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It Burned Me All Down: Erin Durant on Mental Health and Burnout
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Host Tim Culbert welcomes guest Erin Durant, founder of Durant Barristers, to the show to talk about her book “It Burned Me All Down” and the mental health crisis it describes. Erin completely burned out in January 2021 and faced a long road back through anxiety and depression. She wrote the book partly to work through her own feelings about her mental health and partly to be public about an experience not a lot of people in her profession feel they can be open about. Tim and Erin explore the realities of burnout and what recovering from it looks like.
Founding Durant Barristers gave Erin control over how she worked and who she worked with, factors that were important in maintaining her mental health after her burnout. Her book highlights parts of her experience that contain valuable advice for anyone facing a similar situation. Erin and her team work to set good examples for each other in terms of mental health, watching out for each other, noting when breaks are needed, and staying aware. As she tells Tim, if someone feels as though they can’t get a level of comfort or support in their work, it may not be helpful for their mental health to stay going forward. There is an unspoken crisis of burnout, stress, anxiety, and mental unwellness that Erin hopes to shed light on with her book and openness.
About Erin Durant:
Erin (she/her) founded Durant Barristers after practicing law as a partner at one of the largest law firms in Canada and at a litigation-focused boutique. Erin's dispute resolution experience includes a wide variety of personal injury/insurance matters, defending professionals in negligence claims and disciplinary complaints, sports disputes, real estate and title insurance disputes, commercial litigation and investigations/reviews of all sorts. She also regularly conducts confidential independent investigations and reviews in times of crisis for various organizations.
Erin has experience conducting trials, particularly jury trials, and appeals. She accepts retainers from other lawyers to assist with trials as co-counsel. She has represented clients in court and before tribunals including the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Appeal, Federal Court of Canada, applications for leave to the Supreme Court of Canada, the Sport Dispute Resolution Tribunal of Canada, and the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. Erin regularly provides barrister services to other lawyers to assist with trials, appeals and other complex situations.
Erin is the recipient of various awards from legal associations including the Ontario Bar Association’s David W. Scott Pro Bono Award, the County of Carleton Law Association’s Regional Senior Justice Award, the Advocate’s Society’s Writer’s Award and Canadian Defence Lawyer’s Outstanding Young Litigator Award. Erin has also been recognized in various industry publications including Best Lawyers in Canada, Lexpert and Canadian Lawyers’ “Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers”. She can be reached at [email protected].
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Contact Erin Durant:
- Website: DurantBarristers.com
- Book: “It Burned Me All Down” by Erin Durant
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