Thanksgiving is over and you just wrote the story of the experience your children just lived. When they look...
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Assumptions–do they help?
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Managing Emotions, Thoughts, Uncategorized, Communication, Conflict as Catalyst, Resolution, stress, 0The office calendar said our team meeting had been bumped by a mediation session. What? We take monthly team...
What I tell people I love
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Divorce, How to Contemplate Divorce, Process Choices, advice, attorney, children, divorce, family, Resolution, settlement, 0People whom I love deeply are contemplating a divorce. They talked to me recently. I’ll tell you what I told...
Is life really that precious?
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Divorce, Estate Planning/Elder Care, Family Resolutions, Managing Emotions, Thoughts, advice, change, choices, Conflict as Catalyst, self care, stress, 0I ended a mediation session this past week and one of the soon-to-be-former spouses said, “I just don’t want...
A book not to miss: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Managing Emotions, Thoughts, advice, change, family, Preserving families, self care, 0“Life wasn’t about avoiding suffering.” “Human relationality forms the bedrock of meaning.” These are just a couple of quotes...
ZIP LINES AND SECOND CHANCES
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Managing Emotions, Thoughts, Uncategorized, apply the lesson, Conflict as Catalyst, fully experience, regrets, second chances, stress, 1It’s my son’s fault. I was never particularly scared of heights until I visited him during his study year...
Good or Bad, This Too Shall Pass
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Managing Emotions, change, Conflict as Catalyst, self care, stress, 0Sam’s life was good. Job was challenging but rewarding, family was doing well, and weekends were packed with camping or...
The reaper can be more grim
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Divorce, How to Contemplate Divorce, Process Choices, children, choices, divorce, family, Preserving families, 0Yesterday my uncle was buried. Two of his three children were at the funeral. The third? Apparently my uncle’s...
Time to Unwrap Your Gloria’s Gift
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Estate Planning/Elder Care, attorney, elder law, estate planning, grand rapids, Health Care Power of Attorney, power of attorney, st. joseph, 0Legal documents. Most people sigh “ugh” at the thought of reading one–and paying for it! But every year, we...
Why Do We Get Up in the Morning?
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, criminal, divorce, estate planning, family, Preserving families, 0Recently our team took a one day retreat to reflect on our purpose and goals for the upcoming year....
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