Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Encouraging People To Seek Help Vs. Ensuring Proper Supports Are Actually In Place

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A lot of the messaging around lawyers' mental health is directed towards those who may be experiencing a mental health challenge: "...
Saturday, July 27, 2019

To Those Who May Be Struggling...

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Hi there: I'm Crystal, and I've been a lawyer since 2005. I don't know who you are, but if you're reading this, perhaps ...

In Defence of Trigger Warnings

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Note: I wrote this post on a different platform (with almost no readers) upon reviewing the following article, which really upset me when ...
Thursday, July 25, 2019

Doubts and Fears: "Can I Really Make A Difference?"

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A couple months ago I started on a journey to try to bring awareness to the issue of trauma and its impact on lawyers' mental health. It...
Monday, July 22, 2019

Strategy to Reduce Stigma For Lawyers' Mental Health Issues (Without Needlessly Exacerbating Other Types of Stigma)

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Unfortunately, stigma is a major issue when it comes to mental health. Moreover, for anyone who has lived on the margins of what society or ...
Friday, July 19, 2019

Professionally Mandated Healing (Avoiding Discrimination and Health-Shaming)

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It's wonderful that we are talking more about mental health these days and encouraging our colleagues to get the help they may need. I h...
Tuesday, July 16, 2019

"Toughness" and the Legal Profession

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Lawyers, we're often told, need to be tough. We need to have thick skins. As early as law school, I recall hearing some professors and l...