Using AWE to improve your work life.
Articles, presentations, and talks on wellbeing through the lens of professional life — the full archive.
A personal account of going from meditation skeptic to daily practitioner — including the breathing tricks, the apps, and the twitching eye that proved it was working.
Read in CT Lawyer →The legal mind is trained to spot problems — which is great for clients, but hard on wellbeing. A reframe using the lawyer's own tool: IRAC as a framework for optimistic thinking.
Read in CT Lawyer →A candid exploration of how small, often unconscious actions accumulate into real harm — and what awareness, not judgment, can do about it.
Read in CT Lawyer →On the movement toward wellbeing in law — the systemic work, the individual work, and why the profession's best chance of changing is you.
Read in CT Lawyer →Burnout doesn't happen overnight — it accumulates. This piece identifies the warning signs, the contributors, and what self-compassion and agency actually look like in practice.
Read in CT Lawyer →A follow-up to Charred with concrete actions. PALS — a Practice of Awareness, Love, and Self-Care — and what that actually looks like during a deal closing.
Read in CT Lawyer →Four practical wellbeing levers for busy attorneys: mindfulness, movement, nutrition, and sleep. Not revolutionary — just researched, real, and doable.
Read in CT Lawyer →A practical recap from the CBA Well-Being Summit — desk yoga, ergonomic tips, sleep hygiene, and what happened when a room full of lawyers tried sound healing.
Read in CT Lawyer →One of the most powerful life skills for lawyers and humans alike. Covers the Eisenhower Matrix, time blocking, decision fixing, saying no, and building habits that stick — with WFH tips built in.
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