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Separation/Divorce: Do You Always Have to Have it Your Way?
Do You Always Have to Have it Your Way? Who hasn’t been there at one time or another; caught in a positional web of our own making because of a decision that at the time made perfect sense. But after...
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Ill Equipped
Ill Equipped Before I meet with a new couple, I remind myself that for them, life as they know it is over. Everything that has been routine, understood and tacitly agreed to up until this point – -...
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You Are Not Alone
You Are Not Alone One the many significant tasks that we as mediators do for our couples, is to try to normalize the current situation they are in. This is not a false notion or a trick. It’s a very...
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Stocking the Larder
Stocking the Larder Before refrigeration was the rule of the day, most homes had a larder. A larder was a pantry, cupboard or cellar where food was stored, most of which was canned or preserved from...
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The Conversation Continued… “We Have To Talk”
The Conversation Continued… “We Have To Talk” In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the difficulty most people have facing this particular task. Many spouses hope that the other spouse just “gets it,”...
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Can I Keep My Pishke?
Can I Keep My Pishke? {4:12 minutes to read} When I was growing up, every Jewish mother I knew encouraged – nay, insisted - that their married daughters all have a pishke (also known as a knippl or a...
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“I’ll See You In Court!”
“I’ll See You In Court!” {2:54 minutes to read} It’s almost cliché. And if this unrealistic expectation that “justice” will be served wasn’t so incredibly sad, it would almost be what my mother calls...
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The New Year – One, Two, Three Punch!
{2:53 minutes to read} I have three close friends going through a marriage crisis as we begin this New Year: One is definitely moving forward with a divorce. One just had the “I want a separation”...
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What Is the Half Life of Guilt?
{3:48 minutes to read} There is never a time during which I co-conduct the training at the Center for Mediation & Training in New York City that I don’t come away with a few exquisite gems. I train...
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Who Bears the Costs of the Emancipated Child?
{3:54 minutes to read} An oxymoronic question, no? Actually, no, it’s not. An oxymoron as defined by Merriam-Webster is “a combination of contradictory or incongruous words.” According to the NY State...
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