Trial lawyers live in a constant state of problem-solving, competition, and high stakes – exactly the kind of environment that can quietly push the brain into chronic fight-or-flight. In this episode, host Amy Gunn sits down with University of Denver law professor and lawyer-wellbeing expert Dr. Debra Austin, author of The Legal Brain, to unpack what stress actually does to the lawyer’s mind—and how to reverse the damage.
 
Never Too Late newsletter: Never Too Late by Debra Austin JD, PhD | Substack
Newsletter on how cats improve well-being: Cats Improve Well-being
Newsletter on how dogs improve well-being: Gratitude for Dogs - Never Too Late by Debra Austin JD, PhD
The Legal Brain: A Lawyer’s Guide to Well-being and Better Job Performance, is available at Barnes and Noble and Amazon. 

Trial Tested

American College of Trial Lawyers

S13E5: The Science of Lawyer Wellbeing with Dr. Debra Austin

DEC 11, 202561 MIN
Trial Tested

S13E5: The Science of Lawyer Wellbeing with Dr. Debra Austin

DEC 11, 202561 MIN

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Trial lawyers live in a constant state of problem-solving, competition, and high stakes – exactly the kind of environment that can quietly push the brain into chronic fight-or-flight. In this episode, host Amy Gunn sits down with University of Denver law professor and lawyer-wellbeing expert Dr. Debra Austin, author of The Legal Brain, to unpack what stress actually does to the lawyer’s mind—and how to reverse the damage.

 

Never Too Late newsletter: Never Too Late by Debra Austin JD, PhD | Substack

Newsletter on how cats improve well-being: Cats Improve Well-being

Newsletter on how dogs improve well-being: Gratitude for Dogs - Never Too Late by Debra Austin JD, PhD

The Legal Brain: A Lawyer’s Guide to Well-being and Better Job Performance, is available at Barnes and Noble and Amazon