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The legal profession falls short when it comes to well-being. In addition to interviews with legal professionals about well-being in the profession, this podcast shares research, tips, and tricks about how to be more stress-free in a stressful profession.

Amanda Bynum is an Attorney licensed to practice in the State of Arizona. She currently serves as the Director of Bar and Academic Success at the University of Arizona College of Law, after working for nearly a decade as a public defender and private criminal defense attorney.

Stress Free JD Amanda Bynum

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The legal profession falls short when it comes to well-being. In addition to interviews with legal professionals about well-being in the profession, this podcast shares research, tips, and tricks about how to be more stress-free in a stressful profession.

Amanda Bynum is an Attorney licensed to practice in the State of Arizona. She currently serves as the Director of Bar and Academic Success at the University of Arizona College of Law, after working for nearly a decade as a public defender and private criminal defense attorney.

    Lawyer Loneliness: Interview with Indiana Law Graduate Olivia Ash

    Lawyer Loneliness: Interview with Indiana Law Graduate Olivia Ash

    On this episode of the Stress-Free JD Podcast, I talk with Olivia Ash, a law graduate from Indiana who currently works educates employers about benefits regulations, including wellness program management.  On the side, she runs Liv Balanced, LLC.  In our interview, we talk about Olivia’s research on lawyer and law student wellness, how she has overcome adversity including a divorce during law school, chronic illness, and a bar exam failure by staying positive and maintaining healthy hobbies and habits. www.livbalanced.net


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    • 39 Min.
    How to trick your mind into thinking positively, Stress Free JD Interview with Attorney Matt Schmidt

    How to trick your mind into thinking positively, Stress Free JD Interview with Attorney Matt Schmidt

    Arizona attorney Matt Schmidt shares his experience on the podcast including his experience struggling to get over the hump a few years into practice realizing that there are no more long breaks and transitions in the real world.  We talk about law school, balance, and Matt’s thoughts on how to maintain a balanced lifestyle as an attorney.  Matt is extremely well-read and passionate about mindfulness and well-being in the profession. Matt shares about how his “why” drives him in all areas of his life, where he focuses on family and helping his community.  Matt also shares lots of other insights on how to maintain balance the profession.


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    • 29 Min.
    Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Finding Happiness in the Law: Interview with Keopu Reelitz

    Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Finding Happiness in the Law: Interview with Keopu Reelitz

    On this episode of the Stress-Free JD Podcast, I am talking with  Keopu Reelitz.  She is currently Head communications strategy and efforts for the Executive Office of Early Learning, which leads and coordinates the state's early learning system in the State of Hawaii.  This is just one of the non-legal jobs she’s held since graduating law school a decade ago.

    This episode is full of tips about how to have work-life balance both in law school and in a busy career.  She shares her experience with imposter syndrome as an underrepresented minority, passing and later failing the bar exam leading to a decision to pursue a non-legal career where her law degree has helped her every day.  We talked about mentoring relationships staring in law school, and how she used her strengths to build those relationships.  I loved her insights on flexible work arrangements, candor, and both reframing and overcoming failure.

    I am Amanda Bynum, I am an attorney and educator and I am on my own health and lifestyle journey.  I want to share my journey through this podcast.  I also want to share other attorney’s perspectives on how to thrive rather than just survive in the legal profession.

    Thank you for being patient as these episodes trickle out.  I’ve been spread thin, and I always like to practice what I preach so I had to prioritize my time and that meant putting the podcast on the back burner for a few weeks.

    But do not worry, I have not given up, and I don’t intend to.  I still have so many ideas, so be sure to give me some positive feedback if you can, and share this podcast with anyone, attorney or not, who might benefit from ideas and perspectives on self-care.



    Intro & Outro Music: Cool Intro - Stings by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100504

    Artist: http://incompetech.com/


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    • 42 Min.
    Put yourself out there as who you want to be

    Put yourself out there as who you want to be

    The power of telling people around you about your goals and developing your identity as the person you want to be.


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    • 10 Min.
    Using Your Passion to Find the Perfect Legal Career

    Using Your Passion to Find the Perfect Legal Career

    Shannon Montgomery is a Solo Practitioner running a virtual law firm servicing social media influencers after finding success by combining her passion for fitness with her law degree.


    Her dream job as a sports agent didn’t work out, so she spent a few years as an associate all while knowing it was not what she wanted to do

    She shares her struggle to find her place in the law by working in a couple of firms that weren’t a great fit and found a need in the market for her niche practice area.

    There is some great insight about how she built her business without mentors, how she set up her business and an inside look at the day to day of a work-from-home solopreneuer

    We also talk about the importance of health and fitness and lessons learned from overdoing it, tips for time management, and not feeling pressured to fit into the stereotypical lawyer role when there are so many different ways to practice and be happy in the law.



    Follow Shannon on IG: @liftinglawyer

    @montgomerylawpllc

    www.montgomerypllc.com



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    • 45 Min.
    Creativity as Self-Care

    Creativity as Self-Care

    In this episode, we talk about Creativity as Self Care.  We start by redefining self-care.  We talk about getting rid of time scarcity excuses.  I’ll give you some research and information about the benefits of hobbies and how having a creative hobby makes you a better attorney.  This episode will conclude with tips for finding something creative to do and will provide examples from my life and from other attorneys know.   Listen to the end for a  link to download a FREE WORKSHEET to help discover a new creative hobby.


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    • 20 Min.

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