Blog | survivelaw

Apr 5, 2016
2 min

Profile: Robyn Bradey on Law and Mental Health

Survive Law first encountered social worker and mental health expert, Robyn Bradey, at College of Law's Wellness Forum. We caught up wit

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Kiralee

Oct 26, 2015
2 min

Controlling mental monsters

‘It’s too difficult’. ‘I’m not smart enough’. ‘Everybody hates me’. Do any of these thoughts sound familiar? Psychologists call these types

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Eat, Sleep, Law, Repeat: Caring for Yourself in Law School

Sharon

Jul 17, 2015
2 min

Eat, Sleep, Law, Repeat: Caring for Yourself in Law School

I once heard that law school was “a marathon, not a sprint”, but now that I'm in my fourth year, I’ve found that studying law is more li

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Leeor Adar

Apr 1, 2015
2 min

Your mental health matters

I found myself at a party one evening speaking to a friend’s dad who is a barrister. I told him of my interests and explained that someone r

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Managing Your Mental Health in Law School

Katey

Oct 15, 2014
3 min

Managing Your Mental Health in Law School

Our lecturers and tutors regularly remind us that depression and anxiety are more prevalent among law students and lawyers than in any other

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Sharon

May 8, 2014
3 min

Law School Blues

My first experience of depression happened at 16. Family and childhood issues from a young age had changed my cheerful, blissfully ignorant

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Mental Health Resources for Law Students

Jessica C

May 7, 2014
3 min

Mental Health Resources for Law Students

Law as a profession has one of the highest rates of depression and anxiety of any occupation, and it all starts in law school. As law studen

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Looking out for the Signs of Depression and Anxiety

Siobhan

Apr 3, 2014
3 min

Looking out for the Signs of Depression and Anxiety

We all know that being a law student can be stressful. However, when the demands of law school are combined with the general stresses of dai

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Victoria Launches Foundation to Improve Lawyers' Mental Health

Survive Law

Oct 1, 2013
1 min

Victoria Launches Foundation to Improve Lawyers' Mental Health

A new foundation will be working to improve the mental wellbeing of Victoria’s legal practitioners. Launched last month, the Wellbeing and t

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Elizabeth I

Sep 21, 2013
2 min

Being a Law School Outcast

Countless online forums, note sharing websites and law societies are a testament to the notion that when it comes to law school ‘We’re All I

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Law School a Major Factor in Student Stress: NZ Survey

Survive Law

Sep 11, 2013
2 min

Law School a Major Factor in Student Stress: NZ Survey

More than 85% of New Zealand’s law students experience high levels of stress, and 95% of students say their legal studies are a direct or co

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Anonymous

Aug 27, 2013
2 min

Why Seeing a Counsellor isn’t Scary

Whether you’re struggling with the stresses of law school, suffering from depression or dealing with the vicissitudes of life, it’s importan

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Sophia

Aug 8, 2013
2 min

Useful Apps for Law Students

Sure, some of us still enjoy hard copies of legislation, dictionaries and personal organisers, but there's nothing like the convenience

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Amber Cameron

Feb 12, 2013
2 min

Why Yoga is Good for Law Students

Yoga, like the law, has been practiced for thousands of years. You’ve probably heard of it before and imagined super flexible types twisting

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Stress Less: Why you should be Relaxing Right Now

Siobhan

Jan 24, 2013
2 min

Stress Less: Why you should be Relaxing Right Now

Stress is no stranger to a law student, but it’s not our best friend either. That’s why the university break is so important (and so awesome

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A Friend in Need: Depression and the Quiet Cry for Help

Anonymous

Oct 31, 2012
2 min

A Friend in Need: Depression and the Quiet Cry for Help

As exam time looms closer, anxieties in the law school community are running high. It doesn’t help that one of the common law student charac

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Sophie

Jun 7, 2012
3 min

Overwhelmed by Exams

The stresses of law school are most apparent in the lead up to exams. You feel run down, overwhelmed and pushed to breaking point, but you g

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Beth

Apr 17, 2012
2 min

Working into the Ground

Law school often reminds me of the theory of natural selection - a survival of the fittest where the beneficial traits include an irrational

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Mental Health and Students: A Working Solution?

Ben P

Apr 16, 2012
3 min

Mental Health and Students: A Working Solution?

The Sydney University Law Society recently hosted a panel-based discussion forum on the topic of how mental health issues amongst students,

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How's the Serenity? Turn your weekend into a Power Break

Amber Cameron

Apr 5, 2012
2 min

How's the Serenity? Turn your weekend into a Power Break

As we approach the madness of mid-semester, most of us are wondering how to find work/life/study balance. Taking a few days off to relax wil

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