The Trauma-Informed Lawyer Podcast

The Trauma-Informed Lawyer Podcast Myrna McCallum shines a light on a critical competency overlooked in law school: trauma informed lawyering. Myrna does not manage this page.

Please contact her at www.myrnamccallum.co

09/04/2026

How are you breathing life into your life? This video is full of a lot of F bombs in case that pi**es you off you might want to just scroll past. Nene Royal

08/25/2026

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There are some conversations that remind us that how we practice law matters just as much as the law itself.In my newest...
08/23/2026

There are some conversations that remind us that how we practice law matters just as much as the law itself.

In my newest episode of The Trauma-Informed Lawyer Podcast, I’m joined by River Shannon, a trans lawyer and Zen priest whose work with Qmunity is rooted in community, advocacy, and care. We explore what it means to build a culture of care in legal practice — and what becomes possible when we become flexible and adaptable enough to truly understand the people we serve - and meet them where they are.

In this episode we discuss:
• The power of lived experience in legal practice
• Why our clients (and advocates) can be our best teachers
• Trauma, patience, compassion and trust
• The importance in understanding the historical experiences our clients carry with them
• Representing trans people as a trans lawyer
• Why trust has to be earned, particularly by communities who have experienced bias and disregard within legal systems and by legal actors
• And what it means to practice in community, rather than simply practice for a community

River reminded me that care isn't something we add to legal practice. Care can be the practice.

🎧 New episode: Building a Culture of Care: Compassion, Community & Law
Listen wherever you get your podcasts or by clicking the link:
https://lnkd.in/gD9uU5eJ

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What if emotional intelligence wasn’t treated as a “soft skill”?What if we treated it as a core leadership capability?Be...
08/22/2026

What if emotional intelligence wasn’t treated as a “soft skill”?

What if we treated it as a core leadership capability?

Because when you’re responsible for people, how you regulate yourself affects how you lead.

It affects how you:

→ Navigate conflict
→ Make difficult decisions
→ Communicate under pressure
→ Set boundaries
→ Build trust
→ Respond when things get hard

And this is exactly why I created LoveBack™.

LoveBack is not a traditional healing retreat.

It is a strategic emotional intelligence and leadership-development retreat for leaders who carry responsibility, culture, community—and often everyone else’s expectations.

We explore the emotional patterns, identities, histories and experiences that shape how we lead, so that you can lead with more awareness, choice and capacity.

Because stronger leaders create stronger teams. And stronger teams create healthier communities.

LoveBack Leadership: Healing the Pain We Carry with Natalie Y. Gutierrez, LMFT
đź“Ť Kingfisher Pacific Resort & Spa | Courtenay, BC
📅 October 13–16, 2026
đź‘Ą Limited to 25 participants

One intentional space. One opportunity to step away from the noise and examine not just what you do as a leader—but what is shaping how you lead.

❤️ I’d love to have you join us.

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08/20/2026

Ummmm. Ok. 👍🏽

08/20/2026

If you believe I have something to offer somebody in your network who is experiencing all of the things that we as people of colour tend to experience in the places that we work and live then please share my upcoming retreat with Natalie Gutierrez with them. The link is in my bio - the information is on my website - the QR code is on my page. All the information is there. Thank u.

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