Podcasts launched to help barristers with wellbeing and mental health
updated on 05 March 2018
The Bar Council’s Wellbeing at the Bar Working Group has announced a series of new wellbeing podcasts, which are the latest in its efforts to provide online resources that aim to support the wellbeing and mental health of barristers, chambers staff and those who aspire to join the Bar.
The free podcasts cover three topics: ‘Recovering from Addiction’, ‘Recovering from Trauma’ and ‘Overcoming Anxiety’, and are all between 10-20 minutes long.
Rachel Spearing, chair of the working group, said: “Many barristers deal with stressful situations and potentially traumatic trials in the course of their work, and it is therefore important that they process the resulting impact on them in a healthy way. We are constantly looking for ways to enable professionals across the Bar to safeguard their wellbeing in ways that are most convenient to their busy working schedules and build it in as part of their daily lives.”
Sarah Wiesendanger, psychotherapist and mindfulness practitioner, has helped to create the podcasts. She said: “These kinds of issues arise in all walks of life and barristers are not immune to being affected by emotionally demanding work. The talking therapies provide an easily accessible, much-needed mechanism for self-help amidst the hustle and bustle of life at the Bar.”
