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. 

Mens Sana: A Motion for Mental Health

It's Okay to Have a Bad Day

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. 

Social Media Scaries

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!!

WE'RE BACK!

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!

Ep. 18 - The Introverted Lawyer, pt. 2

Ep. 19 - The Introverted Lawyer, pt. 2

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.

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

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 

Ep. 16 - Lawyers Helping Podcasting Lawyers

Lawyers Helping Podcasting Lawyers

Remember that Above the Law article about William and Mary's health center mishandling law students' mental health from a few years ago? We had the chance to speak with Ryan Walkenhorst (JD '19), one of the main subjects of the article and the mastermind behind W&M's overhaul of its mental health environment, for an exclusive BTS look into her experience working with the administration to build the supportive environment that now exists there. Ryan also shares her happy pills and homework but Kaitlyn & Laura forgot to mention theirs so I guess you'll just have to stay tuned for next week to hear their latest updates!

Ep. 15 - The Clickbait Episode

Join Laura and Kaitlyn as they learn about the errors of their extroverted ways, play a rousing game of personal + mental health trivia, and distinguish between ashtrays and asstrays. As always we close out the episode by sharing our happy pills for the week-no homework for you this time!

Ep. 14 - Game Time

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?