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Butter Torts: A Truly Canadian Legal Podcast


Sep 17, 2021

Brenda Agnew, Jan Marin, and Jonathan Burton welcome you to another episode of Butter Torts: A Truly Canadian Legal Podcast. In today’s episode, they are having a free-flowing conversation about a webinar in which Jan was involved that was all about practice and parenting.

This past year and a half we have all been struck by the pandemic which imposed many challenges on our daily lives with children at home and adults trying to maintain a constant flow for work. This very helpful webinar went deep into the struggles and provided several coping mechanisms and psychological advice to deal with the “new normal” that we have all seen ourselves immersed in.

 

Key Takeaways:

[2:20] Jan talks about the motivation for this webinar’s topic.

[3:30] Jonathan shares his perspective on the pandemic and how it influenced parenting.

[6:10] Is it really a privilege to work from home?

[8:46] Jonathan talks about a paper that he wrote about adapting to a remote practice of law.

[13:08] Jan shares an anecdote of her working during the pandemic.

[14:49] Is it supposed to be this difficult to parent?

[17:28] Jonathan talks about one of the biggest challenges in working from home: the transition time between work and home is not there.

[20:40] Brenda talks about her experience working at home vs going to the office.

[25:01] A hybrid communication and work system seems to be the best solution.

[28:53] Jan talks about the risks of hiring a new nanny during the pandemic.

[31:46] Jonathan shares about active parenting during the pandemic.

[33:08] Jonathan refers to screen time for children (and adults) during the pandemic.

[34:40] Giving each other grace has been a great thing during the pandemic.

[38:30] Jonathan talks about how comparing yourself only damages instead of encouraging you to improve.

[40:05] Jonathan suggests people to stay away from social media.

[42:33] Lawyers (such as everybody else) should reach out for help if needed.

[44:19] Situational depression doesn’t make it any less serious.

 

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