Lawyer Wellness: Spring Cleaning for Your Mind, Body & Soul
By: Lynn Hogewood March is a time for ushering in spring, and in 2023, spring has sprung early. I could tell by the pollen coating my car at the end of February,
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Your Weekly Reminder to S.T.O.P. and Take Care of Yourself
by Lynn D. Hogewood This is your weekly reminder to pause to take care of yourself. Here’s a suggestion for a scientifically proven wellness strategy in the middle of the day: S.T.O.P.
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“The time is now to use your experience, status, and leadership to construct a profession built on greater well-being, increased competence, and greater public trust.” -ABA 2017 National Task Force Report on Lawyer Well-Being
Wellness Month: May
The Quality of Life, Health and Wellness Task Force is organizing an Attorney Wellness Month for the month of May. In addition to offering a free, online wellness CLE and disseminating wellness tips through the bar’s website, newsletter and social media sites, there is also a wellness challenge among attorneys throughout the state.
Free Online Wellness Month CLEs
During Wellness Month, we host CLEs.
COVID-19 and its Impact on Mental Health:
How do we Cope with it all at Once
Motherhood and the Law – A Wellness Check on our ‘Law Moms
Wellness Resources
While the Alabama State Bar dedicates an entire month to Attorney Wellness, Well-Being Week in Law is celebrated May 2-6. You can join with attorneys across the country in posting these Well-Being Week posts to your social media account.
May 2: Physical Well-Being
May 3: Spiritual Well-Being
May 4: Career and Intellectual Well-Being
May 5: Social Well-Being
May 6: Emotional Well-Being
Tag the @AlabamaStateBar in your social media posts, and we will reshare!
Participate in the #WellnessMonthChallenge!
View and print the wellness month challenge calendar.
Track your individual, firm or local bar’s Walking Wednesday minutes here!
Wellness Tools and Resources
Free Wellness Webinars
(not approved for Alabama CLE credit)
Practicing Joy, Gratitude, & Awe
Register here
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 3:00 pm
Four Spiritual Practices to Foster Greater Purpose in your Everyday Life
Register here
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 3:00 pm
Writing for Well-Being
Humming Jazmine Sullivan: Emotion Regulation Practices for Legal Professionals
The Alabama chapter of the Mindfulness in Law Society (MILS) offers Mindful Mondays and Wakeful Wednesdays, which are free guided meditations via Zoom.
Mindful Mondays
Wakeful Wednesdays
The Mid-Atlantic MILS chapter is offering daily morning guided mindfulness practices during Well-Being in Law week.
Learn more here
Events to Improve your Health & Wellness
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Wellness Wednesday Posts to Share
Each week, the Alabama State Bar shares a #WellnessWednesday post on our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages. View our recent posts below, and feel free to download and share on your own pages to continue this important conversation.
On #WellnessWednesday, we share our commitment to making lawyer wellness a top priority. The Alabama State Bar's Quality of Life, Health and Wellness Task Force is hard at work on a plan to engage our profession in this critical conversation. We encourage you to take a few minutes to read this article shared with us - "The Time is Now: Leading the Charge for Lawyer Well-Being"
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...except YOU! ✅
Today's #WellnessWednesday tip is about taking charge of your own health and wellness journey, especially when it comes to your medical well-being. Most law students and lawyers are busy folks, so just the thought of scheduling annual physicals and wellness check-ups can seem, quite frankly, annoying and logistically difficult. But, you should do it anyway. Engaging in good preventative medical care, however frustrating, helps with early detection of diseases and allows you to keep your health and wellness a priority. So, don’t wait for a medical issue to get completely out of hand or rely on the WebMD symptom checker to diagnose yourself; take the time to get proper medical care.
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Our #WellnessWednesday today tip focuses on physical wellness! Research has shown that physical wellness is an important part of our overall health. Physical activity and a healthy diet can help to reduce stress and can positively impact our mood and brain function. While anxiety and stress can weaken the body’s immune system, disrupt hormonal balances, and affect sleeping patterns, regular physical activity and a balanced diet can help you feel healthy, happier, and more energetic. Physical wellness means caring for your body by consistently making healthy lifestyle choices. These include:
* Being physically active
* Eating healthy foods
* Staying hydrated
* Getting enough sleep
* Avoiding drugs, alcohol, and tobacco
* Scheduling annual medical check-ups and screenings
Let's choose to make physical wellness a priority!
#WellnessWednesday: Check this out and share this within your firm and with colleagues. The American Bar Association has developed a comprehensive “Well-Being Toolkit for Lawyers and Legal Employers.” The toolkit also includes a list of resources for lawyers across the country and can be downloaded free-of-charge here: https://bit.ly/2LTItqX
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Stigma, shame and fear are obstacles that frequently play a role in an individual’s decision not to seek help when suffering from mental health and substance use disorders. Too often, lawyers find themselves wrestling privately with frustration and despair as an addiction or mental health problem dominates their life and threatens their career. For today's #WellnessWednesday message, we share our commitment to ending the stigma, and remind you that we are here to help:
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"Stop Stigma" info via NAMI and American Bar Association.
📣📣 “If you’re not well, nothing else matters.” 📣📣
If we constantly sacrifice our own mental and emotional wellness to get our work done or achieve the next goal how effective are we really being and how well are we really serving?
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The balancing act is a challenge to us all! Take a moment to ready these #WellnessWednesday tips to help you thrive personally and professionally in the marathon that is the successful practice of law. https://bit.ly/35jEwnN