Toward Well Being
Join us for candid conversations as we seek solutions to the well-being challenges faced by the legal community. Hosted by Denise Perme, LICSW, and Niki Irish, LICSW, from the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program. 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.
Episodes
Join D.C. Bar LAP Outreach and Education Coordinator Niki Irish and guest Lyssa Barth, LICSW Owner & Clinical Director of Barth Therapy, for a discussion about how anxiety shows up in the lives of lawyers—especially those navigating identity-based stressors and systemic challenges.
Barth Therapy provides comprehensive psychological and consulting services, proudly serving LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities in the greater DMV area.
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Join LAP Associate Director Denise Perme and guests Danielle Hart, assistant general counsel at Lockheed Martin and ceo & founder of Mindful Esquire, LLC; Ana Moesta, D.C. Bar LAP volunteer and contract negotiator at CDW, and Ellen Ostrow, Ph.D., founder of Lawyers Life Coach, LLC, for a discussion about the past and current challenges confronted by women in the legal profession.
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Join LAP Associate Director Denise Perme and practicing attorney and LAP volunteer Julie Soininen, for a conversation about how alcohol use disorders can negatively impact a lawyer’s ability to practice.
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 necessarily represent the views of ...
Join LAP Outreach and Education Coordinator Niki Irish, LICSW, and guest Dr. Sonia Juneja of Washington Family Psychiatry, as they explore Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Discover the symptoms, misconceptions, and effective treatment options for SAD, and learn how it impacts daily life and professional standards.
Resources:
NIMH Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): More Than the Winter Blues
Join D.C. Bar LAP Associate Director Denise Perme and D.C. Superior Court Senior judges Russell Canan and Hiram Puig-Lugo for a discussion about how judges can fight isolation, make connections, and manage stress.
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 necessarily represe...
Join D.C. Bar LAP Associate Director Denise Perme and well-being facilitators Elizabeth Pyjov and Jennie Malloy for a discussion how to become more self-compassionate, and why being kinder to yourself is good for your law career.
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 n...
Join D.C. Bar LAP Associate Director Denise Perme and guests Nicole Lucas and Nancy Martell-Stevenson, from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), for a discussion of how NAMI volunteers with lived experience raise awareness and support families of those with mental health conditions.
Learn more and register for free for this year's D.C. Bar Well-Being Summit HERE.
Join LAP Outreach and Education Coordinator Niki Irish and guests Sarah Endres, Northern Virginia Region Manager for the Virginia Judicial and Lawyers Assistance Program, and Jessie Joachim, Senior Counselor with the DC Bar Lawyer Assistance Program, as they explore what is behind perfectionism and ways to overcome it.
To learn more about how the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program can help, click here.
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Join D.C. Bar LAP Associate Director Denise Perme and guest Michelle Cotter Richards, a therapist and former lawyer, for a discussion about ways lawyers can connect to their emotions to improve well-being and manage stress.
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 necessar...
Join D.C. Bar LAP Associate Director Denise Perme, and guests Kristina Mereigh, Director of Global Well-Being for Covington & Burling, and Jacquesline Walker, clinical psychotherapist and founder of The Well Firm, for a discussion about the challenges to well-being faced by Black, Indigenous and people of color in the legal profession.
To learn more about how the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program can help, click here.
Join LAP Outreach and Education Coordinator Niki Irish and guests Caleb Kruckenberg, a litigator and D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Committee member, and Dr. Rebecca Smith-Casey, a licensed psychologist, J.D., and founder of River Valley Psycholegal Consulting, as they explore how using ACT ( Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) to identify feelings can help attorneys navigate the complex demands of the practice of law.
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Join D.C. Bar LAP Associate Director Denise Perme, and guest Steven Wall, Managing Partner at Morgan Lewis & Bockius, for a discussion about the role and responsibility that leaders in the legal profession have to model and inspire well-being in their workplaces by being authentically open about their own wellness challenges.
To learn more about how the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program can help, click here.
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Join D.C. Bar LAP Associate Director Denise Perme, and guests Tara Antonipillai, D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Committee Chair and founder of Cultivate, and Martha Knudson, Executive Director of the Utah State Bar Well-Being Committee, for a discussion about promising wellness practices for individual lawyers and new approaches to address well-being in the legal profession. From Well-Being Week in Law to the D.C. Bar annual Wellness S...
Join LAP Outreach and Education Coordinator Niki Irish, Nicole Lucas, Director of Programs at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Montgomery County, Maryland, and Scottie Carter, an independent DEI consultant, as they discuss the relationship between DEI and mental health in the workplace and how to shift from seeing it as an individual responsibility to a collective priority.
Join D.C. Bar LAP Associate Director Denise Perme, and guest Kathleen Sebek, Associate Director of Client Services with Haven of Northern Virginia, a volunteer grief support service. Today’s podcast covers the normal human process of grieving and the bereavement tasks that are helpful to work through following a loss.
To learn more about how the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program can help, click here.
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Join DC Bar LAP Associate Director Denise Perme, and LAP Senior Counselors Jessie Joachim and Sharon Greenbaum as we look at the challenge of finding available mental health resources today, and how LAP services help provide access to care.
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 nec...
Join LAP associate director Denise Perme, and healthcare lobbyist and Lawyer Assistance Committee member Curtis Rooney as we explore the health benefits of building connections in a community.
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 necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor ...
Join LAP Outreach and Education Coordinator Niki Irish and D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Committee member Bisa Cunningham as they explore what it means to maintain wellbeing as a leader, both for yourself and your employees.
To learn more about how the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program can help, click here.
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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 necessarily represent the view...
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 from the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assis...
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