Stop Attorney Burnout, An Approach to Finding Balance
Start Date - End Date
September 20, 2018
Registration Deadline
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Research shows that over 1/3 of lawyers are suffering with depression, anxiety, burnout, isolation, and extreme stress, and that these problems are increasing in frequency and severity. This impacts competency, health, client relationships, joy and well-being, and can progress to catastrophic outcomes, including suicide. Yet, lawyers lack support and training, in how to prevent burnout, recognize the signs of distress early on, mitigate difficulties, access help, promote well-being, and fix their lives when they have become overwhelming.
In this 60-90-minute workshop, participants will learn:
- What is Burnout, and how is it different from normal stress
- How Burnout progresses to depression, and severe anxiety
- The reason lawyer Burnout is growing and why it's not your fault
- How to measure your own level of Burnout
- Why taking medication does not fix Burnout
- Simple self-care strategies to mitigate Burnout
- Burnout Busting! How to improve your career and relationships through sustainable, holistic solutions for well-being
Eve A. Wood, M.D., https://ahealthylawyer.com/ is an integrative psychiatrist, executive coach and key-note speaker who uses a practical, science-based approach to help attorneys with depression, anxiety, burnout or extreme stress transform their lives for well-being, and professional success. She serves on the Colorado Supreme Court Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being and is the founder of: A HEALTHY LAWYER; A Sustainable Approach to Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Burnout. She has practiced for 35 years, been a Professor, and Medical Director in many settings, a Senior Medical Consultant and Chief Medical Officer. She has spoken, taught, and presented all over the world, authored three books and two self-help kits and won numerous awards for her writing, focusing on whole person health and the innate capacity to heal with a minimal reliance on medicine.
Registration Fees
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