by friedaL2020 | Dec 16, 2025 | Corporate Wellness, Finding direction and purpose, Lawyer Life, mental health, Self-awareness, Self-care, Self-reflection, Team communication
WRITTEN BY FRIEDA LEVYCKY, FOUNDER OF BRAVING BOUNDARIES Self-worth isn’t something we tend to think about day to day, yet it quietly sits behind almost every decision we make. It influences what we ask for, what we put up with and when we finally decide something...
by friedaL2020 | Sep 15, 2023 | Finding direction and purpose, Lawyer Life, Leadership, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Stress & Anxiety, Work life, work-life balance
When you hear the term “mid-life,” what images or thoughts come to mind? Perhaps it’s the clichéd “mid-life crisis” with visions of a middle-aged man who has just started balding – but he’s growing a ponytail anyway – sporting a...
by friedaL2020 | Jan 21, 2023 | Finding direction and purpose, Lawyer Life, Lessons Learned, Life after Law, mental health, Motivation, Self-awareness, Self-care, Self-reflection, Stress & Anxiety, Work life
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST When I was a child, I was fearless. I believed I could do anything I set my mind to – and I had big dreams. Bless little me. I wanted to climb mountains, go to the Moon, swim with Mermaids, and fly a plane to...
by friedaL2020 | Jun 22, 2021 | Comfort over coffee, Lawyer Life, mental health, Working environment
Linked article: Workplace Ostracism: Tackling the silent office bully When I think back to my school days, I recall kids taunting other kids because they had braces or freckles or perhaps their skirts were too long. But I recall, quite traumatically, how I was teased....
by friedaL2020 | May 19, 2021 | Lawyer Life, Leadership, work-life balance, Working environment
Article 3 of 3 in the Female Leadership series CO-WRITTEN BY FRIEDA LEVYCKY (BRAVING BOUNDARIES) & ALICIA KOCH (THE LEGAL BELLETRIST) Think back to when you still played with dolls and had tea parties with your teddy bears. When we all still believed in...
by friedaL2020 | Apr 29, 2021 | Lawyer Life, Lessons Learned, Self-reflection, work-life balance
I’ve thought long and hard about whether or not I should write this article. Ironically, for fear of judgment. And rejection. But I’ve learned some important lessons about myself over the last 4 days. And I always believe it is important to share those important...
