{"id":293,"date":"2022-02-01T11:45:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T11:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/july-2022\/?p=293"},"modified":"2022-06-30T11:54:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T15:54:15","slug":"book-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/june-2022\/book-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Take a deep dive into mental health\/wellness resources with these 9 book recommendations.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Compiled by Kerri-Ann Rowe<\/a>, reference librarian and clinical assistant professor of law in the Kathrine R. Everett Law Library at UNC School of Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Don\u2019t Panic, 3rd<\/sup> Ed.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Reid Wilson, Ph.D.
<\/strong>Collins Living, 2009<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written by Reid Wilson (an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UNC), Don\u2019t Panic<\/em> provides explanations of how panic attacks happen and their physical manifestations before offering methods and techniques for overcoming that panic. Dr. Wilson provides a five -step strategy for controlling the panic and working through the anxiety. The book also includes a section on two of the most common stressors: fear of flying and social anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pee On It and Walk Away: How to Stay Stress-Free Among Difficult People<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Esther Yang and Roger Ziegler\u00a0
Lume Flog Publishing, 2012<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A bit more light-hearted than the other books on this list, Pee on it and Walk Away<\/em> provides pieces of advice for staying stress-free using one-liners and humorous images to bring a smile to the reader\u2019s face. Expect to see dogs and cats (and the occasional kangaroo) doing all sorts of adorable things, advising the reader on how to deal with difficult situations.of AI before providing a framework for how to proceed with AI with a diverse, inclusive approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Anxious Lawyer: An 8-week Guide to a Joyful and Satisfying Law Practice through Mindfulness and Meditation<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Jeena Cho and Karen Gifford<\/strong>
American Bar Association, 2016<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published by the American Bar Association, the Anxious Lawyer<\/em> is an introduction to meditation and mindfulness geared to those engaged in the practice of law. Designed as an eight-week program, the book provides concrete and easily followed steps for creating and maintaining a meditation practice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yoga for Lawyers<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Hallie N. Love and Nathalie Martin        
<\/strong>American Bar Association, Health Law Section, 2014<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written by lawyers for lawyers and published by Health Law Section of the ABA, Yoga for Lawyers<\/em> provides tips on how to destress, including sections on mindful lawyering, meditation, and yoga techniques. The book features techniques to try and images to help with the yoga poses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stress Reduction for Lawyers, Law Students, and Legal Professionals: Learning to Relax<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Stephen Snyder             <\/strong>
Buddha’s Heart Press, 2020<\/a>
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Framed around the questions, \u201cWho has your data? Why should you care? And most important, what can you do about it?\u201d, Cyber Privacy<\/em> intends to demonstrate to the reader exactly how their information is being used by the private sector, the government, employers, and schools. It explains the roles of science, technology, and the law on privacy and provides direction on how to navigate privacy issues when technology is evolving so quickly and the laws are changing so slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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50 Lessons for Lawyers: Earn more. Stress less. Be awesome.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Nora Riva Bergman
Berroco Canyon Publishing, 2016<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written by a law firm coach, 50 Lessons for Lawyers<\/em> provides advice on how to stress less, including tips on getting rid of bad habits and how to \u201cdo the harder thing first\u201d. 50 Lessons<\/em> provides specific lessons on everything from sleeping to marketing to cultivating positivity with the intention that the reader will focus on the lessons that speak the most to them.y and where it can go wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Jon Kabat-Zinn      
Bantam Books, 2013<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Catastrophe Living<\/em> provides a mindfulness-based stress reduction program to help deal with stress, reduce anxiety, and stimulate well-being. Full<\/em> Catastrophe Living<\/em> breaks down different kinds of stressors (including people stress, role stress, and world stress), providing methods of recognizing and handling the stress.them, explaining the difficulties in regulation due to the inherent features of the new technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Susan L. Smalley PhD and Diana Watson            \u200e
Da Capo Lifelong, 2010<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A practical guide to mindfulness, Fully Present<\/em> provides scientific explanations of the benefits of mindfulness before delving into guidance on how to develop one\u2019s own mindfulness practice. Not sure how to fully incorporate mindfulness into a daily routine? The authors give examples of mindfulness in daily living, providing specific actions the reader may take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Calming Your Anxious Mind<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Jeffrey Brantley         
New Harbinger Publications, 2007<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calming Your Anxious Mind<\/em> delves into the body\u2019s fear system and how it works. Then it provides a step-by-step program on developing a mindfulness practice, using acceptance and feelings of safety to begin the process of moving beyond feelings of anxiety, fear, and panic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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