Feb. 13, 2026
The Trouble with Rock Bottom and Why I Really Stopped Drinking
By Anonymous
My decision to quit drinking came after a definitive, marked turning point—but it wasn’t the type of turning point you’re probably thinking.
I had tried several “practice attempts,” which I now realize served to give me the resolve and motivation to make this change in a more sustainable way—but the ultimate shift came through a desire to seek a deeper level of growth and change. One of the common frameworks for understanding this shift is known as hitting rock bottom, but the more I learn about this concept, the more trouble I have identifying with it.
March 13, 2025
You’re Not Alone
Washington Lawyers Assisting Lawyers provides free, confidential peer support for legal professionals
By Leslie Hagin
Inspired by successful, voluntary, peer-to-peer programs for lawyers in other states, Washington Lawyers Assisting Lawyers (WALAL)1 was created last year as a free and confidential nonprofit assistance program. WALAL’s volunteer board consists entirely of lawyers; the average board member has 25 years of legal experience. WALAL’s dozens of peer counselors are peer-trained lawyers across the state with lived experience or interest in the areas of substance use and mental and physical health challenges faced by those in the legal community at all career stages, from law school to practice to retirement.
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