Member Assistance Program
Ready for Help | About MAP | Well-being & Mindfulness Resources | Taking Care of Yourself | Online Meetings | FAQs
Ready for help, but don't know where to start?
Member Assistance Program - A free, confidential service
The Member Assistance Program, also called "MAP", offers a peer support network of volunteer lawyers who have been trained to offer support to lawyers, judges and law students or their immediate families, who experience issues in their personal or professional life. Why allow things to continue unresolved? Help is available.
You are not alone. Recent studies show that lawyers suffer from substance use disorder, addiction, depression and anxiety at a rate higher than the average population, and at a rate higher than many other professionals.
Our Peer Support Network of volunteers is here to help. You may call anyone on the list, or you may call us to be matched with someone. All calls to MAP and to MAP's volunteers are confidential under Supreme Court rule.
If you have questions, or want to be matched with a peer volunteer, call us at 602.340.7334.
Lawyer Well-being & Mindfulness Resources
Looking for a therapist? Choosing the right therapist who clicks with you and can help address your specific needs and concerns is so important. Here are some guidelines to help you choose:
A Lawyers Guide to Choosing a Mental Health Therapist by Michelle Fontenot, Director of the Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program.
Thanks to Hon. Donn Kessler (ret.) for compiling this list of resources on mindfulness, meditation and well-being. Don't forget our peer support network of volunteers is here for you!
Meditation Apps (available for iPhone and Android)
- Calm (free)
- Headspace
- Buddhify ($4.99 for iPhone, $2.00 for Android)
- Insight Timer
Lawyer Well-Being Resources
American Bar Association, Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs
Yoga https://www.nytimes.com/guides/well/beginner-yoga
https://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/the-health-benefits-of-yoga
10 Ways to Improve Your Time Management
Five Time Management Tips For Lawyers, Law Technology Today
Work, Rest Repeat – Giving Yourself a Break
Balancing Act – Lawyers, Time, and Life
Tips for Improving Your Health at Work, Even When You Sit All Day https://www.themuse.com/advice/19-crazy-easy-ways-you-can-be-healthier-in-the-office
https://www.webmd.com/women/features/10-tips-to-improve-your-health-at-work#1
https://www.inc.com/kevin-daum/25-ways-you-can-make-your-life-healthier-in-the-office.html
https://www.snacknation.com/blog/how-to-stay-healthy-at-work/
Taking Care of Yourself
The pandemic has impacted us in so many ways, some more obvious than others.
Have you thought about how working from home may have affected your posture? Here's an article exploring the impact with some tips for improvement.
Also, check out our Checklist for Working Remotely
Looking for Online Meetings?
- AA Online Meeting Directory: http://aa-intergroup.org/directory.php
- AA – Online - http://12stepforums.net/alcoholics_anonymous_online_meeting.html
- Al-Anon – Online - http://12stepforums.net/alanon_family_group_online_meeting.html
- IDAA - https://www.idaa.org/
- In The Rooms: An Online Addiction Recovery Community
- AA, NA, Dual Diagnosis, SAA (sex addiction), CPA(chronic pain): www.intherooms.com
- NA Online Meetings “Addicts helping Addicts Recover”: http://na-recovery.org/
- NA – Online - http://12stepforums.net/narcotics_anonymous_online_meeting.html
- NA COVID-19 Informational Page: NA link- https://www.na.org/admin/include/spaw2/uploads/pdf/Coronavirus_web_message_12Mar.pdf
- Recovery Dharma: “Healing from Addiction with Buddhist Practice”, daily meetings via computer, smartphone or dial-in: http://recoverydharma.online/
- Smart Recovery: https://www.smartrecovery.org/community/
- WE connect and Unity Recovery are partnering together to offer four daily all recovery meetings to anyone in the world. Meetings will follow an open format and are available to anyone in or seeking recovery. Seven days a week: 9 a.m. ; 12 p.m.; 3 p.m.; 9 p.m.; All times are EDT. Join by navigating to: https://unityrecovery.zoom.us/j/2656499375
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions about the Member Assistance Program