https://www.wisbar.org/Pages/RSS.aspx60https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=31329https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=31329Cara LamusgaTaking a moment to say thank you and reconnect with what is going well is a great way to reduce your anxiety and elevate your positivity. WisLAP Member Coordinator Cara Lamusga highlights the power of WisLAP volunteers and invites you to try small gratitude practices that can make a big difference.2025-11-24 00:00:00https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/PublishingImages/Article%20Images/gratitude-thank-you-pen-note-1200x630.jpghttps://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=31329https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30906https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30906Cara LamusgaLawyers, how do you find time in your busy and stressful practice to protect your mental health? Cara Lamusga, WisLAP member coordinator, offers strategies to help you lower stress and preserve your joy. 2025-03-07 00:00:00https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/PublishingImages/Article%20Images/Meditating-three-people-park-1200x630.jpghttps://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30906https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30857https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30857Steven Miller, MSW CandidateLawyers can often struggle to become more organized in their professional and personal lives. Are you one of them? Here’s an idea: try using an unconventional organizational method based on emotion.2025-02-06 00:00:00https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/PublishingImages/Article%20Images/Papers-files-breakthrough-fist-1200x630.jpghttps://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30857https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30797https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30797Dr. Amber AultTraumatic events in our communities impact everyone, including lawyers and judges. Sociologist Amber Ault, LCSW, State Bar WisLAP manager says that it’s OK not to be OK when news breaks. Here’s where to find help.2024-12-18 00:00:00https://www.wisbar.orghttps://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30797https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30610https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30610WisLAP StaffLawyers are needed to help their colleagues in a vital role – as a Wisconsin Lawyers Assistance Program Volunteer Monitor. Training is Oct. 11 – apply by Sept. 16.2024-08-28 00:00:00https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/PublishingImages/Article%20Images/Mentoring-two-people-office-350x234.jpghttps://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30610https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30502https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30502Dr. Amber AultGaining mental health literacy can help lawyers not only understand their clients better, but also boost their own ability to practice. Sociologist Amber Ault, LCSW, State Bar WisLAP manager, discusses what lawyers learned at a recent CLE program – the ones participants say every law student and lawyer should know.2024-06-14 00:00:00https://www.wisbar.orghttps://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30502https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30442https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30442Dr. Amber AultResearch confirms that lawyers report greater levels of vicarious trauma than mental health professionals, writes Amber Ault, State Bar WisLAP manager and a licensed mental health worker. She discusses ideas about why that’s so and offers tips to help you mitigate the stress and trauma that can be a part of your practice.2024-05-15 00:00:00https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/InsideTrack/PublishingImages/Article%20Images/stress-carrying-anxiety-professional-worry-illustration-lawyer-350x234.jpghttps://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30442https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30403https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30403Dr. Amber AultYour mental and emotional health are just as important as your intellect when practicing law, writes Amber Ault, State Bar WisLAP manager. Find out why – and how the State Bar can help you with this vital component of a successful practice.2024-05-01 00:00:00https://www.wisbar.orghttps://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=30403