How's Your Health?

When I practiced law, I had bad headaches. Not so much fun. I was positive my work was causing them. And the only way to get rid of them was to leave the law.

Then a friend at work asked me to describe my headaches and said, “Those sound like migraines. You should see a neurologist. She helped me a lot with mine.”

I was skeptical. I didn’t need a neurologist; I needed a new job. If I could just get out, everything would be fine.

The problem was that over time the headaches weren’t just interfering with my work life, they were also interfering with my ability to implement my plan to leave. I could make it through most of the work day but I spent a lot of evenings and weekends lying on my couch watching television because it was the only thing my aching head could handle.

So I took my friend’s advice and went to a neurologist, as well as a chiropractor. Treatment didn’t rid me of all of my migraines but it helped me to lessen the amount and severity, so that I could get back to working on my escape plan.

What are your current health issues? What do you think causes them? And even if you think practicing law is causing them, what can you do right now at your current job to mitigate them?

Leaving the law is hard; trying to do it at less-than-optimum health is a challenge that’s best avoided.

What changes can you begin implementing now so that you can give your best self to the task of finding and pursuing work you love?

P.S. If you live in Atlanta, let me recommend my skillful and compassionate chiropractor, Dr. Caroline von Fluegge. Check out her website at http://www.balanceatlanta.com/.