The Authentic Professional: Recent Episodes
Innovation for Lawyers
Welcome to the Authentic Professional. A podcast of Innovation for Lawyers.
Real discussions with real people working real jobs and living real lives. Hosted by Jacinta Gallant, a collaborative lawyer, mediator and conflict trainer, who decided to bring more of who she is to what she does. Jacinta interviews colleagues from around the world about how they remain true to themselves within their professions... And has a lot of fun along the way.
Listen in if you, too, are interested in bringing more of YOU to what you do!
Join host, Jacinta Gallant, for a 20-minute workout (ok, for this episode, it's 30 minutes) for your heart and your mind.In this episode, Jacinta sits down at a cafe in London, England with the incredible and inspiring international family lawyer, Melanie Bataillard-Samuel, for a chat about law and life - over prosecco! No need for a warm-up, hop right in! 3 more, 2 more, 1 more... let's go!Listening resources:(4) Book – The Word is Murder, by Anthony Horowitzhttps://anthonyhorowitz.com/books/title/the-word-is-murder(3) Song - Abba - Money, Money, Moneyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETxmCCsMoD0(2) Podcast – Family Law and Latteshttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/anglo-french-private-client-issues-for-family-lawyers/id1560538606?i=1000618655171(1) Question - If you are going through a separation, what is it that you’re looking for from your lawyer?To learn more about the Insight Approach to Conflict and any upcoming trainings, visit www.jacintagallant.ca. To learn more about Jacinta's innovative resources, visit www.intwohomes.com.
Join host, Jacinta Gallant, for a 20-minute workout for your heart and your mind.In this episode, Jacinta tells a personal story of how she "detoxified" her practice and discovered a path to a more curious, insightful personal and professional life.No need for a warm-up, hop right in! 3 more, 2 more, 1 more... let's go!Listening resources:(4) Book – Living Beautifully With Uncertainty and Change, by Pema Chodron https://pemachodronfoundation.org/product/living-beautifully-book/(3) Outkast – The Way You Movehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI5NQ-0Ubfs(2) Podcast – Tara Brach - Meeting Your Edge and Softeninghttps://www.tarabrach.com/saying-yes-meeting-edge-softening/?cn-reloaded=1(1) Question - When you meet your edge, how do you soften?To learn more about the Insight Approach to Conflict and any upcoming trainings, visit www.jacintagallant.ca.
Join host, Jacinta Gallant, for a 20-minute workout for your heart and your mind.In this episode, Jacinta examines the lost art of asking and embarks on a quest for good questions (and discusses the many problematic questions - and problematic ways of asking them). No need for a warm-up, hop right in! 3 more, 2 more, 1 more... let's go!Listening resources:(4) Book – Make Just One Change, Teach Students to Ask their Own Questions by Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana of the Right Question Institute https://rightquestion.org/rqi-resources/publications/(3) Song - Say it Right by Nelly Furtadohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JnGBs88sL0(2) Podcast – ReThinking with Adam Grant - Jan. 24 Episode: Breaking free of stereotype threat with Claude Steelehttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/worklife-with-adam-grant/id1346314086?i=1000596170360https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HY0A0XrEuQI72TJdzxNs3?si=296541317ace42a4(1) Question - What are three questions you would like to be asked by someone you care about?
Join host, Jacinta Gallant, for a 20-minute workout for your heart and your mind.Doing more asking and less telling – sounds so simple, right? But for most of us, it is definitely not! In this episode, Jacinta introduces a powerful skill that comes from the Insight Approach to Conflict: Noticing. Then Wondering.No need for a warm-up, hop right in! 3 more, 2 more, 1 more... let's go!Listening resources:(4 ) Book – The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce. I woke up this morning and this book came to my mind. It’s one of my all time favourites and it invites us to wonder and Harold wanders. https://www.rachel-joyce.co.uk/rachel-joyce-books/the-unlikely-pilgrimage-of-harold-fry/ (3) Music – El Invento by Jose Gonzalez – a Swedish-born artist of Argentinian descent released a song in Spanish, inspired by the curious questions his 3 year old daughter posed. https://therevue.ca/2021/02/18/jose-gonzalez-el-invento-new-single/ (2) Podcast - Maya Shankar is a cognitive scientist and the creator, host, and executive producer of the podcast, A Slight Change of Plans. I loved the episode with Priya Parker - an expert in group dialogue and conflict resolution, and asks great questions about how we come together – and how we can turn our gatherings into opportunities for more meaningful connection with others. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/a-slight-change-of-plans/id1561860622?i=1000581959066https://open.spotify.com/episode/5CyTCQmuZMcvp08JJtTxct?si=c76d6ae06f274db4(1) Question: What is my noticing telling me?Thank you for listening. See you next time!
Introducing Season Two (!!) of the Authentic Professional - The 20-Minute Workout.Join host, Jacinta Gallant, for a workout for your heart and your mind. In this episode, Jacinta tackles the problem with problem solving and how our tendency to “tell” gets in the way of being authentically present and helpful. No need for a warm-up, hop right in! 3 more, 2 more, 1 more... let's go!Listening resources:Surrender, by Bono (book): https://surrendermemoir.com Fridays’ Child, by Jiggy (song): https://jiggytheband.bandcamp.com/track/fridays-child Brene Brown, Unlocking Us Podcast Episode: https://brenebrown.com/podcast/the-near-and-far-enemies-of-fierce-compassion-part-1-of-2/ The Question: How can I do more asking and less telling?See you next time!
In this episode, Jacinta chats with Francesca King! Francesca is a collaborative family lawyer and mediator in Milano, Italy, as well as the president of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP). Jacinta and Francesca discuss their pathways to law school, their experiences as lifelong learners, and their journeys to finding purpose and authenticity in their careers. Francesca is engaging, insightful and fun. Give your ears a treat and listen in!
To learn more about the upcoming IACP Forum, visit https://www.collaborativepractice.com/iacp-forum
To learn more about Our Family in Two Homes, visit https://www.intwohomes.com
In this episode, Jacinta chats with Greg Evans, collaborative lawyer and musician (not necessarily in that order!) in Winnipeg, Manitoba about the challenge of choosing waiting room music in a divorce law office. All of those melodic break-up and falling-in-love songs make creating the Office Playlist problematic. Whether you are still in lock-down or starting to return to a new "office normal", we think you will enjoy this chat and the musical selections. Greg's original song "Sides" is featured at the end - a song about children of divorce that will resonate with our community.
Jacinta sits down with Alexa Turner, a Toronto-based lawyer and mediator, to discuss law as a business and the importance of authentic branding, as well as generational differences for millennials practicing law. They also dive deeply into the importance of knowing who you are and what you bring to the table, and why that knowledge is essential for success and satisfaction in business, in law, and in life.
Jacinta sits down with Lisa Standish, a lawyer, and Dr. Deb Gilman, a psychologist, both located in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. They have a fun discussion about work life "balance," interdisciplinary friendships, and whether you can actually "have it all."
Jacinta chats with long-time friend and colleague, Kevin Scudder, an attorney from Seattle, Washington, discussing peacemaking within law.
While at the International Academy of Collaborative Professional (IACP)'s Annual Collaboration Forum in Chicago, Jacinta sat down to chat with Cath Karlin (Cath Karlin Family Law, Scotland), Roman Kern (Roman Kern Mediation, Switzerland) and Katje Ziehe (Goldbach Law, Switzerland).
Jacinta discusses parenting and lawyering with Robin Aitken, partner at Cox & Palmer, and Sean Corcoran, associate at McInnes Cooper, both located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Jacinta Gallant and Kirstin Lund discuss personality type, using the Myers Briggs Type Inventory.