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General Wellbeing

• Lawyers Reveal True Depth of Mental Health Struggles
• Coping with Grief During the Holidays
• Finding Light in the Darkness (By posting this video, the State Bar of Georgia is not endorsing or promoting any particular faith or religion. Our goal is to provide helpful resources to our members through the Lawyers Living Well Program.)
• ABA: Mental Wellbeing of Lawyers Must be a Priority
• A Call to Action: The Path to Lawyer Wellbeing
• Best Way to Deal With Stress? Chillax! (pg. 8)
• Emotional First Aid (video)
• Firms Sign ABA Pledge to Tackle Lawyer Mental Health and Substance-Use Issues
• Five Simple Steps to Reduce Stigma About Mental Illnes

Depression

• Depression Factors (Harvard Medical School)
• American Psychiatric Association: What is depression?
• Depression and the Black Superwoman Syndrome
• Depression Symptoms and Types
• Diagnosis and Treatment
• Growing Up With Depression in the African American Community
• High Functioning Depression (video)
• Myths and Facts About Depression
• Ten Natural Depression Treatments

Resources:

• Online Depression Resources
• Various Depression Resources

Domestic Violence

• Break the Silence | Domestic Violence PSA (video)
• Treatment and Management
• What is Domestic Violence?

Resources:

• Atlanta, GA Domestic Violence Programs
• Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Georgia Legal Aid: Domestic Violence
• Joyful Heart Foundation
• National Resources for Sexual Assault Survivors and their Loved Ones
• Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline
• The National Domestic Violence Hotline

Addiction

• ABA Study: The Prevalence of Substance Use and Other Mental Health Concerns Among American Attorneys
• Signs and Symptoms of Addiction
• The Addicted Lawyer: Tales Of The Bar, Booze, Blow & Redemption by Brian Cuban (book)
• The Most Terrifying Part of My Drug Addiction? That My Law Firm Would Find Out.
• The Way Americans Drink Alcohol Is Changing and Experts Are Worried

Resources:

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs
• SMART Recovery - Self-Management and Recovery Training
• The Other Bar

Burnout, Compassion Fatigue and Stress

• Eleven Signs and Symptoms of Too Much Stress
• Recognizing Compassion Fatigue
• Seven Reasons Why Practicing Law Might Be More Stressful Than Spending 18 Months in a POW Camp
• Stress Management Health Center
• Test Your Symptoms of Burnout
• The American Institute of Stress: What is Stress?
• The Cost of Caring: 10 Ways to Prevent Compassion Fatigue

Resources:

• Burnout
  • American Psychiatric Association: Wellbeing and Burnout
• Compassion Fatigue
  • Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project
• Stress
  • American Heart Association: Stress Management

Anxiety

• Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety
• The Introverted Lawyer by Heidi K. Brown (book)
• Treatment and Care

Resources:

• Anxiety Disorders Association of America
• Mental Health America of Georgia

Compulsive Behaviors

• What is a compulsive behavior?
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Symptoms, Causes and Effects
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment Program Options
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: When Unwanted Thoughts Take Over

Resources:

• Good Therapy.org: Top 10 Resources for Obsessions and Compulsions
• National Alliance on Mental Illness: Community Resources
• OCD Georgia
• OCD Resources

Mindfulness

Introduction to Mindfulness for Lawyers

• How lawyers can bring mindfulness into their practice (podcast with transcript)
• Mindful Lawyering
• Mindfulness For Lawyers: Expectations vs. Reality
• The Mindful Lawyer: Mindfulness Meditation and Law Practice
• What is Mindfulness? Explained. (20 Definitions That Clarify Mindfulness)
• Mindfulness In Law Society

Mindfulness Practice

• Gratitude (video)
• Mindful: Taking Time for What Matters
• 3 Things Lawyers and Other Professionals Can Do Right Now To Bring Mindfulness to Work

Aging Lawyers/Lawyers in Transition

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Work-Life Balance

• Avoid Sending Emails Outside Working Hours—Your Colleagues Will Thank You
• Biglaw Firm Impresses Associates (And Staff) With Enhanced Parental Leave Policy Wow! Which firm just rolled out a fully paid, gender-neutral policy, with additional time off?
• Greater Good | The Science of a Meaningful Life
• 6 Tips for Better Work-Life Balance
• The Science of Wellbeing and the Legal Profession
• What is work-life balance?