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title: Personal Wellness
description: Advocate Magazine articles on Personal Wellness, from the Subject Matter Index.
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/tag/Personal%20Wellness
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[![Understanding secondary traumatic stress suffered by PI attorneys](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/iStock-1036856344_13dd5a9dd142b8fe54616089b7bbd509.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february/understanding-secondary-traumatic-stress-suffered-by-pi-attorneys "Understanding secondary traumatic stress suffered by PI attorneys")

## [Understanding secondary traumatic stress suffered by PI attorneys](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february/understanding-secondary-traumatic-stress-suffered-by-pi-attorneys "Understanding secondary traumatic stress suffered by PI attorneys")

The effects of vicarious trauma on trial lawyers Who represent clients suffering from catastrophic injuries 

[Cristina Garcia](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cristina-garcia "Cristina Garcia")

From Issue: [2026 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february)

## [The hidden cost of excellence](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/the-hidden-cost-of-excellence "The hidden cost of excellence")

Burnout and building a sustainable life as a woman in the law 

[Ashley Laiken](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ashley-laiken "Ashley Laiken")

From Issue: [2026 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march)

## [Building a life and a practice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/building-a-life-and-a-practice "Building a life and a practice")

A career in the law does not have to follow a prescribed path 

[Nicole Meyers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nicole-meyers "Nicole Meyers")

From Issue: [2026 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march)

## [The invisible burden](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/the-invisible-burden "The invisible burden")

Balancing the scales of justice and well-being through the understanding and healing of vicarious and secondary trauma in attorneys

[Dr. Michael Broukhim](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dr-michael-broukhim "Dr. Michael Broukhim")
[Jennie Marie Battistin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jennie-marie-battistin "Jennie Marie Battistin")
[Kelly B. Hanker](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kelly-b-hanker "Kelly B. Hanker")

From Issue: [2026 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march)

## [Life begins at forty or sixty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/life-begins-at-forty-or-sixty "Life begins at forty or sixty")

…or whenever you want 

[Mary Lee Caruso](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mary-lee-caruso "Mary Lee Caruso")

From Issue: [2026 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march)

## [Applying theories of (jury) psychology to promote trial-lawyer wellness](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/applying-theories-of-jury-psychology-to-promote-trial-lawyer-wellness "Applying theories of (jury) psychology to promote trial-lawyer wellness")

Musings on how voir dire concepts of story telling, confirmation bias and belief persistence can fit into our own wellness

[Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski "Alyssa Kim Schabloski")

From Issue: [2026 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march)