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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.

Mental Health Week and Well-Being in Law Week  The COVID-19 pandemic and work from home orders, both of which arrived in Alberta in March of 2020, enhanced creative thinking.

We Love Our Volunteers So Much - We Want More! There are many things we love in life.

The Dire Straits of Legal Practice: Overcoming Industrial Disease with Psychological Detachment and Assertiveness   Ice-breaker questions can be fun as well as practical when a new group of people is getting to know...