Lawyers' Voices of Recovery: Recent Episodes
ABA CoLAP
The American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs (CoLAP) has produced a new podcast series about overcoming substance use disorders, mental health issues and addiction. The lawyers featured in this series have all agreed to tell their story in the hope that it will reduce the stigma surrounding these issues and encourage others to get the help they need.
Episode 7: Stephanie Mitchell Hughes, attorney, writer and speaker working to change the world by sharing her experience with depression and resilience
Episode 3: Michael Burke, Executive Director of the Michigan Association of Problem Gamblers, Board Member for the National Council on Problem Gambling and Author of "Never Enough: One Lawyers True Story Of How He Gambled His Career Away"
Episode 10: Lynn Garson, attorney in private practice and author of the book Southern Vapors (2012)
Episode 8: Jeff Zapor, Case Monitor for the Michigan Lawyers and Judges Assistance Program and a former attorney in private practice.
Francine Ward, Business and Intellectual Property Law Attorney, Member of the ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs Advisory Committee
Episode 6: Courtney Wylie, Former Lawyer, Certified Leadership Coach and Member of the ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs Advisory Committee
Episode 4: Andrew McKenna, Northeast Market Director for Addiction Campuses and former Federal Prosecutor and attorney in private practice
Episode 2: James Heiting, Managing Partner of Heiting & Irwin, Past President of the State Bar of California
Laurie Besden, Executive Director of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania, Inc.