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Let Freedom Ring

August 27, 2013 By Joy Rosenthal

Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington in which the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his magnificent “I Have a Dream” speech – one of most inspiring and important speeches in history.  In anticipation, I just read the full text of the speech again, and link to it here. There are some lines that we have heard over and again, and which we need to hear over and again.  But there are a few others … read more »

Filed Under: Cultural Competence, Happiness, Mindfulness, Negotiation, Nonviolence Tagged With: common ground, compassion, conflict, honesty, hope, inclusivity, nonviolence, understanding

Today’s Families

June 19, 2011 By Joy Rosenthal

There are several articles in today’s NYTimes that reflect a change in today’s families, on this Father’s Day, 2011: A front page article about President Obama’s evolving views of gay marriage. Baby Makes 4, And Complications – A long and very personal portrait of a Park Slope mother, child, sperm donor/father and his partner. How Divorce Lost Its Groove, about the attitudes young people have toward divorce, and how they are trying to make it gentler on their kids — … read more »

Filed Under: Clients, Families, Happiness, LGBT, Marriage, Mediation, Mindfulness Tagged With: Barack Obama, caregiving, children, collaborative process, common ground, compassion, divorce, estate mediation, family, honesty, inclusivity, law, marriage, mediation, understanding

Jazz and Mediation

May 25, 2011 By Joy Rosenthal

A few months ago I printed a wonderful quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. about the contributions that jazz makes to humanity.  That touched me, particularly coming from a minister, because there are some who have said that jazz is antithetical to religion. I have been listening to jazz since I was a teenager, and have been trying my hand at it (on the flute and on the piano) for a few years.  Still amateur, for sure, but trying. … read more »

Filed Under: Mediation, Mindfulness Tagged With: compassion, honesty, inner voice, listening, mediation, music, understanding

Elder Mediation hits the Press !

February 5, 2011 By Joy Rosenthal

The Wall Street Journal published a terrific article yesterday, Family Value: A Referee for Family Disputes,  about the value of elder mediation, and its value to families facing tough decisions around care-giving and inheritance.  This is just the latest in several major newspapers to cover it. It’s exciting to be one of the forerunners of this new and growing field!   I recommend a few: Eldercare Mediators help resolve Feuds, Washington Post, Dec 14, 2010 When the Family Needs an … read more »

Filed Under: Caregiving, Elder Mediation, Elder Mediation, Families, General, Inheritance, Mediation, Probate Mediation Tagged With: caregiving, children, elder, elder mediation, estate mediation, family, finances, honesty, listening, mediation, press

What Makes a Good Marriage? II

January 12, 2011 By Joy Rosenthal

Last week I started to blog about an article I read recently in the New York Times, “The Happy Marriage is the ‘Me’ Marriage,” by Tara Parker-Pope. She cites researchers who have looked at the question of what makes a marriage. A Dutch researcher, Caryl Rusbult, found that it was the “Michaelangelo effect,” – partners ‘sculpt’ each other to help them each achieve their goals. US professors, Arthur Aron and Gary Lewandowski, Jr. refer to the concept of ‘self-expansion” – … read more »

Filed Under: Happiness, LGBT, Marriage Tagged With: common ground, family, growth, happiness, health, honesty, marriage, motivation, understanding, win-win

The Motivation to Mediate (or Collaborate)

April 21, 2008 By Joy Rosenthal

Are you sure that you want to mediate or engage in the collaborative process? Is this a process that makes sense for you and your partner? If so, why? People come to mediation for many different reasons. Some want to keep things private, and avoid as much of a public record of their divorce as possible. Others want a chance to tell their whole story, which they know they would not get to do in court or in a process … read more »

Filed Under: General Tagged With: divorce, honesty, motivation

The Willingness to Disagree

March 27, 2008 By Joy Rosenthal

One of my mentors, Gary Friedman, lists four criteria that you need to mediate: – the motivation to mediate– self-responsibility– the willingness to agree– the willingness to disagree (A Guide to Divorce Mediation: How to Reach a Fair Legal Settlement at a Fraction of the Cost. NY: Workman Publishing, 1993) These criteria apply to the collaborative practice, too. In my next few posts, I will explore the four criteria, starting with the last one. “The willingness to disagree in a … read more »

Filed Under: General Tagged With: conflict, criteria, Friedman, honesty, Shakespeare

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