{"id":2964,"date":"2011-07-28T00:34:08","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T04:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/dreamgates\/?p=2964"},"modified":"2011-07-28T01:03:01","modified_gmt":"2011-07-28T05:03:01","slug":"soul-recovery-for-lawyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dreamgates\/2011\/07\/soul-recovery-for-lawyers.html","title":{"rendered":"Soul recovery for lawyers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gretchen Duhaime<\/a> JD is a teacher of Active Dreaming who works with lawyers. I was delighted when she told me that, because she is often asked about the value of our work, she has come up with a \u201cbullet list\u201d of the benefits of Active Dreaming that she has personally experienced. She has given me permission to post this here:<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I had frequent nightmares from childhood until my first dream workshop. I haven\u2019t had one since.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A sleep dream alerted me to a possible complication with my sister\u2019s pregnancy. I delicately shared the information I had, which likely saved her life.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dreamwork helped me make the impossible possible \u2013 including being able to finish at the top of my first-year class and earn a 50% scholarship to law school.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After a close family friend passed away, I dreamed of him in a beautiful new home, similar to the one he had built with his wife during his illness. This image comforted his wife and daughters, and they still thank me years later.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I used techniques from Active Dreaming to have a completely natural, pain-free VBAC \u00a0[vaginal birth after C-section] with my daughter.<\/p>\n

In her programs to raise consciousness among members of the legal profession, Gretchen is now offering programs and counseling on \u201cSoul Recovery for Lawyers\u201d. Here\u2019s her rationale:<\/p>\n

\u201cSoul Recovery for Lawyers.\u00a0<\/em>I love the feeling of these words, and this phrase. To me, it addresses\u00a0the ways law school changes its students; training them to \u201cthink\u00a0like a lawyer\u201d and strip away both autonomy and community. Once in\u00a0practice many lawyers stay in a career that is financially lucrative\u00a0but offers little else. They count the days until they can leave for\u00a0something better, often waiting too long, until the only option they\u00a0can see is to leave the law altogether. Then they go in search of\u00a0their souls, of finding a new life without the pressures and\u00a0expectations of law practice. That\u2019s why I\u2019m asking the question:\u00a0What if you could feel good about being a lawyer, and be fulfilled in your work?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes, lawyers have souls too, and this work is very much needed!<\/p>\n

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