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Get Ready for Well Being Week in Law
May 6-10, 2024
The MSBA is looking forward to this year's Well-Being Week in Law (WWIL). If you're not familiar with it or you haven't participated previously, here's a primer on WWIL from the Institute for Well-Being in Law.
About Well-Being Week in Law
Well-Being Week In Law first launched in May 2020, and it’s now organized annually by the Institute for Well-Being in Law (IWIL). It occurs the first week of May to align with Mental Health Awareness Month. The aim of WWIL is to raise awareness about mental health and encourage action and innovation across the profession all year-round to improve well-being. The theme for this year’s WWIL is “Well-Being Reboot: A Fresh Start for Positive Change.” Each day of WWIL focuses on a theme that corresponds to a distinct dimension of holistic well-being for legal professionals:
Monday: STAY STRONG (Physical Well-Being): Striving for regular activity, good diet and nutrition, enough sleep and recovery. Limiting addictive substances and seeking help for physical health when needed.
Tuesday: ALIGN (Spiritual Well-Being): Cultivating a sense of meaning and purpose in work and life. Aligning our work and personal lives with our values, goals, and interests.
Wednesday: ENGAGE & GROW (Career & Intellectual Well-Being): Seeking personal satisfaction, continuous learning and growth in our professional and personal lives, and financial stability. Engaging in creative or intellectually challenging activities that foster ongoing development, and monitoring cognitive wellness.
Thursday: CONNECT (Social Well-Being): Building connection, belonging, and a reliable support network. Making meaningful contributions to our groups and communities.
Friday: FEEL WELL (Emotional Well-Being): Valuing emotions. Developing an ability to identify and manage emotions for health, to achieve goals, and to inform decisions. Seeking help for mental health when needed
Next week we’ll talk more about this year’s theme. In the meantime, mark your calendar for Bar Talk on April 23 at 11:30, which will feature a wellness-focused conversation with Sam Keltos of MEMIC. Learn more about Bar Talk and get the Zoom link here.
Share Your Own Wellness Tips
We encourage you to share your own tips for wellness and suggest ways to collaborate as a larger group on wellness activities. Send an email to Kathryn Holub at kholub@mainebar.org with Wellness in the subject line.
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