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EPISODE · Sep 14, 2025 · 23 MIN

Firm Lines: What are boundaries?

from Bar Review · host Annika Misurya and Cari Brunkow

In this episode, we take on one of the legal profession’s favorite buzzwords: "work-life balance." Spoiler alert, balance is a myth. The real goal is harmony. And by definition, harmony isn’t perfect. So stop putting pressure on yourself to make the imperfect perfect. Harmony is aspirational, personal, and ever-evolving, shifting with every season of life. For some, harmony looks like color-coded schedules; for others, it’s diving headfirst into a wormhole until the work is done. However you define it, the throughline is meeting your own needs. That starts with knowing you have needs and accepting that meeting them is non-negotiable. Especially when you "don't have time" to meet them. And for the love of all things good, don’t ever ask a woman if she’s pregnant.Shout out to Passion Planner, Uber Eats, and Hum Yoga & Barre for keeping us going. Join us for unfiltered lawyer stories, real talk about life as a lawyer, how to (maybe) survive life as a litigator, what it means to be women in law, exploring law school journeys, and the everyday realities of the legal profession — only on the Bar Review Podcast. Find us online at ⁠www.barreviewllc.com⁠, connect with us on socials @barreviewllc, and send your thoughts, questions, and stories to ⁠[email protected]⁠.

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