A while back I wrote a book for lawyers about wellbeing. In it I used three fictional case studies to illustrate aspects of professionals’ experience. This piece is about Chris, a senior lawyer facing burnout through unavoidable pressures. The demands faced by lawyers are really no different to those we all face. Burnout has no favourites. ... The year started well. Unusually, the office party had been a success
A while back I wrote a book for lawyers about wellbeing. In it I used three fictional case studies to illustrate aspects of professionals’ experience. This piece is about Beth, a young lawyer beginning to question her career choices. The uncertainties faced by lawyers are really no different to those we all face. Bullies have no favourites. ... It was pretty much out of desperation when Beth telephoned LawCare
A while back I wrote a book for lawyers about wellbeing. In it I used three fictional case studies to illustrate aspects of professionals' experience. This piece is about Andrew, an anxious lawyer trying to cope on his own with increasing demands. The internal pressures faced by lawyers are really no different to those we all face. Anxiety has no favourites. ... When I look back on all
Please check through this agreement before making a booking. Making a booking and payment for a single session or for ongoing therapy creates a legally binding contract between you, the client, and me, Angus Lyon (trading as Restart One). Single session work. Each single-session lasts for up to 75 minutes and includes a short follow-up phone call. Ongoing therapy (both time-limited and open-ended work). Each session lasts for
Another old post - but maybe more relevant than ever in covid times: Now adopted by police forces across the UK and overseas, Project Griffin was developed by the City of London Police and introduced in central London over a decade ago with the Metropolitan police force to advise and train organisations on security and counter-terrorism. In the project it has been seen that victims respond in different ways
This post is adapted from a piece I wrote for a law journal a while back. It’s written for lawyers, but the principles apply to everyone. “A psychopath? Who? Me?” When we hear the word we probably first associate it with serial killers and mass murderers, a Norman Bates, Hannibal Lecter, a Hitler or a Stalin. But a recent article drew attention to research indicating that lawyers came second
