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The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Lawyers are done believing they have to choose between a kick-ass career and a kick-ass life.
Authentic conversations showcasing all the ways to do law differently, for lawyers who want a thriving career and a happy life. Hosted by attorney Ariella Cohen Coleman.
Every Wednesday, lawyers, coaches, and thought leaders share the stories most people in law are afraid to tell: anxiety, imposter syndrome, perfectionism, identity, mistakes, and what it really takes to build a legal career on your own…
Episodes
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Lawyer and Dad: You Don't Have to Choose, with Matthew Korn
A year after their first son was born, Matthew Korn's wife told him she felt like a single mom. He was a lawyer first, everything else second. That moment…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Build a Law Practice You Don't Dread on Monday, with Brian Glass
What would it take for Monday to bring work you actually want to do? Personal injury lawyer Brian Glass has an answer, and it starts with the people you do it…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Who Decided What's Professional? How to Stop Following the Lawyer Rules You Never Chose
A senior lawyer once told me taking calls outside looked like I didn't take my work seriously. Within a couple of hours, his client called me instead. In this…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Perfectionism Isn't a Flaw: Why I Stopped Being a "Recovering Perfectionist" | with Ariella Cohen Coleman
Perfectionism isn't something lawyers need to recover from. It's something we need to get better at. 🤣 In this solo episode, I get honest about my own…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Who Am I Without Law? Erin Gerner on Rebuilding a Lawyer's Identity
You don't hate being a lawyer. You hate the way you're doing it. Erin Gerner spent years believing she had to choose between being a lawyer and being herself…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
I Lead the Lawyer Wellbeing Movement, and I Still Won't Rest | with Ariella Cohen Coleman
OK, that was a bit nerve-wracking, but it went way better than I expected! I already have a page of notes for myself for next time, and I'm super excited to do…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Harassed by the Judge She Clerked For: Aliza Shatzman on Fighting Back
Law clerk harassment is one of the legal profession's best-kept secrets, and Aliza Shatzman lived it. A federal judge harassed her, fired her, and then…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Why So Many Successful Lawyers Feel Like Nothing Inside: David Sazant on Self-Worth and Identity
You can look like you have it all together, everything tied up in a beautiful little bow, and still feel like a fraud on the inside. David Sazant, a former…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
How to Be a Happy Lawyer in Six Minutes a Day, with Jennifer Gillman
You do not have to choose between being a successful lawyer and a happy one, and you do not have to wait for some future season to be both. Unraveling that…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
She Made Her World Smaller and Smaller to Survive Law. Then She Found the Happy Lawyers. | Emily Long
On this episode of The Wellness Esquire Podcast, host Ariella Cohen Coleman sits down with Emily Long, a former prosecutor turned solo firm founder who knew…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
They Asked 1,100 Women in 60 Countries About Failure. What They Found Should Change How Lawyers Handle It - with Deborah Grayson Riegel
In this episode, I sit down with executive communication coach and keynote speaker Deborah Grayson Riegel. Lawyers are trained to never make a mistake, which…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Patrick Patino: Panic Attacks, Pottery Class, and Practicing Law On His Own Terms
Patrick Patino spent over a decade building a bankruptcy practice that looked, from the outside, like a success story. From the inside, it was panic attacks…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
He Couldn't Read a Book. Now He Coaches High Performers. Jonathan Z. Cohen
Before he was a Bronx Special Victims prosecutor, an IDF combat veteran, or in-house counsel, or a coach to high performers, Jonathan Z. Cohen was a kid who…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Clothes Are a Portal to Your Power — Melanie Lippman on Style, Confidence & Personal Branding for Lawyers
On this episode of The Wellness Esquire Podcast, Ariella Cohen Coleman sits down with Melanie Lippman — a New York–based style consultant and certified…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
"Being Yourself Takes 0% Energy" — Jonathan Cullen on Ditching the Lawyer Mask
Jonathan Cullen spent 18 years as General Counsel at Pfizer Canada before walking away to build a full-time coaching and consulting practice for lawyers and…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
AI, Anxiety, and the Myth of the Perfect Lawyer with Colin Levy
What happens when a perfectionist lawyer embraces imperfection? In this episode of The Wellness Esquire Podcast, Ariella sits down with legal innovator Colin…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
His Wife Has Cancer, He Has Depression, And He Just Launched a New Law Firm - with Randy Kramer
On this episode of The Wellness Esquire Podcast, Ariella Cohen Coleman chats with Randy Kramer, an international attorney based in Quebec who pivoted from a…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
How a Perfectionist Lawyer Learned to Stop Trying So Hard - with Kara McCarthy Perry
What happens when the career you've spent decades building doesn't align with who you are? In this episode of the Wellness Esquire Podcast, Ariella Cohen…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
How to Build a Multi-Million Dollar Practice While Maintaining Boundaries - with Heather Moulder
What does it take to walk away from a multi-million dollar law practice - and build something even better? In this episode, Ariella Coleman sits down with…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
How to Build a Law Firm When You Have No Experience and No Confidence - with Bradley Miller
On this episode of The Wellness Esquire Podcast, Ariella Cohen Coleman chats with Bradley Miller, a solo practitioner and M&A attorney who has built a practice…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
How to Work Like You Vacation (and Why You Should) - with Gwen Griggs and Whitney Harper
On this episode of The Wellness Esquire Podcast, Ariella Cohen Coleman chats with Gwen Griggs and Whitney Harper, founders of Advos Legal, for their second…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
The General Counsel Who Missed His Son’s Greatest Play for an Email He Can’t Remember - with Matthew Campobasso
On this episode of The Wellness Esquire Podcast, Ariella Cohen Coleman chats with Matthew Campobasso, a seasoned litigator and legal executive who reached the…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Leaving Law Saved His Life - with Shaun Bernstein
On this episode of The Wellness Esquire Podcast, Ariella Cohen Coleman chats with Shaun Bernstein, a former attorney turned professional ghostwriter and…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Sending 250 Connection Requests a Week to Escape Big Law - with Megan Senese
On this episode of The Wellness Esquire Podcast, Ariella Cohen Coleman chats with Megan Senese, co-founder of Stage and a legal marketing and business…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
From Alcoholic Trial Lawyer Afraid to Get His Mail to Helping Lawyers Thrive - with Gary Miles
On this episode of The Wellness Esquire Podcast, Ariella Cohen Coleman chats with Gary Miles, a veteran trial attorney turned wellness coach for lawyers…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Building a Law Firm Where People Don't Wake Up and Puke from Anxiety - with Samah Abukhodeir
On this episode of The Wellness Esquire Podcast, Ariella Cohen Coleman chats with Samah Abukhodeir, the founder and managing partner of The Florida Probate &…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Breaking the Billable Hour: How Subscription Law Firms Are Changing Everything - with Mathew Kerbis
On this episode of The Wellness Esquire Podcast, Ariella Cohen Coleman chats with Mathew Kerbis, the founder of Subscription Attorney LLC and co-founder of…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Designing a Legal Career That Actually Fits Your Life - with Lacey Gutierrez
I chatted with Lacey Gutierrez, co-founder of a modern law firm, to explore the intersection of adventurous living and effective lawyering. We discussed her…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Why Lawyers Are So Stressed & How Mindfulness Can Change Everything - with Courtney Schulnick
In this episode, I chatted with Courtney Schulnick, a former defense litigator who spent 20 years in the "grind" before finding a path to wholeness through…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
How a Mom Could Choose Alcohol Over Her Kids - with Amy Guldner
In this episode, I sit down with Amy Guldner, a former big-law litigator turned wellness coach. We dive into the silent struggle many high-achieving…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
How Gwen Griggs and Whitney Harper Engineered a Better Law Firm
In this episode, I sit down with Gwen Griggs and Whitney Harper, the powerhouse behind Advos Legal. We dive deep into the "brokenness" of the traditional legal…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Choose Love, Not Fear: Emotional Resilience & Burnout Prevention in Law - with Elizabeth Garvish
Immigration attorney Elizabeth Garvish joins The Wellness Esquire Podcast to discuss lawyer burnout, emotional resilience, and the concept of the stress…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
You Deserve Help: A Better Way to Prevent Lawyer Burnout - with Jennifer Kupferman
In this episode of The Wellness Esquire, Ariella Cohen Coleman speaks with Jennifer Kupferman about a question many lawyers avoid: Do you believe you deserve…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Lawyers Aren’t Machines: Sustainable Performance in Law - with Will Jordan
In this episode of The Wellness Esquire Podcast, Ariella Cohen Coleman speaks with William Jordan about anxiety, depression, and the hidden mental health…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Building a Sustainable Legal Career: The Longest Thing You Do Is Life - with Ryan McKeen
In this episode of The Wellness Esquire Podcast, Ariella Cohen Coleman speaks with a former BigLaw attorney who walked away from a toxic, fear-driven firm…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Unpacking Burnout & Emotional Intelligence in Law (Part II) - with Rich Bracken
What if burnout wasn’t the price of success in law? In this episode of The Wellness Esquire Podcast, Ariella Coleman and Rich Bracken explore what the legal…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
Unpacking Burnout & Emotional Intelligence in Law (Part I) - with Rich Bracken
Vulnerability isn’t weakness in law. It’s survival. In this episode of The Wellness Esquire Podcast, Ariella Coleman is joined by Rich Bracken to explore…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
I Was Not a Good Defense Attorney - with Damon Hudson
What if becoming a good lawyer has less to do with perfection — and more to do with being human? In this candid and deeply grounded conversation, Ariella…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
You Don’t Have to Do It Alone: BigLaw, Burnout & Asking for Help - with Emily Logan Stedman
In this episode of The Wellness Esquire podcast, Ariella Coleman is joined by guest Emily Logan Stedman for an honest conversation about what it’s really like…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
What Authenticity Looks Like in Practice - with Jennifer Marino Thibodaux
In this episode of The Wellness Esquire, Ariella Coleman is joined by Jennifer Marino Thibodaux for an honest conversation about what it really means to live…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
The Possibility of Change in Law: From Billable Hours to Aligned Practice - with Cody Hand
In this episode of The Wellness Esquire, host Ariella Coleman speaks with Cody Hand about rethinking how lawyers practice—and how they value themselves in the…
- The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful Lawyers
It’s Not Always a Fire Drill: Boundaries, Burnout & Well-Being in Law - with Jordana Confino
In this episode, host Ariella Coleman sits down with Jordana for an honest conversation about navigating life and work in the legal world. Jordana Confino is a…
The Wellness Esquire Podcast: Happy, Healthy, Successful LawyersYou’re Not Married to Your Career: Permission to Evolve in Law - with Dave Strousberg
In this conversation, Ariella Coleman sits down with attorney and entrepreneur Dave Strousberg for an honest, thoughtful discussion about fear, failure, and…