Share Via Bob and Sally arrive for their first appointment and announce, “We have everything worked out. This will be an easy mediation for you.” What I know is that divorce mediation is never easy. In this case, Bob and Sally have no children and have been married for 12 years. They may have less […]
Share Via An elderly Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them, “A fight is going on inside me. It is a terrible fight, and it is between two wolves. One wolf is evil—he is fearful, angry, jealous and negative. The other is good—he is happy, peaceful, positive and content.” […]
Share Via The phone rings, and the caller speaks. “I’m calling to get more information about the divorce mediation process.” “My husband just told me he wants to end our marriage, and I don’t know what to do.” “We both agree we need to end our marriage. What are the next steps?” Whether by phone […]
Share Via Before you read further, pause for a moment and consider your answer. Words like communication, money, religion, and relationship might come to mind. All of these would be accurate and typical responses. And yet, embedded in each of these words is a very simple, two-word phrase that I believe is the root cause […]
Share Via I often ask clients what they think their children understand about why they are living separately. What the parents say to the children may be far different from what the children actually hear and understand. The Child’s View of Divorce Imagine that your child is talking to his/her best friend about the divorce. […]
