The Thriving Lawyer

The Thriving Lawyer

Hosted by: Kathleen Brenner

A podcast to help you thrive as a lawyer. In work, in life. Perform at your peak, yet still have time for all the other things you love.

Episodes

#2.15 Strengths Based Practice: Your Secret Weapon to Thriving in Law

Season #2

In Episode 15 of the Thriving Lawyer Podcast, hosts Kathleen and Carla Ferraz shift the focus from goal-setting to the often-overlooked but crucial aspect of identifying and leveraging character strengths.   They...
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#2.14 Unlocking Possibility: A Lawyer's Guide to Goal Setting and Growth

Season #2

In episode 14 of The Thriving Lawyer podcast, Kathleen Brenner and Carla Ferraz delve into the intricacies of vision and goal setting for lawyers.   Building on their previous discussion about readiness for change,...
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#13 Are You Ready For Change? A Lawyer's Guide to Change Readiness

Season #2

Mastering Change: Readiness and Self-Determination for Lawyers   In Episode 13 of 'The Thriving Lawyer,' hosts Kathleen Brenner and Carla Ferraz delve into the crucial topic of readiness for change and look out how it...
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#2.12 Reflecting on Reflective Practice - thoughts on our recent interview with Prof. Christian Van Nieuwerburgh & David Love

Season #2

In episode 12 of Season Two, Kathleen Brenner and Carla Ferraz discuss the significance of reflective practice for lawyers, following their insightful interview in the previous episode with Professor Christian van...
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#11 The Reflective Lawyer: Strategies for Wellbeing and Professional Excellence

Season #2

In episode 11 of season two of The Thriving Lawyer, hosts Kathleen Brenner and Carla Ferraz welcome  guests Professor Christian van Nieuwerburgh and leadership coach David Love. The discussion centres around the value...
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2.10 Finding Flow: Why it Matters

Season #2

In this episode of The Thriving Lawyer, hosts Kathleen Brenner and Carla Ferraz discuss the concept of 'Flow' and its importance in the legal profession. They explore how physical environments can impact creativity...
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#2.9 Embracing a Growth Mindset: Essential Strategies for Lawyers

Season #2

Embracing a Growth Mindset: Essential Strategies for Lawyers. In Episode 9 of Season 2 of The Thriving Lawyer Podcast, hosts Kathleen Brenner and Carla Ferraz discuss the importance of adopting a growth mindset,...
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#2.8 The Lawyer as Coach: Why Coaching Skills Can Transform Your Practice

Season #2

In Episode 8 of Season 2 of the Thriving Lawyer Podcast, hosts Kathleen and Carla delve into why coaching skills are essential for lawyers. Most lawyers think of coaching as something leaders and managers can use with...
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2.7 Turning the tables - an interview with Kathleen Brenner

Season #2

In this episode, Carla Ferraz turns the tables on Kathleen, interviewing her about the changes she's made since discovering the power of coaching, and explores why she came up with the idea for the Thriving...
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Unlocking human potential: lessons for lawyers from the 2025 uplift conference

Season #2

Embracing the Future: Wellbeing, AI, and Human-Centric Leadership in Law In this episode of The Thriving Lawyer, hosts Kathleen Brenner and Carla Ferraz delve into insights from a recent conference in New York focused...
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2.5 Flow: The Lawyer's secret weapon for peak performance

Season #2

Mastering Flow for Legal Peak Performance - Episode 5, Season 2 In this episode of The Thriving Lawyer Podcast, Kathleen Brenner and Carla Ferraz dive deep into the concept of 'flow' and how it serves as a secret...
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#2.4 Unlocking Lawyer Wellbeing: Harnessing a Game-Changing Framework to Thrive

Season #2

In this episode of The Thriving Lawyer with Kathleen Brenner and Carla Ferraz, the duo dive into the PERMA Model from positive psychology to provide practical insights and actionable tips for lawyers so they can...
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