Welcome to The EsquireWell Academy
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A resource hub helping legal professionals be well — and in turn, truly excel for their clients and organizations.
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Created by a lawyer, for lawyers, legal professionals, and law students. We speak legal (but not legalese).
PURCHASE FOR YOURSELFYou need more than legal knowledge to thrive in your career.
Your professional success is built on a strong foundation of essential soft skills that are often overlooked in traditional education:
- Maintaining personal well-being
- Building an exceptional EQ (emotional intelligence)
- Becoming an influential leader
- And more
In an always-there-when-you-need-it “hub,” EsquireWell academy members learn easy strategies for excelling beyond legal skills — without ever sacrificing mental or emotional health.
Beyond “happy legal professionals,” optimal well-being means peak performance for your firm
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More cases won. More delighted, will-stay-for-life clients. More young talent clambering to join your firm or organization.
Lawyers who maintain their mental, emotional, and physical health …
- think more clearly and creatively, outmaneuvering the opposition
- manage the pressures of the job better, for better retention and performance
- display better emotional intelligence, key for client relationships
And countless other benefits. Bottom line: it’s profitable and strategic to invest in well-being, for yourself and your team.
Legal professionals rave about the EsquireWell Academy
Steve, Law Firm Partner
"Kendra is incredible! I’ve been to so many well-being programs where I have practically fallen asleep and not walked away with a single action step that I could actually implement. Not with Kendra! I could tell she was committed to not only helping us understand the background information, data, and science of the topic, but also what to do with it. That’s how my brain works, too. I want to understand why I’m doing something, and then I want to know what to do. Thanks for another great program, Kendra!"
What’s included?Â
When you purchase the EsquireWell Academy for your team, everyone gets instant access to tools that will help you start making changes immediately.
Monthly live masterclass
Deep dive into topics like peak performance, stress management, relationship building, financial success, and more, with Kendra and guest experts.
$1,200 Value
Live open office Q&A hours with Kendra
Get targeted advice for your unique challenges (personal and professional).
Not available anywhere else
On-demand access to every program
Access continuous learning and development on your schedule with recordings of the dozens of programs inside the Academy. Every live program is recorded and placed in the library, so you have access to everything when you need it.
$1,500+Â when purchased individually
Monthly live desk yoga sessions & meditations
Working long hours and need a quick stretch to wake up your mind and body? Reduce physical and mental stress quickly.
$960 Value
Monthly academy newsletter
Stay ahead in your legal career with exclusive tips, insights, and ideas.
Exclusive members-only content
Academy resource library
Access a wealth of support for ongoing education and development in the form of hand-selected articles, videos, and more.
$600 value
Regular bonus workshops
Special opportunities to learn and grow, available only to Academy members.
$1,200 Value
Valued over $6,000/yr
$497/year for Individuals
Discounted pricing available for organizations.Â
Six essential dimensions of well-being
The EsquireWell Academy content is aligned with the ABA Well-Being Toolkit for Lawyers & Legal Employers and “The Path to Lawyer Well-Being” Report
Emotional
Develop the ability to identify and manage our own emotions to support mental health, achieve goals, and inform decision-making.
Occupational
Cultivate personal satisfaction, growth, and enrichment in work, as well as financial stability.
Social
Find a sense of connection and belonging, and build a support network while contributing to our communities.
Physical
Achieve regular physical activity, proper nutrition, sufficient sleep, and recovery, while minimizing the use of addictive substances.
Spiritual
Create a sense of meaningfulness and purpose in all aspects of life.
Intellectual
Pursue continuous learning and creative or intellectually challenging activities that foster ongoing development.
Members unlock game-changing insights every month
Each month our founder, Kendra Brodin, Esq., MSW, and her expert guests lead interactive workshops and live Q&A sessions.
These workshops cover topics like:
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Sleep, movement, nutrition, and habit changes for peak physical and mental performance
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Mastering stress and time management, along with regulating and managing emotions
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Creating thriving relationships, building confidence, and dealing with difficult people to improve social interactions
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Achieving financial stability and success with skills for professional advancement or business building
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Special topics like parenting with peace and retirement considerations
Alex, Law Firm Professional Staff
"Sometimes as law firm staff, we feel overlooked. Everyone talks about the challenges to lawyer well-being, but we feel forgotten, like our well-being doesn’t matter. Kendra understands that our work can be just as intense and stressful as the work of the attorneys. We are often in the trenches with them, but it feels like not everyone understands that. I’m so grateful that my firm has subscribed to the EsquireWell Academy so that I have access to well-being programming along with the attorneys in my firm. It makes me feel like the firm values my well-being, too, and I’ve learned so much that has helped me in my work and in my life."
Meet Kendra Brodin, Esq. MSW, the driving force behind the EsquireWell Academy
With a unique blend of expertise as a lawyer, social worker, and certified coach, Kendra stands at the forefront of legal well-being and professional development.
Kendra's diverse background includes working in various law firms (including as the Chief Attorney Development Officer at a large national firm) and teaching law students at law schools, giving her a personal understanding of the culture, systems, and workload across a variety of legal settings. Whatever your career stage and trajectory, Kendra can relate and offer practical, wise strategies to help you and your team thrive.
At EsquireWell Academy, Kendra serves not only as a coach but also as a thought leader and convener, bringing together cutting-edge tools and the latest well-being research.
With the EsquireWell Academy, Kendra furthers her mission to elevate the personal and professional success of lawyers and legal professionals, making a lasting, positive impact in the legal profession, now and in the future.
Allison, Law School Student
"As a law student, I’ve heard how stressful the profession can be, and it makes me nervous. Learning from Kendra helped me feel like I could build a well-being plan for myself ahead of time. I understand the challenges I will face, and even though I know I won’t fully appreciate those challenges until I enter the practice, I feel more confident that I will know what to do when I hit those challenges. It’s just nice to have a safe place to learn about well-being from a person who clearly knows her stuff and has such as broad perspective on the profession. I recommend Kendra to all of my law school peers."
Does putting “lawyer” and “well-being” in the same sentence feel like a contradiction?
Yes, the legal profession has a reputation for being extraordinarily demanding — long hours, high-stakes cases, and intense interactions. And we’re not here to tell you that’s not true.
But we would like to share what we’ve found can also be true: legal professionals don’t have to compromise personal well-being for success. In fact, making well-being a priority is the key to excelling in this challenging field.
In the EsquireWell Academy, we empower you with proven strategies for peak performance in your career — all of which, crucially, are made even more powerful because they’re built on a strong foundation of well-being. As a result, you become better equipped to reach your career ambitions and your personal goals.
You’ve Got Questions – We’ve Got Answers!
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Get the EsquireWell Academy for everyone on your team
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The EsquireWell Academy can be licensed annually so everyone on your team has access. The Academy can be a way for your organization to complement its current well-being and professional development initiatives or even outsource them to organizations where you don’t have the bandwidth to provide meaningful well-being programming and support.
This means everyone in your organization has access to all of the EsquireWell Academy resources for one, organization-wide price.
Click here to purchase individually.
For organizations, inquire below for discounted bulk pricing.
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