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94 : Mindfulness, Cultivating Compassion, and Finding Meaning & Purpose with Lawyer Claire E. Parsons
Manage episode 360358525 series 2881033
In this episode: mindfulness and compassion, overcoming anxiety and depression, cultivating compassion, finding meaning and purpose, and writing and creativity with Claire E. Parsons.
In today’s episode, I’m joined by my new friend, Claire E. Parsons, a mindfulness and compassion teacher, lawyer, writer and author of “How to Be a Badass Lawyer”.
Claire shared her struggles with anxiety and depression and how meditation helped her overcome these challenges. She emphasized the importance of compassion in mindfulness practice and how it can help us cope with suffering and stress.
Claire also talked about how cultivating compassion can help us find meaning and purpose in our lives, especially for those in the legal profession. It was a great conversation and I learned so much from her.
Guest Bio
Claire E. Parsons is a lawyer, mindfulness and compassion teacher, and writer. She is the author of "How to Be a Badass Lawyer" and runs the Brilliant Legal Mind blog.
Connect with Claire E. Parsons
- Website: https://www.brilliantlegalmind.com/
- Claire’s Book: “How to Be a Badass Lawyer”
Resources & Books Mentioned
- "How to Be a Badass Lawyer" by Claire E. Parsons
- "The Gifts of Imperfection" by Brené Brown
- "Self-Compassion" by Kristin Neff
- "Search Inside Yourself" by Chade Meng Tan
- Loving Kindness (Metta) meditation
Key Takeaways
- Mindfulness and compassion go hand in hand. You cannot have true awareness without some level of compassion.
- Compassion is the ability to be present with suffering and stay willing to help without taking on the suffering.
- Lawyers often overemphasize service to others and underemphasize what they want to do and what they want in their lives.
- Cultivating compassion can help lawyers find meaning and purpose in their lives.
- Compassion and mindfulness practices can help individuals cope with suffering and stress and improve their overall
Text Adam w/ comments or questions
Whenever you are ready, here are 2 ways I can help you:
1. Download my free One-Page Envisioning Exercise to think BIGGER about your life and what's possible for you.
2. My next 8-week small group coaching program starts in September and space is limited.
The first group SOLD OUT
If you're at or nearing FI and finally ready to start living the next chapter of your life let's chat!
At the end of my 8 Week FIRE Starter small group program you will:
- Have a clear BIG vision for the next chapter of your life
- Specific and tangible ways you’ve started living that vision
If you're ready to get clear on your BIG vision for your next chapter
159 episodes
Manage episode 360358525 series 2881033
In this episode: mindfulness and compassion, overcoming anxiety and depression, cultivating compassion, finding meaning and purpose, and writing and creativity with Claire E. Parsons.
In today’s episode, I’m joined by my new friend, Claire E. Parsons, a mindfulness and compassion teacher, lawyer, writer and author of “How to Be a Badass Lawyer”.
Claire shared her struggles with anxiety and depression and how meditation helped her overcome these challenges. She emphasized the importance of compassion in mindfulness practice and how it can help us cope with suffering and stress.
Claire also talked about how cultivating compassion can help us find meaning and purpose in our lives, especially for those in the legal profession. It was a great conversation and I learned so much from her.
Guest Bio
Claire E. Parsons is a lawyer, mindfulness and compassion teacher, and writer. She is the author of "How to Be a Badass Lawyer" and runs the Brilliant Legal Mind blog.
Connect with Claire E. Parsons
- Website: https://www.brilliantlegalmind.com/
- Claire’s Book: “How to Be a Badass Lawyer”
Resources & Books Mentioned
- "How to Be a Badass Lawyer" by Claire E. Parsons
- "The Gifts of Imperfection" by Brené Brown
- "Self-Compassion" by Kristin Neff
- "Search Inside Yourself" by Chade Meng Tan
- Loving Kindness (Metta) meditation
Key Takeaways
- Mindfulness and compassion go hand in hand. You cannot have true awareness without some level of compassion.
- Compassion is the ability to be present with suffering and stay willing to help without taking on the suffering.
- Lawyers often overemphasize service to others and underemphasize what they want to do and what they want in their lives.
- Cultivating compassion can help lawyers find meaning and purpose in their lives.
- Compassion and mindfulness practices can help individuals cope with suffering and stress and improve their overall
Text Adam w/ comments or questions
Whenever you are ready, here are 2 ways I can help you:
1. Download my free One-Page Envisioning Exercise to think BIGGER about your life and what's possible for you.
2. My next 8-week small group coaching program starts in September and space is limited.
The first group SOLD OUT
If you're at or nearing FI and finally ready to start living the next chapter of your life let's chat!
At the end of my 8 Week FIRE Starter small group program you will:
- Have a clear BIG vision for the next chapter of your life
- Specific and tangible ways you’ve started living that vision
If you're ready to get clear on your BIG vision for your next chapter
159 episodes
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