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{ MENTAL HEALTH }

spend almost half our waking moments
paying attention to what we are engaged
in and the other half mind-wandering.
Compassion and gratitude require being
present. So too do purpose and meaning.
If we are lost in a perpetual stream of an-
ticipating the next moment or tugged by
technology, mindlessly scrolling through
our social media feeds, we become un-
available to the rich experience and power
of the moment.
Legal work often takes advantage of our
tendency towards the negative bias; the ad-
versarial process in law engages this part of
your brain, producing global effects on all
systems of the body. The impact on your
psychology or biology is real, whether you
realize it or not. However, we have little
awareness of the complex cascade of hor-
mones and neurotransmitters placing de-
mands on most every cell of every organ.
Is this a problem? When it happens
on occasion, likely not. But if your career see You At the nAtionAl ConFerenCe!
is counting on a high-octane, always-lit Meet Wendy and fnd out more in workshop 204, “Resiliency: Unblurring the
frame of mind, you need to know that lines between Stress and Pressure,” one of the many excellent educational and
your body is always on too. This drive may networking opportunities at the 2018 CCCA national Conference & iCW Summit:
increase your competitive edge, but it also http://www.ccca-accje.org/Conference-2018.
increases your chances for depression,
anxiety, burnout and job dissatisfaction.
Resiliency training and mindfulness
techniques—integral parts of your stress and update often, we have a better chance
management planning—help you har- of becoming aware of accidents or bar- Wendy Lund is CEO/Founder of Wellth Manage-
ness the power of your mind and support riers that suddenly show up in our well- ment, a frm that works collaboratively with
a healthy physiology throughout your ca- intended plans. Resiliency training helps organizations to help redefne wealth and foster
reer and life. build insight and wisdom while keeping psychological safety and wellbeing in the work-
While career management plans are far us cognitively fexible along the way. place. With more than three decades of experience
as a Health Studies Professor, Wendy understands
more complex than our modern naviga- the biology of stress and resiliency. Her vision is
tion tools, what technology has shown us to help others redefne wealth in their workplace
is that there is a beneft to plugging into a “Hey Siri, are we there yet?” and lives, which she shares as a speaker through
system and looking at all the routes pos- “You will reach your destination in this workshops and in print.
sible in getting there. If we stay checked in moment.” ❚

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