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The Former Lawyer Podcast

Dec 13, 2021

Today, I’ll be talking about the issue of Biglaw associate burnout. I cannot tell you the number of people who I have heard from in the last year who are months into a career in the Biglaw system, and they are just like, “I can't do this anymore. This is inhumane.”

Earlier this summer, I shared a video about...


Dec 6, 2021

Today, we’re going to be talking about a topic I feel very strongly about. It’s also something that I’ve been seeing more and more in the legal profession. There is a school of thought that your thoughts cause your feelings. This idea is derived from a well-established and evidence-based type of therapy called...


Nov 29, 2021

This week on the podcast, we re-released one of the most popular episodes of the podcast. I wanted to make sure that if you haven't heard it before, you have a chance to hear it, and if you have listened to it before, you are reminded of it. 

This is because this is the episode that I hear about from people the most,...


Nov 22, 2021

Kara Hardin is a therapist and used to be a corporate and securities lawyer. In the latest episode of the podcast, I talked to Kara about her journey to becoming a lawyer and how she came to leave the law and choose therapy as a post-legal career. 

The path for her to become a therapist is a little bit unique. She’s...


Nov 15, 2021

This week on the Former Lawyer Podcast, we’re re-releasing a previous episode, but this is one that I feel needs to be re-shared because the information is just so important to people thinking about finding a non-legal job.

The episode is all about what to do if you are in a position where you're just like, “I just...