Wellness Network for Law
The CPLE is proud to administer and support the Wellness Network for Law, a community of legal academics, practitioners and students who are committed to: first, addressing the high levels of psychological distress experienced in law; and second, promoting wellness at law school, in the legal academy, and in the profession.
Wellness for Law Forum 2022
Expert on lawyer well-being, Professor Larry Krieger, shares six critical steps to success and happiness in law.
Latest Blog Posts
Subject-related anxiety: As a Law teacher, how can I help?
Law students are likely experiencing many challenges at the moment. They or their loved ones might be suffering from COVID19 or they might be in a high-risk demographic or location. They may be recently unemployed or stranded far from support networks. They may have new responsibilities as they care for or home school family members… Naturally, I am wondering what I can do to assist my students during my next teaching semester.
Maintaining Our Well-Being and Fitting Our Own Oxygen Masks First
Now more than ever it’s important that we maintain our own well-being. Much is being asked of us as legal educators. Our students are needing our support and we need to have capacity to be responsive to them – not only in terms of their learning as we move to online approaches, but also just generally. We are having to be adaptive and agile in adopting new ways of being legal academics.
Now on Twitter...
New Years, new ideas: How to Take Care of Yourself When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed. Practical steps to lower stress and enhance control over All The Things #WellnessForLaw #Wellbeing #Balance https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/2021/03/how-to-take-care-of-yourself-when-youre-feeling-overwhelmed/
5 Ways to Get Over Your Fear of Public Speaking for Good @TheMuse #Wellnessforlaw #lawstudent #lawyers https://www.themuse.com/advice/5-ways-to-get-over-your-fear-of-public-speaking-for-good
This YouTube series is still good, after 7 years! Worth a watch for #WellnessForLaw #MentalHealth #resilience
Introduction to #Mindfulness Part 1: Mental Health & the Legal Profession https://youtube.com/watch?v=9yR372hWfzk via @MonashLawSchool @WellnessForLaw
This is *such* a helpful way to look at boundaries! Via @thelessstressedlawyer
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