I am an alcoholic, a drug addict, and a lawyer.  I started out highly functional despite bouts of alcohol binging and depression. 

Andy Benjamin, JD, PhD, ABPP, discusses briefly the etiology of lawyer stress that can lead to depression, alcohol/drug abuse, and cardiovascular disease.

I love being a volunteer peer counselor for other lawyers struggling with addiction.  Peer counseling provides me with continuous opportunities to reflect on my own personal progress.

Dan Lukasik, JD, has made more than 200 presentations throughout the U.S. on depression, anxiety, and stress.

As a lifelong Athiest (as I am today) after 30 years of law practice and 24 years of recovery from substances, I closed my law practice to care for my wife in her Parkinsonism and dementia.

Andrew Imparato describes his lived experience with bipolar disorder.

Hoping to process his grief while balancing his professional obligations, Washington lawyer Patrick Preston found a solution: short-term grief counseling through his employer’s Employee Assistance Program.

I have been diagnosed with and have lived experience with secondary PTSD.  I have now received treatment and strategies for it.  This has also included peer support and saved my life.   

Marijuana is less destructive than alcohol use on individuals and society, right? I sometimes heard or read that, and I sometimes said it myself.