🎙#066: Brian Cuban - Attorney, Author, & Addiction Recovery Advocate (Mental Health Month Collaboration with Personal Jurisdiction Podcast)
👋🏻 Greetings from Washington, D.C.
This month, May 2022, How I Lawyer is teaming up with the Personal Jurisdiction Podcast to feature five interviews on the important topic of mental health in the legal profession. This is episode #3 in the series.
In this episode I speak with Brian Cuban. Brian is a Dallas-based attorney, keynote speaker, writer, and addiction recovery advocate. Brian has been in long-term recovery from alcohol, cocaine and bulimia since April of 2007. Brian is well known and speaks across the country at law schools & law firms both to tell his story and to offer advice on how our profession can better improve mental health awareness, awareness of substance abuse problems, and building more compassionate communities. He is the author of three books: Shattered Image, the Addicted Lawyer, and most recently his debut novel: The Ambulance Chaser.
In our conversation, Brian candidly shared his personal story from addiction to recovery; what he recommends to individuals who are struggling & those who want to support them, and suggestions for the legal profession and legal education writ large.
Please note this episode does cover several topics that some might find disturbing including substance abuse, eating disorders, and suicide.
🎙Listen Now: Brian Cuban
Please tune in next week for installment #4 of mental health month featuring the hosts of Personal Jurisdiction interviewing Dr. Diana Uchiyama of the Illinois Lawyers' Assistance Program.
Thanks for listening,
Jonah
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