by friedaL2020 | Apr 25, 2026 | Change, Finding direction and purpose, Personal Growth, Self-awareness, Self-reflection
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST Many professionals look successful on the outside while feeling stuck, reactive or disconnected on the inside. This article explores why self-awareness can feel uncomfortable, why growth often gets messy before...
by friedaL2020 | Jun 29, 2022 | Finding direction and purpose, mental health, Motivation, Perfectionism, Procrastination, Stress & Anxiety
I’m not fat. But I’m not fit. Well, not in the way that I used to be. It’s that time of year again where a number of running photos pop up on Facebook, highlighting the various races I’ve run over the years. In 2015, I was training to summit the Matterhorn. In 2016,...
by friedaL2020 | Feb 18, 2022 | Love, Relationships
BY ALICIA KOCH OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST (with section contribution by FRIEDA LEVYCKY OF BRAVING BOUNDARIES) Aaaaah February. The month of love. Or as some would say – the month of Tom Foolery and shenanigans. Depending on which side of the love pendulum you fall. Money...
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 | Oct 25, 2021 | Uncategorised
The pressing need for boundaries… By now, we all know that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many of us to work from home. A new saga has inevitably emerged and it is not going anywhere. In fact, companies are looking to extend the work-from-home situation into a...