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Albany Law Mental Health Week

Posted on by Shivani Damera

In honor of October being National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month, the Albany Law Wellness Initiative is hosting a week of wellness activities. Also, make sure to check back because we will be posting new wellness content on the blog and our Instagram all week!

As part of Mental Health Week, we are sponsoring the first 20 people to register for the 12th Annual Race Away Stigma 5K at Hudson Valley CC. Fill out the form here if you’re interested. For more information about the race, click here.

Lawyers Helping Lawyers Monthly Support Meeting

Posted on by Shivani Damera

The New York Bar Association’s Lawyers Assistance Program is hosting its monthly support meeting TOMORROW, October 6 from 12:30 pm-1:00 pm.

Join using the zoom link here.

Learn more about LAP: LAP offers support services to lawyers, judges, law students, and their families who need assistance navigating everyday emotional health struggles, substance use disorders, and more challenging mental health issues.

Welcome to the new Colby Fellow!

Posted on by Sarah Dixon-Morgan

Shivani Damera, Class of 2023, joins Albany Law’s Wellness Initiative as a Colby Fellow! Please give her a warm welcome!

“Over the past several years, I’ve struggled on and off with depression. In undergrad, I tried to talk to a therapist but I felt like I didn’t know how to verbalize what I was feeling. This pushed me to explore other avenues of wellness beyond talk therapy. I learned about different body-based grounding practices, and began to incorporate meditation and journaling into my daily life. These practices have stayed with me to this day.  Since then, I have had the opportunity to create mental health programming for AAPI college students and young professionals around topics relating to career development, gender and identity, micro aggressions, and stress management. I have also become certified as a breathwork facilitator, a form of mindfulness meditation. As a part of the Wellness Initiative, I hope to bring my experience with mental health and wellness to create a space for students to find community with one another and to empower students to create healthy practices that work for them. Questions? Please feel free to reach out to me at [email protected].”