Tag Archives: therapy for professionals

Internalizing Freedom

Posted on July 2, 2013 by andrewdkang

“Remember, Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.” ~ Andy Dufresne. I was flipping through the channels the other day, when I alighted on The Shawshank Redemption. It’s one of … Continue reading →

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Raging Against The Machine – Health Insurance v. Healthcare

Posted on March 22, 2013 by andrewdkang

“Insurance – an ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitted to enjoy the comfortable conviction that he is beating the man who keeps the table.” ~ Ambrose Bierce. When I was a lawyer I worked for several … Continue reading →

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Fallacies In The “Wisdom” of Psychopaths

Posted on February 26, 2013 by andrewdkang

“Indifference to me, is the epitome of all evil.” – Elie Wiesel. In the new book, The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What saints, spies and serial killers can teach us about success, by Kevin Dutton, we are informed that CEOs and … Continue reading →

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How To Talk About Therapy II – Confronting The Fear

Posted on February 6, 2013 by andrewdkang

“Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.” – Japanese Proverb. I got a lot of really great feedback about my recent post, I’m Not Saying You’re Crazy – How To Talk About Therapy. Thank you all for reading and … Continue reading →

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Think Like A Lawyer – To Feel Like a Human Being Again

Posted on January 22, 2013 by andrewdkang

“The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual’s own reason and critical analysis.” – Dalai Lama In my last post, I talked about how lawyers are trained to think. Objectively. Analytically. Unemotionally. And, while it is true that such thinking … Continue reading →

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Think Like a Lawyer (But Don’t Feel)

Posted on January 8, 2013 by andrewdkang

“Don’t think… Feel.” – Bruce Lee Recently, I attended my 15th year law school reunion. It was great to see old friends, renew lost connections, and make new ones. I struck up a conversation with a classmate about her career … Continue reading →

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My F’d Up Family – Holiday Movie Edition

Posted on December 17, 2012 by andrewdkang

“If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.” – George Bernard Shaw Every year around this time I have to come to terms with the fact that I just don’t really like the holidays … Continue reading →

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Hello, My Name Is Lawyer – How Identity Is Wrapped Up In What We Do.

Posted on December 8, 2012 by andrewdkang

“First say to yourself what you would be; then do what you have to do.” – Epictetus “What do you do for a living?” It’s a simple enough question; one we hear nearly every day. We know what is meant … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Saying You’re Crazy – How To Talk About Therapy

Posted on November 28, 2012 by andrewdkang

“Where to look if you’ve lost your mind?” – Bernard Malamud, The Fixer Recently, the question of how to refer someone to therapy has come up a lot. The topic can be a difficult one to broach, especially with colleagues, … Continue reading →

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Living On The Clock

Posted on November 20, 2012 by andrewdkang

“Clocks slay time… time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life.” – William Faulkner I received my shiny red Lawyers Diary in the mail today. … Continue reading →