{"podcast":{"title":"The Former Lawyer Podcast","slug":"the-former-lawyer-podcast-743786","podcast_index_feed_id":743786,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2372424.rss","website_url":"https://formerlawyer.com/podcast","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/ljq5ieptocl4c55y1ruivzffamej?.jpg","author":"Sarah Cottrell","episode_count":356,"summary":"Do you hate working as a lawyer? Are you an unhappy lawyer who wants to leave the law, but isn't sure what to do next? Do your family and friends think you're crazy for wanting to leave the law, or are you too afraid to tell them you don't want to be a lawyer? The Former Lawyer Podcast is for you! Each week, host Sarah Cottrell interviews a different former lawyer who has left the law behind. Hear inspiring stories about how these former lawyers are thriving and found their way to careers and lives they love.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T16:23:12.427104+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-former-lawyer-podcast-743786"},"episode":{"title":"Why Unhappy Lawyers Should Pick Up a Hobby Before They're Ready to Leave","slug":"why-unhappy-lawyers-should-pick-up-a-hobby-before-they-re-ready-to-leave","published_at":"2026-03-02T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-former-lawyer-podcast-743786/why-unhappy-lawyers-should-pick-up-a-hobby-before-they-re-ready-to-leave","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-former-lawyer-podcast-743786","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2372424/episodes/18756983-why-unhappy-lawyers-should-pick-up-a-hobby-before-they-re-ready-to-leave.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2372424/episodes/18756983-why-unhappy-lawyers-should-pick-up-a-hobby-before-they-re-ready-to-leave.mp3","summary":"For lawyers who know they are unhappy but are not ready to make any real moves yet, the waiting period can feel like dead time. There are things you can be doing right now, though, that will set you up for success when you are ready to go through the process of figuring out what comes next. One of those things is reconnecting with a hobby. Not in a hardcore, train-for-a-marathon way, but in a small, low-stakes way that starts to rebuild the muscle of knowing what you actually like and what ac...","meta_description":"For lawyers who know they are unhappy but are not ready to make any real moves yet, the waiting period can feel like dead time. There are things you can b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":628,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-former-lawyer-podcast-743786/episodes/why-unhappy-lawyers-should-pick-up-a-hobby-before-they-re-ready-to-leave/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-former-lawyer-podcast-743786/why-unhappy-lawyers-should-pick-up-a-hobby-before-they-re-ready-to-leave.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}