by friedaL2020 | Mar 26, 2026 | Change, Lawyer Life, Lessons Learned, Life after Law, Personal Growth, Self-awareness, Self-reflection
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST Many professionals reach a point where life looks successful on paper but feels different on the inside. This tension between who we thought we would become and who we are today often brings a subtle form of...
by friedaL2020 | Jan 29, 2026 | Change, Finding direction and purpose, Mid-Life, Personal Growth, Self-awareness, Self-care, Self-reflection
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST It is January 2026, and the collective vibe is less “sparkling fresh start” and more “just trying to keep the engine from smoking.” We are officially back at our desks, staring at cursors that blink with...
by friedaL2020 | Aug 28, 2025 | Change, Finding direction and purpose, Personal Growth, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Stress & Anxiety, The Fears series
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST It’s a funny thing. When we think about all the things we have accomplished in our lives – and some of the things that we haven’t accomplished (yet) – each thing has been because we either made up...
by friedaL2020 | Jun 26, 2025 | Change, Life after Law, mental health, Mid-Life, Personal Growth, Self-awareness, Self-care, Self-reflection, Stress & Anxiety
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST INTRODUCTION: WHY SELF-REFLECTION MATTERS I read a quote the other day that said – “A person without self-reflection never changes they just get older.” And it got me thinking. About who I am. Who I was. And...
by friedaL2020 | Apr 29, 2025 | Anxiety, Change, Finding direction and purpose, mental health, Self-awareness, Self-care, Self-reflection, Stress & Anxiety, The Fears series
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST Have you ever heard the saying: “the grass is always greener on the other side” or “better the devil you know”? I have. Many times. I’m not sure if it’s because I come from a religious Jewish family and the...
by friedaL2020 | Mar 17, 2025 | Change, Finding direction and purpose, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Stress & Anxiety
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST Change is hard. Even when we want it for ourselves. But when it’s unexpected or unwanted change, the blow to the gut is that much worse. It’s not like it can even be prevented. It’s out of our hands and that’s...
