Welcome to Attorney Heart, the podcast focused on bringing awareness to and promoting attorney well-being!  Imagine earning your undergraduate degree in another country and then traveling to the United States to apply for law school (with limited English skills), getting admitted into law school, taking the California bar exam, and passing it.  Well, that is exactly what our powerful next Attorney Heart guest did. Attorney Leila Parviz was born and raised in Iran and she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Tehran. Upon graduation, at the age of 23, she moved to the United States and while she was living with a host family she worked hard to improve her English skills. Leila shares the challenges she faced in law school as well as in taking the California bar exam and the skills and personal qualities she relied on to overcome those challenges.  She emphasized the importance of asking for help when you need it, as she notes: “Do not be afraid to seek help. No matter what you’re going through, there’s always someone who’s been there done that. It is part of being efficient.”   Leila received awesome support in her professional journey and now she truly enjoys helping others on their journey to becoming attorneys. She has a genuine conversation about the mental stress and physical decline she experienced during the bar preparation period and gives valuable tips and pieces of advice that were beneficial to her in achieving that goal.   Leila graduated from Western State College of Law and now works as an immigration attorney at the Law Offices of Hadley Bajramovic. Thank you in advance for tuning in! You can reach out to Leila Parviz here: E-mail: l.parviz@gmail.com -- New Attorney Heart interviews will be posted on iMATER NOW’s YouTube channel. Attorney Heart is brought to you by iMATER NOW.  Stay connected with iMATER NOW and join its community on any of the following: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imaternow/ Website: http://www.imaternow.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxXjsRYDF9Z8sk3Leu--RPw To connect with Fernando, the Founder of iMATER NOW and Attorney Heart, you can reach him on any of the following: LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-flores-6a4b86/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/1fernandoflores/ Fernando Flores has been a trial and appellate attorney for over 10 years.  He graduated from UC Berkeley with Sociology and Rhetoric degrees and then studied at UC Davis Law School where he obtained his J.D.  Fernando founded iMATER NOW to help fellow attorneys live happier, healthier lifestyles and he provides resources and information on the topic through the Attorney Heart Podcast.  Apart from being an attorney, Fernando is a High Performance Coach for Attorneys and Law Firms and a Speaker at Law Schools.