Gretchen Duhaime
Women Lawyers Coming Home Retreat in Massachusetts
Two of our special friends are holding three retreats. Spending time with these two is magical!
Dear friends and colleagues,
I am excited to invite you, or the women lawyers you know, to an upcoming series of retreats offered by me and Gretchen Duhaime entitled:
"Women Lawyers Coming Home."
The first three of the monthly series will be held at the deCordova Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts,
Feb. 20, Mar. 13, and April 16 10:00-4:00.
Please consider coming to one or all three retreats!
The Book is Now Available: Acknowledgements and Contributors
Today the book is available on line. The publication of Lawyers as Peacemakers, Practicing Holistic, Problem-Solving Law, inspires me to share that it takes a village to write such a book. Below are the contributors and the acknowledgements from the book. Make sure to click through to "Read More" for the complete list.
Acknowledgements
With deep thanks to my collaborators and contributors:
Michael Matthews, my business partner, dear friend, and wonderful
and wise teacher, who constantly listens to me and holds space better than anyone I’ve ever known.
Editor and friend Sheila Boyce, for her willingness to step on my toes when it was called for, and ABA Editor Erin Nevius, for actually liking what I had to say.
Karen Werve Grant and Michael Grant, great writers and friends, who stepped up to work on the profile vignettes.
Eileen Dunn, Jane Faulkner, and Jill Dahlquist, who helped take care of the parts of me that are not my mind.
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Broad Overview of Multiple Categories
Topics:
New Lawyer Tour and CuttingEdgeLaw.com Announcements
Audience:
General Interest Daily Practice - April 5, 2010 - Resilience
Over at Minding the Workplace, David Yamada comments on the Kevin Kannemer's statement that "I prefer to work with people who have dealt with adversity and arisen from brokenness. Those who have never been tested cannot be trusted." Prof. Yamada mentions the value of resilience and the lessons learned from adversity. He says, "And oh how I wish we could learn the lessons of those challenges without the struggle and pain."
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Lawyer Well-being and Psychology
Topics:
Personal Growth and Development
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Wholeness and Balance
Audience:
General Interest Legal Wellness Tour Reflections
My goals for the Legal Wellness Tour were twofold; to raise energy and awareness around the need for wellness in the legal profession, and to provide a transition for myself and my family. I completed my final law school assignment just a few weeks before the start of the tour (my J.D. diploma arrived while we were on the road), and the tour was a way for me to refocus my attention on Practicing on Purpose LLC. I started the company last May so I wouldn't be starting from scratch when I graduated, and immediately had far more interest in the work than I had anticipated. The tour built on that momentum. Another piece of the transition is our family and living situation - we will be welcoming a baby next month, so from now until the end of June I won't be able to travel.
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Holistic Law
Topics:
Reflection, Spirituality, Consciousness
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Wholeness and Balance
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General Interest Daily Practice - April 1, 2010 - Workplace Flexibility
How fitting that as the Daily Practice resumes, the White House holds a forum on Workplace Flexibility, with the Council of Economic Advisers releasing a companion report. The report, though unfortunately titled with "Work-Life Balance," addresses the longstanding changes in American culture that workplaces have ignored. Citing economic reasons for employers' reluctance to adopt flexible working arrangements, such as telecommuting, job-sharing and flexible hours, the CEA points to seemingly win-win solutions for both workers and employers.
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Lawyer Well-being and Psychology
Topics:
Wholeness and Balance
Audience:
General Interest Introductory Webinar
Practicing on Purpose LLC is hosting an introductory webinar
Introduction to Purpose
Wednesday, July 29 at 7pm
Learn about the 7 Purposes of Wellness and how they will help you find passion and meaning in law and life.
Register using this link:
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Lawyer Well-being and Psychology
Topics:
Continuing Education
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Coaching/Mentoring
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Personal Growth and Development
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Spirituality and Consciousness
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Wholeness/Balance
Audience:
General Interest Practicing on Purpose for July
Practicing on Purpose has posted their July newsletter.
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/453616/b61a5bdccf/1642500902/65367d717e/
Lawyer Well-Being & Psychology
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Lawyer Well-being and Psychology
Topics:
Personal Growth and Development
Topics:
Creativity and Artistic Expression
Audience:
Lawyers
Audience:
Law Students This section was inspired by the work of our sponsor, Gretchen Duhaime of Practicing on Purpose. Gretchen has developed an overview of well-being that is very holistic and we'll be organizing this page based on her model and coding content to reflect her holistic perspective of Wellness. Having said that, we could consider almost everything on the site to fall into one category of Wellness or another, as defined by Gretchen. Instead, we'll identify the articles and videos which are most "on point" for this topic and trust that you can sort the rest into the model.
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Wellness habits help lawyers maintain physical health and stamina, emotional balance and ethical boundaries. More than "health," well-being is an integration of the whole person; body, mind, and spirit.
Practicing on Purpose Model:
New Company to Focus on Lawyer Wellness
http://www.practicingonpurpose.com/Home
Introduction to Purpose Workshop
Learn about the 7 Purposes of Wellness and how they will help you find passion and meaning in law and life.
WORKSHOP to be held Tuesday, June 9 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm at Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St, Room 245
Practicing on Purpose LLC is a team of wellness stewards. Gretchen Duhaime founded the company in May, 2009, with the belief that wellness is a critical component of effective lawyering.
