Category: Spirituality

Are you tired of being so hard on yourself? Are you longing to create within yourself a shimmering place of...

“Forgiveness means giving up all hope of a better past.” Lily Tomlin Forgiving is complex. Among other things, forgiveness means being...

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

The woman was distraught. Her son had set out to that place called America, where the streets were “paved with...

This article discusses the power of respectful communication and appreciation of different values for working through value-based conflicts. Understanding other...

While mediators often assist in the creation of near miracles behind closed doors, our miraculous work and effective approaches are...

Sulha, Community Mediation “Once a wound has healed, it cannot bleed again.”  By Elahe Amani, NAFCM Associate Member and member...

“The function, the very serious function of racism, . . . is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you...

The pandemic has turned our world upside down. India lies crushed under the second wave of Covid-19 – with thousands...

This article was published in the Detroit Legal News on March 2, 2021.In last month’s ADR Spotlight my PREMI colleague,...

It is likely that a large majority of clergy who serve congregations are hired, re-hired or terminated by the vote...

Republicans and democrats have historically been divided by their strongly held belief systems. In the wake of recent events regarding...

This article focuses on a specialized class of employment law and human rights issues where there an overlap exists between...

This document will analyze a conflict scenario with respect to the conflict’s candidacy (suitability) for mediation. Various types of mediation...

                       BETWEEN THE FACT AND NON FACT IS THE CONFLICT-...

This article originally appeared in the Spring 2007 issue of ACResolution, the quarterly magazine of the Association for Conflict Resolution.While...

Conflicts are not unknown in faith communities. Interpersonal church conflicts too often are destructive, with damaging fallout. Uninvolved leaders find...

Dispute Settlement Counselby Michael Zeytoonian.Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. – Matthew 5:9 Earlier...

When we think holidays, we think magical time of year for children. But, when it comes to children of divorce...

“According to many stress researchers, as well as historians, modern biological formulations of stress can be traced back to a...

In the time of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), a dispute arose when four tribes each wanted the honor...

Each of us is on a spiritual journey.  We live in a materialistic world, but we also have a spiritual...

In 2008, Resourceful Internet Solutions, Inc., the parent company of Mediate.com, proudly published Peter Adler’s "Eye of the Storm Leadership:...

Mediators are peacemakers. We are trained to provide an organized, safe place for couples to address their conflicts. In that...

Over the years, I have sensed a profound need for the development of a spirituality of conflict transformation within the...

Getting upset is something we all do. It’s a part of our humanity. Because our anger causes us to start...

Family conflicts are a natural phenomenon.  Disputes within the family are a part of the basic human lifecycle and create...

From the ADRAC blog here.What is the relevance of religion to ADR? This question is very different to considering the...

In the “spirit of full disclosure”, I have known Aaron Wolf, the author of The Spirit of Dialogue, since 2002....

(Note:  This is a fictional story based on fact.  Quotations are used for literary purposes and do not reflect actual...