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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...
TOP TIPS FOR LIFE THAT TRAVEL HAS TAUGHT ME
Assistant Legal, , Collaborative Law, Coparenting, Divorce, Events, Family Resolutions, Gratitude, How to Contemplate Divorce, How to negotiate, Managing Emotions, Process Choices, Self-Care, Thoughts, Uncategorized, adaptation, advice, change, children, collaborate, collaborative, collaborative divorce, collaborative law, collaborative practice, Communication, custody, deborah berecz, divorce, Don't ReAct, families, family, family law, lawyer, life lesson, mediate, Preserving families, psychology, Resolution, self care, traveling, 0I’m on a road trip from Barcelona to Provence today. It will take about 7 hours so the...
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....
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...
“I’m sorry.” But are you though? The Art of the Good Apology
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Collaborative Law, Coparenting, Divorce, Family Resolutions, How to negotiate, Managing Emotions, Self-Care, advice, apologizing, collaborate, collaborative, collaborative divorce, collaborative law, collaborative practice, Communication, Don't ReAct, empathy, families, family law, mediation, Preserving families, saying sorry, self care, settling arguments, 0It’s hard to admit a mistake. But we all have the opportunity, don’t we? Regularly! Here are some things...
Not Yet – When Powering Through is NOT the Best Power Move
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Managing Emotions, Process Choices, Self-Care, Thoughts, advice, Argument, blog, change, collaborative practice, Communication, families, family, health care decisions, power napping, psychology, Recharge, self care, Sleep, stress, taking a break, 0There’s a sneaky little way to gain an advantage when life is hard. It’s available to everyone but most...
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, 0Currently, when you file for divorce in Michigan, the case title in the Complaint for Divorce reads, “JOHN SMITH,...
Thanksgiving and Adoption
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Holiday, adoption, adoption day, children, families, family, family law, michigan adoption, 0Audrey was in fine form. Nothing the restaurant offered appealed to her. Sitting in a high chair is so...
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