“The quality of people’s relationships is the single clearest predicator of physical health, longevity, and quality of life.”
LONELINESS IN COVID-19, LIFE, AND THE LAW
Liv revised her 2019 research in 2022, and published it in Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine. This updated research addresses the economics and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the perception of loneliness.
INTERVIEW IN LAW 360: "LONELINESS IS THE OTHER PANDEMIC"
Liv chats with a journalist to discuss reasons why law students struggle with mental health, and why loneliness is only the tip of the iceberg.
STRATEGIES TO LESSEN LONELINESS
For the second annual "Well-being Week in Law" Liv co-authored a resource outlining actions to reduce lonely feelings. It applies to everyone who struggles with feeling low and isolated.
Liv’s article in the Indiana State Bar Association’s magazine, Res Gestae summarizes loneliness in the legal profession & offers solutions.
THE LONELY ADVOCATE
DOCTORAL THESIS
In the Spring of 2019, Liv completed her award-winning doctoral thesis on the relationship between law students & loneliness: The Prevalence and Effects of Loneliness in the General Population, Lawyer Well-being, and a Survey of Law Students
COMBATTING LONELINESS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION
For the inaugural Well-Being Week in Law, Liv shares her award-winning research on the correlation between law students and loneliness.
ABA DISPUTE RESOLUTION WEBINAR
As a guest panelist, Liv shares practical guidance on how legal professionals can address lonely feelings in a positive way. The discussion about loneliness begins at minute 47:00
OLIVIA'S BAR EXAM STORY: "ZEALOUSLY ADVOCATE FOR YOURSELF"
Liv shares her personal experience of taking and failing the bar twice before passing it on her third attempt, two months after healing from cranial surgery to repair a hole in her skull due to a genetic condition.
PRACTICING SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING: VOICES FROM THE LEGAL PROFESSION.
For the 2nd annual Well-Being in Law Week, Liv scripted and narrated a video created by attorneys who share their stories of learning how to balance the struggles of the profession with maintaining spiritual health.
