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Sarah Weinstein

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Stanford Law School WellnessCast™

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Hank Weisinger

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Joe Bankman

Join Stanford Law Professor Joe Bankman and Sarah Weinstein, a lawyer and psychotherapist, for a farewell episode as Sarah departs to focus on her private psychotherapy and consulting practice.  Joe and Sarah interview each other about future plans and feelings about their work together on the WellnessCast™  As ideas take shape for the future of the Wellness Project and the WellnessCast,™ Joe would welcome input from law students about what content would be most useful.  Please contact Joe at jbankman@stanford.edu with feedback, suggestions, or ideas for a WellnessCast™ episode that you might like to co-host.  For law students and lawyers seeking executive consulting or counseling, please contact Sarah in her private practice at sarah@sarahweinsteintherapy.com or 510.697.8338.

WellnessCast™ Conversation with Joe Bankman and Sarah Weinstein

Welcome back! Today, we are talking about a very serious and important topic: mental health in the legal profession. The staggering statistics and heartbreaking stories of depression, substance abuse, and even suicide in law schools and in our legal profession have raised our concerns and the concerns of others. Because of this, we have reached out to attorney-turned-executive consultant and licensed psychotherapist, Sarah Weinstein, to talk about this topic. In this episode, we discuss:  The sobering statistics on depression and substance abuse among law students and lawyers Is there something inherent to law school and the legal profession that leads to such mental health concerns? Effects of competition, debt, and a down job market on law students Effects of stress, conflict, and high-stakes matters on lawyers Signs that you or someone you know might need to seek professional help What can be done to change this mental health climate?  Resources:  sarahweinsteintherapy.com (http://www.sarahweinsteintherapy.com/)  Lawyers &amp; Depression (Dave Nee Foundation) (http://www.daveneefoundation.org/scholarship/lawyers-and-depression/)  WellnessCast (https://law.stanford.edu/directory/joseph-bankman/wellness-project/#slsnav-the-wellnesscast) Warrior One (https://warriorone.com/)  Above the Law, “Did Law School Bullying Contribute to a Recent Graduate’s Suicide?” (https://abovethelaw.com/2017/09/law-school-bullying-leads-to-recent-graduates-suicide/)  Above the Law, “Bar Exam Suicides Are Disturbingly Common Among Recent Law School Graduates.” (https://abovethelaw.com/2016/12/bar-exam-suicides-are-disturbingly-common-among-recent-law-school-graduates/)  New York Times, “The Lawyer, the Addict: A high-powered Silicon Valley attorney dies. His ex-wife investigates, and finds a web of drug abuse in his profession.” (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/15/business/lawyers-addiction-mental-health.html?_r=0)  Business Insider, “We Need to Start Talking to Law Students About Depression and Suicide.” (http://www.businessinsider.com/we-need-to-start-talking-to-law-students-about-depression-and-suicide-2014-4)  Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Episode-123-Mental-Health-and-the-Legal-Profession.pdf) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on iTunes  (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) (or your listening platform of choice). And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). Thanks for listening! Alison &amp; Lee

Welcome back! Today, we are talking about a very serious and important topic: mental health in the legal profession. The staggering statistics and heartbreaking stories of depression, substance abuse, and even suicide in law schools and in our legal profession have raised our concerns and the concerns of others. Because of this, we have reached out to attorney-turned-executive consultant and licensed psychotherapist, Sarah Weinstein, to talk about this topic. In this episode, we discuss: <ul> <li>The sobering statistics on depression and substance abuse among law students and lawyers</li> <li>Is there something inherent to law school and the legal profession that leads to such mental health concerns?</li> <li>Effects of competition, debt, and a down job market on law students</li> <li>Effects of stress, conflict, and high-stakes matters on lawyers</li> <li>Signs that you or someone you know might need to seek professional help</li> <li>What can be done to change this mental health climate?</li> </ul> Resources: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sarahweinsteintherapy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sarahweinsteintherapy.com</a> (<a href="http://www.sarahweinsteintherapy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sarahweinsteintherapy.com/</a>)</li> <li><a href="http://www.daveneefoundation.org/scholarship/lawyers-and-depression/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Lawyers &amp; Depression (Dave Nee Foundation)</a> (<a href="http://www.daveneefoundation.org/scholarship/lawyers-and-depression/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.daveneefoundation.org/scholarship/lawyers-and-depression/</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://law.stanford.edu/directory/joseph-bankman/wellness-project/#slsnav-the-wellnesscast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> WellnessCast</a> (<a href="https://law.stanford.edu/directory/joseph-bankman/wellness-project/#slsnav-the-wellnesscast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://law.stanford.edu/directory/joseph-bankman/wellness-project/#slsnav-the-wellnesscast</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://warriorone.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Warrior One</a> (<a href="https://warriorone.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://warriorone.com/</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://abovethelaw.com/2017/09/law-school-bullying-leads-to-recent-graduates-suicide/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Above the Law, “Did Law School Bullying Contribute to a Recent Graduate’s Suicide?”</a> (<a href="https://abovethelaw.com/2017/09/law-school-bullying-leads-to-recent-graduates-suicide/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://abovethelaw.com/2017/09/law-school-bullying-leads-to-recent-graduates-suicide/</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://abovethelaw.com/2016/12/bar-exam-suicides-are-disturbingly-common-among-recent-law-school-graduates/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Above the Law, “Bar Exam Suicides Are Disturbingly Common Among Recent Law School Graduates.”</a> (<a href="https://abovethelaw.com/2016/12/bar-exam-suicides-are-disturbingly-common-among-recent-law-school-graduates/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://abovethelaw.com/2016/12/bar-exam-suicides-are-disturbingly-common-among-recent-law-school-graduates/</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/15/business/lawyers-addiction-mental-health.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> New York Times, “The Lawyer, the Addict: A high-powered Silicon Valley attorney dies. His ex-wife investigates, and finds a web of drug abuse in his profession.”</a> (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/15/business/lawyers-addiction-mental-health.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/15/business/lawyers-addiction-mental-health.html?_r=0</a>)</li> <li><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/we-need-to-start-talking-to-law-students-about-depression-and-suicide-2014-4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Business Insider, “We Need to Start Talking to Law Students About Depression and Suicide.”</a> (<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/we-need-to-start-talking-to-law-students-about-depression-and-suicide-2014-4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.businessinsider.com/we-need-to-start-talking-to-law-students-about-depression-and-suicide-2014-4</a>)</li> </ul> Episode Transcript: <a href="http://lawschooltoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Episode-123-Mental-Health-and-the-Legal-Profession.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download the Transcript</a>  (<a href="https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Episode-123-Mental-Health-and-the-Legal-Profession.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Episode-123-Mental-Health-and-the-Legal-Profession.pdf</a>) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on iTunes</a>  (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976</a>) (or your listening platform of choice). And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the <a href="http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">contact form on the Law School Toolbox website</a> (<a href="http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact</a>). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the <a href="http://barexamtoolbox.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bar Exam Toolbox</a> (<a href="http://barexamtoolbox.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://barexamtoolbox.com/</a>). Thanks for listening! Alison &amp; Lee

123: Mental Health in Law School and the Legal Profession (with Sarah Weinstein)