This has been an especially challenging year emotionally. In January, I tried to help my family with the legal, emotional, spiritual, and physical aspects of my mother’s declining health, only to be …
Conflict Resilient Workplaces
Acknowledge Yourself for Simplifying
My mother, who died on 02/08/18, was the youngest of nine children who grew up on a farm in Shively, Kentucky, that was eventually purchased by Mother’s Cookies Company LLC and absorbed into the city …
What Three Things Are Willing to Acknowledge Yourself For?
You know it does not empower you to feel judged or underappreciated. Perhaps you’ve even learned to speak up, defend yourself, or ask for what you need from some people in your life. Yet you probably …
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Forgive Yourself for Seeming Selfish
This month, we've been focusing on Choice #1: Forgive Yourself for Having Conflicts, which is one of the Seven Choices from my book, DIY Conflict Resolution: Seven Choices and Five Actions of a …
Forgive Yourself for Bad Investments of Time, Money, and Energy
The past week has painfully reminded me why I went to law school and chose to focus on resolving conflicts. As I told the nurse’s aide at the rehabilitation center where my mom has been since early …
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What Are Three Things You Are Willing to Forgive Yourself For?
I am committed to leaving you more empowered than when we met, so on this blog I post information on topics such as working with an attorney or distinguishing between arbitration and mediation, as …
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Why Do Parties Reject Mediation If It Works?
We are human. Thus, we don't always choose to take actions that work. How many people do you know who want to lose weight, yet they don't change their eating habits or maintain an exercise program, …
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Can I Choose a Mediator with Industry Experience?
Of Course! Mediation is all about the parties having a choice and the power they need to create their own resolutions. There are some disputes that involve complex issues, such as patents or …
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Even Peacemakers Sometimes Cause Division
As I have increased my peacemaking work, I have had extraordinary opportunities to participate in meetings with people I admire and organizations I respect. These are people with greater experience …
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Nance L. Schick Introduces An Integrative Lawyer’s Creed to Help Us Maintain Focus
It's always challenging to start a movement that transforms centuries-old systems. We see a lot of attempts in the United States today. There was #occupywallstreet. Whatever happened to that? …