{"id":146434,"date":"2026-03-19T07:24:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/03\/19\/the-myth-of-toughing-out-mental-health-issues-in-biglaw-busted-by-leading-partner\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T07:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:24:24","slug":"the-myth-of-toughing-out-mental-health-issues-in-biglaw-busted-by-leading-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/03\/19\/the-myth-of-toughing-out-mental-health-issues-in-biglaw-busted-by-leading-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"The Myth Of Toughing Out Mental Health Issues In Biglaw, Busted By Leading Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

There was no bravery in me seeking help. I was completely broken. I didn\u2019t think \u2018oh today I need to go get some support for this\u2019, I was literally broken.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014\u00a0Chris Parsons<\/a>, an HSF Kramer\u00a0partner who serves as chair of the firm\u2019s India practice, in comments given to Law.com International<\/a>, concerning his struggles with mental health issues throughout his decades-long career at the firm. \u201cWhile there\u2019s no doubt that the stigma has reduced, there\u2019s still stigma there,\u201d he said. \u201cFor me, knowing that the firm is understanding and is giving me space and time has been the thing that I\u2019ve found most helpful in getting better.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to\u00a0email<\/a>\u00a0her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post The Myth Of Toughing Out Mental Health Issues In Biglaw, Busted By Leading Partner<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

There was no bravery in me seeking help. I was completely broken. I didn\u2019t think \u2018oh today I need to go get some support for this\u2019, I was literally broken.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014\u00a0Chris Parsons<\/a>, an HSF Kramer\u00a0partner who serves as chair of the firm\u2019s India practice, in comments given to Law.com International<\/a>, concerning his struggles with mental health issues throughout his decades-long career at the firm. \u201cWhile there\u2019s no doubt that the stigma has reduced, there\u2019s still stigma there,\u201d he said. \u201cFor me, knowing that the firm is understanding and is giving me space and time has been the thing that I\u2019ve found most helpful in getting better.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to\u00a0email<\/a>\u00a0her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0Quote of the Day. There was no bravery in me seeking help. I was completely broken. I didn\u2019t think \u2018oh today I need to go get some support for this\u2019, I was literally broken. \u2014\u00a0Chris Parsons, an HSF Kramer\u00a0partner who serves as chair of the firm\u2019s India practice, in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":146353,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Staci-Zaretsky-snJIsb.jpg?fit=150%2C100&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}