Simple Practices You Can Do In 10 Minutes To Calm The Distressed Mind
You intuitively know that when you're under a high amount of stress, experiencing anxiety or in full panic mode, it leads to bad decision making.
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Do This To Soothe The Anxious Mind
Anxiety is part of the mental landscape for many lawyers. I used to be an anxious lawyer (hence, the title of our book, The Anxious Lawyer). At some point, the anxiety went from mild to acute. The recovery from an [...]
Keeping Your Sanity During The Bar Exam
It's that time of year. The dreaded bar exam. The final threshold you must cross to transition from law student to lawyer. I took the bar exam in three different states — New York, Florida and California. With each exam, the [...]
Study Shows 8-Week Mindfulness Course Increases Workplace Effectiveness By 6%
Last year, my co-author, Karen Gifford and I had an opportunity to partner with the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) and Seyfarth Shaw LLP to offer an 8-week mindfulness and meditation program. We used our book, The Anxious Lawyer, which [...]
Life After Law As A Consultant
Last week, I was in Owensboro, KY at the Kentucky Bar Association's Annual Meeting where I gave a talk on practical ways of increasing our inner sense of well-being to about 200 lawyers. I always lead a short (0.1 hour) [...]
What To Do When You Feel Stuck
That yearning for something different whether you choose to act on it or not deserves to be heard. It deserves a place in your heart and mind. It deserves a place in your psyche.
How To Practice Being A Good Friend To Yourself
One surprising thing I learned when I started to practice mindfulness is this: the mind is a very busy and noisy place.
Why Law Schools Are Failing Future Lawyers By Not Talking About Human Suffering
Perhaps we should’ve learned in law school that as a lawyer, as a good and successful lawyer, we will occasionally (or even frequently) “lose.” However, it would be wrong to assume the loss is a reflection on you as a lawyer or your lawyering ability.
Why We Struggle To Do Things That Are Good For Us
Why is there a disconnect between knowing the things that are good for us and actually doing it? Why is it that I'm so often tempted by that glazed donut sitting in the cafeteria but overlook the apple?
Want To Be Happier? Meditate Everyday
However, recent studies show that with practice, people can elevate their baseline happiness level. We now know that the brain continues to develop and is capable of change—known as neuroplasticity.