December 22, 2017
I’m in Idaho with family. Mother. Sister. Stepson, his wife and seven–you read it right–seven children! Uneventful travel, last minute gift orders on Amazon and Dutch […]
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October 31, 2017
It’s Halloween. We should be well and truly afraid today–of the dark and witches and sugar overload! On a transatlantic flight last month, I watched the […]
April 25, 2017
I’ve known in my bones the Big Five Values that drive every decision we make at our firm. Why had I not put it to paper before? […]
March 21, 2017
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” Stephen Covey No matter the season of our lives, we can’t […]
October 26, 2016
People whom I love deeply are contemplating a divorce. They talked to me recently. I’ll tell you what I told them: Be sure. Have you given your […]
August 30, 2016
I ended a mediation session this past week and one of the soon-to-be-former spouses said, “I just don’t want to live. There’s nothing to live for. […]
August 13, 2016
“Life wasn’t about avoiding suffering.” “Human relationality forms the bedrock of meaning.” These are just a couple of quotes from a profound book by a Yale […]
September 23, 2015
Sandra[1] was nervous. A “family meeting” had been called by her older sister who had the lion’s share of responsibility for helping their 84-year-old father stay […]
April 5, 2013
March Madness, like a recent mediation session, is over. At the conclusion of a mediation or collaborative process, when the agreement has been crafted and tweaked […]
February 24, 2013
The message this week was unrelenting. Two clients had very difficult collaborative sessions that elicited raw emotion fueled by fear. They were both courageous and spent […]
December 2, 2012
When we hear the words “Christmas Story” most people think of either the birth of Jesus or the arrival of Santa Claus. But if you are […]
November 26, 2012
Thanksgiving is over. The meal is done, whether your turkey was so good it’s a new tradition or had to be thrown out as not fit […]