#10: Your Brain on Law

On today’s show, I reveal how meditation can be a great way to deal with the stress and anxiety of being a lawyer. I share the science behind meditation as well as my personal struggle (and triumph) in finding a technique that worked for my busy mind.  

Things you will learn in this episode: 

• How the pressures of being a lawyer can affect your daily life and why a healthy outlet for your mind is critical 
• What most lawyers have in common and why these personality traits can create an impediment to trying "new age" (although they're not so new...) practices like meditation 
• My experience in trying to figure out how to turn off my mind and meditate; I was convinced it wasn't possible for a lawyer like me but I was wrong 
• The neuroscience behind meditation and how Harvard researchers have proven that it changes the brain over time 
• The benefits of meditation including how 50 year-olds can have the same memory as 20 year-olds 
• What changes you can expect to experience if you start a regular meditation practice 
• Tips and resources to get started, even if you've tried it before and believe it's impossible for your busy legal mind! 

LINKS: 

Dr. Larry Richard, LawyerBrain 

Sara Lazar, Ph.D. (Harvard)  --- her TED Talk is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8rRzTtP7Tc 

Mindful Meditation at the Hammer (UCLA) 

Oprah and Deepak’s 21-Day Meditation Experience 

www.Headspace.com 

www.InsightTimer.com 

www.Spotify.com  -- My meditation playlist -- https://open.spotify.com/user/thelanguageofjoy/playlist/7FY5hixIvbCNfiwXIMoo6r 

The Anxious Lawyer: An 8-Week Guide to a Joyful and Satisfying Law Practice Through Mindfulness and Meditation by Jenna Cho and Karen Gifford

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