Categories : Wellness
Feeling Stressed? The Wellness Subcommittee Has Resources for You
By Megan M. Moore, Attorney Career and Business Coach
Categories : Wellness
Do Something Different — Every Day
By Amy J. Lepine
At this time of year when everybody’s making New Year’s resolutions and setting goals, big and small, I’m making a vow to do something different every day. It’s a resolution I can keep, and one that will be good not only for my head, but also for my general well-being.
Categories : Wellness
Coaches Corner: End of the Year Time & Energy
By Megan M. Moore
In moments of stress or frustration, you might notice you don’t want to feel this way and then double down by telling yourself that you shouldn’t feel this way, or that you got yourself into this mess to begin with. Now you’re feeling stressed and bad about yourself. Sound familiar?
Lettuce Meal Plan
By Heidi Weaver
It’s kind of a running joke here at the law school where I work that lunchtime can be feast or famine. Some days you’re lucky if you can grab a stale granola bar or some Pirate Booty from the snack tray in our department, while other days there’s leftover pizza, In-N-Out burgers, and yellow curry coming our way from all the midday programming events that are going on. Neither of these extremes is particularly healthy, but I’m always grateful for any form of sustenance I can get since I’ve never been great at making and packing a lunch for work. Such a thing for me connotes meal planning, and meal planning is an activity I’ve just never been drawn to. In my mind, meal planning means spending all Sunday at the supermarket and then being stuck in the kitchen laboring over cookbooks and a hot stove. A lofty goal, but never a practical one when I only have minutes to spare.
Categories : Law Practice Wellness
Mindfulness & Curiosity
By Jim Eischen
“Seek mindfulness.” This persistent mantra echoes in the wellness community. Thought leaders in the business, healthcare, and yes, even legal communities, preach mindfulness as a necessary solution to nearly all present-day challenges. If mindfulness was a prescription drug, it would be proliferating our healthcare system as a zero-risk cure-all for every ailment.
Categories : Wellness
Collective Care vs. Self-Care: Why Collective Care is Key to Overcoming Workplace Burnout
By Marta Manus, Leadership Coach and Workplace Culture Consultant
Categories : Wellness
Mindful Minute: Take the Scenic Route
By Heidi Weaver
“Scenic Route.” Do you ever see those signs on the side of the highway and think to yourself, “I wonder where that road goes? I wish I had time to take the off ramp and find out. How fun and exciting would that be?” Time being the ultimate luxury, I can count on very few fingers the times in my life when I have spontaneously changed course and taken the scenic route. Recently though I have discovered that it only takes a couple of minutes to incorporate “scenic routes” into my day and in so doing to add a lot of sensory enjoyment to my workaday life.
Categories : Wellness
Mindful Minute: Curiosity for Mindfulness & Growth
By Megan M. Moore
When we become curious, we are more likely to listen deeply and learn from a neutral place. As we get more curious, we better understand our own and others’ behavior, as well as the positive intentions behind that behavior.
Categories : Wellness
Mindful Minute: Boundaries and Wellness
Want Better Work-Life Balance? Set a Boundary
By Marta Manus
When people think of boundaries, they often think of limits or rules. Boundaries often imply learning to say “no” to others. I like to think of boundaries as the foundation of any healthy relationship, including your relationship with yourself and others. Boundaries are empowering, and an important aspect of self-care, which is something we could all use a bit more of. Boundaries are saying “yes” to yourself and teaching others how to treat you. Setting boundaries with ourselves and others, including colleagues and bosses, is essential if we want to create a healthy work/life experience. We have to get comfortable with setting healthy personal and professional boundaries.
Categories : Wellness
Mindful Minute: Returning to the Public Arena
What have you missed the most while we held the line to beat the pandemic? Is it concerts, sports, traveling, or something we took for granted such as simply being able to give someone a hug?