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Listening to Depression: What It Might Be Trying to Tell Lawyers Who Suffer From It

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This guest blog is from Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, a clinical psychologist and author of the book, “Listening to Depression: How Understanding Your Pain Can Heal Your Life.” I also write below about what listening to depression has meant in my own own life as a lawyer.Why are lawyers so depressed these days?The rates of depression and substance abuse problems are skyrocketing according to recent media reports and research.

Can depression be seen as a break-down in the service of offering you an opportunity for a break-through? If depression offers corrective feedback to lawyers, what might it be telling you?We only reflect on those things that break down in our life.

For example, if life is going along smoothly you won’t spend time thinking about the meaning of life. You tend to think deeply about life when something is not working.

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