Day 5: Feel Well: Emotional Well-Being Valuing emotions. Developing an ability to identify and manage emotions for health, to achieve goals, and to inform decisions. Seeking help for mental health when needed. Valuing Emotions Sometimes, our in-depth knowledge of the law and superior litigation skills are not always enough to be a well-balanced lawyer. Skills like emotional intelligence, … [Read more...]
Suicide Prevention Month, Our Everyday Opportunity
When Pandora’s box was opened, the troubles of the world were released, and our profession works to heal the effects of those societal ills. Distress in our profession is no secret. It affects our clients and parties, and it affects us. As we reach the end of Suicide Prevention Month, we don’t need a reminder that this is an issue of concern every day of the year. LCL recently partnered with … [Read more...]
The verdict is in. How are you doing?
As emotions wash over us, individually and collectively, we may be surprised that our answer is "actually, not that well." When we wait for something that is difficult or stressful, we’re on edge. We hold our breaths. Then it’s like a dam that bursts. The flood that releases, carries all the hurt with it, but it doesn’t necessarily wash away. There is still a wound that needs to heal. The … [Read more...]