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Elder Mediation and Family Conversations

May 31, 2015 By Joy Rosenthal

The New York Times ran an article about elder mediation and how it can be useful to adult siblings who are working together to take care of aging parents. Elder mediation can help sisters and brothers air out differences, understand each other,clarify their expectations, and approach each other with compassion so they can work together as a team.  This is one of the services we offer. As it happens, I just published an article on FamilyAffaires.com describing elder mediation and … read more »

Filed Under: Elder Mediation, Elder Mediation, Families, Happiness, Mediation Tagged With: compassion, elder mediation, family

We’re quoted in Smart Money!

September 5, 2012 By Joy Rosenthal

Well, this doesn’t happen every day!  We’re quoted in Smart Money – a national magazine published by the Wall Street Journal. I had quite a long talk with the reporter, Glenn Ruffenbach.  He just used one idea from our discussion, but it is an important one – that disputes between siblings is a bit different because they don’t often have the opportunity (or the experience) to work on problem-solving together. While other articles have focused on what elder mediation is, … read more »

Filed Under: Elder Mediation, Elder Mediation, Families, Mediation, Probate Mediation Tagged With: aging, caregiving, conflict, elder mediation, estate mediation, family, mediation, money

In the News

April 1, 2012 By Joy Rosenthal

Three articles have caught my eye this week, because I provide all 3 services.  This is why I love my varied practice — all geared toward helping families through their many transiations! The New York Law Journal published an article (in which I am featured!) by colleagues Ellie Wertheim and Abby Tolchinsky entitled Elder Mediation Addresses Range of Family Decisions, explaining that often, mediation can address important issues that the law cannot. The New York Times article, If ‘Forever’ Doesn’t … read more »

Filed Under: Children, Divorce, Elder Mediation, Elder Mediation, Estate Planning, Families, General, LGBT, Prenuptial Tagged With: collaborative process, common ground, elder mediation, family, health, lesbian, LGBT, mediation, planning, pre-nup

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

Elder Decisions

July 16, 2010 By Joy Rosenthal

My mediation partner, Jane Ginsberg, PsyD, and I, led two workshops on Cape Cod this week regarding elder decisions. Both workshops were well attended, both by caregivers and by elders themselves. I was amazed to see how quickly people opened up to us and to each other. Some of their concerns were logistical – for instance, about where they might live, or whether they should still drive. There were also concerns about being lonely, and about the ongoing grief of … read more »

Filed Under: General Tagged With: aging, elder, elder mediation, estate mediation, family, inner voice, mediation, sibling, understanding

The Sandwich Generation – How Not To Get Smushed

May 28, 2010 By Joy Rosenthal

Last time I wrote about my Smith College reunion.  Well, another classmate and I led a workshop together about caregiving for our elderly parents.   We talked about the challenges that face many of our generation – we love our parents and feel responsible, but have other demands on our lives (work, children, relationships). There were a couple of themes that emerged:  How do we set boundaries?  Should we move our parents near us, or should we move near them?  How … read more »

Filed Under: General Tagged With: aging, caregiving, elder, elder mediation, family, listening, motivation, sibling

Estate Planning as a Family Conversation

March 14, 2010 By Joy Rosenthal

The NY Times ran a terrific article last week about the value of talking about your estate plan with your family.  Although it may cause some friction at the time, it gives family members a chance to vent, to speak their piece, and it gives parents (or whomever is doing the planning) an opportunity to explain their thinking.  Many parents leave their estate to be divided equally among their children.  While this is logical, and appears fair on the surface, … read more »

Filed Under: General Tagged With: elder mediation, estate mediation, planning, wills

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