Thought Kitchen

10/15/2026

Disagreeing can feel really hard. Afterall, we humans are social beings.

And also, remembering your agency to make choices for yourself is an important component of well-being.

So what can the dissents in three landmark US Supreme Court opinions teach us about how disagreement can be a driver of change?

Find out at our next freely-offered CLE, The Power of Voice: Dissent, Agency, and Well-Being in the Legal Profession!

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | 1:30–2:30 PM EDT
Online via Zoom

Learn more & register: https://wix.to/2YqfD0K

10/14/2026

Although dissenting opinions in Supreme Court cases do not prevail, they DO preserve important values, expose assumptions, and create a foundation for personal and institutional change.

So what can you learn from the 169 year old dissents of a couple of old White guys that might be helpful to your legal practice today?

That's what we're fixin' to find out at our next CLE, The Power of Voice: Dissent, Agency, and Well-Being in the Legal Profession.

Join us on Wednesday, October 21, on Zoom.

Learn more & register: https://wix.to/A5jcgcD

09/21/2026

📢 Announcement: There's a new way to support our work!

If you want to support our work financially but coaching, a course, or a Chef's Pantry subscription doesn't fit you, we now have a way for you to do that: https://buymeacoffee.com/thought_kitchen.

Although we appreciate THANK YOU, we also have bills to pay. Your financial support is not only a vote of confidence in what we've created. It's also a tangible way for us to continue creating and offering practical, empirical, intentional help for the helpers.

We've gotten our first supporter. Will you be our next?

09/11/2026

New on : Remembering 9/11/2001 on 9/11/2026

Read now:

On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, I was 25 years old and less than four weeks into my 1L year in the part-time evening program at IU Indianapolis (now IU McKinney). During the day, I worked at Butler University in a small office suite that housed the Learning Resource Center, Student Disability Servic...

09/02/2026

📣 Announcement:

Thought Kitchen is now offering civil family law Guardian ad Litem Services for cases in Indiana!

Our GAL services are centered on the best interests of children, grounded in objective investigation, accessible documentation, and Jill's training and experience practicing and coaching emotional regulation in herself and others.

Learn more & get in touch: https://wix.to/JxpiyQM

08/19/2026

Our next freely-offered CLE is on August 24. Join us!

Learn more & register: https://wix.to/bwiQCDD

08/17/2026

We regularly hear from legal professionals the same thing we've experienced:

The bar association/organization I work for asks what I need to make my job easier... and then nothing happens. It's almost worse than if nobody even asked.

Yes, it is. Not only does it erode trust, in-action speaks louder than words.

It's time for A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action.

Join us on Monday, August 24.

Learn more & register: https://wix.to/AnJQah2

08/14/2026

On Wednesday, we were introduced to Coach Alice Chilton on our favorite show, Ted Lasso (Season 4, Episode 2).

Like Coach Chilton, we use post-it notes in our work spaces to remind us about things we want to remember. Delight!

One of Coach Chilton's notes: Talking isn't doing. -- Shakespeare

We agree, especially as it relates to the well-being of all of us in the legal system!

Join us on Monday, August 24 for A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action.

Learn more & register: https://wix.to/mJyemIE

08/13/2026

For close to a decade, the legal community has had data and a road map for increasing the well-being of the constituencies who serve the legal system.

Real action -- and results -- is uncommon, while task forces, studies, and superficial policy changes abound.

Meanwhile, exhausted and burned out legal professionals are leaving the legal system to spend their time, energy, and attention in other ways.

Friends, we've got a culture problem, not a pipeline problem.

Join us on August 24 for A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action, where we will offer action steps to shift out of activity into real change.

Learn more & register: https://wix.to/qQyhVNC

08/12/2026

Lawyer pipeline action plans must address the state of well-being of those currently serving the legal system.

Otherwise, we're just inviting young people to a really sh*tty party.

Join us for A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action on August 24 to get into the whys and hows of moving from activity to action for all of us who serve (or will serve) the legal system.

Learn more & register: https://wix.to/8E2HWxJ