Mental Health & the Legal Profession

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of stress on lawyers and explores mental health resources available to them.

The legal profession can be a stressful one. Whether its workload, the demands of clients, financial pressure or long days and nights, it can be overwhelming to many. So what kind of toll is this stress having on lawyers? And where can you get help? On this episode of Lawyer 2 Lawyer, Craig joins Attorney Jason Ward, public speaker on mental wellness and addiction, as they discuss mental health & the legal profession. Craig & Jason talk about the stressors that come with the profession, the impact, how to alleviate the day-to-day stress of the occupation, and where to get help. Mentioned in this Episode: Litigation Radio: The Toll It Takes: Litigation, Substance Abuse, And (Maybe) You ABA’s Well Being Toolkit

People in this episode

Host: J. Craig Williams

Guest: Jason Ward

Topics covered

• mental health
• legal profession
• stress management
• addiction
• wellness

Keywords

• mental health
• legal profession
• stress
• addiction
• wellness
• lawyers
• support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABA

Books & works: Litigation Radio: The Toll It Takes: Litigation, Substance Abuse, And (Maybe) You

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