The Happy Lawyer Podcast
You can be a lawyer, happy and fulfilled! The Happy Lawyer Podcast was created to shine a spotlight on mental health, wellbeing, and innovation from the unique perspective of the legal industry. Born from my journey of overcoming stress, anxiety, and unfulfillment, this podcast is about finding a way to build a practice and a life that you love. But this podcast isn’t just for lawyers—it’s for all professionals, business owners, and leaders who want to thrive. Tune in for inspiring interviews and diverse perspectives on becoming the best version of ourselves. Learn how to live better, feel better, show up better, and be better. Discover valuable lessons from others' mistakes and gain insights on tackling stress, burnout, and depression to find true fulfillment in your career and life. Join us on The Happy Lawyer Podcast and unleash your inner power!
Episodes
Faren walks us through the move from a well-known Toronto firm to running her own shop. She explains why she refused to put her name on the door, how she engineered a “maximum billable hours” launch without burning out, and how rigid personal rules at a prior firm pushed her to design real flexibility. We also have some fun with what kids are watching on TV now and why that matters for working parents who are still building serious...
In this episode of The Happy Lawyer Podcast, I sit down with Mike Morse, the visionary behind one of America’s largest personal injury law firms—valued at over $300 million. Mike shares his journey from a struggling practitioner to building a wildly profitable and predictable business, thanks to discovering the EOS/Traction framework.
We dig into:
- How Mike Found Traction – and why it was the turning point for scaling his firm wit...
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Episode: From Chaos to Clarity: What I Did to Improve My Practice Exponentially
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In this episode, I’m sharing the behind-the-scenes journey of how I took my practice from a place of chaos, burnout, and misalignment—and turned it into something intentional, values-driven, and truly fulfilling.
2023 was a year of major life transitions and growing pains—personally and professionally. My prac...
On this episode of The Happy Lawyer Podcast I am back with my husband John Shearer to talk about Success Depression. We touch on the following points:
- what success depression is
- how anxiety and depression go hand in hand
- the difference between burnout and depression
- how to manage burnout, anxiety and depression
- the key to effective self care
If you want to see more of John's content head over to @kickstartmensther...
On this episode of The Happy Lawyer Podcast I chat with John Shearer (my husband) of Kickstart Men's Therapy about:
- core values and what they are
- how you can define them
- how they help you in business an life
- how to unhook from unhelpful thoughts
- living with intention
If you want to see more of John's content head over to @kickstartmenstherapy on Instagram.
Feel free to reach out to me at anytime! info@cat...
On this episode of The Happy Lawyer Podcast Marco Brown and I chat about:
- how he build a frim that aligns with his values
- the great shower incident of 2015
- the 300 list
- his zero AR family practice
- how to know your value as a lawyer
- how not to sell your soul as a lawyer
Feel free to reach out ! info@catherineshearer.ca
@guelphinjurylawyer
or Follow me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-s...
On this episode of The Happy Lawyer Podcast:
- why the podcast went away
- burnout and recovery again
- what you can expect from the next season
Feel free to reach out ! info@catherineshearer.ca
@guelphinjurylawyer
or Follow me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-shearer-062434a6/
On this episode of The Happy Lawyer Podcast I chat with Success and Mindset coach Emily Elliot about :
- her journey from marketing exec to ND to coaching
- what a mindset shift is
- why its important to shift a limiting mindset
- why feedback is crucial to development
- why we are all resistant to feedback
- how mindset impacts our marketing, businesses and legal practice
As always, if you have any questions about your legal career y...
On this episode of The Happy Lawyer Podcast I chat with Erin Gerner about:
· Her journey in big law and why she left
· Finding clarity in her chaos
· How to overcome overwhelm & perfectionism
· How to simplify your practice
As always, if you have any questions about your legal career you can reach out to me on LinkedIn: Catherine Shearer, or you can connect through the website www.thehappylawyer...
On this episode of The Happy Lawyer Podcast I chat with Hannah Chapman about money stories and creating wealth. Specifically we covered:
· What is a money story
· Where does a money story come from
· How do negative money stories hold us back
· How we can all overcome negative money stories to create wealth
As always, if you have any questions about your legal career you can reach out to me on Linke...
On this episode of The Happy Lawyer Podcast I chat with former lawyer turned legal consultant Laura Hartnett about:
· What are instincts
· How can we use instincts in our professional lives
· Why you might want to pay attention to instincts or intuition in law
· Shifting from checked boxes to emotionally aligned decisions
· How to use your “Spidey Sense” intentionally
· Learning to trus...
In this episode of The Happy Lawyer Podcast I chat with lawyer and almost newly minted psychotherapist David Sazant about:
· Fulfillment in law and life
· Aligning your career with your values and interests
· Identifying your value systems
· Identifying your core beliefs and core wounds
· Where our core wounds come from
· How core wounds hold us back
· How we can heal core wounds
As always,...
On this episode of The Happy Lawyer Podcast I chat with Misty Lucas. Misty left the legal world behind to focus on her own wellness and healing journey. We talked about:
- her experience in law
- her experience with an autoimmune disorder
- why she ultimately left law
- her career pivot to helping stressed women
- how you can manage stress, fatigue, demanding careers and even autoimmune disease
To learn more about Misty head to: h...
On this episode of The Happy Lawyer Podcast I spoke with Doron Gold The Lawyer Therapist and a Member Assistance Program therapist, which is run through Homewood Health and the Law Society of Ontario. Doron is also a former practicing lawyer. We chatted about:
- his journey in law
- why he left
- how to identify when you need a change
- how to identify the type of change needed
- top reasons lawyers suffer with mental health
- tip...
On this episode of The Happy Lawyer Podcast I chat with lawyer and business woman Alex Sinatra about:
· Creating a legal practice that she loves
· Splitting her passion between business, law and sports
· How to build a personal brand
· Tools to help identify your core values
To learn more about Alex or to listen to her podcast or read her books head to: yourpotentialforeverything.com
As always, if you have a...
On this episode of The Happy Lawyer Podcast I chat with former lawyer turned therapist Kara Hardin about:
· Her journey in and outside of law
· The biggest blocks to happiness in the profession
· How we can address these blocks to be happier
· How to identify the right path for you
To learn more about Kara head to https://www.karahardin.com/about-me
Lisa Feldman Barrett on Emotions:
https://www.nytimes.com/20...
On this episode of The Happy Lawyer Podcast I talk to Val Hemminger about:
· Leaving traditional law to start her own firm
· Financial difficulties and its impacts on her mental health
· Breaking the Rules of Professional Conduct
· Being investigated by the Law Society
· Mental health impacts and a diagnosis of AHDA
· Learning from mistakes and moving forward
If you want to reach out...
On this episode of The Happy Lawyer Podcast I chat with lawyer, life coach and fellow podcaster, Angela Han. We talk about:
· Her legal journey
· Challenges faced in her legal career
· Mastering the side hustle
· The importance of coaching
· Impact of perfectionism on lawyers
· Her selfcare routine
If you want to reach out to Angela you can find her at https://www.angela-han.com/ or connect wit...
On this episode of The Happy Lawyer Podcast I spoke with Aaron Baer about:
· His journey to equity partner
· Why he choose to leave big law
· Tips on how to build your book of business
· The knowledge gap between law school and practice
· How he created 4L Academy to address it
· How legal tech is changing traditional law
As always, if you have any questions about your legal career ...
Welcome to season 2 of The Happy Lawyer Podcast!
On this episode I chat with Leena Yousefi founder of Y Law. We do a deep dive into how the traditional legal practice model led to burnout, mental and physical health issues. We discussed how this gave her the courage to start her own firm and how that firm has now boomed. We cover the following:
· Why law firms are stuck in the past
· How burnout has become ...
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