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Mediation: Mutual Problem Solving
Cooperative behavior and the ability to read intentions of other people are increasingly believed by social psychologists, I think, to be...
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Change is the only constant
Change is the only constant Heraclitus Change is inevitable and is by its very nature not static. As such, are in a perpetual...
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Relationships
We humans are social beings. As we strive to have relationships with other people, it is through this interpersonal connection – the...
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Listening
Listening — even when you have the answer is sometimes all it takes. It can be incredibly difficult. Watch here !
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What’s love got to do with it?
The more I am confounded by life, the more I try to rely on Eric Fromm’s words: “Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the...
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Look Beyond Borders
I recently watched this incredible short film, Look Beyond Borders, that recorded people looking into another’s eyes based on the premise...
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Forgiveness
“Forgiveness is what has let us live again” remarked a young Xhosa man named Koyisha with pride as he showed one type of living...
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Perception
I once visited the Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo, Sicily. The Catacombs initially served as a burial site for monks who were famous for...
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When is the Right Time to Make a Change?
Now. This is your time. Time. What is time? It is often thought of as the interval between two events measured in units – perhaps as...
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Engagement
I found myself on a website site today that describes the compilation of work of ten European, American and African NGOs that are devoted...
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National Health Care Decisions Day April 16th
In honor of National Health Care Decisions Day, which seeks to promote advance care planning, I share with you an article explaining...
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End of Life Goals, But Celebrate Life Too.
A thoughtful, structured conversation about the goals of end of life care must also include a recognition of the life already lived. The...
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Understanding
A new year and a time to recommit. I reflect on the work of Dr. Sherwin Nuland, clinician, professor of bioethics, and author of How We...
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Parenting Plans
A recent NY times opinion, How Divorced Parents Lost Their Rights , the author indicated that “as compared litigation and mediation, six...
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Family Support of a Discharge Plan
Hospital discharge plans can be compromised because of lack of family support. This can create the condition for multiple admissions and...
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Estate Communciation
A recent NY Times article, When a Will Divides an Estate, and Also Divides a Family, highlights the value of facilitated family...
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Uniform Adult Guardianship Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act Signed into Law.
The UAGPPJA provides a set of uniform rules that address jurisdiction and related issues in adult guardianship cases where multiple...
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Happiness is Love
Seventy five years in the making, the longitudinal study of 268 male Harvard undergraduates, called the Grant Study of Adult Development...
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Generosity
A recent NYT Magazine Cover article, Is Giving the Secret to Getting Ahead? discusses the work of Adam Grant, whose work focuses on...
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Discernment Counseling
In conflict, people often do not think they have an option but to fight, freeze,or walk away. But, in fact there are many ways to...
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