"I am constantly on edge. It feels like I'm walking around with an open wound," says the lawyer who I've been coaching. This is a familiar feeling to me. I've been there. I've lived through it. The lawyer is reeling [...]
This week I have Amy M. Gardner on The Resilient Lawyer podcast. Amy is an attorney and certified professional coach who coaches attorneys on career, leadership, and professionalism issues as a principal at Apochromatik.
Jennifer McClanahan-Flint is the founder of the Leverage to Lead Group and Programs. As a Career Strategist, she works primarily with ambitious women of color to help them navigate bias, compensation, and their career progression so they can continue to rise. Through her work at Leverage to Lead, she has built a process to help her clients get clear about what they want out of their careers and build a plan to get it.
According to a 2016 Hazelden Betty Ford/ABA study, 19 percent of lawyers suffer from anxiety. It's a familiar territory (after all, I wrote a book titled, The Anxious Lawyer.) I regularly talk to lawyers who are struggling with anxiety but interestingly, when I [...]
In this episode, I am excited to have Jim Dwyer on to talk about how best to align your goals and values with your career experience. Jim is a personal injury lawyer and the managing partner of his law firm.
I am excited to have Heather Hubbard on this week to talk about her experience as a lawyer pioneering the yoga and wellness environment in Minneapolis. Heather is the founder and president of All Rise and host of the weekly podcast, Hustle & Flow. A former partner and practice group leader at an AmLaw 200 firm, Heather is focused on helping women and minorities rise in the legal profession.
This week I have Harvey Freedenberg on, to talk about how a daily meditation practice can revolutionize how you perceive the world and potentially help your firm. Harvey Freedenberg is Firm Counsel at the law firm of McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, a firm of approximately 135 lawyers in Harrisburg, PA.
Elissa Meyer is a Program Attorney at Minnesota Continuing Legal Education in the Twin Cities, and a yoga teacher at a small community studio in Northeast Minneapolis called YOGA Garden. Matthew Foli is a real estate attorney/yoga teacher in Minneapolis. I am excited to have them both on to talk about their experience as lawyers pioneering the yoga and wellness environment in Minneapolis.
In this episode, I am excited to have Chelsey Lambert on the show to speak on different technology and products for lawyers and her website, lextechreview.com. Chelsey is a Legal Technology Specialist, published author, and CLE speaker. As a former Practice Management Advisor for the Chicago Bar Association and executive for legal technology companies, she has seen our industry from many angles.
I am excited to have my personal friend on this week, Dr. Rachel Fry. Rachel joins the show to speak on the importance of mental health in a profession that not only can be exhausting on our faculties, but requires us to be of top mental fortitude at all times.