News and Updates

When we last saw Santa and Ms. Holly Jolly at mediation, Ms. Jolly had started to state her needs and interests. In Scene 2 Santa gets to tell his side. I hope you enjoy Scene 2 of 3 - Santa Mediation :)

Please enjoy the conclusion:  Scene 3 of 3.

There are many personality traits that are helpful for a mediator...including a compassionate nature, patience, understanding, perserverance, and also a sense of humor.  To that end, please enjoy my mediation parody involving Santa Claus.  The following is Scene 1 of 3.

Merry Christmas :)

I must begin by stressing that the following story occurred before I had any formal mediation training and is not something I would do now.  A few years ago a couple of the women in my extended family were engaged in conflict that was spilling over to other members of the family.  It is tradition in our family to all gather at one house for desserts, conversation, and drinks after everyone has had their dinners at their respective locations.  These two women thus ended up in the same location...