Dear Advy

Dear Advy

Well Meaning,
Well-Being
Advice

CBA Well-Being is generously supported by CBIA | Lawyers Financial.

Times are tough all over – we get it and want to help.

Introducing Advy, our CBA advice columnist. Members of the legal community can submit questions anonymously on anything and everything related to well-being, dealing with stress and succeeding under pressure. If your question is chosen, Advy will respond with advice as well as helpful resources!

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Advice provided by Advy is not intended to replace or substitute for any professional, financial, medical, legal, or other professional advice. If you have specific concerns or a situation in which you require professional, psychological or medical help, you should consult with an appropriately trained and qualified specialist.

Unsure How To Communicate

  • April 12, 2022

Dear Advy - I am not sure how to open this type of dialogue without coming across as though I am criticizing her performance .

Well-Being

Office Bound

  • March 01, 2022

Dear Advy - Should we be looking to incorporate a hybrid work model permanently?

Well-Being

Sick of the Slump

  • January 10, 2022

Dear Advy - How do I get beyond this slump and try to recapture some of the drive I had earlier in my career?

Well-Being

Feeling Displaced

  • December 01, 2021

Dear Advy - How can I improve myself to make myself known in the local community?

Well-Being

Firmly Betrayed

  • October 06, 2021

Dear Advy - How do I overcome feeling betrayed?

Well-Being

Time to self-reflect?

  • September 07, 2021

Dear Advy - I am wondering how you know when an individual needs to reach out for help on mental health issues?

Well-Being

Fearful For My Friend

  • August 03, 2021

Dear Advy - I like to mind my own business and have no interest in interfering with another guy’s marriage.

Well-Being

Ready To Be Me

  • July 02, 2021

Dear Advy - My firm talks a lot about diversity, but I don’t think they have given any consideration to neurodiversity.

Well-Being

Private Professional

  • June 01, 2021

Dear Advy - I value my privacy, but I don’t need the additional stress of keeping this secret.

Well-Being