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Seasonal Affective Disorder

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Seasonal Affective Disorder Today is December 6th (if you are reading this blog on its publication day), and we have fourteen short days and long nights until the Winter Solstice (which technically...

Disability and Inclusion

Disability and Inclusion

Disabilities and Inclusion Tuesday, December 3, 2025 is International Persons with Disabilities Day.

Choosing How to Spend Your Marbles

Choosing How to Spend Your Marbles

Choosing How to Spend Your Marbles  Remember the Barbenheimer phenomenon last summer, when many of us flocked to theatres to see two blockbuster movies being released the same weekend, Barbie and Oppenheimer? I was...

Coping with Election Stress and Fatigue

Coping with Election Stress and Fatigue

Coping with Election Stress and Fatigue Political elections can be stressful. The never-ending US election cycle is in the media 24/7/365.

Reprogramming No-Win Scenarios

Reprogramming No-Win Scenarios

Reprogramming No-Win Scenarios Are there any other Star Trek fans out there? I didn’t think I was a Trekkie when I turned on the tv after school in the 1970s to...

The Power of Gratitude

The Power of Gratitude

The Power of Gratitude Expressing gratitude doesn’t always come easily to lawyers—it just isn’t a big part of our work culture.

Articling, Harassment and Discrimination - 2024

Articling, Harassment and Discrimination - 2024

Articling, Harassment and Discrimination - 2024  Did you see the E-bulletin from the Law Society of Alberta last Friday (September 27th) informing the legal community about the results of the 2024 Articling Student...