by dev | Jun 13, 2024 | General
It’s normal to hide in the toilet at conferences! Anyone who knows me knows I’m no introvert… And yet even the most people-orientated of us feel awkward at times. We get overwhelmed by being around people all day. We need to take some downtime. That’s why you...
by dev | Jun 7, 2024 | General, mental health
Who’s upset you recently?! A boss 🧍🏿 🧍♀️ ? A friend 🧑🏽? A family member? Recently, someone upset me It really got under my skin. It happens to all of us, doesn’t it. How do we get rid of that anger? Good friends will listen to us vent about it for a while. But, after...
by dev | Jun 7, 2024 | General, mental health, wellbeing in law
One of my highlights of this year so far has been working with increasing numbers of in-house lawyers. And in particular, getting to know the innovative minds at Juro and providing the keynote at their recent conference on ‘Is law bad for your health?’ Their report...
by dev | Jun 5, 2024 | Coping with work, General
Are you in the golden cage? No, we’re not talking about something from The Crystal Maze. And it’s got nothing to do with The Krypton Factor (that reference is for my fellow over 40s – are you out there?!) No, the golden cage is a term we like to at TCC to...
by dev | Jun 1, 2024 | Coping with work, General, Law
It’s not (just) about the hours. There’s lots of well-meaning hand-wringing on social media at the moment about ‘BIG LAW’. “Something must be done!!” “Law has got to change!” People are p*ssed off with the money paid to NQs (a lot) The “crazy” hours. The attendant...
by dev | May 28, 2024 | General
Are you on a come down? Mental Health Awareness Week for people like me is a bit like October for pumpkin sellers. The irony is that your own mental health can go a bit “schoo wiff” as you race around from event to event banging on about boundaries while desperately...
