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Just the facts, please

Divorce can be a terrifying and confusing process. Everyone has an opinion as to what are the best options for you to pursue. Should you try to mediate first, retain an attorney immediately, move out, stay put together in the same house? Empty out joint bank accounts, take only half the funds? Everyone has a …

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Is it just a fad?

I am always very cautious my blog posts details are vague enough so clients do not recognize themselves or feel their privacy has been violated or a trust broken.I met with these clients over a year ago and I will not identify the parents as either Mom or Dad, simply as parents. I also will …

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What are the odds?

I recently attended a lovely wedding of a couple in their mid twenties. At the reception one of the groomsmen’s toasts to the couple caught me completely by surprise. He toasted the bride and groom that they might enjoy many happy years together, just had their parents have enjoyed. “You two are the only couple …

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Taboo $$$$

When a server narrates a special entrée or a featured dish but does not state the price I have an internal cringe moment. “How much does it cost?” I want to ask but I dread asking. My younger daughter just got her first job. I asked her what she would be paid and I saw …

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Raising kids is hard

Mediation is utilized for many differing types of conflicts. Mediation can be helpful in elder disputes, neighbor issues, landlord and tenant issues, divorce, separations and post divorce decree. I often work with parties after the divorce has been finalized. Mediation sessions can fine-tune parenting issues that may arise after the divorce. As children age their …

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Driving Miss Daisy

Shame, as defined by Merriam-Webster: 1 – a feeling of guilt, regret, or sadness that you have because you know you have done something wrong, 2 – the ability to feel guilt, regret, or embarrassment 3 – dishonor or disgrace. We all have experienced a feeling of shame. We shame ourselves and others “graciously” shame …

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New Year’s Resolutions

New Year appears in the shadows of winter, nudging us along, motivating our gluttonous souls forward into the growing light of future months.Resolutions are made with intention and yet our resolutions often fall away, leaving behind a dimming glimmer of our hopes and dreams for ourselves, unmet and abandoned. Many resolutions are familiar to us …

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