The NSM Mediation process for Separation and Divorce clients begins with private one-on-one meetings with the parties separately. In them, virtually every client says to me something like: “I just want this to [...]

One important factor in a successful mediation is the balance of power. Any time I move toward mediation with clients, we cover how well they are able to tell their story, stand up [...]

I work out with some good buddies. I once asked them if they had questions about mediation. They know a bit about what I do as a separation, divorce and family business mediator, [...]

I recently spoke on a panel at the BC Arbitration and Mediation Institute’s annual Symposium. It was a good panel, and we had a great conversation. The topic was around pluralism, and conflict [...]

Another important aspect of the mediation process is the neutrality of the mediator. In mediation, your mediator will not pick sides, or give legal advice to any of the parties. Instead, he or [...]

MediateBC's Conflict Resolution Week 2016, November 19-26, is a good time for us to consider how we view conflict, how we handle conflict, and in some ways how we view ourselves. Conflict affects people [...]

This was one in a series of 2-minutes-or-less answers to questions about Mediation and Conflict Resolution, originally filmed for MediateBC's Conflict Resolution Week. Occasionally, and often when it's in the news, people ask mediators [...]

photo credit: iPhone Call via photopin (license) When people are in crisis, they do a lot of different things to react to it. Sometimes people call a close friend. Some people [...]