In this episode of Power Up Your Practice, Ruby Powers sits down with Tekla C. Ayers, founder of Be Rooted Healing Arts, to tackle the invisible crisis of the legal profession: the "Grind Culture."As attorneys, we are taught to go-go-go, but we often forget that our bodies keep the score. Tekla, a former science educator for 10 years, brings a "Grounded Woo" perspective to energy work. She explains why Reiki isn't just a mystical concept, but a vital tool for Energy Hygiene—the practice of clearing the vicarious trauma and emotional residue we absorb from our clients' most difficult stories.Ruby shares her own vulnerable journey of taking Tekla's year-long course during one of the hardest years of her life, proving that "taking a pause" is actually a strategic professional requirement.Together, they explore:✅ The Energy Hygiene Standard: Why clearing other people's energy is as necessary as brushing your teeth to prevent chronic illness and burnout.✅ From Science to Reiki: How Tekla’s background as a science teacher bridges the gap for skeptical lawyers, translating energy work into nervous system regulation.✅ The "Sacred Pause" vs. The Grind: Practical ways to shift firm culture from "emergency mode" to intentional rest, including Ruby’s "Sanity Garden" at the office.✅ Processing Professional Grief: Addressing the hidden driver of burnout: the unprocessed grief we carry from asylum cases, trauma work, and personal loss.✅ Protective Boundaries for Empaths: How to use grounding and the "Boundary Bubble" to stay compassionate with clients without absorbing their trauma.If you’ve ever felt like you’re carrying the weight of the world in your chest, this conversation is the manual you need to reclaim your energy and stay in the "marathon" of law for the long haul.📌 Connect with Tekla C. Ayers:🔹 LinkedIn: Tekla C. Ayers🔹 Website: berootedhealingarts.com📌 Join the conversation in our Power Up Your Practice community! Hosted by Ruby Powers. Each week, we explore the intersection of business, law, and well-being. Watch more episodes on:🌐 Website: powersstrategygroup.com📺 YouTube: @powersstrategygroup💬 Join our Skool Community - Power HubConnect and learn more from your host, Ruby Powers:🔹 LinkedIn /rubypowers🔹 Ruby's Book: Power Up Your Practice on AmazonTrusted Resources from Our Toolkit• ⁠Stafi•⁠ Lawmatics⁠• ⁠Filevine• ⁠⁠CandleAI• Vonage• ⁠Lawbrokr

In this episode of Power Up Your Practice, Ruby Powers sits down with Holly Draper, CEO and Managing Partner of the Draper Law Firm, to discuss the operational and financial evolution of the modern law firm. Holly, a board-certified family law and appellate attorney, reveals why the traditional hourly billing model is hitting a breaking point in the age of AI.

Holly shares a jaw-dropping case study where she used AI to analyze 1,000 pages of evidence in just 10 minutes—a task that previously required 20 hours of manual reading. This efficiency doesn't just save time; it fundamentally challenges how attorneys charge for their expertise. They also explore Holly's "rebel" hiring strategy and her mission to build a firm that is a truly saleable asset.

Together, they explore:

✅ The Billable Hour Crisis: Why extreme AI efficiency is making hourly billing obsolete and how to successfully transition to flat fees.

✅ 20 Hours in 10 Minutes: A deep dive into using AI to replace manual research and evidence analysis in complex litigation.

✅ Hiring for Freedom: Holly’s strategy of hiring five lawyers before her first paralegal to ensure the firm runs autonomously while she travels.

✅ The Saleable Firm Mindset: How to design your practice today so it becomes a valuable institution that can operate—and eventually be sold—without you.

✅ CliftonStrengths for Leaders: Why identifying whether you are a "strategic thinker" or an "executor" is the key to delegating effectively and scaling faster.

📌 Connect with Holly Draper:🔹 LinkedIn: Holly Draper🔹 Website: draperfirm.com

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In this episode of Power Up Your Practice, Ruby Powers sits down with Dominika Staniewicz (known as Brain Coach D), a TEDx speaker, certified brain health coach, and award-winning entrepreneur, to explore the intersection of neuroscience and leadership. With over 5,000 hours on global stages, Dominika specializes in helping leaders rewire their brains for peak performance and mental resilience.

They dive deep into how entrepreneurs and lawyers can navigate ADHD—or symptoms that look like it—and why optimizing your brain biology is the ultimate competitive advantage in a high-stress industry. Dominica challenges the traditional approach to mental focus, offering a blueprint for transitioning from a "scattered brain" to a focused, strategic leader.

Together, they explore:

✅ The Biology of Performance: Why you should audit your nutrition, sleep, and habits before jumping to any diagnosis, and how simple biology determines your firm's success.

✅ The ADHD Superpower: Why you might not want to "get rid" of all your symptoms. Dominica explains how to leverage unique brain traits to scale your business while hacking the parts that don't serve you.

✅ Rewiring for Results: How to use neuroplasticity to program your brain to notice opportunities and stay calm while others are in "doomsday" mode.

✅ "Human Being" vs. "Human Doing": A deep dive into the psychological necessity of detaching your personal identity from your firm’s daily chaos to prevent burnout.

✅ Your 2026 North Star: How to align your strategic business goals with your brain’s true capacity for long-term resilience and fulfillment.

If you are ready to stop operating in survival mode and start leading with biological precision to reclaim your time and focus, this conversation is your guide to mastering the engine behind your practice.

🎧 This episode is sponsored by Pipefile

📌 Connect with Dominika Staniewicz:🔹 LinkedIn: Dominika Staniewicz🔹 Website: yourbraincoachd.com

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