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Lawyers Well-Being Friday: FEEL WELL

Friday Well-Being Focus: Feel Well (emotional well-being)

Emotional Well-Being: Valuing emotions. Developing an ability to identify and manage emotions for health, to achieve goals, and to inform decisions. Seeking help for mental health when needed.

Activities:

• 10:00 a.m.: VBA, “COVID-19 Law Practice Live Chat – Part VIII“
• 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.: The National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being, “Feel Well (Emotional Well-Being): The Connection Between Your Emotional Health & Legal Success“
• 2:15 – 3:15 p.m.: Mental Health America, “Cultivating Gratitude to Support Well-Being“

Resources:

• Reframe Stress & Adversity: article
• The Emotionally Intelligent Path To Well-Being: article
• Why are Lawyers Unhappy: article 
• What Makes Lawyers Happy? A Data-Driven Prescription to Redefine Professional Success: article 
• Mindfulness for Lawyers, A Short Handbook: handbook