These are strange times.People are feeling all kinds of stress around the COVID-19 virus.It has changed all of our lives.There is no…
Sometimes people ask me if, as a mediator, I have some seasons during the year that are busier than others. Yes, the…
Occasionally I have the opportunity to co-mediate, which means working in partnership with an additional mediator. For clients, it’s an excellent opportunity…
This blog post is about non-admissibility for divorce/separation mediation. Another great thing about family mediation is everything said in and around the mediation session,…
Whenever I am contacted by a new client, one thing that’s important to me is good preparation. In fact, preparation is everything.…
Recently I was working with a couple who is separating. We talked about how they were going to talk to their children…
I spoke to a clergy member recently about a couple in his congregation who are separating. It was a very difficult situation,…
One important thing that parties in mediation need to agree to is full disclosure. It’s one of the most important things about…
In my work with family business, there are so many different things we work through with families who are at various stages…
The NSM Mediation process for Separation and Divorce clients begins with private one-on-one meetings with the parties separately. In them, virtually every…