Uncertainty in Admissions
On our most recent podcast with current applicant "Barb," who has yet to receive responses to any of her applications, we spoke a good deal about the uncertainty of the admissions process.
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Motivation
08 Jan 2022
26 Oct 2021
Podcast: Dr. Anna Lembke, Author of Dopamine Nation & Featured on The Social Dilemma
Dr. Anna Lembke is a Stanford University psychiatrist, author of the New York Times best-seller Dopamine Nation, and a featured expert on the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma.
Read full post30 Sep 2021
Podcast: The Challenge of Self-Doubt in Higher Education, with Terry Real
In this episode, world-renowned author, speaker, teacher, and therapist Terry Real discusses the emotional health hazards of grad school and law school and how to stay human during these stressful and highly evaluative periods of life.
Read full post09 Jun 2021
Self-Care Summer for Law School, College & Graduate School
Linked below are three podcasts from internationally acclaimed psychiatrists, speakers and authors: Dr. Guy Winch, Dr. Gabor Maté, and Dr. Kristin Neff (and a blog from me for no great reason).
Read full post08 Jun 2021
Podcast: Interview with Dr. Kristin Neff on How Self-Compassion Can Help You Achieve Your Goals
In this podcast, Mike Spivey has the opportunity to interview Dr. Kristin Neff, a leading researcher and advocate in the field of self-compassion, creator of the self-compassion scales, and author of two books.
Read full post24 May 2021
A Message from a Recent Law School Graduate Who Beat the Odds
I was flying back to Colorado from a work trip at about 35,000 feet when I saw this post on LinkedIn, and I immediately wanted to share it with others.
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Podcast: Interview with Dr. Gabor Maté, Author of "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts"
In this podcast, Mike Spivey speaks with Dr. Gabor Maté, one of the world’s leading experts on physical and mental health and author of four best-selling books including "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts" and "When the Body Says No."
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Podcast: Dr. Guy Winch on Handling Rejection (& Waiting) in the Admissions and Job Search Process
Dr. Guy Winch is one of the world's leading psychologists and speakers. He has delivered three TED Talks with over 25 million views combined.
Read full post12 Feb 2021
Conditional vs. Unconditional Self-Esteem & How it Significantly Influences College and Law School Choice
This is a PSA of sorts, but to me it's much more important than an announcement. It's perspective. Healthy. It is from personal experience in that I have lived both sides of this life.
Read full post08 Feb 2021
Podcast: Anything is Possible
For today's podcast, a little something different — some advice on resiliency in the face of watching others succeed in the ways you'd like to be succeeding.
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