Peacemaker Divorce Mediation Blog

Understanding the Amygdala Hijack in Mediation
Peacemaker Divorce Mediation LLC Team

November 29, 2018

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When a couple decides to end their marriage, there will be many stressful moments to come — sometimes those moments reach levels of epic proportions. In a high-stress argument, the heart starts pounding and muscles tense up, sometimes unconsciously. You may even start to perspire and feel like you are losing your composure. This effect…

Divorce and Autism: Some Unique Considerations
Peacemaker Divorce Mediation LLC Team

March 21, 2017

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There is a saying: “If you’ve met one child with autism, then you’ve met one child with autism”. This could not be more true—and those of you who are raising a child with autism know exactly what I mean. Divorce knows no boundaries and is indeed a reality to many families who are raising a…

Why Mediation Is a More “Holistic” Approach to Divorce
Peacemaker Divorce Mediation LLC Team

October 25, 2016

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When I attend various networking events, or if I am meeting a person for the first time and sharing with them what I do for a living, I often speak about divorce mediation in terms of it being a more holistic approach to divorce. We often hear the term holistic used in medicine. So what…

Sharing the Marital Home after Divorce? Some Emotional Considerations to Keep in Mind
Peacemaker Divorce Mediation LLC Team

October 4, 2016

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Time and time again, clients come to mediation not only because they don’t want the added stress of litigation, but because they also want to save money. This is especially true when their bleak financial circumstances have already caused them to incur mounds of debts. In fact, many of my clients come to me with…

The Healing Power of Forgiveness in Divorce
Peacemaker Divorce Mediation LLC Team

June 29, 2016

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If you are going through or have gone through a divorce and feel that you were wronged in some way by the person who you once thought was going to be your partner for life, then you understand how difficult the mere concept of forgiveness may be. You were hurt, wronged, betrayed, abandoned (for whatever…

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