March 2020 VOL. 15 No. 3 7 Tips for Family Law Practitioners in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic Kathleen McNamara, PhD and Lisa Hall, LMFT With the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic, legal professionals, family therapists, mediators, and parenting coordinators are assisting separated and divorced families who are navigating unprecedented circumstances and frightening uncertainties. Questions […]
March 2020 VOL. 15 No. 3 7 Tips for Family Law Practitioners in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic Kathleen McNamara, PhD and Lisa Hall, LMFT With the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic, legal professionals, family therapists, mediators, and parenting coordinators are assisting separated and divorced families who are navigating unprecedented circumstances and frightening uncertainties. Questions […]
There’s nothing bullies like more than to get under your skin. Whether it’s the superfluously critical in-law or the troll on your social media account or even worse your ex-partner, getting a rise out of you seems to give them pleasure and satisfaction. So why fuel their fire? It can be challenging to deal honourably […]
There’s nothing bullies like more than to get under your skin. Whether it’s the superfluously critical in-law or the troll on your social media account or even worse your ex-partner, getting a rise out of you seems to give them pleasure and satisfaction. So why fuel their fire? It can be challenging to deal honourably […]
Newly separated and divorced parents struggle through the emotional, psychological and financial stress of a divorce. This is is even more so punctuated for those individuals who are engaged in high conflict divorce. Often times, one or both of the parents are high conflict personalities who are unable to extricate themselves from the flighting with […]
Newly separated and divorced parents struggle through the emotional, psychological and financial stress of a divorce. This is is even more so punctuated for those individuals who are engaged in high conflict divorce. Often times, one or both of the parents are high conflict personalities who are unable to extricate themselves from the flighting with […]
Over-Zealous Parenting is Harming our Children by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff How to raise independent kids in today ‘s world. One of my favorite childhood memories is riding my bike Sunday afternoons and peddling through the sidewalks of North Woodmere. I lived in a quiet suburban community with open spaces, shady trees and lots of winding roads. These […]
Over-Zealous Parenting is Harming our Children by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff How to raise independent kids in today ‘s world. One of my favorite childhood memories is riding my bike Sunday afternoons and peddling through the sidewalks of North Woodmere. I lived in a quiet suburban community with open spaces, shady trees and lots of winding roads. These […]
What makes for a good life and for happiness. No- Not Fame or Money but solid relationships with others, friends, family and YES with you ex-spouse as well. Conflict is toxic and negatively impacts on our health, physical and psychological. Living in the midst of conflict is bad for our health (go to 7:38 minutes […]
What makes for a good life and for happiness. No- Not Fame or Money but solid relationships with others, friends, family and YES with you ex-spouse as well. Conflict is toxic and negatively impacts on our health, physical and psychological. Living in the midst of conflict is bad for our health (go to 7:38 minutes […]
Parenting can be frustrating. We may go from feeling madly in love with our children to occasional moments of dislike. If we can find a way to maintain a good relationship and parent from strength, raising our children will not sap us of our energy. Here are 10 habits of highly effective parents: 1. They […]
Parenting can be frustrating. We may go from feeling madly in love with our children to occasional moments of dislike. If we can find a way to maintain a good relationship and parent from strength, raising our children will not sap us of our energy. Here are 10 habits of highly effective parents: 1. They […]
There are 5 common misbeliefs about mediation that may be preventing divorcing people from accessing this cost-effective, humanistic approach to divorce. Let’s clear those up now! Misconception 1: People Have to Have an Amicable Relationship in Order to Mediate Fact: A skilled mediator can work with high-conflict clients who neither agree nor get along. All that […]
There are 5 common misbeliefs about mediation that may be preventing divorcing people from accessing this cost-effective, humanistic approach to divorce. Let’s clear those up now! Misconception 1: People Have to Have an Amicable Relationship in Order to Mediate Fact: A skilled mediator can work with high-conflict clients who neither agree nor get along. All that […]
For your own peace of mind and happiness, when it comes to divorce, don’t get too attached to your story. While once believed to be therapeutically valuable, we now know that the unnecessary recounting of hurtful events is re-traumatizing. Yes, there is a way to talk about things that can be helpful and productive, however, […]
For your own peace of mind and happiness, when it comes to divorce, don’t get too attached to your story. While once believed to be therapeutically valuable, we now know that the unnecessary recounting of hurtful events is re-traumatizing. Yes, there is a way to talk about things that can be helpful and productive, however, […]
When two people are talking at the same time, no one is listening. Consequently, there is no communication. For conversation to be meaningful, it requires talking and listening. How hard can that be? Yet 87% of those who divorce say their main problem was that they could not communicate. Listening begins with an attitude. If I choose […]
When two people are talking at the same time, no one is listening. Consequently, there is no communication. For conversation to be meaningful, it requires talking and listening. How hard can that be? Yet 87% of those who divorce say their main problem was that they could not communicate. Listening begins with an attitude. If I choose […]
The Game Of Thrones Scene You Won’t See (But Should): Mediation One of the best ways for families in the midst of an inheritance dispute — or many other legal cases for that matter — to settle their differences is with a process called mediation. Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience. (Photo by Robb Cohen/Invision/AP) […]
The Game Of Thrones Scene You Won’t See (But Should): Mediation One of the best ways for families in the midst of an inheritance dispute — or many other legal cases for that matter — to settle their differences is with a process called mediation. Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience. (Photo by Robb Cohen/Invision/AP) […]
