In the Trenches Part Five
In this blog series, we’ve already explored four break-up negotiations and how they played out after the collaborative facilitators reported.
Relationship Advice
In the Trenches Part Four
In the first three parts of this series on client goals and interests, we examined the actual reports of three different facilitators to their professional teams.
In the Trenches Part Three
In the first two parts of this series, we’ve explored two different facilitators’ reports on the clients’ goals and interests, and on their individual and couple idiosyncrasies.
In the Trenches Part Two
When the collaborative facilitator meets with the team’s clients for the first time, usually individually, he asks the clients to describe their goals.
In the Trenches Part One
When the collaborative facilitator meets the team’s clients for the first time, usually individually, she asks them to define their goals.
The Break-Up Loop
I am an Enneagram Three (“The Achiever”) with a four-wing (“The Professional”). From a psychological perspective, this means that I thrive when people give me specific feedback.
The Power of an Apology
I’ve learned so much in my collaborative practice. Unexpectedly, once in a while now, a client begs me to co-counsel . . . with her trial lawyer. These clients come to me.
The “Sandwich Generation on Wheels”
The “Sandwich Generation on Wheels” Are you a middle-aged adult who cares primarily for your elderly parent who lives hours away? As the baby boomer generation grows older, and mobility is on the rise, many individuals are finding themselves in this position. These long-distance caregivers usually work their own full-time jobs and care for their …
Veering Away From the Traditional Family
Veering Away From the Traditional Family A recent study has revealed that the United States has the highest rate of children living in single-parent households in the world. Shockingly, 23% of U.S. children live with just one parent and no other adults in their home, while the average in other countries is only 7%. Why? …
Your New Co-Worker During Quarantine
Your New Co-Worker During Quarantine “What’s that noise? Now what’s that smell?!” These are the thoughts that run through my head as I head into my “office” on my fortieth day of quarantine. And no, I’m not hearing construction or traffic from the window of my private office at my law practice. And no, I’m …