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Law Practice Wellness

14 Nov

Lawyer Wellness: The Elephant In The Room

  • By bcuban
  • In Law Practice Wellness, Lawyers, Mental Health
I recently got together for lunch with a long-time friend. He is a senior partner at a very respected, mid-size firm in Dallas-about sixty lawyers. In the course of catching up, we discussed my work/advocacy with regard to wellness in
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10 Oct

It’s Good To Get Help

  • By bcuban
  • In Law Practice Wellness
I am honored to have participated in the making of this important video put out by the State Bar of Texas and The Texas Lawyers Assistance Program(TLAP). I have been on the TLAP committee for the last year. Regardless of
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01 Oct

Echos Of Trauma

  • By bcuban
  • In Law Practice Wellness, Stories
It sometimes seems like my entire life is processing either the direct or secondary trauma of my past. Traumatic echoes of events that, for the most part, years and decades past, seem to invade every sense, as well as my
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03 Sep

When It Comes To Mental Health, Don’t Mind Your Own Business.

  • By bcuban
  • In Law Practice Wellness, Lawyers
I wrote the for the Texas Bar Journal. Republished with the permission of the State Bar of Texas  Lawyers are 3.6 times as likely as non-lawyers to suffer from depression. We have the highest problem drinking rate. It seems like
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31 Jul

Eating Disorders Took My Daughter And Changed My View Of Lawyer Wellness

  • By bcuban
  • In Eating Disorders, Law Practice Wellness, Stories
I first met Steven Dunn through my eating disorder advocacy. I was actively bulimic for over two decades and have been in recovery for just over twelve years.   Steven had not long before, lost his daughter Morgan to anorexia nervosa.
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11 Jul

The Sober Curious Lawyer

  • By bcuban
  • In Law Practice Wellness, Law School, Lawyers, Mental Health
The sober curious movement is taking off. When I first heard the term, my baby-boomer, twelve-step mentality was to immediately associate it with “alcoholics” who wondered what it is like to be sober. I was way off target. It is
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01 Jul

A Conversation With My Fourteen-Year-Old Self

  • By bcuban
  • In Law Practice Wellness, Mental Health, Stories
I suspect that talking to your inner child is not particularly appealing to males, especially older men as a tool in dealing with depression, alcohol and substance use issues.  Why?  It requires having to be vulnerable in a very “female”
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23 Jun

A Morning Of A Depressed Lawyer

  • By bcuban
  • In Law Practice Wellness, Stories
April 2010. Three years into my recovery for problem drinking and cocaine use. I am also in the midst of a major depressive episode. I’ve dealt with depression since my mid-teens. Feelings of worthless and the overwhelming desire to isolate
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07 Feb

The Danger of Remaining Silent on Mental Health

  • By bcuban
  • In Law Practice Wellness, Lawyers, Stories
Every now and then I feature a lawyer or law student who has something to say on the issue of mental health in the legal profession. Providing a platform for new voices is just as, or even more important than
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31 Jan

Is An “Unhealthy” Lawyer An Unethical Lawyer?

  • By bcuban
  • In Law Practice Wellness, Lawyers
In itself, of course not. Every situation is different. Every person is different. This is why I was shocked to see a quote come out of the American Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting in Las Vegas. It circulated in social media.
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