THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JUVENILE AND FAMILY COURT JUDGES PRESENTS:
Monday Morning Moments
Overview
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) presents a virtual series to support the wellness of those working in the judiciary and courts. We will be showcasing real stories from bench officers, candid discussions of the challenges faced from the bench, and practical solutions to address those challenges and achieve success as a bench officer in juvenile and family court.
This series is available to NCJFCJ members free of charge. Registration will grant access to all sessions.
2025 Schedule
All sessions are at 8:00 a.m. PDT
Monday, January 13th: Setting Intentions and Resolutions for 2025: Science, Practice, and Meditation with Elizabeth Pyjov
Monday, February 10th: The Invisible Cost of Administering Justice with Vivek Sankaran and Rick Barinbaum
Monday, March 10th: Aspiration and Inspirational Judging with Judge Jeremy Fogel
Monday, April 14th: Connection Made Simple: Fostering Cross-Cultural Relationships with Lambers Fischer
Monday, May 12th: Judicial Fitness with Dilan Gomih
Monday, June 9th: How to Connect with Others Through Ourselves with Dr. Kok-Mun Ng
Monday, July 14th: Navigating Difficult Conversations with Judge Katherine Tennyson
Monday, August 11th: Vicarious Trauma: The Price I Paid for Being A Good Judge, Part 1 with Judge Karen Adam
Monday, September 8th: Addressing Vicarious Trauma, Part 2 with Drs Okeson and List
Monday, October 13th: All Dressed Up and No Place to Go with Dr. Hall and Judge Jan Rosa
Monday, November 10th: Holding Onto Hope with Judge Gayl Carr
Monday, December 8th: Recast: The Best of 2025
2025 Moments
Monday, January 13th: Setting Intentions and Resolutions for 2025: Science, Practice, and Meditation with Elizabeth Pyjov
It can feel empowering to reflect on the previous year and set authentic intentions for your future. There is an art and science to setting intentions and resolutions in a way that leaves participants feeling energetic, focused, and strong. People often set resolutions and don't follow through, so we will also address the science of willpower, how willpower works, and what brain science suggests about how to create intentions and resolutions that are right for you. As an ancient proverb goes, "When your intention is clear, so is the way."
Builds: Willpower, accountability, optimism, better health outcomes, self-compassion, focus, and success.
Featured Speakers
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Elizabeth Pyjov, JD MTS
Elizabeth Pyjov is a lawyer, facilitator, business school faculty, and Founder/CEO. Her goal is to create a more compassionate legal profession by helping lawyers practice self-compassion. She believes this will build a more compassionate world.
Elizabeth holds three Harvard degrees, speaks five languages, has lived in seven countries, and studied neuroscience at Stanford Medical School. Through her organization Self-Compassion for Lawyers, she has reached over 10,000 people. She is also a frequent guest lecturer at Harvard Law School and Business School Faculty at Loyola Chicago University.
Elizabeth's past professional experience includes being an Investment Funds Associate at Sidley Austin, human rights work at the United Nations, legal investigations for the New York Attorney General's Office, and managing Compassion Journal for the Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education.
She combines what she learned about ritual and meaning at Harvard Divinity School, her literature degree from Harvard College, the rigor of Harvard Law School, and her work and her time studying with the Dalai Lama to think outside the box and address modern challenges in the legal world.
Elizabeth conducts trainings at New York Appellate Court, the Library of Congress, the New York State Bar Association, The Carlyle Group, the New York Legal Assistance Group, Public Defenders Offices, and law firms in the US and abroad, including Weil Gotshal, Perkins Coie, and Ropes and Gray.
She also organizes transformative events for lawyers and retired lawyers in Italy, works with individuals one-on-one and creates trainings tailored to specific organizations in order to help lawyers thrive. When lawyers thrive, so does the world. This work is the greatest privilege of her life.
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