Fighting (fair) can be good for you! Find out how in my top reads of the week:

| January 20th

Conflict management is the trend. Trials are declining and courts are losing resources. http://bit.ly/yxMzji Want Peace in Personal Conflict? Improve Your Attitude! http://insanelyserene.com/?p=1887 Check out this short article: Why is “fighting” good for healthy relationships?  http://bit.ly/z1jOJ0 Nice piece about working with emotion during divorce. Http://huff.to/x9Q2LW

My top reads – and video – for the week:

| December 16th

My top pics this week include tips to get through the holidays during divorce, and one unique idea for conflict resolution: Divorce during the holidays makes for a trying time: http://bit.ly/vq3Gwn Student helps solve classmates’ conflict using mediation: http://bit.ly/vCJg6N What it’s like to be a collaborative lawyer and mediator: http://bit.ly/hG11zr And last but not least, one [...]

My Recommended Reads for the Week

| December 9th

On Friday, I like to share some of the best articles and blogs I have read throughout the week. Here are my top picks for this week: Why mediated divorce makes sense in today’s uncertain financial times: http://huff.to/tmtTx5 Five tips for a successful mediation: http://bit.ly/sHcAQG Seven tips for getting through that dreaded conversation you’ve been [...]

Physical Contact Can Communicate More Emotion

| October 4th

Researchers have begun to learn that physical contact can communicate even more emotion than nonverbal contact.  We’ve long known the benefits and detriments of nonverbal signals that communicate our emotions. Now we are learning that physical contact can almost immediately change how people think and behave.  Studies have shown:  Students who receive a supportive touch [...]

Business Divorce Helped by Mediation

| January 27th

An excellent article on how a mediator can help a business through its break-up (divorce). http://www.mediate.com/articles/lutringerR1.cfm?nl=245#

Managing Workplace Conflict is a Benefit

| January 19th

An interesting discussion on how conflict can benefit a workplace. http://training-time.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-workplace-conflict-can-be-positive.html

A Dispute Settled

| December 28th

A dispute settled where public outcry forced the disputants to focus on their true interests and concerns. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114068612

8th Night of Chanukah

| December 18th

The Jewish holiday of Chanukah begins this week. The holiday is based on the story of the Maccabees, who are heroes because they beat the powerful Assyrian empire. During the holiday we light eight candles. This is symbolic of the candelabra oil that was too limited to last more than one day, and miraculously, lasted [...]

7th Night of Chanukah

| December 17th

The Jewish holiday of Chanukah begins this week. The holiday is based on the story of the Maccabees, who are heroes because they beat the powerful Assyrian empire. During the holiday we light eight candles. This is symbolic of the candelabra oil that was too limited to last more than one day, and miraculously, lasted [...]

6th Night of Chanukah

| December 16th

The Jewish holiday of Chanukah begins this week. The holiday is based on the story of the Maccabees, who are heroes because they beat the powerful Assyrian empire. During the holiday we light eight candles. This is symbolic of the candelabra oil that was too limited to last more than one day, and miraculously, lasted [...]