The sad news of Judge Guy Andrew suicide in Qld this week, brought me to tears.... mental health and suicide are close to my heart.... personally and professionally. I suffered with depression from 8 years of age to my early 30's at which time I attempted suicide twice. I empathise and understand mental health issues and suicide, I also understand that we can build up resilience, improve mental health and people can live with greater confidence. We can all show up as our best, with a healthy attitude, even when criticised. You probably know, I strongly advocate for law and lawyers highly valuing humanness and building human qualities, managing emotions, being your best self in law, looking after your wellbeing and others, which given the same focus the same as technicality., so that performance is continually improved We have a shared experiences as humans in legal practice. Criticism No one likes to be criticised, its not enjoyable, however it's a fact of life, … [Read more...]