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Legal advice: a waste or wise investment?
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Divorce, Estate Planning/Elder Care, deborah berecz, divorce, estate planning, 0
You may want to save some money and DIY your divorce, prenuptial agreement, or will. Maybe you think, if...
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The Craziness Passes!
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Gratitude, change, office, office space, saint joe, st. joseph, 1
A year ago this week, we were packing up 15 1/2 years of being in one office and moving...
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I Used to Sing
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, 1
Okay, not professionally, although I did sing with a group that travelled across the southeast, performing in churches along...
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Getting Past the Shame of Public Failure from Divorce
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Managing Emotions, deborah berecz, divorce, failure, managing emotions, shame, 0
Divorce can feel like a public failure. Shame and a sense of being “less than” can develop. But do...
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Spring means you decide–for free!
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Estate Planning/Elder Care, Advance Directive, advice, choices, elder law, estate planning, grand rapids, Health Care Power of Attorney, lawyer, Living Will, power of attorney, st. joseph, 0
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” Stephen Covey No matter...
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God bless us. Everyone. This one and only Christmas.
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Coparenting, Holiday, Managing Emotions, Uncategorized, advice, attorney, children, Christmas, collaborative, Communication, family, lawyer, Preserving families, stress, 0
I’m in Idaho with family. Mother. Sister. Stepson, his wife and seven–you read it right–seven children! Uneventful travel, last...
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NO MORE “SPOUSE vs SPOUSE” IN MICHIGAN
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Divorce, Family Resolutions, Process Choices, change, children, choices, collaborative divorce, Complaint for Divorce, defendant, divorce, documents for divorce, ending marriage, families, family, family law, managing emotions, mediation, Michigan Court Rules, plaintiff, psychology, 0
Currently, when you file for divorce in Michigan, the case title in the Complaint for Divorce reads, “JOHN SMITH,...
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SO WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY?
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, advice, attorney, collaborative, self care, stress, 0
The message this week was unrelenting. Two clients had very difficult collaborative sessions that elicited raw emotion fueled by...
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