21 episodes

A podcast by lawyers with mental health issues for lawyers.

A play on the Latin phrase "mens rea" meaning "a guilty mind," our podcast title "Mens Sana" means the opposite: a healthy mind. Our mission is to start a conversation between us and our listeners about ways in which lawyers can more easily approach the subject of mental health at work and at home. Will you join us?

Mens Sana: A Motion for Mental Health Mens Sana

    • Health & Fitness
    • 5.0 • 10 Ratings

A podcast by lawyers with mental health issues for lawyers.

A play on the Latin phrase "mens rea" meaning "a guilty mind," our podcast title "Mens Sana" means the opposite: a healthy mind. Our mission is to start a conversation between us and our listeners about ways in which lawyers can more easily approach the subject of mental health at work and at home. Will you join us?

    It's Okay to Have a Bad Day

    It's Okay to Have a Bad Day

    Kaitlyn is struggling today -- her looming potential PMDD has her in a bit of a rut. But, we manage to provide you with some hopefully helpful #WFH tips and a reminder that you are not just working from home, you are home during a pandemic trying to get work done. 

    • 34 min
    Social Media Scaries

    Social Media Scaries

    Kaitlyn & Laura talk through their social media woes and offer some options for how to use social media to help create some normalcy, most of which revolve around TikTok and pretending we understand the language of Gen Z. 

    • 35 min
    WE'RE BACK!

    WE'RE BACK!

    After a (not so) brief hiatus, Kaitlyn and Laura are BACK with some raw, unfiltered mental health #content to get us all through quarantine. We are keeping things low pressure for the indefinite future and even introducing a video component! Check out our Instagram @amotionformentalhealth for a sneak preview. We missed you!!

    • 24 min
    Ep. 18 - The Introverted Lawyer, pt. 2

    Ep. 18 - The Introverted Lawyer, pt. 2

    Kaitlyn intros the episode with a quick announcement. Then, Laura and Kaitlyn continue their discussion with Heidi K. Brown and walk through all seven steps of Heidi's journey to empowered advocacy for introverted lawyers. Heidi shares her happy pill this week and assigns some creative homework!

    • 46 min
    Ep. 17 - The Introverted Lawyer - Interview with Heidi K. Brown

    Ep. 17 - The Introverted Lawyer - Interview with Heidi K. Brown

    Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Join Kaitlyn and Laura as they discuss all things introversion with 2-time ABA published author and Brooklyn Law professor Heidi K. Brown. Heidi describes the difference between introverts and extroverts and how being an introvert can make law school and lawyer life difficult to navigate. She shares her personal experiences and how she found her voice in a profession that encourages extroversion. As always, we send you off with some happy pills and homework.

    • 47 min
    Ep. 16 - Lawyers Helping Podcasting Lawyers

    Ep. 16 - Lawyers Helping Podcasting Lawyers

    Join Laura and Kaitlyn's conversation with Jim Leffler, Clinical Director of the Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (AKA Lawyers Helping Lawyers) as they discuss totems for indicating misbehaving brains, and the bevy of services that VJLAP provides, including lawyer-vetted therapy and wellness groups, 12-step substance abuse recovery groups, therapy facilitation, bar referrals, CLE events, and volunteer opportunities 

    • 58 min

Customer Reviews

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10 Ratings

10 Ratings

lizgyt ,

Young lawyers listen up!!!!

I grew up with mental health issues and during law school and bar prep I realized I developed fears and anxieties I never knew I had. This is an issue lawyers, law students and so many people deal with! Mental health should be talked about! And these women are doing a great job of doing it. I can’t wait to hear more from them.

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