Since First Grade

In first grade, my teacher told me, "Emily, you worry so much you'll have gray hair by the time you're 30."

Miss Swift was right on both counts.

I've had anxious tendencies my whole life.

As a result, I learned to manage my anxiety at a very young age.

Routines. Rules. Order.

Creating those things saved me.

And, they worked, for a very long time.

It was not until I entered MidWest #BigLaw that my anxiety became something outside of me, bigger than me.

More on that later.

For now, in honor of #mentalhealthawareness month and #wellbeinginthelaw week:

If you are anxious in the law, you are not alone.

If you are anxious in school, you are not alone.

If you are anxious in life, you are not alone.

#lawyerwellbeing #professionalwomen