"Burnout is at an all-time high, especially in the legal profession. Deloitte reports 77% of employees are experiencing burnout, and Gallup finds 67% are feeling disengaged. Samorn Selim, daughter of Lao refugees and a first-generation professional, knows this struggle intimately. After experiencing career burnout multiple times, she's now dedicated her life to helping others build joyful, sustainable, and thriving careers. As the founder of Career Unicorns and former Director of Employer Outreach at Berkeley Law, she has coached over 1,000 women, BIPOC, and first-generation professionals."
"As a Type A, workaholic, perfectionist lawyer in Biglaw, I was working 7 a.m. to 4 a.m. during trial. I was struggling with chronic migraines, back pain, and what doctors called "undiagnosable fatigue." I hit rock bottom and was so burnt out, anxious, and depressed that I could barely get out of bed. It was a wake-up call that my approach to work was literally destroying my health and well-being."
Samorn Selim experienced repeated career burnout, including chronic migraines, back pain, and undiagnosable fatigue while working extreme Biglaw hours. She recovered from severe anxiety and depression that made daily functioning difficult. She now coaches over 1,000 women, BIPOC, and first-generation professionals through Career Unicorns and prior employer outreach work at Berkeley Law. She created a short, structured 90-day gratitude practice that requires five minutes per day to make mindfulness achievable amid overwhelm. The practice focuses on small, consistent actions to cultivate gratitude, beat burnout, increase career joy, and support sustainable, thriving careers.
Read at Above the Law
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