The Wellness Docket

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

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

After Dean Michael Marin and I finished recording the last episode of The Wellness Docket, he said, "Oh shoot, I forgot to mention some recommended books." He sent links to these books to me and I promised to make sure to post them with links for purchase of each. I'm definitely going to check these out over the summer!

1. Flow - The Psychology of Optimal Experience: https://shorturl.at/Fpfd5

2. SPARK - The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain: https://shorturl.at/QzIE1

3. Unwinding Anxiety - New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind: https://shorturl.at/oFoqi

Don't forget to check out the recent episode of the Wellness Docket wherever you get your podcasts!

- Tim

Disclaimer: The books listed above are recommendations shared by our podcast guest and do not constitute an endorsement by The Wellness Docket. The links provided are for convenience only. We are not affiliated with, nor do we receive any compensation from, the authors, publishers, or retailers of these titles. This post is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, medical, or therapeutic advice.

"I stopped eating. I couldn't sleep for four days. The only thing I could keep down was blueberries."

That's how Dean Michael Marin of UNB Law describes what an anxiety episode looked like for him. He was studying for the New York Bar, freshly hired at a Wall Street firm, and convinced he was a fraud who was about to be exposed.

In Episode 13 of The Wellness Docket, Dean Marin shares how anxiety followed him for decades before he understood what it actually was. He also shares how a therapist helped him see that the "freak out and succeed" cycle he thought was his superpower was actually holding him back.

His story, and what he learned from it, is one of the most honest and relatable conversations we've had to date.

🎙️ New episode out now:

- https://youtu.be/ZYK-Gt5z-yY?si=axxoyrHu6zlZGyBg (Youtube);
- https://open.spotify.com/episode/5eXRzRAh40xlzlQIs1bk8o?si=64a15972fac34209 (Spotify);
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blueberries-bar-exams-and-breaking-the-anxiety-cycle/id1829467484?i=1000772736331 (Apple Podcasts);

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My guest blog post for the Lawyers with Depression website is up today. It's based on a presentation I gave at the Law Society of New Brunswick Mental Health and Wellness Symposium last week and includes 5 mental health tips from The Wellness Docket through a baseball lens.

Thanks to Dan Lukasik for asking me to write this post! It went through three drafts before I trusted myself enough to finish it.

- Tim

https://www.lawyerswithdepression.com/articles/on-lawyering-baseball-real-tools-and-tips-from-one-lawyer-to-another-from-the-wellness-docket/