From One Cockeyed Optimist to Another (video)
I want to share a line from a movie that really resonated with me. A group of pensioners from England were looking for a retirement place. Finding everything [...]
The Marital Home in Inflationary Times (video)
In previous videos, I’ve talked about the higher mortgage interest rates on the sale or refi of the marital home and how that can affect a couple’s decisions [...]
The Marital Home — Part 2
Faced with the high-interest rates on home mortgages, many couples are delaying the refinance or sale of their marital home. In some cases, the delay is prompted by [...]
The NYS Council on Divorce Mediation Celebrates 40 Years (video)
For the first time since 2019, the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation met to celebrate its 40th anniversary with everyone who could attend. As in [...]
Big Sky Questions (video)
Big Sky means a wide-reaching expanse of sky. Big Sky questions can have far-reaching influence on your mediation and your life. At some point, when we start [...]
The Dome of High-Pressure (video)
High and low pressures are meteorological terms for atmospheric pressure. Low pressure means precipitation of some sort while high pressure brings the sun and warmth. So, what does this [...]
The Short Answer is Yes!
You are not sure what you want to do. You’ve heard about mediation but is it right for you? You’ve heard that litigation is expensive and can take [...]
What Banana are You Holding On To? (Video)
We have all been in those situations where we dig in our feet and decide that we are not giving in or giving up what we believe is [...]
Is Good Enough, Good Enough? (Video)
If you are trying to create the perfect divorce, you are doomed to failure. Perfection would be never having to even consider divorce in the first place. Divorcing [...]