7 ways to bounce back after failure

by friedaL2020 | Aug 24, 2022 | Finding direction and purpose, Lessons Learned, mental health, Self-care, Self-reflection, Stress & Anxiety, work-life balance, Working environment

WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST What a word. Failure.  All by its “itty-bitty” self, it conjures up feelings of inadequacy, inferiority, and embarrassment. All in one go. As if the word itself holds the power of a hundred men and women pointing...

The “Janu-worry” stress spiral

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...

I’m a grown up! – And still being bullied….

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....

FEMALE LEADERS in the workplace – breaking the glass slipper, ceiling & cliff

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...

Female leaders in the workplace – how do we break through?

by friedaL2020 | Apr 15, 2021 | Lawyer Life, Leadership, work-life balance, Working environment

Article 2 of 3 in the Female Leadership series In our last article, we discussed barriers women face in the workplace. Things like the broken rung effect and the entitlement gap. Each explaining why there are so few women in senior roles in the workplace – a...

FEMALE leaders in the workplace – why are we so few?

by friedaL2020 | Apr 8, 2021 | Lawyer Life, Leadership, work-life balance, Working environment

Article 1 of 3 in the Female Leadership series Gender equality in the workplace is not a new topic of discussion. It has been discussed numerous times before. Seemingly falling on deaf ears. Not surprisingly as women leaders in the workplace are still a...