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...]
Well-Being Week in Law 2025 – Day 3
Day 3: Engage and Grow - Career and Intellectual Well-Being Seeking personal satisfaction, continuous learning, and growth in our professional and personal lives, and financial stability. Engaging in creative or intellectually challenging activities that foster ongoing development and monitoring cognitive wellness. Connections that support our career and our best thinking work are an … [Read more...]
Every Week is Well-Being Week
Commemorative weeks, months, and days raise awareness generally and have specific meaning for many of us. For example, May is Mental Health Awareness Month which may commemorate recovery for some and remind others of loss. Yet we acknowledge that recovery and experience that grief all year. Can we do that for well-being in our profession? The first week in May is Well-Being Week in Law. The ABA … [Read more...]