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Divorce: Helping Economically Stressed Families
Collaborative Divorce Institute is offering the first-ever training in the Streamlined Protocols for Collaborative Divorce, January 10-12. These new protocols train the team of professionals to directly and efficiently guide, coach and educate the clients. The clients are thoroughly prepared within their team to skillfully communicate with each other and resolve their divorce as they set their sights for a brighter future. Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Divorce, Uncategorized
Tagged alternative dispute resolution, anger management, anxiety, children, coach, collaboration, communication, conflict, depression, dispute, divorce, family, family law, health, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, mediation, mental health, parenting, recession, relationships, resilience, worry
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The Bystander Effect
I believe that the Bystander Effect needs to be considered as seriously as leaving the scene of an accident or leaving the scene of a crime. Continue reading
Posted in Just Stop!, Necessary Conversations, Second-Hand Shock, The Bridge to I Am, Uncategorized
Tagged anger, anger management, anxiety, communication, conflict, depression, family, mediation, mental health, parenting, peace, Post Traumatic Stress, recovery, resilience, victims, violence, worry
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Mother’s Day and Mythology
For many children, Mother’s Day is a myth. It is a fantasy; an idea or illusion a child wistfully carries in their mind, but never truly experienced. The population of these children who are older, are the ones who linger by the Hallmark cards for long periods of time: reading and replacing; reading and replacing. They finally settle for some benign message that ultimately says “Have a Nice Day”, but nothing more. Continue reading
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Tagged anger, anxiety, children, communication, conflict, family, health, mental health, mother, Mother's Day, motherhood, parenting, Post Traumatic Stress, recovery, relationships, victims
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Compliant Children of Divorce: Unwanted Lessons Learned
Children of divorce probably watch their parents lead by example more closely than the general population of children. Why? Because they simply do not know what to do, what to say, or how to feel. They may have heard the word “divorce”, but may have very limited internal resources with which they can make sense of the concept. Continue reading
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Tagged alternative dispute resolution, children, coach, collaboration, conflict, death, divorce, family, family law, feelings, health, inspiration, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, mental health, parenting, recovery, relationships, resilience, stress, victims
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Holiday Stress: Not Very Merry
The American Psychological Association conducted a study in 2006 and found that while 78% of respondents reported feeling often happy around the holidays, about two-thirds sometimes or often felt stressed and fatigued. Continue reading
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Tagged anger, anxiety, children, conflict, family, feelings, health, holiday blues, holiday stress, holidays, mental health, peace, recovery, relationships, resilience, stress, trauma, work, worry
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Divorce and the Target of Blame
Collaborative Divorce is an efficient approach for working with a High Conflict Personality because there is the powerfully safe environment of the professional team to deal with the challenge from a multidimensional perspective. Continue reading
Divorce: the Only Moral Choice is the Collaborative Model
I believe it is the responsibility of every citizen who is considering divorce to opt for a Collaborative Divorce. This choice represents a moral and ethical decision for the integrity of our society. Continue reading
Conflict: In It for the Friction
Have you ever noticed that some people are in it strictly for the friction? It seems as if they thrive on arguing and they like to turn most interactions into some kind of heated debate. They like to fight so that they can see themselves as right and justified in their bad behavior. Coined as “high-conflict” personalities, you will find these types everywhere you go. Continue reading
Cultural Diversity and Cruising Down the Danube
I truly had an interesting personal experience in cultural diversity last week as I cruised down the Danube with some German friends. My husband, a real estate broker, sold these Bavarian folk a home here in the USA over twenty … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, conflict, cultural diversity, culture shock, inspiration, mental health
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