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Happy 2024! What 2023 Showed We are a bit off season at Assist—our yearend is October 31st, so today is the first day of the second month of 2024.

Networking and Job-Finding  When I was a young lawyer in the 1980s, Alberta was in a recession.

In last week’s blog, I shared my takeaways from the CBA Well-Being Conference.

Vacation Memos, Climbing Trees and Being Like Engineers: Stress Management Tips from the CBA Well-Being Conference This week, I was fortunate to travel to Toronto to attend the CBA Well-Being Conference...

Email Overload and the Bencher Election Many of us feel overwhelmed by the volume of information impacting us—through email, social media, ads—and the information seems increasingly complex and urgent.

Calming the Stressed Brain This week, I was preparing for a presentation which considered the impact of stress on our cognitive functioning.

BEING A SUCCESSFUL LAWYER Today, I have the pleasure of hosting an Assist booth at the LESA Real Estate Refresher in Kananaskis.

People throughout the world are struggling to come to terms with the unthinkable violence that humans can inflict on each other.

“Don’t Worry, Be Grateful” I wish that I could take credit for the title of today’s blog, but they aren’t my words (although I added the comma!).

A Stanford Duck Out of Water  The Stanford Duck metaphor in last week’s blog resonated with a lot of our readers.