Tag Archives: neutral coach

September 9, 2015

After the Divorce

Categories: Children in Divorce • Divorce • Parents

On lists of life stressors, divorce is usually ranked among the top two or three most emotionally challenging events. The process itself is experienced as highly stressful by many people, and from what we know about recovery from profound loss, Continue reading…

August 27, 2014

The Value of the Relationship Plan

Categories: Children in Divorce • Collaborative Law • Divorce • Family Law • Parents

One of the most valuable outcomes of Collaborative Team Practice for many families is how respectfully the process helps prepare parents for effective co-parenting.  Lee Eddison, a very experienced neutral coach in Collaborative Team Practice, aptly describes this as a Continue reading…

May 5, 2014

Conscious Uncoupling

Categories: Children in Divorce • Collaborative Law • Divorce • Parents • Separation

  When Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin recently announced their breakup as “consciousuncoupling”, they created quite a buzz. Comments both positive and negative streamed forth into the media. While many applauded the honesty and civility of the couple’s joint post, Continue reading…

February 12, 2014

The Collaborative Team Process – Renewal After Loss

Categories: Children in Divorce • Collaborative Law • Divorce

Watching the Winter Olympics, a commercial captured my attention.  The ad included footage of Olympic athletes who fell while competing, thus failing to reach a goal for which they had trained intensely and prepared for years.   Although elite athletes Continue reading…