What Are Five Lessons from the First 100 (+/-) Days?
{3:48 minutes to read} Without getting into politics—and I know it’s difficult not to these days—the purpose of my article is to see the macrocosm of our current governmental [...]
Culling Down To The Essentials
{3:36 minutes to read} Recently a very, very close friend of our family passed away. She was my mother’s oldest and dearest friend. She was family. Her health had been [...]
Who Is Frida Kahlo and How Did She Influence My Mediation?
Source: Taken by User:Peter Andersen {{GFDL}} https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en {4:24 minutes to read} Frida Kahlo de Rivera was a prolific Mexican artist, political activist and fascinating character. She was born [...]
In Memoriam: Sydell S. Sloan – A Divorce & Family Mediation Pioneer
{4:36 minutes to read} Our mediation community has lost one of our own. And I have lost a dear friend and mentor. Sydell Sloan passed away on Friday, September 2nd, [...]
The Red Flags
{4:30 minutes to read} I recently conducted a consultation with a potential client. I had a feeling from the first call that this might be a problematic situation. The husband [...]
You Have the Right to Remain Silent
{4:00 minutes to read} That’s right. Not every comment, statement, speculation, inference ... requires a response, answer or argument. This took me a long time to learn. I grew up [...]
Walking the Razor’s Edge
{2:33 minutes to read} We mediators often do walk a very fine line indeed. We work with couples who have either waited for the mediation to start before bringing up [...]
What Is the Half Life of Guilt?
{3:48 minutes to read} There is never a time during which I co-conduct the training at the Center for Mediation & Training in New York City that I don’t come [...]
If You’re in the Process, You’re Making Progress
{4:00 minutes to read} This past December, the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation (NYSCDM) held its downstate 1-day symposium. Those dedicated mediators who attend these conferences (including the [...]