The events of the last few years have raised everyone’s stress level. The concerns of the moment, a continuing pandemic, violence locally and globally and economic uncertainty make it more important than ever to find ways to stay calm and focused.
May is “Mental Health Awareness Month” and “Well Being Week in Law” is May 2-6.
Here are some Social Law resources on wellness and stress management.
Stress Busters: 40 WELLNESS TIPS TO HELP LAWYERS COPE WITH JOB PRESSURE.
From: ABA Journal (Vol. 108, Issue 2)
Publisher: American Bar Association
Available to Social Law Members in the Legal Trac database
Rule the rules of workplace wellness programs / Barbara J. Zabawa, JD, MPH and JoAnn M. Eickhoff-Shemek, PhD
Zabawa, Barbara J.,
PRINT | American Bar Association, Health Law Section | [2021] | Second edition.
Available at 4th floor Reading Room (Call number: KF3515 .Z33 2021)
http://encore.socialaw.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1153741
Harnessing the power of mindfulness while dealing with the stress, anxiety & social isolation of COVID-19 : the 60-minute lawyer / faculty, Filippa M.Anzalone, Esq
Anzalone, Filippa M.
PRINT | MCLE New England | 2020.
Available at 5th floor MCLE (Call number: KF298 .H37 2020)
http://encore.socialaw.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1152413
Taking control of your well-being : mental health and wellness for attorneys 2021 / Jeffrey H. Bunn, Laura Snodgrass
PRINT | Practising Law Institute | [2021]
Available at 4th floor Reading Room (Call number: KF3540.A75 T35 2021)
http://encore.socialaw.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1154670
The best lawyer you can be : a guide to physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness / [edited by] Stewart Levine
PRINT | [2018]
Available at 4th floor Reading Room (Call number: KF297 .B47 2018
http://encore.socialaw.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1149315
Finding and maintaining balance while practicing law / sponsored by Dispute Resolution Section ; co-sponsored by Solo/Small Firm Law Practice Management Section
PRINT | Massachusetts Bar Association | [2020]
Available at 5th floor States (Call number: KFM2477.5.H4 F56 2020)
http://encore.socialaw.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1153392
Lawyers, anger, and anxiety : dealing with the stresses of the legal profession / Rebecca Nerison
Dealing with the stresses of the legal profession
Nerison, Rebecca.
PRINT | American Bar Association | c2010.
Available at 4th floor Reading Room (Call number: KF300 .N46 2010)
The lawyer's guide to balancing life & work : taking the stress out of success / George W. Kaufman
Balancing life & work
Kaufman, George W., 1938-
PRINT | ABA, Law Practice Management Section | c2006. | 2nd ed.
Available at 4th floor Reading Room (Call number: KF300 .K38 2006
http://encore.socialaw.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1103261
Rest assured : the sabbatical solution for lawyers / by Lori Simon Gordon ; presented by the American Bar Association Career Resource Center
Sabbatical solution for lawyers
Gordon, Lori Simon, 1957-
PRINT | American Bar Association | c2002.
Available at 4th floor Reading Room (Call number: KF297 .G67 2002)
http://encore.socialaw.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1074871
The anxious lawyer : an 8-week guide to a joyful and satisfying law practice through mindfulness and meditation / Jeena Cho, Karen Gifford
8-week guide to a joyful and satisfying law practice through mindfulness and meditation
Cho, Jeena.
PRINT | American Bar Association | [2016]
Available at 1st floor Non-core (Call number: KF298 .C47 2016)
http://encore.socialaw.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1143019