by Dan | Feb 29, 2024 | Blog
I know I have written a lot lately about how to calm our emotional responses when interacting with the people closest to us. This is because not only do I see it happen time and time again, leading to everything from hurt feelings to bitter endings of relationships,...
by Dan | Dec 3, 2023 | Blog
As parents, we can’t always be aware of our children’s emotional experiences and how our actions affect them. As a trained mediator, family law attorney for almost 25 years, and child of bitter divorce myself, I know all too well how children can be affected – even if...
by Dan | Aug 2, 2023 | Blog
Relationships truly matter. As a family lawyer for almost 25 years, I have a regular front row seat to what appears to be hopeless disconnection between spouses and co-parents. Part of what I do is help bring co-parents together to make important decisions for their...
by Dan | Apr 30, 2023 | Blog
Whether we know it or not, we are negotiating all the time – not just when it comes to our work, but most often with those closest to us. Family life is full of daily negotiations. You might negotiate with your spouse about anything from household responsibilities to...
by Dan | Apr 23, 2022 | Blog
It seems it wasn’t that long ago that we came home from work, changed clothes, and had dinner as a family. Our workday was done. We knew that nothing would be expected of us until the next day. Going back to, let’s say, the 1990s, there wasn’t an easy way for...
