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  • Can Chatbots Help with Mental Health Concerns?
    Sep 1 2026

    Join LAP associate director Denise Perme and guest Ed Geraty, LCSW, for discussion about the dos and don'ts of using commercial AI chatbots for mental health needs.


    Ed Geraty, LCSW-C, LICSW, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, life and wellness coach, and meditation teacher with more than 30 years of experience. As founder of INSITE Integrative Services, he provides virtual individual, couples, and group psychotherapy using an integrative mind-body approach informed by mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, Jungian and transpersonal psychology, and Eastern and Western wisdom traditions. His work helps clients develop greater self-awareness, emotional well-being, healthier relationships, and a deeper sense of meaning and purpose.

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    24 min
  • Get to Know the Lawyer Well-Being Community
    Jul 1 2026

    Join LAP associate director Denise Perme and guests Abi Baxendale, Francis Rentas-Casiano and Winsome Gayle for a discussion about the programs and plans for the new D.C. Bar Lawyer Well-Being Community.


    Winsome Gayle is a social justice lawyer, leadership coach, and consultant. Learn more about Winsome here: www.wgadvocate.com.


    Ms. Francis J. Rentas-Casiano is a healthcare attorney and a health & life coach. Learn more about Francis here: www.solewellnesshealth.com.

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    20 min
  • Rediscovering the Lawyer Assistance Program
    May 1 2026

    Join D.C. Bar LAP Outreach and Education Coordinator Niki Irish and guests Jessie Joachim and Sharon Greenbaum LAP Senior Counselors, for a discussion about the many ways the DC Bar’s Lawyer Assistance Program can support Bar members, judges and law students in the District.

    Learn more and register for free for this year's D.C. Bar Well-Being Summit HERE.

    https://www.dcbar.org/for-lawyers/communities/annual-well-being-summit


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    18 min
  • Finding Community in a Third Place
    Mar 1 2026

    Join LAP Associate Director Denise Perme and guests Colleen Brisport-Sequeda, lawyer, yoga and meditation teacher and Eric Webber, Senior Behavioral Health Therapist and Legal Professionals Program Coordinator for Caron Treatment Center. Today’s podcast explores well-being benefits of finding camaraderie and connection in a Third Place.


    www.meditationinformedmeditationmim.com


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    28 min
  • Healing and Transitions in the New Year
    Jan 1 2026

    Join LAP associate director Denise Perme and Lawyer Assistance Committee member Daffney Dennis in a discussion about the changes 2025 brought to the federal sector and how federal attorneys can focus on self-care as they navigate career challenges.

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    18 min
  • Navigating Survivor’s Guilt
    Nov 1 2025

    When the world changes and you’re still standing, it can be hard to know what to do with that truth. Join D.C. Bar LAP Outreach and Education Coordinator Niki Irish and Senior Counselor Jessie Joachim, LPC, as they explore survivor’s guilt —what it is, how it shows up, and how to move through it with care and compassion.

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    21 min
  • Mental Health’s High Tech Future
    Sep 1 2025

    Join LAP Associate Director Denise Perme and guests Dr. Neil Puri, medical director in the outpatient division at The Menninger Clinic and assistant professor of psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine, and Dr. Myrtle Karam Jeroudi, neurologist, sleep medicine physician and assistant professor of psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine. Today’s podcast explores the current efficacy and latest advances in both transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) for sleep disorders and mental health care.


    To learn more about how the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program can help, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
    Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar or its Board of Governors.

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    29 min
  • Hobbies are Good for Your Health
    Jul 9 2025

    Join LAP Associate Director Denise Perme, Lawyer Assistance Committee (LAC) member Curtis Rooney, and LAC volunteers Sam Sloane and Benita Talati, for a discussion about the health benefits of having one or more hobbies.

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    31 min