Guest post by Wendy Samuelson, Esq. I got a call the other day from a woman who asked me if I do mediation. “Yes,” I responded, “and who are your attorneys?” There was some silence on the other end of the phone. Then she asked “Huh?” I went on to explain that mediation is often […]
Guest post by Gail Green. The marriage of Divorce and Art is the happy confluence of positive reinvention. Having been through a challenging time, you are now ready to settle into a calmer, happier situation. In effect, the home’s visual setting provides the divorcee with a surrounding air of serenity and peace, where order and balance […]
I recently wrote a piece about my older brother, the most avidly fit person in our family having a heart attack and being found dead on the floor of the ED where he worked. After being revived, he left the hospital five days later and has been recovering at home, where he lives alone. This […]
On a rainy Sunday evening I returned from St. Michael’s Medical Center in Newark having visited my brother who had a heart attack the night before. The good news—he had it where he worked, at St. Mike’s ER. The not so good news—he had it in an area where it was not observed. When his […]
One of the things I struggle with is change. The need for it keeps sneaking up on me. Tenacity is one of my gifts. On the one hand, it is a gift to be able to stick with something until it is completed. On the other hand, it prevents me from seeing what might really […]
Changing your reaction from heated to humor as you take control of your thoughts. Have you ever noticed what happens when your buttons are pushed? It’s a common occurrence that can create a huge issue, or it can be something that kind of makes you smile and gives you a little information about what is going […]
By Lisa Brick The accumulation of pain, and the emotions of anger, fear, and self-doubt so often involved in the divorce process is totally understandable and appropriate to feel. Unless processed effectively, this emotional accumulation can be dangerous to your health and well-being as well as those around you and interfere with your ability to […]
What is this very simple word all about? So, thankful for Merriam-Webster being online, I learned that it’s as simple as how a subject or its parts are mentally viewed I had to ask myself that this weekend in the midst of a discussion about the difference between ‘partly cloudy’ and partly sunny’. I know […]
Two steps forward one step back… is a catchphrase that references an anecdote about a frog that is trying to climb out of a well. It means that as he climbs up two steps he then falls back one, and the whole process of climbing out of the well is long and arduous. When I […]
How often have you started to share something you’ve been thinking only to have the person you are speaking with begin to contradict you? It’s rare for any quality communication to take place after this happens. It’s more likely that you’ll end up arguing, or going silent and keeping your thoughts to yourself. Either way, […]
