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 | Jul 14, 2026 | Comfort over coffee, Corporate Wellness, mental health
WRITTEN BY Frieda Levycky, Founder of Braving Boundaries I remember sitting in the hairdresser’s chair watching my hair fall away in dark lengths onto the floor. I hadn’t planned it. I’d gone in for a trim and left with a pixie crop and, somewhere in...
by friedaL2020 | May 7, 2026 | Communication, Corporate Wellness, Leadership, mental health, Work life
WRITTEN BY FRIEDA LEVYCKY, FOUNDER OF BRAVING BOUNDARIES A few weeks ago, something happened that I have not been able to stop thinking about. I was due to get on a call with a service provider, but, that morning, the call was cancelled because of illness. No...
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 | 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...
