By LMA International
With many employees currently working remotely, being mindful of mental health is more important now than ever. Make sure your well-being is at the top of your priority list by using these nine tips for incorporating wellness into your routine.
Topics: tips, health and wellness, mindfulness, meditation, OneLMA, COVID-19
Most would agree that some level of stress is good for us and helps us perform at our highest level; however, when we are under stress for a prolonged period of time, it begins to wear on us physically, cognitively and emotionally. The symptoms can range from becoming easily agitated to feeling frustrated or moody, to having difficulty concentrating. Consistent unyielding stress can eventually lead to what society has coined as, “burnout,” which is prevalent in the legal community for professional staff and lawyers alike. When one experiences burnout, the previously-mentioned symptoms progress to more serious issues, such as fatigue, insomnia, illness, poor performance or a sense of exhaustion or depletion.
Topics: mental health awareness, health and wellness, mindfulness, meditation, burnout, stress management
By Elise Kraemer, Esq.
Practicing at a law firm can be tremendously rewarding, but it is also an intense, demanding and often unmanageably stressful endeavor for both the lawyers and the professional staff that support and promote the legal team.
Topics: mental health awareness, health and wellness, mental health, mindfulness, meditation
