by friedaL2020 | Jul 30, 2026 | Anxiety, Corporate Wellness, Lawyer Life, Lessons Learned, mental health, Personal Growth, Self-care, Self-reflection, Stress & Anxiety
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST Functioning beautifully is the ultimate human camouflage. Isn’t it? We live in a culture that routinely confuses compliance with health. If you’re hitting your professional targets, replying to messages within...
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 | 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....
