Sarah Myers, Executive Directive, Colorado Lawyer Assistance Program discusses the services provided by COLAP to improve the health and well-being of legal professionals. Anything impacting your personal or professional life are areas where COLAP can help pair you with the right resources.
0:00 Opening
3:00 Sarah’s Journey to COLAP
5:00 Research on the High Rates of Anxiety Depression Substance Use and Suicide Among Lawyers and Judges
7:00 Services Offered by COLAP
9:45 Story of Someone Finding Help After A COLAP Presentation
12:00 Psycho Neuro Immunology – How Stress Effects Your Brain!
15:30 Limbic Hijacking
18:25 Power of the Breath
20:20 Returning to the Presentation: I Can Use Some Help
23:00 Fight or Flight Response
26:00 Secondary Trauma, Compassion Fatigue and Burnout
30:10 COLAP is Free and Confidential
31:30 Impact on the Non-Lawyers in the Legal Profession
33:30 Wellness is Multi-Dimensional & COLAP Volunteer Program
35:10 Contacting COLAP
35:43 Top 3 Take Aways
37:00 Getting to Know the Guest