By: Kendra Brodin, Esq., MSW, LCL Board Member The first full week of October is recognized nationally as Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 5-11) and October 10 marks World Mental Health Day, important reminders that mental health is a concern not just for individuals, but for communities and professions everywhere. For many in the legal community, these observances can stir up a mix of … [Read more...]
Meet Jon Tynjala, LCL’s New Executive Director
Twenty-six years ago, I reached out to Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers. I needed help. It is said that when the student is ready, the teacher appears. I was ready. And LCL was there. I was connected to other lawyers in recovery that told me what it was like for them, what happened, and what it was like now. I felt something that I had not felt in quite some time. Hope. That began a long association … [Read more...]
Rethinking Drinking – Dry January 2025
Jon M. Tynjala, Esq., Client Services Director To drink or not to drink. That is the question. Or at least that is what Dry January is all about. It has been designated as a month to take stock of our relationship with alcohol. For me, that decision was made 24 years ago when I made the choice to stop drinking entirely. I did it by going through a substance use treatment program and I started … [Read more...]
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