Susanna Jani's Blog (11)

How Good Emailing Can Improve a Bad Relationship

Today, you are in for a real treat. Jane Henderson, Q.C., our perennially popular blogger and member of our distance mediation team, is back with another of her signature frank, but light-hearted, posts. I hope you are settled into a comfortable chair because this is one you'll want to read to the end!

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Added by Susanna Jani on May 9, 2012 at 8:26pm — No Comments

The Best Interests of Children: Negotiating in the Shadow of the Law

Originally published in the BC Distance Family Mediation blog

Today, it is my privilege to publish a post about what is undoubtedly the single most important consideration for separating parents — including when they are participating in family mediation. My thanks go to our highly esteemed distance mediation team member,…

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Added by Susanna Jani on May 3, 2012 at 7:44pm — No Comments

Picking from the peck of platforms (videoconferencing platforms, that is)

It's no wonder we get so many questions from mediators about what we looked for when picking a videoconferencing platform to use for our distance mediation service. The panoply of platforms that is available these days is positively dizzying. Add to that the highly sensitive and confidential sessions that are intrinsic to…

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Added by Susanna Jani on April 5, 2012 at 5:34pm — No Comments

Why bother trying mediation?

Because, whether we want them to or not, our connections with others are enduring. We can ignore them or deny them but, once made, they stay with us forever — as do any any loose ends left in our connections.

This beautiful 3 minute video called "Porcelain Unicorn" says it all.

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My thanks to my friends, Tom and Joan, for sending me the link to…

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Added by Susanna Jani on March 21, 2012 at 7:44pm — No Comments

Finding the courage to try new things

Originally posted on the BC Distance Family Mediation blog

When I recently invited my colleague, Linda Ross – Practice and Development Coordinator for Mediate BC Society – to provide a post for our BC Distance Family Mediation blog, I had absolutely no idea what she might say. So, when her post arrived in my inbox a…

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Added by Susanna Jani on March 13, 2012 at 5:27pm — No Comments

When it ain't easy to say the right thing: How distance mediators help

Originally published on the BC Distance Family Mediation blog

“The difference between the right word and the almost right word

is the difference between lightning and a lightning…

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Added by Susanna Jani on March 1, 2012 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Mediation and the Two Wolves in us

Originally posted on the BC Distance Family Mediation Blog

I had that familiar, sinking feeling last night when I started cleaning out the inbox for my personal e-mails. My old friend, Procrastination, had left me with a stack of messages…

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Added by Susanna Jani on February 9, 2012 at 5:41pm — No Comments

Family Mediation on the Horizon? 3 Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Originally published on the BC Distance Family Mediation Blog

Today’s post comes from Victoria's (British Columbia, Canada) own Jane Henderson, Q.C., member of our distance mediation team and author of the BC Distance Family Mediation's immensely popular blog post,…

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Added by Susanna Jani on February 2, 2012 at 2:34pm — No Comments