by admin | Dec 20, 2018 | Conflict, Divorce, Family, Mediation, Separation, Uncategorized
At Focus Mediation our Lawyer Mediators collectively have many years of experience supporting separating or divorcing couples. We asked them what advice they would give to a close friend experiencing divorce. Mary Banham-Hall FMCA – Family Mediator &...
by admin | Dec 12, 2018 | Conflict, Divorce, Mediation
I read an interesting article about a black man who was responsible for over a 100 Ku Klux Klan members leaving the organisation. What was his secret? He said, “It’s hard to hate up close.” He didn’t try and convince them that the KKK was wrong. He just asked them to...
by admin | Dec 6, 2018 | Divorce, Family, Mediation, Separation
Does it ever feel that Christmas is one long negotiation in your house? It is in ours – what to eat, what to drink, what to watch on TV, what game to play… Thinking about the next couple of weeks with the family has put me in mind of a negotiation parable. You may...