Closing talk at the NJC Judicial Academy for Aspiring Judges

Closing out the National Judicial College Academy course on aspiring judges with well-being as a recognition about the importance of this topic. Although the training was online, we engaged in a lively discussion of what it means to exercise self-care.

The stressors and secondary trauma that are experienced by Judicial officers and their staff is real. I was very happy to introduce to this group of lawyers whose aspiration is to become judicial officers to the concepts contained in the Nauru Declaration. I referred them to the website of Judicial Well-being so they could see how this issue has developed on the international level.

We focused on the portions of the Nauru Declaration that discuss the obligation of judges to maintain their well-being along with the duty of the systems in which they serve to provide resources and support. By mindfully engaging in our own healing as a human being, we support that of those who appear before us. #judicialwellbeing #healthyjudges #healing #thriving #beencouraged #thriving #flourishingasaspiritualbeing #dothework #emotionalintelligence #beaware #increaseawareness #flourishing #humangrowth #discoveryourpotential #visionquest #connectwithyoursoul #developthemind #developtheheart #thrive #flourish #stateofmind #awareness #thrivingnotsurviving #beaware #mindfulliving #mindfullife #mindfulmoments #mindfulness #fourdoorsofspeech #share #shareyourstory #authenticity #beauthentic #ubuntu