The Legal Mindset Corner

The Honorable Amy Dunn Johnson (a family court judge serving the 6th Judicial District of Arkansas) joins to discuss why understanding trauma is crucial for judges to create a safe and supportive environment in court, how the court process can perpetuate trauma for victims, elevating the role of mindfulness for all legal professionals and much more!

Martha Knudson (Executive Director of the Utah State Bar's Well-Being Committee for the Legal Profession) joins to discuss why valuing people and making profits are not mutually exclusive, how perfectionism can be harmful to attorneys, the importance of effective communication between law firm leaders and their staff and much more!

Dr. Larry Richard (Founder & Principal Consultant at LawyerBrain LLC) joins to discuss the seven outlier personality traits of lawyers, the attorney community's struggles with resiliency, the crucial role mindset plays in well-being and much more!

Buddy Stockwell (Executive Director of the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program) joins to discuss the unique mental health challenges that come with being a lawyer, having the courage to ask peers if they are okay, eliminating the stigma around mental health issues and much more!

Jill O'Neill and Dakotah Thunder Wilson, from the New Hampshire Lawyers Assistance Program, join to discuss why attorneys need to make their health a priority, how to reduce the stigma around mental health in the legal profession, using mindfulness as a tool for managing stress and much more!

Traci Cipriano (Author of "The Thriving Lawyer") joins to discuss factors that are relevant to a lawyer's well-being, how the profession can better address attorney burnout, the negative health consequences related to loneliness and much more!

Mental health innovator Stephanie Mitchell Hughes joins to discuss why she started sharing her challenges with mental illness, what changes need to occur within the legal world to better support attorneys, how to help lawyers living with mental illness and suicidal ideations and much more!