Patrick Krill

Patrick Krill

April 15, 2024 | Law.com

When Drinking to Escape Has You Trapped: A Look at Alcohol Use in the Legal Profession

It is not exactly news at this point that alcohol use in the legal profession is pervasive and frequently unhealthy or problematic. What is less well known is why, exactly, that is the case.

By Patrick Krill

7 minute read

July 27, 2022 | Law.com

A Key to Improved Wellbeing Lies in Our Values

Are we valuing the right things in ourselves, our colleagues, and our work? If so, are we adequately communicating those values? The sooner and more easily we can answer in the affirmative, the sooner and more clearly our collective wellbeing will have improved.

By Patrick Krill

9 minute read

January 20, 2021 | Law.com

To Empower Your Wellbeing in 2021, Recognize and Avoid Learned Helplessness

If you or someone you know is one of the many people who has seen their mental health and well-being take a hit over the last year, now is the time to recognize and proactively disrupt one of the phenomena that may be to blame: learned helplessness.

By Patrick Krill

6 minute read

June 30, 2020 | Law.com

The Events of 2020 Have Changed Our Collective Mental Health—and Risk—Profile

Leadership and management must be educated about the changed mental health landscape we are facing. Perhaps surprisingly, a foundational component of this education should be to immediately dispel one of the most common refrains of 2020, specifically that we are "all in this together."

By Patrick Krill

6 minute read

March 31, 2020 | Law.com

Law Firms Need to Say It's OK to Be Human Right Now

Whether through small gesture or large effort, now is the time to audition for the role of the person we'd want others to say we are.

By Patrick Krill

6 minute read

March 16, 2020 | Law.com

In a Year Full of Worry and Division, How to Protect Your Mental Health

Just as you can do things to safeguard yourself from the coronavirus, you can also takes steps to avoid the mental fallout.

By Patrick Krill

7 minute read

December 18, 2019 | Law.com

How to Hit the 'No' Button (And Keep Your Law Job!)

Failing to set boundaries—and as a result not giving yourself enough time to rest, recharge and recover—can increase the risk of mental health problems.

By Patrick Krill

8 minute read

October 31, 2019 | Law.com

There's (Not) An App for That: Solving the Legal Profession's Mental Health Problem

Because these tools actually can make struggles worse, their role should be secondary.

By Patrick Krill

7 minute read

September 10, 2019 | Law.com

It's Time to Talk About the Family's Role in the Mental Health of Legal Professionals

A broader view of helping lawyers and legal staff means recognizing that the struggle with depression, anxiety or substance abuse is likely to touch loved ones.

By Patrick Krill

6 minute read

June 12, 2019 | Law.com

Progress, Not Perfection, Is Key to Law Firms' Mental Health Programs

Do we have a very long way to go? Of course. But it is imperative that we don't allow our collective perfectionism or skepticism to become the enemy of the good by minimizing gains made.

By Patrick Krill

6 minute read