--- title: Personal Matters description: Advocate Magazine articles on Personal Matters, from the Subject Matter Index. url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/tag/Personal%20Matters --- [![Mothering versus lawyering](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Lotfi-istock-1139883589_b4b83dcb8480ee0b70160315d0439f6f.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march/mothering-versus-lawyering "Mothering versus lawyering") ## [Mothering versus lawyering](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march/mothering-versus-lawyering "Mothering versus lawyering") Lessons learned in navigating the waters of pregnancy and postpartum in the legal profession [Neda Lotfi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/neda-lotfi "Neda Lotfi") From Issue: [2025 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march) [![Active parenting and managing a private practice are not mutually exclusive](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Coleman-iStock-157187464-rev_557ec337aaf22d0ac67452985988b70b.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-november/active-parenting-and-managing-a-private-practice-are-not-mutually-exclusive "Active parenting and managing a private practice are not mutually exclusive") ## [Active parenting and managing a private practice are not mutually exclusive](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-november/active-parenting-and-managing-a-private-practice-are-not-mutually-exclusive "Active parenting and managing a private practice are not mutually exclusive") Tips for starting and managing your own practice while still being a highly involved parent [Christina M. Coleman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christina-m-coleman-2 "Christina M. Coleman") From Issue: [2023 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-november) [![Mindfulness in the face of trauma](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Court-istock-1251542693_54ccd17365dec7b2c8a297505be3c44e.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march/mindfulness-in-the-face-of-trauma "Mindfulness in the face of trauma") ## [Mindfulness in the face of trauma](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march/mindfulness-in-the-face-of-trauma "Mindfulness in the face of trauma") The world is experiencing a collective and devastating trauma, trauma that can affect our ability to competently discharge our duties [Michelle Williams Court](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michelle-williams-court "Michelle Williams Court") From Issue: [2021 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march) ## [You can be a mom, wife, the PIC, trial lawyer and law-firm owner](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/you-can-be-a-mom-wife-the-pic-trial-lawyer-and-law-firm-owner "You can be a mom, wife, the PIC, trial lawyer and law-firm owner") Five life lessons I learned along the way [Maryann P. Gallagher](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/maryann-p-gallagher "Maryann P. Gallagher") From Issue: [2024 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march) ## [What I learned in ten years of practicing law](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/what-i-learned-in-ten-years-of-practicing-law "What I learned in ten years of practicing law") Start your own practice sooner rather than later [Michael Rubinstein](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-rubinstein "Michael Rubinstein") From Issue: [2021 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december) ## [Strengthening resilience through mindfulness](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july/strengthening-resilience-through-mindfulness "Strengthening resilience through mindfulness") Just a few minutes of mindfulness every day can clear away distracting thoughts and emotional baggage [Paul A. Bacigalupo](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/paul-a-bacigalupo "Paul A. Bacigalupo") From Issue: [2019 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july) [![Perspectives on a woman’s road to partnership](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Contreras_istock-1352579094_2b5843c77dbecacdba2912a91482337b.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/perspectives-on-a-woman-s-road-to-partnership "Perspectives on a woman’s road to partnership") ## [Perspectives on a woman’s road to partnership](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/perspectives-on-a-woman-s-road-to-partnership "Perspectives on a woman’s road to partnership") “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg [Erika Contreras](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/erika-contreras "Erika Contreras") [Jessie Kohler](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jessie-kohler "Jessie Kohler") From Issue: [2024 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march) [![Thunderbirds forever](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Stern_istock-1080318472_9be883fd6e80127326b90017752a63a6.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/thunderbirds-forever "Thunderbirds forever") ## [Thunderbirds forever](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/thunderbirds-forever "Thunderbirds forever") A legal odyssey [Michael L. Stern](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-l-stern "Michael L. Stern") From Issue: [2021 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july) [![Teaching an old dog new tricks](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Praglin-Michael-Vash-cartoon_7e3f84aec6244ae3246a9b40a9ab3085.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-february/teaching-an-old-dog-new-tricks "Teaching an old dog new tricks") ## [Teaching an old dog new tricks](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-february/teaching-an-old-dog-new-tricks "Teaching an old dog new tricks") Switching law firms after 30 years involves risk assessment, hard work and optimism [Gary A. Praglin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gary-a-praglin "Gary A. Praglin") From Issue: [2018 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-february) ## [When death came to our house](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/when-death-came-to-our-house "When death came to our house") [David Hoffman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-hoffman-2 "David Hoffman") From Issue: [2021 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april) [![The phone, the fridge and the liquor cabinet](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Freeze_istock-458937855_3e47e713d00a1f5ca8ac6b516b86ffb6.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march/the-phone-the-fridge-and-the-liquor-cabinet "The phone, the fridge and the liquor cabinet") ## [The phone, the fridge and the liquor cabinet](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march/the-phone-the-fridge-and-the-liquor-cabinet "The phone, the fridge and the liquor cabinet") The dark side of working from home [Tamara Freeze](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tamara-freeze "Tamara Freeze") From Issue: [2021 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march) ## [Self-care in a sea of demands](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march/self-care-in-a-sea-of-demands "Self-care in a sea of demands") Recognizing burnout symptoms and preventing burnout before it happens [Ariella Perry](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ariella-perry "Ariella Perry") [Sara Martinez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sara-martinez "Sara Martinez") From Issue: [2025 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march)