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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June 28, 2017
Children have their own adjustment to divorce. Parents in the middle of their own upheaval often feel ill-equipped to effectively guide their kids too. Reading helps. […]
January 17, 2017
A personal message after the death of my dad Monday, December 19, 2016. Earlier this month, I participated in a presentation addressing, “What to do when your […]
November 12, 2016
The office calendar said our team meeting had been bumped by a mediation session. What? We take monthly team meetings pretty seriously around here. It’s not […]
October 27, 2015
Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. John F. Kennedy, 20 January 1961 You met Sandy last month. She […]
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 […]
August 25, 2015
I couldn’t avoid it. I kept running into clients I’ve worked with over the years at the county fair this week. But instead of sitting in […]
December 7, 2014
I attended a collaborative practice group meeting today whose members are charged with ensuring the highest quality of service in our locale. An idea had been uploading […]
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 […]