This week, I’m sharing my conversation with Lauren Tetenbaum. Lauren is, of course, a former lawyer, and now, practicing therapist, licensed as a social worker that specializes in providing mental health services and advocacy related to maternal wellness. She’s joining me to share her journey pursuing mental health after leaving the legal profession. What’s interesting about Lauren’s story is that…
Recently, I was sent an article from one of the listeners of the Former Lawyer Podcast. This article, entitled Why Former Lawyers Are Bitter Sometimes, seems to be premised on two flawed assumptions. The first, that former lawyers who are vocal about their negative experiences in a legal profession are doing so because they’re bitter. The other one is that…
Heather Horton is a lawyer by training who now operates her own grief recovery company, The H-Squared Group, LLC. On this episode of the podcast, Heather Shares how she moved from accounting to law and now into her current role advocating for and teaching stigma-free grief recovery for lawyers and non-lawyers alike. Heather’s Path To Grief Recovery For Lawyers Heather…
If you’re a lawyer and you’re feeling burned out, this episode is for you. I share about burnout, how it works, how it relates to our nervous system, and why it’s so important for lawyers to understand the root causes of burnout. What lawyers often don’t realize about burnout There are some common misperceptions amongst lawyers about how burnout works….
I’m calling this week’s episode, “Most Lawyers Would Not Admit This.” Today, I’m talking about my experience with clinical anxiety, and why it’s so often mistaken for “typical” lawyer stress. For most lawyers, it’s hard to admit that we’re struggling—even to ourselves. I’ve actually written about the topic of this episode before on the blog. I thought it was the…
