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Reducing Stigma in Lawyer Mental Health - 26/05/2023
Fighting Despair and Isolation - 19/05/2023
Mamas (and Papas), Don't Let Your Babies Grow up and Be Lawyers - 12/05/2023
HALT in the name of Law - 05/05/2023
Mental Health Week and Well-Being in Law Week - 28/04/2023
We Love Our Volunteers So Much - We Want More! - 21/04/2023
The Dire Straits of Legal Practice - 14/04/2023
Spring ... What does it mean to you? - 7/04/2023
Excellent is Good Enough - 31/03/2023
"Disability in the law ... is a lot" - 24/03/2023
Supporting Loved Ones with Depression - 17/03/2023
Loraine vs. ChapGPT - 13/03/2023
Staying Sane in a Crazy World - 03/03/2023
Lady Justice: Celebrating Black Canadian Trailblazers (Guest Blog by Ronke Omorodion) - 02/24/2023
(CW: Suicide) Work Overcommitment and Family Day - 02/17/2023
Why Peer Support? - 02/10/2023
Stress, Happiness and Meaning - 02/03/2023
Look to Your Left, Look to Your Right and Look Across from You - 01/27/2023
Advertising and the World of Well-Being - 01/20/2023
We are Stronger Where We are Mended - 01/13/2023
New Year, New You and the Game of Law - 01/06/2023
Happy Holiday to all and to all a Good 2023! - 12/16/2022
From Guilty Pleasures to Words of Wisdom to Live By - 12/09/2022
Getting past Resume Algorithms and Beyond - 12/02/2022
The Kids Aren't Alright* - 11/25/2022
Strategies for Turning Off at the End of the Work Day - 11/18/2022
Lest We Forget - 11/10/2022
Work Life Balance 2.0 (aka "To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors." Tia Walker - 11/4/2022
Harm Reduction Strategies for Lawyers - 10/28/2022
Continuous Learning in the Legal Profession: Aesthetics and Well-Being - 10/21/2022
Joy - 10/14/2022
Thankful for Thanksgiving - 10/07/2022
Truth and Reconciliation Day - 9/29/2022
A*S*S*I*S*T Plus - 9/23/2022
Double Down with Gratitude - 9/16/2022
Law Students - It's Okay Not To Be Okay - 9/09/2022
Call Us Before Quiet Quitting - 09/02/2022
Dog Day of Summer - 08/26/2022
What Lawyers Want (or Associates are from Mars, Partners are from Venus) - 08/19/2022
Please be Upstanding - 08/12/2022
The Great Prioritization - 08/05/2022
Imposter Syndrome and Envy: Knowing Ourselves and Each Other - 07/22/2022
Recovering from Trauma - 07/15/2022
In a World Where You Can Be Anything, Be Kind - 07/08/2022
Unplugging to Recharge - 06/24/2022
Lawyers: Professionals or Profit Centres? - 06/17/2022
Alberta Law Culture - The Good, The Bad and The Interesting - 06/10/2022
A Little Help from my Friends - 06/03/2022
No Red Line Between Grief and Depression - 05/27/2022
Panic Attacks: Helping Yourself and Others - 05/20/2022
Bears, Antelopes, Empathy and Compassion - 05/13/2022
There's a Path for Everyone - 05/06/2022
Every Week is Lawyer Well-Being Week - 04/27/2022
Empathy is the Word - 04/22/2022
Reframing the Great Return - 04/14/2022
Desiderata and Practicing Law - 04/08/2022
The Great Return: You Don't Have To Do It Alone - 04/01/2022
Celebrating Peer Support Assist-Style - 03/25/2022
Lawyer and Family Assistance Through Assist - 03/18/2022
Supporting Ukraine, Ourselves and Each Other - 03/10/2022
The Great Return: Be Prepared for Friction and Fiction - 04/03/2022
Administrative Professionals' Day 2022 - 25/02/2022
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love Risk Management Through Disability Coverage - 18/02/2022
WAKE Me UP Before You GO-go - 11/02/22
Practicing Without a "No Jerks Policy" - 04/02/2022
The "No Jerks Allowed" Legal Workplace - 28/01/22
Stop and Smell the Coffee - 21/01/22
A Little Patience - 14/01/2022
Active Leisure and Vacations - How Do We Get the Benefits in a Pandemic World - 07/01/2022
Joy, Hope, and Peace - 17/12/2021
Well-Being - Shout it Out Loud - 10/12/2021
Happiness, Billable Hours and One-Trick Ponies - 03/12/2021
Sunrise, Sunset: Does a Lawyer's Day Ever End? - 26/11/2021
The Colour Purple: Learning about Family Violence Prevention Month - 19/11/2021
If to Err is Human, and Lawyers Can't Err, Are We Still Human? - 12/11/2021
Self-Help Strategies for Stress Management - 05/11/2021
To Thine Own Self Be True - 29/10/2021
Loss During Traumatic Times - 22/10/2021
Lawyer Mental Health Heroes - 15/10/2021
Thanksgiving: The Good, the Bad, and the Grateful - 08/10/2021
Law & Order 2.0, Law and Alcohol Culture 2.0 - 01/10/2021
A Case for Compassion - 24/09/2021
How Assist Can Help, Again, Still - 17/09/2021
Days That Matter (i.e. all of them) - 9/10/2021
Welcome to September - 9/03/2021
You Matter - 8/20/2021
What Not To Do in the 'Discomfort Zone' - 8/06/2021
Do Lawyers Dream of Electric Sheep? - 9/23/2021
Return to Work 2.0 - 9/07/2021
Happy Summer - 25/06/2021
Five Breaths - 18/06/2021
Lawyer Mental Health and Stigma - June 2021 - 11/06/2021
June and its Coat of Many Colours - 04/06/2021
Go Some Distance Away - 21/5/2021
Stress, Drink, Leave -- New Research About Lawyers - 14/5/2021
Happy Mother's Day, Pandemic Version 2.0 - 7/5/2021
Lawyer Well-Being 2021 - 4/30/2021
The Value of One, The Power of Many - 4/23/2021
It's In You To Give - 4/16/2021
Happy Birthday to Us! - 4/9/2021
Valuing "My Experiences" - 4/1/2021
Covid 2.0 - 3/26/2021
What Colour is your Coffee Circle - 3/19/2021
How Many Crises Up on Top? - 3/12/2021
Worth Their Weight in Gold - 3/5/2021
Zoom and Doom - 2/26/2021
In Praise of Small Blessings - 2/19/2021
Family Day, 2021 - 2/12/2021
February- Illegitimi non carborundum - 2/5/2021
The Four Yorkshiremen of the Apocalypse - 1/29/2021
Assist Myth Busters - 01/22/2021
Feeling Good in Challenging Times - 01/15/2021
Know Your Why - and Why It Matters - 01/08/2021
Holiday Season Self-Care in the Pandemic Era - 12/18/2020
Silk? Wool? But what kind of linings do court robes have? - 12/11/2020
Imposter Syndrome - 12/04/2020
November is Family Violence Prevention Month in Alberta - 11/27/2020
Psychological First Aid - 11/20/2020
Recharging, Recovery and Reslience - 11/13/2020
Coping with US Election Stress and Fatigue - 11/05/2020
Pawsitive Psychology - 10/30/2020
Why We Need to Vote - 10/23/2020
Is COVID Winter Making You SAD - 10/16/2020
Jenny's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Challenge - 10/09/2020
TGIF - 10/02/2020
To Madam, With Love - 09/25/2020
How Are We Doing? - 09/18/2020
The She-Cession and Sisters in Law - 09/11/2020
First Days - 09/04/2020
Back to School... - 08/28/2020
#AlbertaLawyersStrong - 08/21/2020
Help is Only One Phone Call Away - 08/14/2020
When You're in the Jar, You Can't See the Label - 08/07/2020
Gratitude- 07/31/2020
Navigating the Legal Workplace and Walk with a Buddy - 07/24/2020
Creativity in a Profession Ruled by Precedent - 07/17/2020
Pandemic Peer Support - 07/10/2020
Happy 153rd Birthday Canada! - 07/03/2020
Finding Joy! - 06/26/2020
Can a Car Airfresher Save Lifes? - 06/19/2020
#BlackLivesMatter - 06/12/2020
Covid-19 Quarantine Week 12 - 06/05/2020
Dispatch from Nunavut - 05/29/2020
The Six Million Dollar Man (& Woman) - 05/22/2020
Surviving in Captivity - 05/15/2020
Life is What Happens - 05/08/2020
Stages of Covid-19 Anxiety - 05/01/2020
Lawyer Well-Being Week - 04/27/2020
All I Really Need to Know I Learned for Kindergartners - 04/17/2020
The Year Spring Forgot About Us - 04/09/2020
Being a Team in a Socially Isolated World - 04/03/2020
Amity Amid Calamity - 03/30/2020
News to You from Assist! - 03/23/2020

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