The WILL Podcast - For Women Lawyers Searching for Freedom, Flexibility and Fulfilment
Are you tired of having to “always be available,” the anxiety, and a nagging sense that something is missing?
The WILL Podcast offers an honest exploration for how to find relief, meaning and work that allows you to enjoy your life, (without throwing away all you’ve invested).
This podcast is for any woman lawyer who has ever questioned if they want to stay in law or not. Here you’ll find a window into how others have dealt with the money, identity and figured out what else they could do (in law or out).
Each episode is a journey into the lives of women lawyers who got fed up with the status quo. You’ll hear about persistent doubt, piles of debt, and physical and mental depletion. Our guests reveal how they navigated the expectations of workplace cultures and inner critics that keep them isolated and wondering “what’s wrong with me.”
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The WILL Podcast - For Women Lawyers Searching for Freedom, Flexibility and Fulfilment
Are you tired of having to “always be available,” the anxiety, and a nagging sense that something is missing?
The WILL Podcast offers an honest exploration for how to find relief, meaning and work that allows you to enjoy your life, (without throwing away all you’ve invested).
This podcast is for any woman lawyer who has ever questioned if they want to stay in law or not. Here you’ll find a window into how others have dealt with the money, identity and figured out what else they could do (in law or out).
Each episode is a journey into the lives of women lawyers who got fed up with the status quo. You’ll hear about persistent doubt, piles of debt, and physical and mental depletion. Our guests reveal how they navigated the expectations of workplace cultures and inner critics that keep them isolated and wondering “what’s wrong with me.”
Break Free from Big Law Burnout & Build a Career You Love
WILL - Women Interested in Leaving Law
48 minutes
3 months ago
Break Free from Big Law Burnout & Build a Career You Love
What happens when your dream job becomes a nightmare that puts you in survival mode?
In this episode, you will learn how to recognize burnout warning signs, choose yourself over prestige, and align your career with your values.
This is exactly what happened to Samorn Selim. As the daughter of illiterate Lao refugees and the first in her family to go to college, she thought landing a big law job meant she'd made it. Instead, she found herself in survival mode and struggling with health issues.
Samorn Selim shares how she worked through her fears to make big career changes and bet on herself: from big law to Berkeley Law Career Counselor, and finally a bold leap to build Career Unicorns® – Spark Your Joy®.
Now a Forbes-featured career coach, Samorn has helped over 1,000 women, BIPOC, and first-generation professionals escape similar traps and find careers that actually energize them and align with their values.
We dive deep into what it takes to walk away from the expectations, the prestige, the paycheck and how to listen to your inner wisdom, including:
The early warning signs your body gives you before burnout hits.
How to walk away from prestige without regret.
A practical framework for making values-based career decisions.
If you're exhausted from performing for others and ready to build a career that energizes rather than drains you, this conversation will show you exactly how to start.
Connect with Samorn
Samorn Selim is the Founder of Career Unicorns and the host of Career Unicorns – Spark Your Joy podcast. As the daughter of illiterate Laotian refugees, the first to go to college in her family, and the former Director of Employer Outreach at Berkeley Law, Samorn has used her experiences to support over 1,000 first-generation professionals, women, and Black, Indigenous, and people of color in law, tech, and legal tech to land their dream jobs, get promoted to leadership, and overcome burnout to build sustainable and thriving careers. Her work has been featured in: Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and the BBC among others.
Web: www.careerunicorns.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samornselim/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/career-unicorns-spark-your-joy/id1596874054
New book (#1 new release in Legal Self Help): Career Unicorns™ 90-Day 5-Minute Gratitude Journal: An Easy & Proven Way To Cultivate Mindfulness, Beat Burnout & Find Career Joy.
Show notes/references
Samorn Selim’s Website: www.careerunicorns.com
Book: Belonging: Self-Love Lessons from a Workaholic, Depressed, Insomniac Lawyer – Amazon Link
LinkedIn: Samorn Selim on LinkedIn
Check out her new book: https://www.amazon.com/Belonging-Lessons-Workaholic-Depressed-Insomniac
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WILL - Women Interested in Leaving Law
The WILL Podcast - For Women Lawyers Searching for Freedom, Flexibility and Fulfilment
Are you tired of having to “always be available,” the anxiety, and a nagging sense that something is missing?
The WILL Podcast offers an honest exploration for how to find relief, meaning and work that allows you to enjoy your life, (without throwing away all you’ve invested).
This podcast is for any woman lawyer who has ever questioned if they want to stay in law or not. Here you’ll find a window into how others have dealt with the money, identity and figured out what else they could do (in law or out).
Each episode is a journey into the lives of women lawyers who got fed up with the status quo. You’ll hear about persistent doubt, piles of debt, and physical and mental depletion. Our guests reveal how they navigated the expectations of workplace cultures and inner critics that keep them isolated and wondering “what’s wrong with me.”
