Amy In The News
Explore radio programs, podcasts, videos, and articles featuring Dr. Amy Wood.
Dr. Wood’s work and expert insights have been featured by a range of respected media outlets, including Parade Magazine, Woman’s Day, Mainebiz, Maine Public, and New England Psychologist, reflecting her national and regional influence on mental health and professional development.
In the Spotlight
Interviews featuring Dr. Amy Wood’s insights on success, stress, and personal growth.
Maine Public Radio’s Maine Calling
In this interview from her popular MaineCalling series on resilience, Dr. Amy Wood shares expert insight on the root causes of burnout and practical strategies for managing chronic stress in today’s demanding world.
ABA’s Modern Law Library Podcast
Dr. Wood shares how attorneys can apply the mindset, habits, and support systems of top athletes to perform at their peak—both in and out of the courtroom.
Optimizing Your Legal Environment For Peak Performance
How Does Environment Shape Behavior More Than Willpower In Legal Workplaces? Environment significantly impacts behavior by influencing motivation and comfort levels within the workplace. A non-pleasing workplace, whether due to physical space or interpersonal...
Condition Your Thoughts (Part 2)
What Is The Performance Impact Of Listening To An Inner Critic Versus Stepping Back From It? The inner critic can sometimes be helpful, acting like a signal light alerting us to issues. However, it often goes overboard, being overly protective and alarmist. It’s...
Achieving Work-Life Balance In A Demanding Legal Career
How Can Legal Professionals Maintain A Balanced Work-life Schedule? Maintaining a balanced work-life schedule as a legal professional requires flexibility and effective time management. One effective strategy is to rely heavily on a well-organized calendar. By...
How Thought Conditioning Enhances Lawyer Performance
Why Do Lawyers Often Leave Their Internal Thoughts Unquestioned? Lawyers are trained to question external claims in court but often overlook their internal thought processes. Each person has around 80,000 random thoughts daily, which can be neutral, positive, or...
Sustainable Success For Attorneys: Business Development And Work-life Balance
How Do You Define Sustainable Success For Attorneys? Sustainable success for attorneys is when they feel happy and fulfilled in their career and life, working the amount of time they want and feeling a sense of gratitude and fulfillment. It's not just about building a...
How Cognitive Habits Shape Legal Resilience And Performance
Why Do Attorneys Often Equate Pessimism With Realism? Attorneys sometimes equate pessimism with realism because they believe that expecting the worst helps avoid unpleasant surprises. By focusing on risks, they aim to prevent potential failures for their clients....
Understanding Peak Performance Preparation for Attorneys
What does it mean to be primed for high-level work, especially in a profession like law? Priming for high-level work in law involves being in optimal mental and physical condition, similar to how athletes prepare. Although attorneys are not performing physically,...
Mastering Focus and Attention in the Legal Profession
Why is sustained attention crucial for attorneys in the legal profession? Attorneys require sustained attention due to the high stakes involved in their work. Focus is essential amidst numerous distractions, making it a valuable skill. However, constant interruptions...
Why Big Goals Fail Without Small Steps
Why do smart, driven attorneys often get stuck when trying to change their goals? Attorneys are typically ambitious individuals with great goals, such as making partner or improving relationships. The issue lies in how they approach accomplishing these goals. Without...
Making the Cut in the Legal Profession
Why is the traditional definition of "making the cut" in the legal profession so focused on overworking and neglecting self-care? The traditional view of "making the cut" in law involves glorifying overworking, sacrificing sleep, and using destructive coping...
Introduction to Lawyer Like an Athlete Podcast
What prompted you to transition from a corporate career to psychology and focus on high-achieving professionals? Amy shifted careers after observing the health issues prevalent among successful individuals in her corporate environment. Determined to maintain ambition...
Life With No Smart Phone
Dr. Wood speaks with the author of the new book Unplug about smartphone addiction and how to overcome it. They offer great tips on how to have a more rewarding -- and less overwhelming -- relationship with your phone. Listen to this MaineCalling episode right here.
How to Listen Better
Listen as Dr. Wood participates in a panel discussion on the importance of listening. How do we really listen to what others are saying? It’s not just a person-to-person matter—organizations and companies are focusing more on listening to employees or customers to...
Anger & How to Manage It
Anger seems to be more pervasive in our society today. It can be attributed to our polarized national climate as well as problems at the interpersonal level. Listen as Dr. Wood discusses how to understand the causes of anger, and how to better manage this difficult...
Startup stress: Frank talk from Maine entrepreneurs navigating business ownership’s mental strains
Amy shares her insights on how entrepreneurs can manage stress, set boundaries, and build healthier work-life balance in this Mainebiz feature on the mental health challenges of business ownership. Read this article on Mainebiz.
‘Water cooler talk’ takes a new turn: How hybrid work is changing Maine’s workplace communication.
Read this article on Mainebiz.
What causes burnout, what the signs are, and what to do to reduce the strain in your life
Amy offers expert insight into the psychological impact of hybrid work in this Mainebiz article exploring how Maine professionals are navigating the new era of remote and in-office collaboration. This show is part of our year-long series on resilience, airing the...
Total Maine with Steve Minich
In this episode of "Total Maine with Steve Minich," a psychologist [Dr. Amy Wood] offers some simple advice on how to keep your New Year's resolution. Watch this Interview on WMTW8
What does it mean to be resilient, and how do you cultivate it in the face of difficult times?
This show is the first in our series of shows about resilience in the face of difficult times. What resilience is, what components it involves, and why it’s essential in a fast-moving, high-pressure culture, particularly during a pandemic. Listen to this Podcast on...
Want To Be Happier? Admit Your Anger
There’s plenty to be mad about as an attorney – too much work, not enough support, lack of control over the court system. That’s not to mention the broader issues of disease, abuse, and prejudice, for starters. Read this article in the Maine Bar Journal.