Toward Well Being

Join LAP associate director Denise Perme and neuroscience educator and comedian Dr. Matt Bellace as we explore ways to take action to alleviate loneliness, accept disappointments and keep moving toward your goals. To learn more about how the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program can help, click here . Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not...

The pandemic continues to have a profound impact on our mental, physical and emotional health. Resources focused on our well-being have never mattered more.  The D.C. Bar Communities Office and the Lawyer Assistance Program are again offering our Spring Wellness Fair as a resource for anyone who wants to focus on wellbeing and learn new strategies to lower stress. Denise Perme and Niki Irish...

Join LAP associate director Denise Perme, Dr. Ellen Ostrow, founding principal of Lawyers Life Coach LLC and Rashida MacMurray-Abdullah, Chief Diversity Officer at Wiley, as they discuss the intersectionality of DEI and well-being programs, and the increased need for legal employers to consider the experiences of underrepresented racial and ethnic communities in promoting well-being. Join us for a...

Join LAP associate director Denise Perme and D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Committee member Dick Flynt as they explore what it means to be humble, why humility is challenging for lawyers, and how increasing our level of humility can lead to a greater sense of connectedness and well-being. To learn more about how the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program can help, click here . Please note, the positions...

Compassion fatigue often affects those in helping professions – lawyers are no exception. Long hours, heavy caseloads, and needy clients can cause emotional exhaustion and empathy overload. Join host Niki Irish and Lawyer Assistance Committee member Bonnie Prober, a lawyer and clinical social worker, as they explore the toll of compassion fatigue and discuss ways to address it. Related Resources:...

In the inaugural episode of Toward Well Being, Niki Irish and Denise Perme of the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program discuss lawyer well-being, and the benefits and limits of wellness education for legal employers. Related Resources: Practicing Law In the Pandemic and Moving Forward The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change Study on Lawyer Impairment: The Prevale...

Join us for candid conversations as we seek solutions to the well-being challenges faced by the legal community. Hosted by Niki Irish, LICSW, from the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program. Subscribe to Toward Well Being at anchor.fm/dcbarLAP. To learn more about the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program, visit www.dcbar.org/for-lawyers/lawyer-assistance-program or email LAP@dcbar.org .