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Originally published on Indisputably The news media have a well-known bad-news bias.  If something bad is happening or – better...

Prenuptial agreements are not always necessary when embarking on a marriage. They usually create more problems than they solve. The...

Being a facilitative mediator and mediator trainer has exposed me to intense situations and forced me to rethink my Christian...

Divorce agreements tell a story.  The story speaks not only of arrangements for children’s living and times spent with each...

Originally published in the JAMS ADR Blog JAMS neutral Alan Perkins doesn't believe haranguing litigants helps to resolve disputes. Perkins...

REGISTER NOW Mediate.com is excited to announce our Mediation and Mental Health Conference, September 28-30, 2022! See the Conference Agenda! This...

University of California, Davis, Professor Donna Shestowsky and I recently had the pleasure of conducting the first neutral evaluation of any family...

The Marvin E. Johnson Diversity and Equity Award was established as a tribute to Marvin Johnson, a long-time SPIDR and...

The depth of Mediate.com's library is unique. Developed since 1995, Mediate.com now offers over 12,000 posts, including Articles (10,000+), Videos...

Here are Mediate University's Mediation Course "Bundles" to help you best and most affordably accomplish your mediation basic and advanced training...

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian interviews Colin Rule, CEO of mediate.com, arbitrate.com, and odr.com. In 2011 Colin co-founded Modria, an...

Pets are an integral part of a family, so no wonder when a couple is contemplating a divorce, the fate...

Much of what takes place in couples, families, and other close relationships lies buried beneath layers of unspoken desire, expectation,...

What is the Post Babel Era? The narrative of the tower of Babel is an etiology or explanation of a...

Toxic co-workers or bosses can create big problems at work. As a workplace conflict transformation consultant, coach, and trainer, I...

A narcissist is so caught up in themselves that they fail to think about others. They lack empathy and do...

When you are considering a divorce, it is a reasonable question to ask whether you could stay in the same...

Make sure you are buckled in for this ride. You feel anticipation, worry, anxiety and fear.  It can be likened...

I’ve looked at life from both sides now From win and lose and still somehowIt’s life’s illusions I recallI really...

Even though my students are training to become mediators, I raise the important issue of negotiation style with them; after...

Divorce is never easy for anyone. Breaking off what you once thought might be a lifetime commitment can be painfully...

Divorcing parents are understandably uneasy regarding their separation and divorce, mainly what it means for their kids. Parents stress about...

"Resolution through Mediation for Community Mental Health." Please consider joining us to hear more about this and many other mental...

Workplace conflict is inevitable. Spats between colleagues can bubble up over everything from seating arrangements and the temperature of the...

I had a strange mediation last week. Neither side submitted briefs, and so I was in the dark about what...

As you likely know, when we use the metaphor – an elephant in the room – we mean there’s an...

As a lawyer, judge, and now mediator, I have handled thousands of cases in multiple areas of the law. I...

According to Harvard’s Joint Center on Housing Studies, rental housing is home to more than a third of American households.[1]...

Novak won over Nick, the person, before winning over Nick, the tennis player – and he did it in his...

A chance encounter In 2014 Greg Pollock was attending a conference in the USA when he met a person he...