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Law Practice

Sep. 25, 2026

Take care of yourself

Even the most unapologetically aggressive attorneys face anxiety. A candid look at managing the pressures of legal practice--and why talking openly about mental health matters.

Christopher Frost

Trial Litigator, Law Professor, and the Founding and Name Partner
FROST LLP

Email: chris@frostllp.com

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Take care of yourself
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I should start this FROST Bytes by noting that I am not a doctor, and I don't play one on TV. I do know, however, what it feels like to wake up at 4:15 am, like this morning, with my heart racing. Feeling like I missed a deadline, thinking about tomorrow's closing argument in a multi-million-dollar jury trial, and wondering if I forgot to return a call or a text somewhere along the last few days.

So, I follow my usual early morning routine (yes, this ha...

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