Guest:
Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander is Massachusetts’ first Director of the Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being. Before assuming that role, Heidi served as the Deputy Director of Massachusetts Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers and led its Law Office Management Assistance Program, practiced law at a small firm in Boston, and clerked for a Justice on the New Jersey Supreme Court. She is the author of Evernote as a Law Practice Tool, past co-chair of ABA TECHSHOW and founder of the ABA’s Women of Legal Technology initiative.
December 21, 2021
Achieving a healthy, positive, and productive balance of work, personal life and overall wellbeing is extremely important and a hot topic for lawyers today. On this episode, our host Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver talks to Heidi Alexander, Director of Well-Being at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court about new initiatives to improve well-being in law, Covid’s impact on the profession, retaining and supporting lawyers, addressing DEI, and where you can find resources to improve well-being in the legal industry. Tune in to learn more.
Nutrition’s Role In Wellness
Guest:
Dr. Nikki Kendall, N.D.
Well-Choices Health & Nutrition Coach – Nikki completed her Bachelor’s Degree at University of Nebraska Omaha, went on to receive a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Bellevue University, then received her Doctor of Naturopathy Degree from the United States School of Naturopathy. She has over 10 years of experience in the health and wellness field and has done everything from teaching group fitness classes to providing personal training services as well as nutrition coaching. Nikki is dedicated to helping others enhance their lives by adopting healthy habits and making fitness a part of their lifestyle. Nikki is also a professor at Midland University where she teaches Sports Nutrition, Health and Wellness, and Assessment of Human Performance. She loves working with student athletes to improve their performance, enhance their skills, and develop strategies to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of fitness.
February 1, 2022
Does what you eat really matter for overall wellbeing? On today’s episode our host Mary Vandenack, CEO, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver Truhlsenand her guest, Dr. Nikki Kendall, N.D. a professor at Midland University and nutrition, health and wellness coach at Well-Choices Health Coaching, discuss the effects of nutrition on wellbeing. How can you figure out the best plan for you? How can you make small positive changes from the inside out? What are some basic guidelines that work for most people? Tune in to the discussion and get some tips for people on the go, healthy choices at restaurants, tips about cravings and more.
Virtual Wellness
Guest:
Dr. Nikki Kendall, N.D.
Well-Choices Health & Nutrition Coach – Nikki completed her Bachelor’s Degree at University of Nebraska Omaha, went on to receive a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Bellevue University, then received her Doctor of Naturopathy Degree from the United States School of Naturopathy. She has over 10 years of experience in the health and wellness field and has done everything from teaching group fitness classes to providing personal training services as well as nutrition coaching. Nikki is dedicated to helping others enhance their lives by adopting healthy habits and making fitness a part of their lifestyle. Nikki is also a professor at Midland University where she teaches Sports Nutrition, Health and Wellness, and Assessment of Human Performance. She loves working with student athletes to improve their performance, enhance their skills, and develop strategies to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of fitness.
March 15, 2022
COVID brought many changes to the healthcare world, one of them being an increased use of Telehealth. On today’s episode, our host Mary Vandenack, CEO, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver Truhlsen and her guest Dr. Nikki Kendall, N.D. a professor at Midland University and nutrition, health and wellness coach at Well-Choices Health Coaching discuss these changes and what we can expect in the future. What will happen with online health services? Does it impact quality of care?What apps are available and are there legal concerns? What can employers do to help with employee wellness? Learn about these topics and more by tuning in to his episode.
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Mindfulness in Decision-Making
Guest:
Brady Marlow
Brady’s experience in the financial planning industry dates back to 2001 when he started his own practice. Now at Carson Wealth, Brady is a Wealth Planner on the Carson Private Client team.
March 29, 2022
“The best decisions are made when you combine the technical and the spiritual aspects of decision-making” said Brady Marlow, a wealth strategist at Carson Wealth and the guest on today’s episode of Legal Visionaries. Listen in as our host Mary Vandenack, CEO, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver Truhlsen talks to Brady about the reason this is useful for entrepreneurs, the biggest challenges people have in times of transition, how mindfulness helps to synthesize a solution, how it can change the way you make decisions and the evolution of this theory into practice.
The Benefits of Practicing Mindfulness
Guest:
Dr. Inna Khazan
Inna Khazan, PhD, BCB is a faculty member at Harvard Medical School, where she teaches and supervises trainees. She is clinical psychologist specializing in health psychology and performance excellence training using biofeedback and mindfulness-based approaches. Dr. Khazan is the founder of Boston Center for Health Psychology and Biofeedback, working with clients on optimizing their health and performance.
Recognized as a pioneer in mindfulness-based biofeedback, Dr. Khazan is a popular speaker at national and international conferences on the topics of biofeedback and mindfulness. She has conducted biofeedback and mindfulness trainings for notable institutions in the US and abroad, including the US Navy Special Warfare, US Army Special Forces, and the Stuttgart Opera and Ballet Company.
Dr. Khazan serves as president of the board of directors for Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy (IMP), board member for the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB), and Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA), where she is currently chair elect.
Dr. Khazan writes for Psychology today, is the author of numerous journal articles and two books: the highly-regarded Clinical Handbook of Biofeedback: A Step-by-Step Guide to Training and Practice with Mindfulness, and the popular Biofeedback and Mindfulness in Everyday Life: Practical Solutions for Improving Your Health and Performance.
April 26, 2022
“Being in the present moment, the way it is, without judgement.” This is the working definition of Mindfulness according to today’s guest, Dr. Inna Khazan, a clinical psychologist, author, and faculty member at Harvard Medical School. Our host Mary Vandenack, CEO, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver Truhlsen talks to Dr. Khazan about the benefits of mindfulness, easy steps to get started, why it’s useful in challenging times, how “multi-tasking” plays into mindfulness and how to catch yourself when you have wondered away. Everyone can be mindful so tune in to learn how to start and why it’s important.
Biofeedback and Mindfulness
Guest:
Dr. Inna Khazan
Inna Khazan, PhD, BCB is a faculty member at Harvard Medical School, where she teaches and supervises trainees. She is clinical psychologist specializing in health psychology and performance excellence training using biofeedback and mindfulness-based approaches. Dr. Khazan is the founder of Boston Center for Health Psychology and Biofeedback, working with clients on optimizing their health and performance.
Recognized as a pioneer in mindfulness-based biofeedback, Dr. Khazan is a popular speaker at national and international conferences on the topics of biofeedback and mindfulness. She has conducted biofeedback and mindfulness trainings for notable institutions in the US and abroad, including the US Navy Special Warfare, US Army Special Forces, and the Stuttgart Opera and Ballet Company.
Dr. Khazan serves as president of the board of directors for Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy (IMP), board member for the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB), and Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA), where she is currently chair elect.
Dr. Khazan writes for Psychology today, is the author of numerous journal articles and two books: the highly-regarded Clinical Handbook of Biofeedback: A Step-by-Step Guide to Training and Practice with Mindfulness, and the popular Biofeedback and Mindfulness in Everyday Life: Practical Solutions for Improving Your Health and Performance.
May 24, 2022
On today’s episode our host Mary Vandenack, CEO, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver Truhlsen talks to Dr. Inna Khazan, PhD, a clinical psychologist, author, and expert on mindfulness about using biofeedback and the practice of mindfulness to gain a balance between “allowing things to be how they are and still moving forward.” Listen in and learn what biofeedback is, if you can do it on your own, some physiological signals, how compassion relates to biofeedback and how lawyers may be able to utilize this in real life. Many people have had increased anxiety in the last few years. Tune in to hear some tips on dealing with it.
