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Take Inventory: We Accomplish More Than We Think!
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Collaborative Law, Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Coparenting, Divorce, Family Resolutions, Gratitude, Holiday, Managing Emotions, Process Choices, Self-Care, Thoughts, Uncategorized, advice, change, children, choices, collaborate, Communication, Don't ReAct, families, family, family law, mediate, mediation, Preserving families, psychology, Resolution, self care, settlement, stress, 0I worked with a business coach and four other women lawyers for a period, and we were encouraged to...
“Ask Mom for this. Ask Dad for that.” Kids know how to play you!
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Collaborative Law, Coparenting, Divorce, Family Resolutions, Gratitude, Managing Emotions, Process Choices, Self-Care, Thoughts, Uncategorized, advice, Argument, change, children, choices, collaborate, collaborative, collaborative divorce, collaborative law, collaborative practice, Communication, Conflict as Catalyst, Conflit, custody, divorce, Don't ReAct, empathy, families, family, family law, health care decisions, mediate, mediator, Preserving families, psychology, Resolution, self care, settlement, stress, 0Skilled communication between divorced parents is crucial for children. Why? If you think your kids were good at playing...
IT’S NOT MY FAULT! The Power of Acknowledgment
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Collaborative Law, Coparenting, Divorce, Family Resolutions, Gratitude, How to negotiate, Managing Emotions, Process Choices, Self-Care, Thoughts, acknowledgment, advice, choices, collaborate, collaborative, collaborative divorce, collaborative law, collaborative practice, Communication, Conflit, divorce, Don't ReAct, empathy, families, family, family law, mediate, mediation, Preserving families, Resolution, self care, settlement, 0“Who managed the tech setup? It really worked well.” I asked Rosanne and Chris that question this morning....
Navigating Divorce: The Home Dilemma
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Collaborative Law, Coparenting, Divorce, Family Resolutions, Managing Emotions, Process Choices, Uncategorized, advice, change, children, choices, collaborate, collaborative, collaborative divorce, collaborative law, collaborative practice, Communication, Conflit, Don't ReAct, family, family law, Preserving families, Resolution, settlement, stress, 0Few possessions stir up emotional turbulence more than the home. It’s not just four walls and shelter. For most,...
Retire the Overwhelm. Be Empowered.
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Collaborative Law, Divorce, Family Resolutions, Gray Divorce, How to Contemplate Divorce, Process Choices, Uncategorized, advice, attorney, change, choices, collaborate, collaborative divorce, collaborative practice, confidence, decision making, divorce, Don't ReAct, empowered, family law, finding the right path, mediation, options, overwhelming, Preserving families, Resolution, 0It’s easy to drown in a sea of choices. The weight of indecision can consume us, leaving us...
CUSTODY: WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Collaborative Law, Coparenting, Divorce, Family Resolutions, How to negotiate, Process Choices, Uncategorized, advice, child, child custody, children, choices, co-parenting, collaborate, collaborative, collaborative law, collaborative practice, Communication, custody, divorce, families, family, family law, parentingtime, planned parenting time, Preserving families, Resolution, settling arguments, time management, 0It’s a strange term to use for children. We generally speak of people charged with a crime as being...
Take a Look and Use Your Best Brain
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , How to negotiate, Managing Emotions, Uncategorized, Argument, choices, collaborative divorce, Conflict, divorce, Don't ReAct, Preserving families, settlement, stress, 0You don't want to talk settlement when not at your best. "Fight or flight" mode shuts down the areas...
The Great Clean Out – What will your memories be? Your kids?
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Coparenting, Divorce, Family Resolutions, Managing Emotions, Thoughts, advice, change, children, choices, Conflict as Catalyst, family, Preserving families, self care, stress, 0Whether guilt or gratitude prevails when you look back rides on how you choose to do divorce and life...
How to Deal with Change in Seasons and Life
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Gratitude, How to Contemplate Divorce, Managing Emotions, Thoughts, Uncategorized, advice, choices, self care, stress, 0We expect a change four times every year. Either the warming temperatures of Spring provide the promise of the...
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