James H Dolan

January 23, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Therapist James Dolan says that if you are troubled and honestly ask for help, you have initiated the process of healing and seeing things a different way.

By James H Dolan

6 minute read

February 27, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

At What Point Do You Offer Assistance?

I've been trying to figure out a way to say this without sounding quite so bombastic, but I can't so I'll just say it the way it came to me…

By James H. Dolan

6 minute read

August 10, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

This One Psychological Term Could Be Responsible for a Lot of the Strife in Law and Life

Lawyers would do well to grasp the process of splitting, because law practice is based on it. It is so thoroughly ingrained in the legal mindset that it becomes habitual, and is applied to all problems, not just those in legal work.

By James H. Dolan

5 minute read

December 29, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Work-Induced Alienation Syndrome—It's Real

The demands of litigation are hard enough, but when compounded with regular travel the two frail human beings in that marriage are faced with grave risk to their relationship.

By James H. Dolan

5 minute read

August 02, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

The Imposter Syndrome: Successful People Can Feel Dogged by Feeling of Falseness

Imposter Syndrome is that condition wherein the successful person feels that he or she will at any moment be found to be a fraud, and will be 'outed' as such.

By James H. Dolan

9 minute read

February 01, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Whatever Your Political Beliefs, They Usually Stem From Your Childhood

It occurs to me that a person's political orientation is not so much a choice as it is bequeathed by our origins.

By James H. Dolan

8 minute read

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