Spotlight on Mental Health

Push notices. Social media posts. Campaign ads. Memes. Workplace chatter. Email blasts. News coverage. Fundraising events. Dinner table discussions. With the 2024 Presidential Election only one week away, we are inundated with all manner of political noise.  While media coverage and political debate are mainstays of modern elections, this election season is unlike any we’ve seen

“Perfectionism doesn’t make you feel perfect. It makes you feel inadequate.” — Maria Shriver As lawyers, we are imperfect people in a field that demands perfection.  The result is that many of us find ourselves trapped on a hamster wheel, running as fast as we can, in a futile quest to be perfect.   We’ve

“We’re human beings.  Nobody is perfect.  So yes, it’s ok to not be ok.”   ~ Michael Phelps What do lawyers, Hollywood actors, U.S. Congressmen, Olympic athletes, social influencers, and music superstars have in common? This isn’t a riddle.  There is a very real common thread: Each of these groups suffers from high rates of

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.” ― Albert Einstein As I look

“You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” –Stephen King Learn Italian.  Lose weight.  Quit smoking.  Spend less.  Sleep more.  Play an instrument. We all have aspirations.  Some of us may have made a resolution to get started, or even taken an initial step toward learning, quitting, saving, implementing, or

Earlier this month, I joined several thousand others on a 17-mile, overnight walk to support suicide awareness and prevention.  Despite the toll this took on my body, it was one of the most powerful and rewarding experiences of my life.   The night began with a vigil at the Lincoln Memorial, during which several people spoke