479: Workplace Wellness (w/Carolyn Thayer-Azoff)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking with workplace mental health and well-being strategist Carolyn Thayer-Azoff about setting yourself up for sustainable workplace success.

In this episode we discuss:

• Common workplace mental health themes
• Finding a supportive workplace and preparing for job-related challenges
• Balancing work with starting a family
• Addressing mental health stigma
• Dealing with a job that turns out to be a nightmare

Resources

• Carolyn on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolynthayer-azoff/)
• Identify Core Values to Guide Decisions (https://positive.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/Core-Values-Worksheet.pdf)
• Draft a Personal Mission Statement (https://positive.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Writing-Your-Mission-Statement.pdf)
• InsightTimer (https://insighttimer.com/)
• UCLA Mindful (https://www.uclahealth.org/uclamindful)
• Mindfulness Coach (https://mobile.va.gov/app/mindfulness-coach)
• Healthy Minds Program (https://www.healthymindsprogram.com/)
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (https://988lifeline.org/)
• Smarter, Saner Lawyering with a Little (Mindfulness) Practice (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/smarter-saner-lawyering-with-a-little-mindfulness-practice/)
• Advice from a Recovering Perfectionist: 5 Mindfulness Tips for Excellent Lawyering (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/advice-from-a-recovering-perfectionist-5-mindfulness-tips-for-excellent-lawyering/)

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