by friedaL2020 | Oct 29, 2025 | Corporate Wellness, Effective communication, Health, mental health, Self-care, Team building, Team communication, work-life balance
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST  Ah wellness. We often take it for granted, don’t we? Like it’s this “thing” that needs to be constantly maintained. Another “task” or item on your to-do list that you need to take care of. So, when the company...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 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 | Feb 26, 2025 | Anxiety, Change, mental health, Self-care, Stress & Anxiety, work-life balance
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST  Catching up with an old friend the other day we were both struck with how off kilter our lives seemed to be. She lives thousands of miles away in one of the coldest cities on earth and I live in sunny South...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by friedaL2020 | Jan 29, 2025 | Change, Enneagram, Finding direction and purpose, mental health, Motivation, Self-awareness, Self-care, Self-reflection, work-life balance
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST  Why resolutions fail without self-awareness Isn’t it funny how, as the clock strikes 12 on December the 31st, social media is awash with posts about New Year’s Resolutions: “This will be the year I finally lose...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by friedaL2020 | Nov 28, 2024 | Finding direction and purpose, mental health, Relationships, Self-awareness, Self-care, Self-reflection, The Fears series
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST  As Roy Orbison croons his famous song “Only the Lonely”, the lyrics will hit differently for different people. Some of us will listen to the song and instantly feel a kinship with Orbison knowing full well what...