LAPBC - Lawyers Assistance Program of BC

Ever catch yourself cross-examining your own feelings? 🧠⚖️ Lawyers are trained to weigh evidence, consider alternative explanations, and question conclusions. But when it comes to recognizing workplace harm, those same skills can work against us.

In her latest blog, Claire Marchant explores how "your lawyer brain" might be keeping you from trusting your own experience, and why your feelings deserve a place in the evidence, even before you've built an airtight case.

👉 Read more: https://www.lapbc.com/blog/your-lawyer-brain-widening-what-counts-as-evidence

Feeling burned out? Nature might be the prescription you need. 🌿 Join LAPBC's Nature Based Strategies for Well-Being workshop on July 22 and discover how natural environments can sharpen your focus, elevate your mood, and support your mental and physical health — backed by environmental neuroscience.

📌 Register now: info.lapbc.com/nature-based-strategies-for-well-being-2026

On Canada Day, we reflect on what it means to live and work in this country - not just the celebration, but the ongoing responsibility of building a more inclusive, compassionate, and just society.

Canada is often described through its landscapes, diversity, and values. It is also a country shaped by a complex history where necessary work continues toward truth, reconciliation, and justice.

Wishing all of our BC legal community a meaningful Canada Day - whether in celebration, reflection, or both. Connection and belonging are at the heart of well-being, and we hope you take time to recharge and appreciate the people around you.

Join LAPBC's "Nature Based Strategies for Lawyer Well-Being" workshop on July 22. Explore how the mind, body, and natural environments are interconnected, backed by environmental neuroscience, and discover key components of a "nature prescription" to sharpen focus, elevate mood, and support your well-being. Register now: https://info.lapbc.com/nature-based-strategies-for-lawyer-well-being-2026

OCD isn't about being organized. It's not perfectionism. And it's not just "worrying a lot."

In this candid article, one lawyer describes what it actually looks like to live with obsessive-compulsive disorder, from the rituals that started in high school to the intrusive thoughts that nearly derailed law school.

They call it their "worry dragon." And learning to train it, rather than fight it, changed everything.

👉 Read the full story: https://www.lapbc.com/blog/how-i-trained-my-worry-dragon-one-lawyers-journey-with-ocd

Looking for practical ways to bring mindfulness into your workday without adding “one more thing” to your plate?

Join the Mindfulness Discussion Panel on June 11 (11am to 12pm PST). Three lawyers will share how mindfulness has supported them professionally and personally, plus how it can be integrated into everyday legal practice and life.

Featuring Jeff Naylor, Lawyer Counsellor from LAPBC.

Register now: https://t9017086152.p.clickup-attachments.com/t9017086152/f0864fa1-7d0a-442c-a893-10985ebd824c/Webinar-%20June%2011%20(1).pdf?view=open

The legal profession can be intense. If you have been looking for grounded, realistic ways to support your well-being, this session is for you.

In the Mindfulness Discussion Panel, three lawyers will share personal experiences and practical insights on how mindfulness can be incorporated into everyday legal practice and life, and how it can help manage stress and support balance.

🗓️ June 11 | 11am to 12pm PST
👤 Speaker includes Jeff Naylor (LAPBC Lawyer Counsellor)

Save your spot: https://t9017086152.p.clickup-attachments.com/t9017086152/f0864fa1-7d0a-442c-a893-10985ebd824c/Webinar-%20June%2011%20(1).pdf?view=open

Many high-achieving people quietly carry the fear of being “found out.” If you’ve ever thought, “Everyone knows what they’re doing except me,” you’re not alone.

Leen Hamdi's latest blog explores imposter syndrome and what it can look like in real life, including the pressure to overwork, the urge to procrastinate, and the habit of dismissing accomplishments even when there's evidence you've earned them.

The shift isn’t about “getting rid” of these feelings overnight. It’s about working with them through self-acceptance, grounding strategies, and reconnecting with your “sparkling moments.”

Read the full blog here: https://www.lapbc.com/blog/working-with-imposter-syndrome-and-not-against-it

🗓️ Join our upcoming Mindfulness Discussion Panel on June 11 in association with Law(yer) Strong and Alberta Lawyers'​ Assistance Society.

Curious how mindfulness can support you in the realities of legal practice? Sign up for a panel conversation where three lawyers share how mindfulness has helped them in their legal careers and personal lives, including practical ways it can support wellbeing, balance, and managing pressure in the profession.

Featuring Jeff Naylor, Lawyer Counsellor from LAPBC, as one of the speakers.

Register here: https://t9017086152.p.clickup-attachments.com/t9017086152/f0864fa1-7d0a-442c-a893-10985ebd824c/Webinar-%20June%2011%20(1).pdf?view=open

Mental Health Week (May 4 to 10) is a reminder that connection matters. In a profession that can be high-pressure and isolating, supporting lawyers’ mental health is not optional, it is essential. When we check in with one another, make space for honest conversations, and reduce stigma, we strengthen our workplaces, our families, and our communities.

This week, LAPBC encourages you to come together in small, meaningful ways:
• Reach out to a colleague you have not spoken to in a while
• Take a real break (and protect it)
• Ask, “How are you, really?” and listen

Because support and connection strengthen mental health, and none of us has to carry it alone.

Learn more about Mental Health Week: https://cmha.ca/mental-health-week/