North Carolina Lawyers Assistance Program

05/08/2026

Feel Well-Emotional Well-Being

Today’s well-being dimension encourages us to value emotions; develop an ability to identify and manage emotions for health, to achieve goals, and to inform decisions; and to seek help for mental health when needed. How can we connect Emotional Well-Being to this year’s Tending Joy theme? We recommend the Joy Nudges below.

Welcome to the Daily Schedule for Well-Being Week in Law Welcome to Well-Being Week in Law (WWIL) 2026! WWIL is organized annually during Mental Health Awareness Month. Its aim is to raise awareness about mental health and encourage action and innovation across the profession all year-round to impro...

05/07/2026

Connect- Social Well-Being

Today’s well-being dimension encourages us to build connection, belonging, and a reliable support network and to contribute to our groups and communities. How can we connect Social Well-Being to this year’s Tending Joy theme? We recommend the Joy Nudges below.

Welcome to the Daily Schedule for Well-Being Week in Law Welcome to Well-Being Week in Law (WWIL) 2026! WWIL is organized annually during Mental Health Awareness Month. Its aim is to raise awareness about mental health and encourage action and innovation across the profession all year-round to impro...

05/06/2026

Engage & Grow- Career & Intellectual Well-Being

Today’s well-being dimension encourages us to seek personal satisfaction, continuous learning and growth in our professional and personal lives, and financial stability. It reminds us to engage in creative or intellectually challenging activities that foster ongoing development and to monitor our cognitive wellness. How can we connect Career & Intellectual Well-Being to this year’s Tending Joy theme? We recommend the Joy Nudges below.

Welcome to the Daily Schedule for Well-Being Week in Law Welcome to Well-Being Week in Law (WWIL) 2026! WWIL is organized annually during Mental Health Awareness Month. Its aim is to raise awareness about mental health and encourage action and innovation across the profession all year-round to impro...

05/05/2026

Align- SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING

Today’s well-being dimension encourages us to cultivate a sense of meaning and purpose inside and outside work and to align our work and nonwork lives with our values, goals, and interests. How can we connect Spiritual Well-Being to this year’s Tending Joy theme? We recommend the Joy Nudges below.

Welcome to the Daily Schedule for Well-Being Week in Law Welcome to Well-Being Week in Law (WWIL) 2026! WWIL is organized annually during Mental Health Awareness Month. Its aim is to raise awareness about mental health and encourage action and innovation across the profession all year-round to impro...

05/04/2026

Stay Strong- PHYSICAL WELL-BEING

“Today’s well-being dimension encourages us to strive for regular activity, good diet and nutrition, and enough sleep; to limit addictive substances; and to seek help for physical health when needed. How can we connect Physical Well-being to this year’s Tending Joy theme? We recommend the Joy Nudges below.”

Welcome to the Daily Schedule for Well-Being Week in Law Welcome to Well-Being Week in Law (WWIL) 2026! WWIL is organized annually during Mental Health Awareness Month. Its aim is to raise awareness about mental health and encourage action and innovation across the profession all year-round to impro...

04/30/2026

Well-Being Week in Law 2026 is here! Celebrated each year during Mental Health Awareness Month, WWIL is all about raising awareness and inspiring action to improve well-being across the legal profession — not just this week, but all year long.

Each day of the week focuses on a different dimension of well-being:
Monday: Stay Strong — Physical Well-Being
Tuesday: Align — Spiritual Well-Being
Wednesday: Engage & Grow — Career & Intellectual Well-Being
Thursday: Connect — Social Well-Being
Friday: Feel Well — Emotional Well-Being
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Welcome to the Daily Schedule for Well-Being Week in Law Welcome to Well-Being Week in Law (WWIL) 2026! WWIL is organized annually during Mental Health Awareness Month. Its aim is to raise awareness about mental health and encourage action and innovation across the profession all year-round to impro...

04/21/2026

In law, it can be tempting to say yes to every client request, colleague expectation, or organizational demand. Without limits, however, burnout is the likely price. How do you know that you are close to reaching your limit before you actually reach it? Listen to the podcast episode, “Setting Limits”: https://www.nclap.org/podcast/46-setting-limits/

Read full article: https://www.nclap.org/sidebar/2025-fall-sidebar/mindful-moment/

In law, it can be tempting to say yes to every client request, colleague expectation, or organizational demand. Without limits, however, burnout is the likely price to be paid for overextending mentally, emotionally, or physically. Limits are a way of setting a boundary to protect energy, cultivate....

04/13/2026

According to the research, theoretically at least, imposter syndrome is usually more prevalent in the earlier years of law practice and tends to diminish with time as one gains confidence and skill in one’s legal practice. We have found, however, with the lawyers we work with, that the feeling of imposter syndrome does not gradually go away with time in the field but persists unless outright addressed with some sort of support or action. Read more here:

Think everybody else has figured out a special something that you have yet to discover? They haven’t. Worried secretly that you are, at best, deficient, at worst, a fraud that has no business practicing law, sitting on the bench, or holding your current position? You aren’t. And you are not alon...

04/06/2026

The Waiting is the Hardest Part

This attorney began waiting for the other shoe to drop at a young age – and for good reason. Freed from the merciless grip of fear and feelings of impending doom, using new tools he learned in recovery, his life has transformed from surviving to thriving. Read more: https://www.nclap.org/sidebar/2025-fall-sidebar/the-waiting-is-the-hardest-part/

03/30/2026

Once upon a time, 40+ years ago, a lawyer made a mistake on a legal matter and had a big “Oh no!” moment. He thought about the mistake from every angle for days. He could not figure out how to fix it. He was in a panic and consumed with shame. He ruminated; he speculated; he predicted that he would be a laughingstock in his small-town legal community. He concluded the only rational course of action was su***de. Fortunately, he was a LAP client at the time. He told his LAP mentor about the mistake he had made. His LAP mentor said, “That’s what you have liability insurance for – for when you make a mistake.” Read the article here:

By Robynn Moraites, Cathy Killian, Nicki Ellington and Candace Hoffman Once upon a time, 40+ years ago, a lawyer made a mistake on a legal matter and had a big “Oh no!” moment. He thought about the mistake from every angle for days. He could not figure out how to fix it. He was in […]