The Aware Health Podcast. Better mental health: together.

Eric is the executive director of LeGaL - a New York based organization dedicated to promoting equality for LGBT-identified people, and a long time advocate of LGBT rights. On this podcast he talks about how LeGaL is committed to serving the broader LGBT community and promoting diversity in the legal profession.

Eric also talks about challenges faced by law students and legal professionals who identify as LGBT and about resources to maintain and improve their well-being. He shares resources by which LGBT law students and professionals can find community.

Ali is a 3L at University of California Irvine School of Law and a mental health advocate. Ali talks about how law school creates significant challenges for mental health. She mentions how the suffering of law professionals could be translated to the public if mental health challenges are not sufficiently addressed. She provides advice to students as they prepare for a new year at law school and talks about the need to expand the conversation about mental health to reach a larger audience by creating a learning environment. Finally she discusses the importance of building a peer support structure.

Domenic Cervoni talks about his interest in mental health sparked by his wife's diagnosis with a rare health condition. He talks about how a firm’s leadership can get involved with employee well-being. He also talks about his book "From tragedy to triumph" and how he was able to take care of himself during a very challenging time in his life. Domenic is an in-house attorney at HSBC. Prior to joining the bank in 2013, Domenic was an associate at Mayer Brown for six years. 

In this episode Brian Cuban talks about his mental well-being struggles from law school to adulthood. He explains the importance of having a relatable community of your own to maintain mental well-being. Brian, the younger brother of Dallas Mavericks owner and entrepreneur Mark Cuban, is a Dallas based attorney, author and addiction recovery advocate. Brian has been in long term recovery from alcohol, cocaine, and bulimia since April of 2007.

Jonthan Bietner talks about his published articles on the importance of using evidence based well-being practices. He also talks about what he wishes he knew about well-being when starting out as a lawyer. Jonathan is the co-creator of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) well-being pledge and has taken a leadership role in attorney well-being at the city, state and national level. Jonathan previously practiced as a commercial litigator Jenner and Block LLP.