take a day off? It is up to each and every one of us to know ourselves well enough to say, I need a day off.
I am excited to have Charlotte Tschider on to talk about how the concept of having work and personal life being two completely separate and isolated entities could be a dated way of seeing things. Charlotte is an Affiliated Professor at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law's Health Law Institute and Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Programs and Owner/Principal for Cybersimple Security, a privacy and cybersecurity consulting firm.