The Wellness Docket

The Wellness Docket The Wellness Docket is a podcast for lawyers and legal professionals ready to prioritize their mental health.

Through honest conversations with guests from inside and outside the legal world, we explore burnout, balance, and the pressures of practice.

Some new numbers caught my attention.A recent landmark study of nearly 37,000 US lawyers found 47% screened positive for...
10/07/2026

Some new numbers caught my attention.

A recent landmark study of nearly 37,000 US lawyers found 47% screened positive for high work-related burnout. 41% said practicing law has been detrimental to their mental health. More than a quarter have considered leaving the profession.

My September guest on The Wellness Docket, former OBA president Orlando Da Silva, lived those statistics. As he puts it: success never cured his depression.

His advice to young lawyers: define success for yourself. And the line that stayed with me: you don't have to tell everyone. Just tell somebody.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I033dLLB1Do

Success never cured his depression.September's guest on The Wellness Docket is Orlando Da Silva, former OBA president an...
10/06/2026

Success never cured his depression.

September's guest on The Wellness Docket is Orlando Da Silva, former OBA president and author of Thank God I Failed. We get honest about the gap between outward success and inner struggle, and why he traded the pursuit of happiness for the pursuit of meaning.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I033dLLB1Do
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wellness-docket/id1829467484
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6hTrMQcwrwWAQskOB2yoes

Success never cured his depression.September's guest is Orlando Da Silva — former OBA president, named one of Canada's T...
10/05/2026

Success never cured his depression.

September's guest is Orlando Da Silva — former OBA president, named one of Canada's Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers, and author of Thank God I Failed. We talk about the gap between outward success and inner struggle, why he traded the pursuit of happiness for the pursuit of meaning, and his advice to young lawyers: define success for yourself.

The line that stayed with me: you don't have to tell everyone. Just tell somebody.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I033dLLB1Do
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wellness-docket/id1829467484
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6hTrMQcwrwWAQskOB2yoes

Episode 16 of the Wellness Docket is a little delayed this month, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, we thought it...
09/18/2026

Episode 16 of the Wellness Docket is a little delayed this month, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, we thought it would be fun to give you a behind the scenes look at where we are going to record the podcast in the future and where both businesses (my wife's and mine) live now.

Between moving Culbert Law and Beacon Clinical Group into a shared space at 7 Grafton Shore Road, September got away from us. Which, honestly, felt like the right thing to be transparent about on a podcast about wellbeing in a demanding profession. Even the people talking about balance don't always have it during a big transition. And that's okay!

Here's the behind the scenes episode:
https://youtu.be/rrVDaE2Gb8E

Episode 16 is coming soon from the new studio. Thanks for your patience.

09/16/2026

Between moving two businesses and keeping The Wellness Docket going, September got busy. Fast. So instead of a normal episode on the 15th this month, we're showing you where we ended up. A short, behind the scenes, "cross-over" episode of the Wellness Docket coming on Friday, September 18, 2026 featuring Culbert Law and Beacon Clinical Group. Of, course, we will show you the new studio location and a new puppy too!

Rest isn't just sleep. Dr. Alicia Newsome breaks down four kinds of rest we tend to ignore: sensory, emotional, spiritua...
08/17/2026

Rest isn't just sleep. Dr. Alicia Newsome breaks down four kinds of rest we tend to ignore: sensory, emotional, spiritual, and physical rest.

Ahead of her new book Worthy of Rest, she joins The Wellness Docket to talk about why high performers (lawyers included) feel guilty for slowing down, and what actually helps. Dr. Alicia Newsome

Check out Episode 15 of the Wellness Docket now:

YouTube: https://youtu.be/wa2pCV6mTCk?si=DOG-zXTyIhsRNudP

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ekaZjgpETXoAmjlezUIb1?si=Hpf_kg8XTr-iCB2h3ABAcg

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/worthy-of-rest-dr-alicia-newsome-on-burnout-hormones/id1829467484?i=1000783414629

08/14/2026

New episode. 🎙️

Episode 15 of The Wellness Docket is live tomorrow. In this clip, Dr. Alicia Newsome discusses the the symptoms women often try to push through. She uses a check-engine-light analogy that I took away with me after the discussion. I said, "you have the best analogies!"

Dr. Alicia Newsome

08/04/2026

I'll admit it: I went into this episode a little (more than a little actually) out of my depth on perimenopause. Yes, you read that correctly! But I came out of this discussion with a new appreciation for what women go through.

In the next episode of the Wellness Docket, Dr. Alicia Newsome described it as a backpack: every toxin, every skipped meal, every bad night's sleep is like another rock a woman is carrying up a mountain during perimenopause. One of my comments to her was: "you have the best analogies." There was some laughter, some uncomfortable moments and a lot of learning on my part! I even started a Venn diagram to keep it all straight!

If you are someone going through perimenopause or supporting someone going through this, check out the next episode of the Wellness Docket, coming on August 15, 2026.

- Tim

Dr. Alicia Newsome

Episode 14 of The Wellness Docket is live. 🎧Julia Belanger was called to the New Brunswick bar this year; a mother of fo...
07/15/2026

Episode 14 of The Wellness Docket is live. 🎧

Julia Belanger was called to the New Brunswick bar this year; a mother of four, access to justice advocate, and mental health champion in the profession. She lost her mother mid-clerkship, was diagnosed with ADHD in law school, and has some thoughts on what "success" actually needs to look like.

Building a Legal Career Without Sacrificing Your Life: Julia Belanger on Grief, ADHD, and Redefining Success. Check it out here or wherever you get your podcasts.

Youtube: https://youtu.be/qqhHMpN9B8A?si=0EELj46pD6KD07qy
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2mFLD9Tf00yfxkQAP03ncL?si=mu0nujOHSMa8K13wjithIg
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/building-a-legal-career-without-sacrificing-your/id1829467484?i=1000776872080

07/14/2026

Have you ever tried to "get through" grief on a schedule?

Julia Belanger did: grief counselor, a plan, a timeline. Then she learned, four months after losing her mother, that grief doesn't follow a plan.

Tomorrow's episode of The Wellness Docket follows her personal story: articling while grieving, a late ADHD diagnosis, and redefining what a successful legal career actually looks like.

Thanks to Julia for taking the time to speak with me.

- Tim

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