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HALT in the Name of Law This week is Lawyer Well-Being Week at Assist, Mental Health Week in Canada, and Well-Being in Law Week in the United States.

Mental Health Week and Well-Being in Law Week  The COVID-19 pandemic and work from home orders, both of which arrived in Alberta in March of 2020, enhanced creative thinking.

We Love Our Volunteers So Much - We Want More! There are many things we love in life.

The Dire Straits of Legal Practice: Overcoming Industrial Disease with Psychological Detachment and Assertiveness   Ice-breaker questions can be fun as well as practical when a new group of people is getting to know...

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Excellent is Good Enough  Perfectionism is often cited as a cause of lawyer distress—you can check out resources about lawyers and perfectionism on our website.

This week, I am pleased to turn the blog keyboard over to Megan Chambers, a Calgary lawyer.

Supporting Loved Ones with Depression Canadian lawyers and articling students face significantly high rates of depression.

This week, the Assist blog brings you an experiment: Loraine versus ChatGPT.

Staying Sane in A Crazy World— Avoiding the Caffè Mocha Vodka Valium Latte To Go! My sister is visiting for two weeks.