Laura Evans went to law school wanting to be an environmental lawyer. She focused on that all the way to actually practicing environmental law, which is pretty uncommon in the legal world. When she eventually left environmental law, she didn’t have a plan, but she did still have the passion to make a change for the environment. Now, she works as…
It’s no secret that being a lawyer is miserable for many people. If you’re considering leaving the law for your mental health, you are not alone. Lawyer mental health is notoriously terrible. In a recent study, 1 in 4 women lawyers reported considering leaving law because of their mental health. A 2016 study of 13,000 lawyers found that 21% qualified…
Today, I’m sharing my conversation with Andy Cabasso. Andy is a former lawyer and startup founder that began by starting a legal marketing business in law school with a former college roommate. He ultimately ended up moving into that full-time and selling that business and starting another one. We’re going to be talking about Andy’s transition out of the law…
One of the most frustrating things in the law is when you aren’t happy with your job, you’re feeling a ton of pressure and stress. But when you try to communicate with the non-lawyers in your life, they don’t understand. Today, I want to talk about one specific factor that makes lawyering so stressful. The crushing expectation of perfection in…
This week, I am talking about my interview with Ilona Salmons. She’s actually not a lawyer but she works primarily with mental health in lawyers and other high achievers. In fact, in her doctoral research, the subject of it was burnout in lawyers. I wanted to share this interview with her because some of the things that we talk about…
Today, we’re going to be talking about a topic I feel very strongly about, cognitive behavioral therapy for lawyers. It’s also something that I’ve been seeing more and more in the legal profession. There is a school of thought that your thoughts cause your feelings. This idea is derived from a well-established and evidence-based type of therapy called cognitive-behavioral therapy….
