by Nancy | Nov 20, 2024
As a divorce and family mediator, I frequently observe that many of my clients seem to focus on blame. It’s natural. And I also see a lot of people who simply want to get on with their lives. It’s understandable. The challenge for me is to help both...
by Nancy | Nov 13, 2024
I often meet with couples who are divorcing because they have opposite parenting styles. I’ve helped the fun mom and the strict dad, the fierce dad and the nurturing mom, as well as the taskmaster mom and the Disneyland dad. In fact, just last month I met with a...
by Nancy | Nov 6, 2024
I recently caught an episode of a reality show (please don’t judge me), where a 35 year old man was living in his parents’ basement. He had his reasons of course, but I began to wonder if his parents were simply enabling him. Psychologists define an...
by Nancy | Oct 30, 2024
In the years prior to moving to Las Vegas, I lived next door to a wonderful couple. They were generous and fun to be around. Their marriage, however, confused me long before I was ever in the divorce business. Why? Mainly because every so often they would have noisy...
by Nancy | Oct 23, 2024
I am not a dinosaur. I love technology. It makes my life run more efficiently. I can send a text to say I’m running five minutes late, and I can confirm tomorrow’s appointments without having to make a call, wait for an answer, or be required to leave a voicemail.On...
by Nancy | Oct 16, 2024
Time matters a lot to me. For instance, I’m obsessively punctual and I have little patience for people who are continually “running a little late.” Any professional who gets paid by the hour knows that time is money. So does any service provider who schedules...
by Nancy | Oct 9, 2024
How come nobody talks about this? It’s widely known that divorce impacts children, but what if the children are grown and out of the house? I recently conducted a divorce mediation with “Elizabeth” and “Richard.” They were ending...
by Nancy | Oct 2, 2024
When’s the last time you told your [fill in the blank] that they matter to you? I’m not talking about saying “thank you.” That’s too easy and too habitual. Nor am I talking about overall general gratitude which, although most definitely a good thing, has become...
by Nancy | Sep 25, 2024
Statistics show that one in three Americans is either a stepchild, a stepsibling, or a stepparent. That’s a lot of blended families! Those of a certain age can certainly remember The Brady Bunch, but let’s not forget that it was a fictional family. There are celebrity...
by Nancy | Sep 18, 2024
If you’ve watched one minute of television over the past month, I know you’ve been inundated with political commercials. This candidate is a liar, this candidate is shady, this candidate wants to end social security or increase social security, this candidate wants to...
by Nancy | Sep 11, 2024
Raise your hand if you understand the difference between sympathy, empathy, and compassion. Congratulations! It’s not the easiest distinction to make, and it will likely come in handy the next time someone close to you is in pain. Here’s a brief...
by Nancy | Sep 4, 2024
Gratitude is ubiquitous. Everyone is talking about it, writing in journals devoted to it, and practicing it. There are literally thousands and thousands of memes created to display the word and what’s behind it, posters and needlepoint pillows illustrating it,...
