by friedaL2020 | Jan 26, 2022 | Finding direction and purpose, mental health, Self-care, Self-reflection, Stress & Anxiety, work-life balance, Working environment
As we “come down” from our “festive high” – filled with presents, hope for 2022, rich food and laughter of family – we find ourselves gradually settling back into the daily norm and the reality of “taking the year seriously” once again comes to the...
by friedaL2020 | Nov 24, 2021 | Comfort over coffee, Finding direction and purpose, Lessons Learned, mental health, Motivation, Self-care, Self-reflection, work-life balance
Life has been compared to many things. A book with chapters that close behind us as others open. A mountain: hard to climb, but worth the view. There’s even Forrest Gump and his well-known “life is like a box of chocolates” analogy. For me though, life is like a...
by friedaL2020 | Aug 25, 2021 | mental health, Self-care
It’s “Ok not to be Ok”. Honestly. Choice. Choice is a funny thing. It’s something we all have. We can choose who we love, we can choose how we worship. We can choose our sexual orientation. We can choose what political parties we follow and those we don’t. We...
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 | Mar 2, 2021 | Lawyer Life, Life after Law, mental health, Self-care, work-life balance
Who are you? A seemingly innocuous question. “Hi. I’m Alicia. And I’m a lawyer.” I am a lawyer. And that is it. Nothing else to let anyone know who we truly are. Besides our professional title. Where are our other identifiers? Our identity as a lawyer Is our whole...
by friedaL2020 | Dec 21, 2020 | Celebrations & Festivities, Lawyer Life, mental health, Self-care, work-life balance
Disappointment: A feeling we hate to cause and struggle to feel. And 2020 has provided many a chance to experience it from both sides. ...
