{"id":107906,"date":"2025-02-07T04:29:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T12:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=107906"},"modified":"2025-02-07T04:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T12:29:59","slug":"return-to-work-mandates-among-current-mental-health-stressors-for-legal-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/07\/return-to-work-mandates-among-current-mental-health-stressors-for-legal-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Return to Work Mandates Among Current Mental Health Stressors for Legal Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this week&#8217;s Legal Speak episode, Stacey Dougan, an Atlanta-based lawyer-turned-therapist, expounds on the current state of mental health in the legal profession following a recent string of widely publicized national <a 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