What epilepsy and 31 fractures taught one lawyer about resilience
Karen Eckstein describes herself as “nobody special.” She's a lawyer turned risk management consultant. Not an Olympian, or a Nobel Prize winner. Just someone who has broken more bones than she cares to count, nearly lost her leg, and found ways to keep going anyway.
She came to speak at a Female Lawyers' Club masterclass earlier this month. Karen had so many useful things to say, I wanted to share some of my takeaways here.
When your whole team disappears overnight
I want to tell you a story I’ve never shared before.
When I returned from maternity leave after having my first child, I had been off for a full 12 months, and I had absolutely loved it. It was wonderful and challenging in all the ways new motherhood is. But as my return date approached, the nerves started to set in.
Could I still draft an ET3 response to a whistleblowing claim?
Would I be able to speak coherently in a meeting?
Would I remember… anything?
The 3 Questions That Change How You Handle Any Challenge
Last week in Female Lawyers’ Club, we held a masterclass with Michelle Leivars on resilience and it was one of the most powerful sessions we’ve ever hosted.
Michelle didn’t just talk about resilience—she embodied it.