Special President’s Message to the SDCBA Membership
We all are feeling the tremendous impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our work and our personal lives.
Category: Wellness
Finding a Pathway to Mindfulness
Stress and anxiety seem to be an inherent part of the job description of being a lawyer. This mindset has to change if we hope to achieve happiness in our chosen career.
Meditation: Pathway to Mindfulness
“Mindfulness is moment-to-moment awareness.” Rick Waite offers a personalized guide to mindfulness.
The Importance of Exercise from the Perspective of a Law Student
Regular exercise has long been held as the key to a healthier life: increasing one’s natural energy levels and even adding years to one’s life. However, the benefits of exercise go deeper than just physical betterment.
Harmonizing Work-Life Balance and Work-Work Balance
By Lilys McCoy I recently started using a fountain pen. Why, you may ask? Two reasons: First, I felt I needed to do a digital detox and returning to longhand seemed like a good...
Make Mental Health a Priority
By Christopher W. Todd with a substantial assist from Susan R. Todd Esq. (retired) “The brain is a very flexible organism.” I have heard this quote with my own ears – several times, in...
Moving Beyond Burnout
By Marta Manus Life has a funny way of giving us exactly what we need practice in. Nearly nine years into my career as a class action attorney, I burned out big time. Years...
Dealing with the Grind
By Kevin Hambly So you studied diligently for the bar, passed, and now you are a new lawyer. Now, you find yourself experiencing more anxiety and stress in the practice of law. From a...
Burnout: A Necessary Part of Lawyers’ Lives?
By Randall Christison Talking to a lawyer-friend recently, one in practice for many years, I asked how he was. “Working harder; enjoying it less.” Far from flippant, he was deadly serious. Everything in his...
Stride, Not Stress, to Success
By Lori Pope Congratulations, you have picked a career where feeling stressed is the baseline on any given day. This stress does not just affect our physical and mental health, but our ability to...