Alberta lawyers have enjoyed a sabbatical from filing CPD declarations for the last three years or so while the Law Society of Alberta created a new Continuing Professional Development program.
Oh Canada, Our Home and Imperfect Land What does Canada Day mean to you? Our history is not all sunshine and light, a group of pioneers pulling together to build a great...
On Being a Happy Lawyer Happiness and practicing law don’t always go together the way peanut butter and jam do.
Last week, I had the privilege of sharing the podium at a legal conference with Dr. Brian Forbes and Tiro Clarke as we discussed lawyer well-being issues and strategies.
Lawyers’ Families, Workaholism and Well-Being We talked about perfectionism in this blog a few weeks ago, and I mentioned that I brought perfectionism to my role as a lawyer’s wife, as...
The Many Months of June June is a wonderful month. Many of us associate it with the end of the Canadian school year.
Closing the Gap—Reducing Stigma in Lawyer Mental Health Content Warning: this blog does not contain light-hearted anecdotes and attempts at humour, primarily because I can’t think of ways to talk about stigma...
Fighting Despair and Isolation We are on the cusp of the May long weekend, an annual spring rite of passage, regardless of whether we are heading out on a weekend adventure...
Mamas (and Papas), Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up and Be Lawyers Readers of this blog will know that I often find inspiration in song titles.
HALT in the Name of Law This week is Lawyer Well-Being Week at Assist, Mental Health Week in Canada, and Well-Being in Law Week in the United States.