Work Together
Workplace Training & Education
Ladybug Wellness works with law schools, legal employers, and professional associations and organizations to raise awareness about mental health and wellness issues and available resources within the legal community.
“It’s our collective delusion that overwork and burnout are the price we must pay in order to succeed.”
Arianna Huffington
Ladybug Wellness is committed to enhancing the mental health and wellness of lawyers and law students, with an eye toward improving morale, curbing attrition, increasing productivity, and cultivating happier, more successful lawyers. To that end, Ladybug Wellness works with law schools, legal employers, bar associations, and other legal associations and organizations to raise awareness about mental health and wellness issues within the legal community.
Specifically, we provide education and training on mental health conditions and wellness needs, available resources, warning signs, stress management techniques, and other coping skills. The content, scope, and format of each presentation is tailored to the needs, preferences, and size of each group.
Presentations range from informal small group discussions and skill-building workshops to larger, more formal speaking engagements.
Trainings cover topics including, but not limited to:
- Stress Management
- Suicide Awareness
- Self-Care and Mindfulness
- Compassion Fatigue
- Post-Pandemic Workplace Challenges
- Substance Abuse
Bonnie Prober has presented to the following selection of law schools, legal employers, and professional associations, among others:
- The George Washington University School of Law
- American University Washington College of Law
- The University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
- Erickson Immigration Group
- U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
- U.S. Office of Special Counsel
- 32nd Annual Judicial Conference of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- The District of Columbia Bar
- National Attorneys General Training & Research Institute
- Washington Council of Lawyers
- Women Owned Law
In addition, Ladybug Wellness works directly with legal employers and law school faculty to identify wellness needs, evaluate policies and procedures impacting mental health and wellness, develop wellness initiatives and programming, and build an enhanced culture of support and wellness.
