Recent articles on attorney well-being topics

• Staying well is part of our job | From the May/June 2026 issue.

• Steady work in unsteady times: Trauma stewardship and moral courage | From the April 2026 issue.

• Whimsy and well-being: my fantasy workout | From the March 2026 issue.

• How Pickleball saved my law practice | From the Jan/Feb 2026 issue.

• When the law breaks you: Moral injury and healing in an unjust system | From the October 2025 issue.

• Transforming anxiety into action through pro bono | From the September 2025 issue.

• The unexpected benefits of “soft” connections | From the August 2025 issue.

• The things we cannot change: An essay on acceptance | From the July 2025 issue. 

• Honoring our relatives: A culturally grounded approach to well-being in law | From the July 2025 issue.

• Celebrating Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers | From the May/June 2025 issue.

• Getting better started with the sound of a single voice | From the May/June 2025 issue.

• What I’ve learned about loneliness, isolation, and the legal profession through my recovery | From the April 2025 issue.

• Will run for cupcakes: Trading billable hours for miles | From the March 2025 issue.

• R.A.I.N. making: How mindfulness meditation saved my life | From the November 2024 issue.

• Managing stress and thriving during the holidays | From the November 2024 issue.

• Go a little slower. You’ll get more done | From the October 2024 issue. 

• Yes, you can take a vacation | From the August 2024 issue.

• Want to work happier? Spend some time considering your core values  | From the July 2024 issue.

Share Your Story and Perspective:

The MSBA Well-Being Committee encourages MSBA members to submit pitches for new wellness and wellbeing-focused articles for the association's Bench & Bar publication.
Topic ideas could include:

• Practical tips on how to incorporate well-being into daily routines. i.e., mindfulness, exercise, stress-reducing tips for around the office (in the moment and long-term)

• Spotlight articles where lawyers/judges/students share their experiences with anything well-being related including anxiety, depression, substance use, etc., and how that has impacted their experience in the legal profession

• Articles addressing any type of success stories of lawyers/judges incorporating well-being into their daily practices

• Substantive articles related to ethics/malpractice/statistics on well-being related topics. i.e., unplugging, nutrition, importance of sleep, etc. and ethical/malpractice consequences for not addressing them

The articles can vary in length from 700-3,000 words. We want to represent viewpoints from the entire legal profession including lawyers at all firm sizes and in-house, lawyers in their first 10 years of practice and beyond, judges, law students, lawyers in non-practicing roles, etc. If interested in writing, please submit an article-pitch for consideration. 

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