September is National Recovery Month. This year’s theme is “recovery is REAL,” where “REAL” is an acronym for “Restoring Every Aspect of Life.” For those struggling with mental health issues, including substance misuse, recovery sounds like a fairy tale told to help us sleep at night. I know. That’s how I felt before I finally quit drinking and started my own recovery journey. With the help of my … [Read more...]
Myth vs. Fact: What Lawyers Should Know about LCL and Our Services
If you’re a Minnesota legal professional, you’ve probably heard of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL). You may even know someone who has used our services. But despite that, there are still a lot of misconceptions floating around. And honestly, that is not surprising. Lawyers are trained to be careful, skeptical, and self-reliant. Those traits serve us well in practice, but they can also make it … [Read more...]
Spiritual Well-being: Align with Your Values, by Sarah MacGillis
Spiritual Well-being: Align On the second day of Well-Being Week in Law, we look for alignment in our lives with our core values. This is no accident; we do this because grounding into our values can help tamp down the stress response when it comes knocking on our door (or by text, email, or MNCIS filing). For me, throughout my professional career, this has always been to be in service of … [Read more...]
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