Practice Well(Being)
Join co-hosts Nita Cumello and Becky Morrison as they take on well-being and performance in the legal industry. They will share the wisdom they've gathered over a combined 40+ years in the legal industry, relevant research and conversations with experts who are walking the talk.Each episode will offer powerful concepts and practical tips for both individuals and organizations who want to use well-being to supercharge performance, engagement, satisfaction and success.
Episodes
14 episodes
2023 is the Year of Optimization – with Anders Varner
“Everything I’ve done to date in the fitness industry is a search for truth. How do we live and perform and manage all of the stressors of life in the best ways possible?” On this episode of Practice Well(Being) we kick off 202...
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Episode 13
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52:35
Anxiety at Work - with Chester Elton
How can you run a great team? How can you really be a servant leader, an empathetic leader, a grateful leader, whatever you know you're working on, and not address mental health? It's by far the number one issue in the workplace, you know, ...
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Episode 12
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34:37
We All Have Mental Health, All of the Time - with Nick Taylor
"When we think about mental health, the first thing is we must understand that it's something we all have all of the time. So from the moment you are born to the moment you die, you have mental health. There isn't a moment on earth that any...
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Episode 11
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28:56
Quiet Quitting: Is There a Better Way?
“[A]t every single generation people are thinking way more intentionally ... about, hold on, how am I showing up? What am I doing? What am I giving? What am I getting? How do I make sure that I'm not ... overgiving under receiving ... how d...
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Episode 10
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26:09
Building an Army of Well-Being Advocates – with Bree Buchanan
On this episode of Practice Well(Being) Bree Buchanan joins us to share her story which took her from developing a panic disorder in law school, to practicing attorney in the domestic violence space using alcohol to cope with stress, to losing ...
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Episode 9
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33:41
Sustainability Through Purpose - with Adrian Peyer
“If you have a defined purpose, I think that you can also call it the true north or whatever you would. You would say if you have that, I think you can take decisions and link it back to, to this.” On this episode of Practi...
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Episode 8
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32:34
Thriving in Chaos - with Adam Reiber
“What happened during the pandemic, some [organizations] were leaning on training resiliency in the time of chaos. That’s not the time to do it. Train resiliency when things are calm, cool, and collected…that’s how you build resiliency. The...
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Episode 7
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38:48
Standing in the Gap – with Lynnette Espy-Williams
“Life is always going to happen…you’re going to have a time when you need a time out…I always try to remember the people who stood in the gap for me, and I will always stand in the gap for others…it has amplified my career. To me, when you ...
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Episode 6
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33:55
Using Mindfulness Be Proactive in a Reactive World – with Amaris Vicari
“When we focus a little but more and hone in on mindfulness in the workplace . . . John Kabbat Zinn one of the western fathers of mindfulness he defines mindfulness as: an awareness that arises through paying attention on purpose in t...
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Episode 5
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29:27
Honoring the Well-Being Science and Evidence - with Jarrett Green
“It’s time for the legal industry to start actually honoring evidence and science as it relates to well-being. ... [O}ur entire profession is premised on the notion that evidence and facts dictate everything therefrom. Yet when it comes to ...
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38:02
Using Your Authentic Personal Brand as a Path to Purpose and Well-Being – with Sameena Safdar Kluck
“Personal brand is really key to your well-being because it's all about getting to know who you are, what you like to do. What makes you happy? What you want to spend your time doing? . . . We don't want to be on autopilot, just going...
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Episode 3
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39:58
Meet Becky: Happiness is the Highest-Value Investment
“We are not taught the ways that mental well-being or happiness really impact our overall, not just well-being, but performance and success. Oftentimes happiness feels fluffy but I would argue that . . . living happy might be one of the hig...
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Episode 2
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32:07
Meet Nita: Purpose & Well-Being – the Perfect Match
“If you are here on this earth, you are important . . . and it means you have something meaningful to contribute. Now what you need to do is to figure out what thing is you want to contribute. So if you are in a state of well-being . . . an...
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Episode 1
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32:30
Introducing Practice Well(Being) - A Well-Being and Performance Podcast for the Legal Community
Nita Cumello and Rebecca Morrison are teaming up to bring you meaningful conversations including powerful concepts and practical tips about well-being in the legal industry. Nita is a Global Business Director and Director of W...
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Episode 0
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