On this episode of Practice Well(Being) Bree Buchanan joins us to share her story which took her from developing a panic disorder in law school, to practicing attorney in the domestic violence space using alcohol to cope with stress, to losing her marriage and job which prompted her to go all in on recovery. This personal journey ultimately propelled her to be the Chair of ABA’s commission on Lawyer’s Assistance Program and the Founding co-chair of the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being and co-author of its groundbreaking 2017 report, The Path to Well-Being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change.  Now she’s the president of the Institute for Well-Being in Law (IWIL).

 In this deeply impactful conversation we talked about:

• How who we are and what we do as lawyers works against well-being. 
• The importance of understanding the ways that the world is different and how the “calcified culture” of the legal profession is negatively impacting lawyer well-being. Spoiler alert – we all agree it’s time for some serious evolution. 
• A new vision for the future of work in law which includes well-being and the leadership and army of advocates it will take to get there. 

You can also find Bree on LinkedIn or at IWIL. You can connect with Nita on LinkedIn. You can connect with Becky on LinkedIn, Instagram or at her website – www.untanglehappiness.com