Path To Well-Being In Law: Episode 3 - Patrick Krill

<p>In episode three of the new podcast, <a href='https://blog.alpsinsurance.com/'>Path to Well-Being in Law</a>, co-hosts <a href='https://www.alpsinsurance.com/about/officers-board/chris-newbold'>Chris Newbold</a> and <a href='https://www.prkrill.com/our-team'>Bree Buchanan</a> check in with lawyer well-being pioneer <a href='https://www.prkrill.com/patrick-r-krill'>Patrick Krill</a>.  Recognized globally as a leading authority on addiction, mental health, and well-being in the legal profession, Patrick is an attorney and a licensed, board-certified alcohol and drug counselor.  He serves as a trusted advisor to large law firms and corporate legal departments throughout North America and Europe, educating them about and helping them navigate addiction, mental health, and well-being issues on a daily basis.</p> <p> </p> <p>Patrick's groundbreaking work in the area of attorney behavioral health includes: initiating and serving as lead author of the first and only national study on the prevalence of attorney addiction and mental health problems, a joint undertaking of the American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation; creating the framework for the ABA Well-Being Pledge, an innovative campaign to improve the health and well-being of lawyers that was launched in September, 2018; partnering with American Lawyer Media to conduct the first-ever survey of AmLaw 200 firm leaders regarding their beliefs and attitudes related to addiction and mental health problems in the legal industry.</p> <p> </p> <p>Transcript:</p> <p>CHRIS NEWBOLD:                     </p> <p>Welcome to the Path to Lawyer Well-Being Podcast, where we talk to cool people doing awesome work in the lawyer well-being space. My name is Chris Newbold and I'm joined by my cohost, Bree Buchanan.</p> <p>BREE BUCHANAN:                     </p> <p>Hi, everybody.</p> <p>CHRIS:                    </p> <p>We are again, super excited about the opportunity to have one of the pioneers in the lawyer we