ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Why does so much of the legal profession burn out and what would it take for more workplaces to get mental health support right? In this episode of Let's Get Mental's Truth and Triumph series, I sit down with Andrew Kantor, the managing partner of Kantor & Kantor LLP and one of my workplace wellness clients, to talk about building a successful legal career while living with anxiety, depression, and ADHD.
Andrew shares how he nearly failed out of high school, how treatment helped him go from a 1.8 GPA to a 4.3, and why some of the hardest years of his life came after law school, when he was an associate working for his own parents and asking for flexibility that no one around him quite understood. We talk about how COVID gave him the remote work he had been begging for, how that experience shaped the culture at his firm, and why he believes keeping people well is simply good business.
We also look at the mental health statistics across the legal profession, whether AI could ease burnout for lawyers, what his work with clients disabled by mental illness has taught him about compassion, and his mother's fight against insurers that denied eating disorder treatment. I share my own story of having residential treatment for postpartum anxiety and OCD cut short by insurance, and Andrew explains how private equity and insurance decisions shape access to care.
Andrew also breaks down a growing problem for families caring for aging parents, including what happens when life and long-term care insurance policies lapse for someone with Alzheimer's or dementia, and what you can do now to protect them. We close with how the legal system treats mental illness, from the insanity defense to the pressures facing parents today.
If you lead a team, work in a high-pressure profession, or are caring for someone you love, this conversation is for you. Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts.
Connect with Andrew Kantor: www.kantorlaw.net/Connect with Ligaya WellnessWebsite: www.ligaya-wellness.comInstagram: @ligaya_wellness
