Aug 26, 2020Evaluating Job Options During a Pandemic (Or at Any Other Time)Uncertainty is the worst. A year ago, none of us had any clue that a global pandemic would tear up the world, causing most of us office-dwellers to settle in to an even-more sedentary lifestyle. Also a year ago, I began a judicial clerkship with a district court judge. At that point, May 2020…Hiring5 min readHiring5 min read
Jun 12, 2020A Poem to My Fellow White Women:Why now? You see the violence, the looting, the people in the streets. Is that what it takes to pay attention? Or maybe that is what we look at, not what really matters. We are so used to being comfortable, stagnant but rosy, pain that feels removed, not “ours.” What…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
May 12, 2020Questions From My 16-Year Old SelfToday is the one year “anniversary” (if you could call it that) of getting engaged. I ended this engagement approximately three months ago. In brief, I finally paid attention to a gut feeling that I left ignored for years. …Self3 min readSelf3 min read
Published in The Startup·May 11, 2020How I Untied My Self-Worth from the Billable HourIn May of 2019, I began a year-long federal clerkship after two years of working as a litigation associate at a large global law firm — meaning that my life switched from being divided into six-minute increments into not being divided at all. One of the most profound (and unexpected)…Self7 min readSelf7 min read
Published in Mind Cafe·Apr 7, 2020How Type A Personalities Can Practice MindfulnessMeditation isn’t just about silencing your thoughts. — For the past several years, the wellness industry has inundated me with the word “mindfulness” — something “good” that I “should” practice. But for many lawyers, the idea of turning off from the outside world and being entirely focused on one thing seems like a pipe dream. They baulk at…Mindfulness6 min readMindfulness6 min read
Published in Ascent Publication·Jan 25, 2020Busy, Slammed, Underwater, or Drowning? Conversations in a Big Law ElevatorAs a former Big Law litigator and current law clerk, I often need to make choices between two options that are both necessary: “Sleep or exercise?.” “Meditate or call my mom?” At the beginning, decision fatigue often won — meaning that, more often than not, I chose neither option. This…Self Improvement7 min readSelf Improvement7 min read
Published in Fearless She Wrote·Nov 30, 2019Why Is Apologizing Our First Instinct?Developing consciousness of my apologetic tendencies. — I like to walk in the morning before work. It is my favorite time of the day. …Feminism6 min readFeminism6 min read
Nov 28, 2019Challenging the “Perfect” HolidayImagine this: children, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins sitting around a large dining room table laughing, passing plates of food to one another, smiling. Sound familiar? We all conjure up a similar version of Thanksgiving. Or Christmas, Hanukkah, or any other holiday gathering. This image is generational. Passed down through…Family3 min readFamily3 min read
Published in Mind Cafe·Nov 4, 2019How to Take Care of Your Future Self When You Have No TimeA guide to preparatory wellness. — Like many young ambitious women in the wake of Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In” movement, I often have to make choices between two options that are both necessary. “Sleep or work out?” “Meditate or call my mom?” “Breathe for two minutes or finish this paragraph?” Beginning my career as a litigator…Productivity6 min readProductivity6 min read
