Thank you for this post! It reminded me of when I had my law firm in Florida. Two of the most difficult things for me to say were “no” and “I don’t know.” Talk about a recipe for burnout! Lawyers are expected to be capable of handling it all, to have all the answers, and to keep their feelings out of it. These things combined with the deadlines, phone calls from clients, billable hours, and everything else… is a recipe for burnout.

I love your reference to the oxygen masks. I can’t tell you how many lawyers I’ve worked with that have forgotten to put their “oxygen mask” on first. It’s a really big issue within the legal industry because somewhere along the way, we were programmed to know it all! Being honest with ourselves, we realize quickly that without taking care of ourselves we are not able to take care of others.

Thanks for the post!
Sonia Gallagher, JD
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