When Worlds Collide
{4 minutes to read} This past November, I lost my very dear friend, Ira Lieberman, to Parkinson’s Disease. Ira and I had known each other since 1981 when I [...]
The Marriage Autopsy
{3 minutes to read} Perhaps this seems like a rather bleak way to start the new year but you may want to reconsider that notion. After all, everyone likes [...]
My Thanks GIVING to My Clients
{4:30 minutes to read} In the spirit of the season of gratitude and giving, this is a special thank you to all of my clients. This is a thank [...]
Good Luck and Smooth Sailing
{3:24 to read} For those of you who have been reading my blogs for some time, you know that I am very serious about my work. Couples separating and [...]
But We Already Agreed to Everything!
{3:30 minutes to read} How many times during a mediation have I heard this plaintive cry? It doesn’t mean that the mediation is derailed. It doesn’t mean that someone [...]
The Parents Eat Bitter Grapes and the Children’s Teeth Are Set On Edge
The parents eat bitter grapes and the children’s teeth are set on edge. Jeremiah: 31.29 {4 minutes to read} I don’t think you need to be a biblical scholar to [...]
I Have a Feeling
{4 minutes to read} Spring in the Northeast brought quite a spate of rainy, cool weather this year. Now the fact of the matter is that spring in the [...]
A Moral Agreement vs. a Legal Agreement
{4:24 minutes to read} In May, I attended the annual conference of the New York State Council On Divorce Mediation. I have been a member since 2004, served on [...]
The Bar Mitzvah Cease Fire
{3:24 minutes to read} A dear friend and colleague recently shared the experience of his grandson’s Bar Mitzvah with me. It was an occasion that brought much joy to [...]