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Staying Sane in Family Law

A Survival Guide for Lawyers Working in the Most Emotionally Charged Practice Area

Our founder, Annmarie’s debut book, Staying Sane in Family Law, is out now! Click here to buy the book. It’s a deeply practical and refreshingly honest guide for anyone in the family law world on how to navigate the emotional intensity of practice (with a big dollop of humour!). Family law asks a lot of lawyers - compassion, clarity, resilience, emotional control, and mental stamina. Burnout, vicarious trauma and overwhelm are often part of the job. This book helps you stay steady, human, and effective in the middle of it all. Inside, she shares:

  • Tools to protect your mental health
  • Strategies for building emotional resilience
  • Ways to keep boundaries with difficult or distressed clients
  • Real-world stories from the frontline (Annmarie's included)

Whether you’re just starting out or have decades of experience, this book will help you not just survive, but thrive in family law. Click here to come to a seminar (and get a free book!) - Attend the seminar


Click here to buy the book - Buy the book

Listen to Annmarie talk on the Today's Family Law Podcast about her book "Staying Sane In Family Law" - listen here

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Mental health for Pro Bono lawyers

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I really enjoyed providing training to pro bono lawyers at Norton Rose Fulbright yesterday on ‘Working with vulnerable clients and taking care of yourself’.

No mean feat of course!

Pro bono work is often one of the most meaningful aspects of lawyers’ careers. At the same time, it can be difficult to manage emotionally, given the needs of the clients and the material that lawyers are exposed to.

In this session, I went through a taster of psychology and neuroscience and the core skills to use when working with vulnerable, stressed and traumatised clients.

And crucially of course, provided ideas on how to take care of yourself emotionally when doing this work.

We at The Carvalho Consultancy are proud to partner with firms like Norton Rose Fulbright who are committed to providing pro bono support to projects, both locally-based and those with a geographically wider remit.

If you’d like to enquire about training like this for your team, please get in touch on info@carvalhotherapy.com

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