# Wellness Starts From the Inside Out: Building a Sustainable Family Law Practice Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/cles-you-actually-want-to-hear-7072333/wellness-starts-from-the-inside-out-building-a-sustainable-family-law-practice Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/cles-you-actually-want-to-hear-7072333/wellness-starts-from-the-inside-out-building-a-sustainable-family-law-practice.md Podcast: [CLEs You Actually Want to Hear](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cles-you-actually-want-to-hear-7072333) Published: 2026-08-04T23:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/cle-you-actually-want-to-hear/3037743 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/294811/3037743/cle-you-actually-want-to-hear/2026_07_31_16_31_23_3542ba70-cd23-4917-b1fe-9e0655efb8a6.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cles-you-actually-want-to-hear-7072333/episodes/wellness-starts-from-the-inside-out-building-a-sustainable-family-law-practice Duration seconds: 3863 ## Resource Family law attorneys are entrusted with guiding clients through some of life's most emotional and complex transitions. While empathy is essential to effective advocacy, consistently managing conflict, trauma and heightened emotions can take a significant personal and professional toll. Moderated by Hon. Vanessa Zecher (Ret.), with panelists Mary Lund, Ph.D., Rebekah Frye, CFLS, and Elena Gonzalez, LCSW, this discussion brings together leaders in family law and mental health to explore practical strategies for building a sustainable and rewarding legal practice. Inspired by Judge Zecher's article, Facing the Daily Stress of Family Law: Why Self-Care Is Vital for Attorneys, the discussion will examine how attorneys can establish healthy professional boundaries, recognize and address compassion fatigue, navigate high-conflict relationships, and develop practical tools for managing stress. Drawing on perspectives from the bench, private practice, psychology and clinical social work, panelists will share actionable insights that attorneys can incorporate into their practice. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cles-you-actually-want-to-hear-7072333/episodes/wellness-starts-from-the-inside-out-building-a-sustainable-family-law-practice/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/cles-you-actually-want-to-hear-7072333/wellness-starts-from-the-inside-out-building-a-sustainable-family-law-practice.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.