by friedaL2020 | Feb 21, 2023 | Love, mental health, Self-awareness, Self-care, Self-reflection
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST It’s the month of love and around the world people are oohing and aahing over Valentine’s Day cards and meals out with their loved ones. It’s a time for Rom Coms galore, chocolates and even a glass of bubbly or...
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 | Sep 25, 2020 | Lawyer Life, mental health, work-life balance
THE WORK FROM HOME SAGA An article by Alicia Koch, Founder of The Legal Belletrist I have a shoe fetish. There I said it. I confess. Shoes are my “thing”. I have a whole Instagram account just about shoes (I’m not joking). And over the years, I have amassed...
by friedaL2020 | Sep 10, 2020 | Lawyer Life, mental health, work-life balance
Article 5 of 5 in the Mental Health in the Law series Mental Health is a hot topic in the legal industry at the moment! After the release of the Task Force Report on Lawyer Well-being in 2016 (an excellent report by the way!), the mental health of legal professionals...